Louez or Bike Rental Manager: which rental software fits your business?
Bike Rental Manager is built for bike shops: rentals, repair workshop, point of sale and in-store kiosks. Louez manages rentals of any equipment, bikes included, with online booking and payment.
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At a glance
| Criterion | Louez | Bike Rental Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 4% of your rentals incl. VAT, or $49 a month excl. VAT | €709 per year for up to 50 items (Bronze) |
| Data hosting | France | EU or US region depending on the store; country not stated |
| Online booking store | Yes | Partly |
| Online payments | Yes | Yes |
| Online deposits | Yes | Yes |
| E-signed agreements | Partly — signed at booking, by accepting the rental terms | Yes |
| Photo inspections | Yes | Not stated |
| Customer portal | Yes | Partly |
| SMS reminders | Yes | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Partly |
| Public source code | Yes | No |
| Self-hosting | Yes | No |
What you pay
Louez
On pay-as-you-go, Louez takes 4% of your rentals, VAT included, with no subscription and no minimum: a month without rentals costs nothing. The store, payments, deposits, agreements and inspections are included, with unlimited team members. A subscription with no commission is available too, from $49 a month excl. VAT. Stripe's payment fees are separate.
Bike Rental Manager
Bronze costs €709 a year, paid upfront, for 50 items and €31,000 of bookings a year; above that, Bike Rental Manager takes 2.5% of the booking value. Silver (€1,069) goes up to 100 items. The workshop, tours, delivery and multi-location modules cost €299 a year each.
Monthly cost example
Example in euros: a shop with fewer than 50 bikes, a €60 average order, every booking paid online, the same volume every month. Louez at 4% of each booking, VAT included; Bike Rental Manager Bronze converted to a monthly amount, overage included.
| Bookings / month | Payments received | Louez at 4% | Bike Rental Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | €0 | €0 | €59.08 |
| 50 | €3,000 | €120 | €69.50 |
| 100 | €6,000 | €240 | €144.50 |
| 200 | €12,000 | €480 | €294.50 |
Illustrative calculation, excluding tax and Stripe or PayPal fees. Above 50 items, Bike Rental Manager requires the Silver plan.
Which one fits?
Louez fits if…
Your business is seasonal or rents more than bikes, and you would rather pay a share of your rentals than a year upfront. You want agreements, deposits and inspections in the same tool.
Bike Rental Manager fits if…
You run a bike shop with a repair workshop, a Lightspeed or Citrus Lime till, in-store check-in kiosks and barcode scanning at check-out and return.
Where they really differ
A ceiling or a commission
Bike Rental Manager includes a yearly booking volume, then takes a percentage. Louez takes 4% of your rentals, VAT included, from the first one, with no yearly plan.
Bike shop or any rental
Bike Rental Manager also runs the workshop, bike fitting and guided tours. Louez covers every rental trade, without a workshop module.
Where Bike Rental Manager is ahead
Point-of-sale integrations, self-service kiosks in the shop, barcode scanning and more than fifteen years in the bike trade.
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