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Point of Rental alternative
Point of Rental or Sales Igniter: rental management software by quote, or a rental store you own
Point of Rental sells two rental management products, Essentials and Elite, priced by quote after a demo. Sales Igniter adds rental booking to your own WooCommerce, Magento 2 or Shopify store. Here is what each one does, screen by screen, and how each is priced.
The competitor
What Point of Rental is, and who it is for
Point of Rental is rental management software from Point of Rental Software in Fort Worth, Texas, with offices in Reading in the UK and in Melbourne. It began as an equipment rental store in 1982 whose owners wrote their own software in 1983, and it says it now serves more than 5,000 rental businesses in over 80 countries.5 It sells two products: Essentials, cloud software for growing rental businesses, and Elite, for large and complex operations, which runs in Point of Rental’s cloud or on your own server.3
Essentials runs the counter, the contracts and the stock: availability for each item and date11, quotes that become reservations12 and automatic billing for long-term rentals.29 It has an online storefront that you embed in your website.37 Elite adds dispatch with live GPS, 400+ reports with Power BI, and work orders on customers’ own equipment3, and its customers get a basic Consumer Portal, with an Advanced tier on top.6
Point of Rental publishes no prices. Both products are quoted after a demo, by the size of your stock, the number of locations and the features you need2, every plan includes at least 2 users, and more users come with volume discounts.1 Add-ons and integrations are discussed up front4, among them a self-service kiosk47, SMS messaging10 and the Rental Intelligence Suite, an AI analytics add-on available now on Elite.9
What it does
Availability and contracts
Each item shows availability by month, week or hour. Contracts start as quotes and become reservations, and an overbooked warning appears when a contract needs more than you have, with subrentals to fill the gap.11Online storefront
Essentials has a storefront you embed in your website: customers choose their dates first, fill a cart and send it as an estimate or pay to hold the reservation. Point of Rental’s Web Services can design and host the site.37Counter and mobile
Barcode scanners at the counter, driver’s licence scanning for new customers, and the Point of Rental One app on iOS and Android for check-out, check-in and deliveries with photos.8Maintenance
Service schedules by time, meter reading, time on rent or number of rentals, maintenance records that take stock out of availability, and on Elite, billable work orders on customers’ own equipment.19Delivery and locations
Delivery and pick-up windows routed from one daily report, several stores with transfers between them, and on Elite, dispatch with live truck GPS.41Billing and accounting
Automatic billing for long-term rentals, deposits and card pre-authorisations, damage fees and damage waiver, and sync with QuickBooks Online or Xero.29What it looks like
How it is priced
Essentials
By quoteCloud software for growing rental businesses; inventory, contracts, automatic billing, maintenance, a built-in online store and 100+ reports2Elite
By quoteFor large, complex rental operations, in Point of Rental’s cloud or on your own server; adds dispatch with live GPS, work orders on customers’ equipment, depreciation, 400+ reports and Power BI3Point of Rental publishes no prices: it quotes each business after a demo, by the size of your stock, the number of locations, features and users. Every plan includes at least 2 users, with volume discounts on more, and add-ons such as e-signatures, condition photos, a self-service kiosk and the Rental Intelligence Suite are quoted on top.1
The alternative
Sales Igniter: rental booking inside a store you own
Sales Igniter is not a hosted service you rent. It is a rental booking engine that installs into an online store, as a WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, a Magento 2 extension, or an app for Shopify.54
On WooCommerce and Magento you buy it once, get the complete source code and run it on your own hosting, with unlimited staff logins, products, customers and orders.54 On Shopify it is an app billed monthly or yearly through Shopify, coming soon.56 On every platform the booking calendar is part of your own store and its own checkout, on your domain and in your theme.
WooCommerce plugin
Available- RegularThe booking engine, Bundles & Composites, Delivery Cost by Distance$199
$349Promotion · With code 150regular · No end date stated - ProAdds deposits, contracts, subscriptions, custom fields and free install$299
$499Promotion · With code 200pro · No end date stated - UltimateAdds Multi Location Inventory, Quote, Maintenance & Inspections, Smart Routing, Live Chat$499
$799Promotion · With code 300multi · No end date stated
Magento 2 extension
Available- RegularThe booking engine for Magento 2$399
$499Promotion · With code 100hyva · No end date stated - ProAdds contract signing, maintenance, order extensions, damage waiver and deposits$699
$899Promotion · With code 200hyva · No end date stated - UltimateAdds Multi Source Inventory and Request for Quote$1,099
$1,399Promotion · With code 300hyva · No end date stated
Shopify app
Coming soonOur prices and promotions are read live from our store. Promotions show their code and end date, and drop off when they end.
