Rentalux vs Booqable

Rentalux vs Booqable: Rental Management Comparison

Choose the rental management platform that delivers more value. Compare features, pricing, and capabilities side-by-side.

What is Rentalux?

Rental and asset management for Australian equipment hire, event hire, and tool hire businesses. Free forever option with paid tiers starting at AU$50/month. Part of the Hykmah operations ecosystem with 3 users included, multi-location stock control, online booking portal, and API access from Professional — features Booqable gates to their most expensive tier.

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53% Lower Cost for a 3-User Team

$50/month for 3 users vs Booqable Grow at $107 AUD/month. Save $684/year from day one with a team of three.

Enterprise Features Without the Enterprise Price

API access, activity logs, multi-location stock control, and allow shortages are all included in Rentalux Professional ($50 AUD). Booqable gates every one of these to their Scale plan at $231 AUD/month.

Multi-Location From $50

Rentalux Professional includes 3 locations at no extra cost. Booqable Grow charges $29 USD/month (~$45 AUD) per additional location on top of the base plan price.

AUD Billing

Predictable AUD pricing vs Booqable's USD-only billing. No exchange rate exposure for Australian rental businesses managing monthly software costs.

Rentalux Flat-Rate Platform

$0 AUD/month Free (1 user, 1 Locations)

$50 AUD/month Professional (3 users, 3 Locations)

$350 AUD/month Premium (10 users, 8 Locations)

Custom
Enterprise(25 users, unlimited Locations)

Extra users: $15/month (Professional), $12/month (Premium), $10/month (Enterprise)

Includes on Professional and above:

Orders and inventory management
Quotes, contracts, and invoices
Availability calendar
Online booking portal
Website integration (Shopify, WordPress, etc.)
Customer accounts and product bundles
Multi-location stock control
Allow shortages and overbooking
Activity logs
Advanced pricing rules, coupons, and discounts
API access and Zapier integration
E-signatures (in-person)
Barcode scanning
Advanced reports
Accounting sync (Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks)
Email and phone support

Example: 3-user team, single location

Monthly cost: $50/month

Annual cost: $600/year

Booqable USD Tiers with Feature Gating

$29 USD/month Start (~$45 AUD/month, 1 Users Included)

$69 USD/month Grow(~$107 AUD/month, 6 (1 + 5 extra) Users Included)

$149 USD/month Scale(~$231 AUD/month, 11 (1 + 10 extra)Users Included)

From $349 USD/month Custom(~$541+ AUD/month, 21+Users Included)

Note: Monthly billing is approximately 20% more expensive than yearly rates shown above.

Additional costs on Grow and Scale:

Additional locations (Grow only): +$29 USD/month (~$45 AUD) per location
Website builder: +$19 USD/month (~$29 AUD)
Mobile POS: +$9 USD/user/month (~$14 AUD)
Deliveries module: +$9 USD/month (~$14 AUD)
All pricing in USD — no AUD option

Key features locked to Scale ($231 AUD) or Custom ($541 AUD):

API access: Scale only
Activity logs: Scale only
Multi-location stock (included): Scale only — Grow charges per location
Allow shortages / overbooking: Scale only

Example: 3-user team, single location

Monthly cost: ~$107 AUD/month (Grow, yearly billing)

Annual cost: ~$1,284/year

Team Size

Booqable Required Tier

Booqable Cost (AUD)

Rentalux Tier

Rentalux Cost

Annual Saving

1 user

Start

~$45/month

Professional

$50/month

Booqable $60/year cheaper

3 users

Grow (6 incl.)

~$107/month

Professional (3 incl.)

$50/month

$684/year

6 users

Grow (6 incl.)

~$107/month

Professional + 3×$15

$95/month

$144/year

7 users

Scale (11 incl.)

~$231/month

Professional + 4×$15

$110/month

$1,452/year

11 users

Scale (11 incl.)

~$231/month

Professional + 8×$15

$170/month

$732/year

15 users

Scale + extras

~$287/month

Professional + 12×$15

$230/month

$684/year

20 users

Custom

~$541/month

Professional + 17×$15

$305/month

$2,832/year

Key Insight: Rentalux wins at 3 users and beats Booqable at every size above 6. The biggest jump occurs at 7 users — Booqable forces an upgrade to Scale ($231 AUD) while Rentalux adds one user at $15/month. A 7-user team saves $1,452/year on pricing alone — before considering that API access, activity logs, and multi-location are all included in Rentalux Professional but require Booqable Scale.

