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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

Compare the researched market

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.

Step 1 of 2 · Business type

What kind of business are you running?

AV and event-production rental

A rental house for lighting, sound, staging and production gear, requiring individual asset tracking and complex project jobs.

Step 2 of 2 · Compare products

AV and event-production rental

A rental house for lighting, sound, staging and production gear, requiring individual asset tracking and complex project jobs. Core jobs: serialised assets, cases, kits and accessories, barcodes and prep lists, maintenance and inspections, subhire, crew and transport schedules. Products outside the main market that still fit this buyer situation are labelled as adjacent.

HireHop

CoreStrong UK fitBest for soloBest for small team

Equipment availability, warehouse scanning, multi-depot records and job planning align closely with AV equipment prep, dispatch and returns.

Price
From £0 Free limited Starter plan for one user; Professional £46/month for first user plus £23/month per additional user, VAT where applicable
Scale
Solo, Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location
Workflows
equipment availability and job planning · warehouse scanning · multi-depot stock · quotes and invoicing · dispatch and returns · crew and drivers
Watch out
Free Starter has limited features; more advanced warehouse, multi-depot and reporting capabilities require Professional or Enterprise. Compare paid seat costs and confirm the needed tier.
Full research recordhirehop.bizLast checked

OnRent Events

CoreStrong UK fitBest for small teamBest for mid-market

Designed around serialised AV/event equipment, cases/kits, cross-hire and crew/transport planning; strongest functional alignment is with technical event production.

Price
Unknown — no public price verified
Scale
Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location, Enterprise
Workflows
serial-number equipment tracking · kit and accessory bundles · crew and vehicle allocation · cross-hire · quote to invoice · event timelines and multi-depot availability
Watch out
Vendor renaming and legacy tariff continuity need a documented identity/pricing check before import.
Full research recordklipboard.comLast checked

Rentman

CoreModerate UK fitBest for small teamBest for mid-market

Inventory availability, subhire, repair/maintenance and optional barcode tracking align with AV equipment preparation and returns; confirm required tracking modules.

Price
From €62 €39 platform fee + €23 per rental-bundle power user monthly (Standard); tax excluded
Scale
Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location
Workflows
inventory availability · equipment shortages and subhire · rental estimates and invoicing · repairs and maintenance · barcode/serial tracking add-on · crew scheduling module · free basic users
Watch out
Barcoding and serialisation require optional Equipment Tracking; crew scheduling is separate; native EUR figures not converted into GBP.
Full research recordrentman.ioLast checked

Booqable

AdjacentStrong UK fitBest for soloBest for small team

Online equipment availability and booking can serve simpler AV dry hire, but complex serialised equipment prep, touring crews and production logistics are not established by this evidence.

Classified adjacent to the wider market: Buyers needing online rental booking, stock availability, equipment tracking, website builder; solo inflatable party hire.

Price
Unknown — no public price verified
Scale
Solo, Small team, Mid-market
Workflows
online rental booking · stock availability · equipment tracking · website builder · customer CRM · payments · delivery and collection scheduling
Watch out
Proprietary event-production crews, complex installations and specialist AV case management not established.
Full research recordbooqable.comLast checked

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.

The wider researched party & event rental market: product, starting price, UK fit, target scale, relevance and last checked date.
ProductStarting priceUK fitScaleRelevanceLast checked
Bouncy Castle NetworkUnknownStrong UK fitSolo, Small teamCore
GoodEvent OpsFrom £15 Lite £15/month for up to 5 customers per month; Business £30 per user per month; optional bundlesStrong UK fitSolo, Small team, Mid-marketCore
HireHopFrom £0 Free limited Starter plan for one user; Professional £46/month for first user plus £23/month per additional user, VAT where applicableStrong UK fitSolo, Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-locationCore
OnRent EventsUnknownStrong UK fitSmall team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-location, EnterpriseCore
RentmanFrom €62 €39 platform fee + €23 per rental-bundle power user monthly (Standard); tax excludedModerate UK fitSmall team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-locationCore
RentopianUnknownWeak UK fitSmall team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-locationCore
TapGoods PROFrom $19 US-dollar Essentials entry price; 30 inventory-item limit, additional tiers and extrasWeak UK fitSolo, Small team, Mid-market, Larger contractor, Multi-locationCore

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.

  • Booqable

    AdjacentLast checked

    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.

  • TWICE Commerce

    AdjacentLast checked

    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

  1. Party-hire instant online checkout and production/AV equipment operations are distinct buyer workflows.
  2. A rental-duration charge to the rental operator customer is not the software subscription billing mechanism used by BTI.
  3. OnRent Events is the renamed Current RMS, not a second canonical product; inspect live identity and legacy URL before import.
  4. UK checkout, payment processing and tax compatibility are not established merely by a globally accessible page.
  5. 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.
  6. Goodshuffle Pro explicitly restricts UK access to limited beta; it is deferred rather than treated as generally available.
  7. 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.

Read the full research methodology