What it does
Booking calendar and rules
Dates, times or fixed departures on your product pages, with turnover time, holidays and minimum periods.Serials and the Send & Return desk
Quantity or serial tracking, barcode returns, pick lists, and readings and photos at send and return.Pricing, deposits and balances
Hour to year rates, seasonal prices, pay part now and the balance later, with payment links.Contracts, deposits and waivers
Signed PDF contracts, refundable security deposits and damage waivers, from Pro up.Locations, quotes and maintenance
Stock by location, request a quote and maintenance tickets with service schedules. The comparison below shows which licence or plan has each.Open code with an API
On WooCommerce and Magento 2: the complete source code, an API for the rental lifecycle, and your data in your own database.Screen by screen
The same job in each system
Choose a job, and the platform for our side. Point of Rental images are screenshots from its own help centre; ours come from stores with sample data.
Availability & bookings
Each item shows availability by month, week or hour, with a chart for any date range. A contract starts as a quote, which holds nothing, then becomes a reservation that does; if it needs more than you have, an overbooked warning appears and you can subrent the shortfall. Overdue items stay out of availability until they come back, and stock in maintenance drops out for the period you set.
A month view of units going out and coming back, a dashboard for today, and an ICS feed for your own calendar.
A rental calendar by product or by order, with units going out and coming back and maintenance blocks.
A month calendar of units going out and coming back, with each day’s bookings and conflicts in a side panel.
The difference: Both check stock for every date of a booking. Point of Rental checks it in its own software and its embedded storefront; Sales Igniter checks it in your own store’s product pages and cart, next to everything else you sell.
Online booking
Essentials has its own storefront, embedded in your website. Customers pick their dates first, browse or search, then either get an estimate or, if you take card payments, pay a deposit, a minimum or a percentage to hold the reservation; with the e-Signature add-on they sign before confirming. Elite works with Point of Rental’s eCommerce sites and Consumer Portal, and Web Services can design and host the website.
The booking form is part of your own product pages, on your domain and in your theme, in every licence.
The rental calendar on your own Magento product pages, with rates, start and end dates.
A rental card on your Shopify product pages, with rates by period, the chosen dates and the total.
The difference: Both let customers book online with live availability. Point of Rental’s storefront is embedded in your site from its own system; Sales Igniter’s booking calendar and checkout are part of your own store, with your theme, your checkout and your payment gateways.
Check-out & check-in
At the counter, contracts are sent out and received by scanning item and contract barcodes with any keyboard-mode scanner. Returns can be partial, priced as booked or recalculated, and damaged or lost quantities add damage fees. The Point of Rental One app on iOS and Android handles check-out, check-in and deliveries with photos; condition photos in Essentials come with an add-on.
A Send & Return desk with Due today, Overdue and Next 7 days, serial pickers, barcode returns and pick lists.
A Send Rentals grid with the dates, reserved quantity and quantity to ship for each order line.
A Send & Return desk with a scan box, Due today, Overdue and Next 7 days, and serial pickers.
The difference: Both record what goes out and what comes back with a barcode scanner. Point of Rental adds its own mobile app for drivers and the yard; Sales Igniter runs in the browser at the counter, with any keyboard-wedge barcode scanner and no charge per user.
Maintenance
Serialized units go into maintenance by scanning them, unserialized stock is made unavailable with a maintenance record, and service schedules mark units due by time, meter reading, time on rent or number of rentals. The Inventory Maintenance List report shows what is scheduled or in maintenance. Elite adds work orders with parts and labour hours, also on customers’ own equipment.
Maintenance & Inspections, in Ultimate: tickets with technicians and photos, service schedules by days, rentals or meter hours, and check-in that sends a unit to repair.
Maintenance tickets with the technician, repair cost and photos, service schedules, and check-in that sends a unit for service, in Pro.
Tickets with parts, labour, vendor work and costs, service schedules by days, rentals or meter hours, and check-in that sends a unit for service.
The difference: Both keep units in maintenance from being booked and schedule service ahead. Point of Rental’s Elite can also bill repair work on customers’ equipment; Sales Igniter adds maintenance tickets, service schedules and repair at check-in, with cost and downtime reports.
Reports
Essentials comes with 100+ built-in reports, including utilisation, ROI and gain or loss, downloaded as Excel files. Elite has 400+ reports, self-service analytics and Power BI, and the Rental Intelligence Suite, an add-on available now on Elite, answers plain-language questions about your data.
A rentals dashboard, a usage report with utilisation and revenue per unit, and inventory reports with CSV export.
A rentals dashboard with today’s sends and returns, the next 7 days, revenue by week and payments due.