Note: Booqable yearly rates shown. Monthly billing is ~20% higher, widening Rentalux's advantage further.

Potential Annual Savings with Rentalux

At 3 users:

Save $684/year

Rentalux $600/year vs Booqable Grow ~$1,284/year
(AUD equivalent, yearly billing)

At 7 users:

Save $1,452/year

Rentalux $1,320/year vs Booqable Scale ~$2,772/year
(AUD equivalent, yearly billing)

At 20 users:

Save $2,832/year

Rentalux $3,660/year vs Booqable Custom ~$6,492/year
(AUD equivalent)

Plus: A 3-location Rentalux business pays $50/month. The same business on Booqable Grow pays $107 + 2×$45 = $197 AUD/month just to cover additional locations — a saving of $1,764/year on location charges alone.

Rentalux Approach

Professional: $50 AUD/month

(3 users, 3 locations included)

Multi-location stock control included from Professional

Total: $50 AUD/month

Booqable Approach

Booqable Grow: ~$107 AUD/month (6 users, 1 location included)

2 additional locations: ~$90 AUD/month (2 × $29 USD = $90 AUD/month, each location charged separately)

Estimated total: ~$197 AUD/month

Estimated saving with Rentalux: $147/month

($1,764/year)

Most rental platforms solve one problem. When your hire business also needs job management for field service, inventory management for sell-through stock, or a B2B customer portal for trade accounts, you're shopping for another vendor — another monthly bill, another login, and manual work to keep everything in sync.

Booqable is a rental management product only. Job management, sell-through inventory, and B2B ordering all require separate vendors, separate subscriptions, and separate data entry. On top of that, Booqable's most useful enterprise features — API access, activity logs, and multi-location — are locked to their Scale tier at $231 AUD/month.

Hykmah is different:

When you subscribe to Rentalux, you can add Operon (job management), Stockwise (inventory), Orderlink (B2B ordering), or other products to the same subscription — no extra product fees, no new vendor, no re-entering data between systems.

Real-World Example: 5-Person Hire Business

Option 1: Hykmah Professional

Rentalux (3 users incl.) + Operon job management: $80 AUD/month ($50 base + 2 extra Rentalux users at $15/month each)

Total: $80 AUD/month

Multi-location
API access
activity logs
and job management — all included.

Estimated saving: $310+/month ($3,720+/year vs Booqable Grow + separate job management)

Option 2: Multiple Vendors

Booqable Grow: ~$107 AUD/month (6 users, 1 location — API and multi-location not available on Grow)

ServiceM8 (job management): ~$79 AUD/month (Separate vendor)

Estimated total: $186+ AUD/month

Multiple logins
Manual data sync required
Two vendor relationships

What's Included in Your Hykmah Subscription

Professional Tier ($50/month)

Access to 2 products (e.g. Rentalux + Operon)
Rentalux: 3 users included (extra users $15/month each)
Operon: unlimited users included
No additional product fees

Premium Tier ($350/month)

Access to 5 products (Rentalux, Operon, Stockwise, Orderlink, Recuron)
Rentalux: 10 users included (extra users $12/month each)
One subscription, one bill

The Products You Can Add

Operon — Job Management

For field service and hire businesses managing installations, deliveries, and field technicians. Manage jobs from quote to invoice alongside your rental operations

View Operon →

Stockwise — Inventory Management

Multi-channel inventory management for sell-through stock alongside hire equipment. Track consumables, spare parts, and purchase inventory alongside rental assets

View Stockwise →

Orderlink — B2B Customer Portal

Let trade and wholesale customers place rental orders directly. Real-time availability visibility. Orders flow into Rentalux without manual re-entry.

View Marketbridge →

Sellwise — D2C Ecommerce (Coming Soon)

Zero transaction fees. Built-in marketing. Inventory managed through Stockwise.

View Sellwise →

Recuron — Subscription Management

Recurring billing and subscription management for long-term hire agreements and subscription products.

View Recuron →

Buildtrack - Construction

Job costing, subcontractor coordination, and progress tracking for builders and contractors with hire requirements.

View Buildtrack →

Feature

Booqable

Rentalux

API access

Scale only ($231 AUD/month)