Party & event rental software in the UK
UK-first software research for party hire, marquee and event equipment rental businesses. Products differ in customer booking, stock availability, kits, deliveries, crews, return inspections and multi-depot control.
9 product records checked against primary sources · 7 in the main party & event rental market · 2 adjacent · 5 buyer situations · last researched
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This market currently provides independently researched product records and buyer-situation shortlists, including published pricing, UK fit, workflows and source dates. Profile-based configuration and pricing comparison is not currently available for this market.
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- Solo inflatable and party-hire operatorA small business selling instant or request-based party bookings, typically delivering inflatable units and accessories.5 products
- Furniture, tableware and decor-hire businessA specialist with hundreds of interchangeable pieces, cleaning/preparation turnaround, multiple orders and planned collections.9 products
- Marquee and temporary-structure hireAn event-installation business coordinating modular component stock, transport, teams and strike/recovery windows.6 products
- AV and event-production rentalA rental house for lighting, sound, staging and production gear, requiring individual asset tracking and complex project jobs.4 products
- Growing multi-depot rental companyA larger rental operation sharing equipment, people and dispatch capacity between warehouses and event sites.7 products
The wider market
The 7 records in the main party & event rental market, including those that do not fit the situation selected above. Prices are the lowest publicly verified starting price.
| Product | Starting price | UK fit | Scale | Relevance | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouncy Castle Network | Unknown | Strong UK fit | Solo, Small team | Core | |
| GoodEvent Ops | From £15 Lite £15/month for up to 5 customers per month; Business £30 per user per month; optional bundles | Strong UK fit | Solo, Small team, Mid-market | Core | |
| HireHop | From £0 Free limited Starter plan for one user; Professional £46/month for first user plus £23/month per additional user, VAT where applicable | Strong UK fit | Solo, Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location | Core | |
| OnRent Events | Unknown | Strong UK fit | Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location, Enterprise | Core | |
| Rentman | From €62 €39 platform fee + €23 per rental-bundle power user monthly (Standard); tax excluded | Moderate UK fit | Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location | Core | |
| Rentopian | Unknown | Weak UK fit | Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location | Core | |
| TapGoods PRO | From $19 US-dollar Essentials entry price; 30 inventory-item limit, additional tiers and extras | Weak UK fit | Solo, Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location | Core |
Adjacent and excluded products
2 adjacent and 0 explicitly excluded records, recorded outside the main party & event rental market, with the reason in each case. An adjacent product may still fit one of the buyer situations above.
Why it is not in the main set: Proprietary event-production crews, complex installations and specialist AV case management not established.
Buyers needing online rental booking, stock availability, equipment tracking, website builder; solo inflatable party hire.
Why it is not in the main set: Do not compare €99 minimum with fixed-rate tools without 1.5% processed-payment commission and other variable charges.
Buyers needing rental online store, stock and serial tracking, availability and prep buffers, security deposits; small furniture decor hire.
How this market was researched
- Last systematic research
- Research rounds
- 2
- Product records published
- 9 product records checked against primary sources
- Classification breakdown
- 7 in the main party & event rental market · 2 adjacent
- Buyer situations identified
- Solo inflatable and party-hire operator · Furniture, tableware and decor-hire business · Marquee and temporary-structure hire · AV and event-production rental · Growing multi-depot rental company
Coverage
Twenty-three candidate products researched in October 2026; nine proposed for a bounded first publication, with explicit conditional UK status for US-oriented vendors and a legacy rename identity check for OnRent Events.
Research rounds
- Party-hire instant online checkout and production/AV equipment operations are distinct buyer workflows.
- A rental-duration charge to the rental operator customer is not the software subscription billing mechanism used by BTI.
- OnRent Events is the renamed Current RMS, not a second canonical product; inspect live identity and legacy URL before import.
- UK checkout, payment processing and tax compatibility are not established merely by a globally accessible page.
- HireHop's first-party GBP pricing page was reviewed again on 2026-10-31, confirming a limited free Starter and £46/month first Professional user plus £23/month per additional user; earlier Sage Marketplace conflicts are not used as the canonical rate.
- Goodshuffle Pro explicitly restricts UK access to limited beta; it is deferred rather than treated as generally available.
- Market 11 targeted editorial recheck on 2026-10-31 corrected the TWICE platform/location/commission distinction and preserved conflicting Bouncy Castle Network and legacy Current RMS tariffs as unknown. This did not approve the research package or reconfirm every vendor claim.