A dashboard with going out, due back, overdue, the next 7 days and revenue, plus usage by product.
The difference: Both report revenue and use per item. Point of Rental’s report library is larger, with Power BI on Elite; Sales Igniter reports per rental order, and on WooCommerce and Magento your data sits in your own database for any other tool.
What it costs
What you will have paid, year by year
Point of Rental prices both of its products by quote, after a demo, so its line has nothing to add up.1 Every plan includes at least 2 users; more users, add-ons and integrations are quoted up front.4 Sales Igniter shows the price with the current promotion and the regular price; renewing updates each year is optional. Prices checked 19 October 2026.
After 5 years, with 6 staff logins
Excludes payment-gateway fees and tax. Sales Igniter on WooCommerce and Magento excludes web hosting, typically $10–$40 a month. Promotions change the first payment only. Point of Rental prices by quote, so it has no bar here. Prices checked 26 October 2026.
Full comparison
61 features in 10 groups
Point of Rental facts come only from its own website and its public Essentials and uLearn help centres; where they say nothing we mark “not stated”. The marks name the lowest product with the feature, Essentials or Elite, and a feature in an add-on counts as partly. Switch the Sales Igniter column between WooCommerce, Magento 2 and Shopify.
Booking & availability
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Availability calendar | ✓EssentialsAvailability by month, week or hour for each item, with a chart for any date range | ✓RegularUnits going out and coming back each day✓RegularUnits going out and coming back each day✓Units going out and coming back each day |
| Conflict-free reservations | ✓EssentialsAn overbooked warning when a contract needs more than you have; overbooking is a user right | ✓RegularStock checked for every date of the rental✓RegularStock checked for every date of the rental✓Stock counted for every date of the rental |
| Turnover time between rentals | EssentialsOut and due dates can sit around the event dates for delivery and pick-up; no set buffer | ✓RegularBefore or after, in minutes or hours✓RegularBefore and after, in minutes or hours, per product✓Before and after, in hours or days, per product |
| Hourly bookings and time slots | ✓EssentialsHourly rates; storefront customers pick times in 5 to 60 minute steps | ✓RegularSlots grouped into morning, afternoon and evening✓RegularSlots grouped into morning, afternoon and evening✓Start times grouped into morning, afternoon, evening |
| Calendar sync (Google, Apple, Outlook, Airbnb) | EssentialsThrough Zapier, for example to Google Calendar; no built-in calendar feed stated | ✓RegularICS feed, and iCal import that blocks booked dates✓RegularICS feed, and iCal import that blocks booked dates✓ICS feed, and iCal import that blocks booked dates |
Inventory, serials & maintenance
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Track by unit or by quantity | ✓EssentialsSerialized units one by one, or unserialized stock by quantity | ✓RegularQuantity or serial-number tracking✓RegularQuantity or serial-number tracking✓Quantity or serial-number tracking |
| Barcode and QR labels | EssentialsYour own barcode values on items and a barcode on every contract; label printing not described | ✓RegularLabel sheets for your serial numbers✓RegularQR and barcode label sheets for your serials✓QR and barcode label sheets for your serials |
| History per unit | ✓EssentialsEach serialized unit keeps its own usage and income | ✓RegularSend and return history, readings and photos✓RegularSend and return history, readings and photos✓Serial history, last movement and usage |
| Meter readings (hours, miles) | ✓EssentialsHour or kilometre readings per unit, with allowed usage and overage charges | ✓RegularOdometer, hour meter, fuel and condition✓RegularOdometer, hour meter, fuel and checksHour meter readings in checklists, for servicing |
| Bundles and kits | ✓EssentialsSerialized and unserialized kits, with suggested items | ✓RegularBundles & Composites included✓RegularMagento bundle and configurable products as rentals✓Rental kits, offered only when every item is free |
| Sub-renting from partners | ✓EssentialsSubrent an overbooked item from another company or vendor | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Purchase orders and vendors | ✓EssentialsPurchase orders to vendors; received items go into stock | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Depreciation | ✓EliteUp to five depreciation schedules per item, one posted to the general ledger | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Maintenance tickets / work orders | ✓EssentialsPut a unit into maintenance by scanning it, then complete the record | ✓UltimateTechnicians, photos, a timeline and write-off✓ProTechnician, repair cost, timeline and photos✓Parts, labour, vendor work, technician and costs |
| Service schedules | ✓EssentialsSchedules by time, meter reading, time on rent or number of rentals | ✓UltimateBy days, number of rentals or meter hours✓ProBy days, rentals or meter hours, with checklists✓By days, rentals or meter hours, with checklists |
| Units in repair can’t be booked | ✓EssentialsA maintenance record makes the stock unavailable | ✓Ultimate“Needs service” at check-in takes it out of stock✓ProSent for service at check-in, out of stock until fixed✓Sent for service at check-in, out of stock until fixed |
