Commerce & MarketplacesLarge system

Rental Platform (Equipment / Property / Vehicles)

A booking-and-payments platform for renting out physical assets — tools, cars, venues, holiday properties — with availability calendars, time-based pricing, deposits, and damage workflows.

Typically bought by: Rental businesses digitizing operations, and founders building peer-to-peer rental marketplaces

Standard features

Always included in the base price. Every one is built, tested and delivered working.

Listings with photo galleries, specs, rules, and location
Availability calendar with date/time-range booking and blackout dates
Flexible pricing: hourly/daily/weekly rates, seasonal rates, extras
Instant book or request-to-book approval flow
Security deposit hold and release (provider-agnostic payments)
Check-out/check-in flow with condition photos
Late return and damage fee handling
Owner dashboard: fleet/inventory, bookings, earnings
Renter accounts with booking history and documents (ID, license)
Messaging between renter and owner
Reviews in both directions
Automated reminders for pickup and return
Admin panel with utilization and revenue reporting

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — $50 simple, $150 moderate, $300 complex.

Rental agreement e-signature generation
Insurance add-on sales at checkout
Delivery/collection scheduling with distance-based fees
GPS/IoT asset tracking integration
Dynamic pricing based on demand and season
Multi-depot inventory with nearest-location routing
ID verification and driver license checks

Tech stack

Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS
Backend: Node.js (NestJS) API
Database: PostgreSQL (Neon)
Integrations: Payment gateway with deposits/holds (Stripe/PayPal/other), Identity verification provider, E-signature (DocuSign/Dropbox Sign), Maps (Google Maps/Mapbox), Transactional email + SMS