| Maintenance as a paid service | ✓EliteWork orders with parts and labour hours for billing, on anyone’s equipment | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
Check-out & check-in
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Check-out and check-in screens | ✓EssentialsEach contract runs from quote and reservation to order, received and closed | ✓RegularSend & Return desk: due today, overdue, next 7 days✓RegularSend and return pages, with history by order or product✓Send & Return desk: due today, overdue, next 7 days |
| Barcode scanning | ✓EssentialsKeyboard-mode scanners at the counter; a phone camera or Bluetooth reader in the app | ✓RegularReturn by barcode with a keyboard-wedge scanner✓RegularSerials scanned at check-out and check-in✓Scan labels at the desk or the POS counter |
| Native mobile app | ✓Point of Rental One on iOS and Android, with offline use | –Runs in the browser; no native app–Runs in the browser; no native appCounter work in the Shopify POS app; no app of ours |
| Photos at send and return | EssentialsPhotos of serialized items at send-out and return, with the condition photo add-on | ✓RegularPrivate photos per serial, on your server or S3✓RegularPrivate photos per serial, on your server or S3Photos in checklists and on maintenance tickets |
| Extensions and early returns | EssentialsPartial returns, priced as booked or recalculated; extensions not described | ✓RegularExtensions, early returns and swaps✓ProEarly returns in Regular; extensions with Pro✓Extensions, early returns, part returns and swaps |
| Pickup, return and overdue reminders | ✓EssentialsReminder emails a few days before a rental is due; due and overdue texts with SMS | ✓RegularEmail, SMS (Twilio) or WhatsApp✓RegularEmail reminders on your own schedule; no SMS✓Email, SMS or WhatsApp |
Pricing & payments
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal and rule-based pricing | ✓EssentialsPrice sheets from an hour up, run always, every year or once on chosen dates | ✓RegularPrices for set dates, length-based adjustments✓RegularSeasonal and special-date prices, length-based rules✓Seasonal rules by date, and length-based rules |
| Customer-specific pricing | ✓EssentialsSpecial rates per customer or customer tag, with start and end times | ProMember discounts through Memberships✓RegularRental prices per customer group–Not built in |
| Coupons | ✓EssentialsCoupon and promotional codes on transactions | ✓RegularStore coupons and discount codes✓RegularCoupons and discount codes work on rentals✓Shopify discount codes work on rentals |
| Late fees | ✓EliteOvertime charges with grace periods in Elite’s rate engines | ✓RegularGrace period, cap, staff review; deposit, card or link✓RegularGrace period, cap, staff review; deposit, card or link✓Grace period, cap, staff review; link or deposit |
| Long-term rentals with recurring billing | ✓EssentialsAutomatic invoices on a set interval for long-term rentals | ✓ProSubscriptions and recurring billing✓Subscriptions add-on, sold separately✓Ongoing rentals billed each period by invoice or app |
| Pay part now, the balance later | ✓EssentialsOnline bookings held with a deposit, a minimum payment or a percentage | ✓RegularBooking deposits, balances and payment links✓RegularDeposit to reserve; balance by link, card or at pick-up✓Pay part at checkout, the rest before the rental |
Deposits, contracts & waivers
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Security deposits | ✓EssentialsA card pre-authorisation held on the contract, with the card saved as a token | ✓ProOwn cart line; refunded automatically or after inspection✓ProOwn cart line; can be held on the card✓ProSecurity Deposits app; own line at checkout |
| Damage charges | ✓EssentialsDamaged or lost quantities at return add damage fees | ✓ProKeep only what the damage costs✓ProFrom the deposit, a saved card, a pay link or the counter✓Pay link, invoice or counter; from the deposit on Pro |
| Damage waiver | ✓EssentialsA default damage waiver percentage, added automatically or chosen per transaction | ✓ProPer item or per order, with product overrides✓ProMandatory or optional, percent or flat, per product✓ProCustom Fields app; per item or order, with overrides |
| Contracts and e-signatures | EssentialsSigning on a counter tablet or by email, with the CounterSign and e-Signature add-ons | ✓ProPDF contract signed online, with an audit trail✓ProPDF contract signed online, with an audit trail✓ProRental Contracts app: signed PDF and audit trail |
| Customer ID verification | ✓EssentialsDriver’s licence scanning with Zebra scanners at check-in | ✓ProID upload with an approval queue–Not built in✓ProID upload with a review queue (Custom Fields app) |
| Custom fields | ✓EssentialsCustom questions on transactions and on customers | ✓ProProduct, checkout and account fields, priced tooRegularPriced product options; no custom field builder✓ProCustom Fields app: product page, cart and checkout |
Online store
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-facing online store | ✓EssentialsA built-in storefront: dates first, then a cart sent as an estimate or a paid reservation | ✓RegularYour own WooCommerce store✓RegularYour own Magento store✓Your own Shopify store |
| Store address | ✓EssentialsOn your own website; Point of Rental’s Web Services can design and host it | ✓RegularYour own domain and theme✓RegularYour own domain and theme✓Your Shopify store's domain and theme |
| Add to an existing website | ✓EssentialsThe storefront is embedded in your current website | ✓RegularIt is part of your WordPress siteRegularPart of a Magento store; other sites link to it✓An app inside your Shopify store |
| Search the catalogue by dates | ✓EssentialsCustomers confirm their dates, then search or browse categories | ✓RegularDate search that hides or marks what is not free✓RegularDate search that hides or marks what is not free✓Date search that hides or marks what is not free |
| Storefront SEO | ✓EssentialsAI-written SEO titles and meta descriptions for each item | ✓RegularMeta tags and sitemaps on your domain✓RegularMagento SEO and sitemaps on your domainShopify's own SEO; event markup for tour departures |
| Request a quote | ✓EssentialsEvery contract can start as a quote; storefront carts are sent as estimates | ✓UltimateQuote basket, offers and conversion to a paid order✓UltimateQuote requests from your store✓Quote requests in the Quotes app |
Locations & delivery
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple locations | ✓EssentialsOne login across stores, with other stores’ stock in view and transfers | ✓UltimateStock by location, transfers and shortage alerts✓UltimateMulti Source Inventory: availability per source✓Stock by location; how many depends on the plan |
| Multi-store | ✓EssentialsStores under one HQ, each with its own enabled items and stock | ✓UltimateMulti-stores and franchises✓RegularMagento multi-website and store-view scopes–Not built in |
| GPS and telematics | ✓EssentialsLinks the TrackUnit devices installed on your equipment | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Delivery and routes | ✓EssentialsDelivery and pick-up windows, routed from one daily report with Google Maps | ✓UltimateSmart Routing; delivery cost by distance in RegularRegularDrop-off and pick-up dates; no delivery routesDelivery areas, slots and day sheets; no route planning |
Reports
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Operations dashboard | ✓EssentialsThe Workbench lists every transaction, with quick and saved filters | ✓RegularGoing out, due back, overdue and revenue✓RegularGoing out, due back, overdue and revenue✓Going out, due back, overdue, revenue, next 7 days |
| Utilisation | ✓EssentialsBuilt-in reports on utilisation, ROI and gain or loss | ✓RegularUtilisation, turns and revenue per product and serial✓RegularUtilisation per product and per unit, idle units too✓Utilisation, turns and revenue per product and serial |
| Custom reports | ✓EliteSelf-service reports, 400+ built in, and Power BI; Essentials has 100+ built-in reports | RegularSet reports with CSV export; no report builderRegularSet reports with CSV export; no report builderSet reports with CSV export; no report builder |
| Maintenance reports | ✓EssentialsAn Inventory Maintenance List of scheduled and completed maintenance | ✓UltimateCost, downtime and service compliance✓ProCost, downtime and service compliance✓Cost, downtime and service compliance |
Integrations & API
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting sync | ✓EssentialsQuickBooks Online and Xero sync; a General Ledger (IIF) file for QuickBooks Desktop | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Payment gateways | ✓EssentialsStripe, with ACH bank payments in the US, or a Cayan card processor | ✓RegularAny WooCommerce gateway: Stripe, PayPal and more✓RegularAny Magento payment method: Stripe, PayPal and more✓Shopify checkout, with your payment settings |
| API | ✓EssentialsEssentials has its own API; Elite Cloud’s API has webhooks; Zapier at no extra charge | ✓RegularREST API for the whole rental lifecycle✓RegularGraphQL API on Magento's own endpoint✓REST and GraphQL API, with API keys |
| Single sign-on | EliteOne Point of Rental login for Elite and its apps; no outside identity provider stated | –Not built in–Not built in–Not built in |
| Import and export | ✓EssentialsA Data Import tool for bulk loads, and Import/Export on stock records | ✓RegularCSV import and export of products✓RegularCSV import and export of products and rental settings✓CSV import and export of rental settings |
Hosting, ownership & cost
| Feature | Point of Rental | Sales Igniter WooCommerceMagento 2Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quoted per business by features, users, stock size and locations | ✓One-time licence; yearly renewal optional✓One-time licence; yearly renewal optionalMonthly or yearly app plans, with a free plan |
| Staff logins | At least 2 users in every plan; more users are quoted, with volume discounts | ✓Unlimited admin accounts✓Unlimited admin users; no per-user fee✓Your Shopify staff accounts; no seat fee |
| Hosting | ✓Essentials in Point of Rental’s cloud; Elite there or on your own Windows server | Any web host, or ours; free installation with ProAny web host, or ours; free installation with Pro✓Hosted for you; nothing to run |
| Source code | ?Not stated on their pages | ✓100% open source✓Full source code with your licence–Hosted app; source code not shared |
| Where your data lives | Point of Rental’s cloud; your own server if you host Elite yourself | ✓Your own database✓Your own Magento databaseOrders in Shopify; rental data in our hosted app |
| If you stop paying | ?Not stated on their pages | ✓Keeps working; renewal adds support and updates✓Keeps working; renewal adds support and updatesDrops to the Free plan and its order limit |
| Support | ✓24/7 by phone, email and chat; the uLearn help centre and POR Academy | ✓A year of support and updates; renewal optional✓A year of support and updates; renewal optional✓Help and support from inside the app |
In each price
What each includes
From each side’s own pricing pages, checked 19 October 2026.
Point of Rental
Priced by quote after a demo, with at least 2 users; Essentials runs in Point of Rental’s cloud, Elite there or on your own server.1- Essentials, by quote: cloud software for growing rental businesses; inventory, contracts, automatic billing, maintenance, a built-in online store and 100+ reports; 2 users, quoted by number of locations
- Elite, by quote: for large, complex rental operations, in Point of Rental’s cloud or on your own server; adds dispatch with live GPS, work orders on customers’ equipment, depreciation, 400+ reports and Power BI; 2 users, quoted by number of locations
- Core software, implementation support and training resources in every plan
- Add-ons and extra users quoted up front, such as e-signatures, condition photos, a self-service kiosk and the Rental Intelligence Suite
- 24/7 support by phone, email and chat, with the uLearn help centre and POR Academy
Sales Igniter
Runs in your own WooCommerce, Magento 2 or Shopify store.54- WooCommerce and Magento 2: unlimited staff logins, products, customers and orders in every licence
- The booking calendar on your own product pages, on your domain
- Send & Return desk with serial numbers and barcode scanning
- WooCommerce Pro: deposits, contracts, subscriptions and custom fields; Ultimate adds Multi Location Inventory, Quote, Maintenance & Inspections, Smart Routing and Live Chat
- Magento 2 Pro: contracts, maintenance, order extensions, damage waiver and deposits; Ultimate adds Multi Source Inventory and Request for Quote
- WooCommerce and Magento 2: the full source code, your own database, a year of updates
- Shopify: billed monthly or yearly through Shopify
Switching
From Point of Rental to your own rental store
- Book something in the demoA real store with real stock: dates, availability, deposits and contracts, end to end. Open the free live demo
- Choose WooCommerce, Magento 2 or ShopifyThe platform comparison covers cost, scale and catalogue size. The Shopify app is coming soon. Compare the platforms
- Export from Point of RentalEssentials has a Data Import tool with an Import/Export option on stock records46, and its reports download as Excel files33, so take your items, customers and contracts out first. Point of Rental’s public pages do not say how long it keeps your data after you stop paying, so ask before you cancel.
- Import your productsBring rental products in from a CSV file, then set rates and serial numbers. Talk to us about your stock
Frequently asked questions
Does Sales Igniter charge per user?
Not on WooCommerce or Magento 2: every licence includes unlimited admin accounts, products, customers and orders. Point of Rental includes at least 2 users in every plan and quotes more users, with volume discounts.1
Can I see Point of Rental’s prices without a demo?
No. Point of Rental publishes no prices: it quotes Essentials and Elite after learning about your operation, by the size of your stock, the number of locations and the features you need, and offers a demo first.2 Sales Igniter lists its prices on this page and on its pricing page, with the current promotion and the regular price.
Can customers book online?
Yes, with either one. Essentials has its own storefront, embedded in your website: customers pick their dates, fill a cart and send it as an estimate or pay to hold the reservation.37 With Sales Igniter, customers pick their dates, see what is free and pay at checkout in your own store, and the Ultimate edition on WooCommerce and Magento 2 adds quote requests as well.
Is barcode scanning included?
Point of Rental scans item and contract barcodes at the counter with keyboard-mode scanners, and with the phone camera or a Bluetooth reader in its app.14 Sales Igniter records sends and returns in your store’s admin, and its Send & Return desk on WooCommerce and Shopify takes any keyboard-wedge barcode scanner, with no charge per scanning user.
Where is the data kept, and can I host it myself?
Essentials runs in Point of Rental’s cloud. Elite can run there too, or on your own Windows server, which your staff use through Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.53 Its public pages do not say what happens to your data if you stop paying. With Sales Igniter on WooCommerce or Magento 2 your data stays in your own store’s database, on hosting you choose.
Does it handle delivery?
Yes. Essentials has delivery and pick-up windows that customers can choose on the storefront, and routes the day’s runs from one report with Google Maps.41 Elite adds a dispatch centre that assigns contracts to trucks and routes.52 With Sales Igniter on WooCommerce, Regular charges delivery by distance and the Ultimate edition adds Smart Routing; on Magento 2 you set drop-off and pick-up dates, without route planning.
Is there a Shopify version?
Yes. Rentals & Bookings for Shopify is billed monthly or yearly through Shopify. It is coming soon, and its prices appear on this page at launch.
Sources
- Point of Rental pricing and pricing FAQ · point-of-rental.com/pricing
No published prices, each business is quoted; every plan includes at least 2 users, more users with volume discounts; demo first Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental Essentials · point-of-rental.com/products/essentials
Cloud-native Essentials: 100+ built-in reports (utilisation, ROI, gain/loss), storefront, QuickBooks Online and Sage, its own API; quoted by stock size, locations and features Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental Elite · point-of-rental.com/products/elite
Elite for large operations: cloud or self-hosted, dispatch with live GPS, 400+ reports and Power BI, accounting integrations, work orders on anyone’s equipment, depreciation; quoted Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental FAQ · point-of-rental.com/company/faq
Cloud or on-premises; 24/7 support by phone, email and chat; plans include core software, implementation support and training; add-ons and extra users discussed up front Checked 26 October 2026. - About Point of Rental · point-of-rental.com/company/about-us
Rental store opened 1982, software written 1983; about 400 staff; 5,000+ rental businesses in 80+ countries; offices in Fort Worth, Reading and Melbourne Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental Consumer Portal · point-of-rental.com/ecommerce/consumer-portal
Basic portal included with an Elite subscription; an Advanced tier Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental Web Services · point-of-rental.com/ecommerce/web-services
Website design, integration with an existing website, SEO, hosting and analytics Checked 26 October 2026. - Point of Rental One app · point-of-rental.com/products/por-one-app
Mobile app on iOS and Android: routes, check-out and check-in with photos, work orders, barcode counts, offline use, single sign-on Checked 26 October 2026. - Rental Intelligence Suite · point-of-rental.com/rental-intelligence/rental-intelligence-suite
AI analytics add-on; available now on Elite, other products later Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials SMS messaging · point-of-rental.com/products/sms-essentials-messaging
Transaction-based SMS for Essentials, including due and overdue notices Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Item availability · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Item-Availability
Availability by month, week or hour; availability chart; unavailable periods; overdue items held out of availability Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Creating a new contract · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Creating-a-new-Contract
Contracts start as a quote or reservation; quote, reservation, order, received, closed; event dates inside the out and due dates Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: New serialized inventory · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/new-serialized-inventory
Serialized units keep usage and income separate; unserialized stock by quantity Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Barcoding inventory · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/barcoding-inventory
Item and contract barcodes; keyboard-mode scanners; phone camera in the app; driver’s licence scanning Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Metered and usage items · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/hour-metered--usage-items
Hour or kilometre readings per unit with allowed usage and overage charges Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Creating unserialized kits · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/creating-unserialized-kits
Kits with component and suggested items Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Subrentals · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/subrentals2
Overbooked warning when a transaction exceeds stock; subrent from another company or vendor Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Purchase orders · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Purchase-Orders
Purchase orders to vendors; received items added to stock Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Maintenance schedules and records · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/maintenance-schedules--maintenance-records
Schedules by time, meter, time on rent or number of rentals; Inventory Maintenance List report Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Quick maintenance for serialized items · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/quick-maintenance-for-serialized-items
Put a unit into maintenance by scanning it or entering its serial number; complete maintenance Checked 19 October 2026. - Essentials help: Maintenance records for unserialized inventory · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/maintenance-records-for-unserialized-inventory
Make inventory unavailable with the Maintenance type Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Mobile app · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/mobile-app-feature--how-it-works
Essentials app (2023 article): delivery, send out and Quick Receive; camera or Bluetooth scanning Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Condition photos · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/condition-photos2
Photos of serialized items at send-out and return; drivers upload from a phone browser Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Partial returns · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Doing-a-Partial-Return-on-a-Contract
Return some items; keep the original price or recalculate Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Email configurations · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/email-configurations2
Reminder emails a few days before a rental is due Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Price sheets · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/price-sheets
Rates from an hour up; active schedule always, annually or once Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Item and transaction discounts · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/item--transaction-discounts
Special rates per customer or tag with start and end times Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Coupon codes · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/coupon-discount-codes
Coupons and promotional codes on transactions Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Automatic billing · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/automatic-billing
Automatic invoices on a set interval for long-term rentals Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Online storefront payments · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/online-storefront-payments
Pay to hold an online reservation: minimum, percentage or item deposit Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Credit card authorization · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Credit-Card-Authorization
Pre-authorisation hold on a card, saved as a token Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Automatic damage fees · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/automatic-damage-fees
Lost or damaged quantities and condition at return add damage fees; condition photo add-on Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Quarterly product notes, Q1 2026 · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Quarterly-Product-Notes---Q1-2026-for-Essentials
Default damage waiver percentage, auto or staff choice; AI item SEO titles and meta descriptions; reports Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Quarterly product notes, Q2 2026 · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Quarterly-Product-Notes---Q2-2026-for-Essentials
Driver’s licence scanning with Zebra scanners; maintenance parts and labour; maintenance audit history Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Setting up CounterSign · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/setting-up-counter-sign
Counter signing on a tablet with the CounterSign add-on Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Custom questions · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Custom-Questions
Custom questions on transactions and customers Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Customer online storefront · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Customer-Online-Storefront
Storefront embedded in your website; dates first; cart; Get Estimate; times in 5 to 60 minute steps; e-Signature add-on Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Multi-store overview · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Multi-Store-Location-Overview
HQ location, items enabled per store, moving items between stores Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Multi-location inventory · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/multi-location-overview
One login across stores; see other stores’ stock; transfers Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: TrackUnit setup · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Trackunit-Quick-Setup
Links TrackUnit devices installed on your equipment Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Delivery windows and routing · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Delivery-Windows-and-Routing-Delivery-Pick-Up
Delivery and pick-up windows; routing from one report with Google Maps Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Workbench · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Workbench-Help
Workbench of all transactions with quick and saved filters Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Accounting software import · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/accounting-software-import
QuickBooks Online and Xero sync; General Ledger (IIF) export, QuickBooks Desktop Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: ACH with Stripe (US only) · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/ACH-with-Essentials-US-Customers-ONLY
Stripe processor with ACH in the US; Cayan processor Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Zapier integration · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/zapier-integration--how-it-works
Zapier at no extra charge on Essentials; example with Google Calendar Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Import prior time on rent · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/import-prior-time-on-rent
Data Import tool; Import/Export on stock Checked 26 October 2026. - Essentials help: Kiosk operations and setup · por.my.site.com/essentialskb/s/article/Kiosk-Operations-and-Setup
Kiosk add-on Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: Elite single sign-on · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/Elite-Single-Sign-on-SSO-and-Global-User-Admin?language=en_US
One Point of Rental login for Elite and other Point of Rental apps Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: API fair use policy (Elite Cloud) · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/API-Fair-Use-Policy?language=en_US
api.pointofrental.com rate limits; webhooks Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: Depreciation schedule · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/Depreciation-Schedule-1772613313?language=en_US
Up to 5 depreciation schedules per item; schedule 1 posts to the general ledger Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: Base rate engine · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/Base-Rate-Engine-934745604?language=en_US
Rate engines with overtime and grace periods Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: Dispatch center routing · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/Dispatch-Center-Routing-1837102516?language=en_US
Contracts assigned to trucks and routes Checked 26 October 2026. - uLearn: Basic server requirements · por.my.site.com/uLearn/s/article/Basic-Server-Requirements?language=en_US
Self-hosted Elite on a Windows server, used through Remote Desktop Services Checked 26 October 2026. - Sales Igniter for WooCommerce · rentalbookingsoftware.com/woocommerce-bookings
WooCommerce plans, prices and promotion codes, and the full feature list. Prices read live from our store. - Sales Igniter for Magento 2 · rentalbookingsoftware.com/magento-2-rental-booking-module
Magento 2 plans, prices and promotion codes, and the feature list. Prices read live from our store. - Rentals & Bookings for Shopify · rentalbookingsoftware.com/rental-booking-app
The Shopify app, billed monthly or yearly through Shopify. - Sales Igniter screenshots · rentalbookingsoftware.com/rental-software-screenshots
Screenshots from stores with sample data, for WooCommerce, Magento 2 and Shopify.
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