Rental Integration for Outdoor Retail Store

[idawoodsv]

Hi, we're Whittaker Mountaineering and we run an outdoor equipment retail and rental store at the base of Mount Rainier. 

Right now we use EZRent for our rental system, but it's got a really clunky integration with Shopify that we had to spend considerable time building, and it's made updating anything else on the site quite a hassle. We're looking for a rental integration that can:

• Take reservations both online and in-store
• Handle a large number of reservations
• Integrate easily with Shopify Web
• Provide data on rental items
• Be able to sell individual rental items to the renter

We currently use Shopify POS in store too. If anyone has ideas or suggestions, please let me know! 

Thanks!

[PaulNewton]

Hi @idawoodsv 👋

You probably want to take a look at Book that App https://apps.shopify.com/bookthatapp .

You will still probably need middleware for the specifics but that could help do the heavy lifting.

Otherwise you need to build a custom app(s)  due to your listed feature requirements(web&POS) and the unlisted ones that would come with replacing your current software.

Or make a harder choice to accept that scheduling/rental systems are not a first class feature in shopify and you need to investigate alternatives.

[idawoodsv]

That's good info, thank you! I think Book that App and Booqable are the best options I've come across, neither is perfect but both seem better than what we've got going now. 

[travisromine]

Booqable doesn't sync inventory and the catalogs are separate. This client publishes B-stock products from their ERP to Shopify and other marketplaces that are also available for rent, thus the sync is mandatory. 

[Van_Nguyen_GSG]

Hi @idawoodsv ,

Its definitely possible to do within the Shopify ecosystem, but you likely to encounter a number of edge-cases requiring custom code as this is not Shopify's primary intended use-case IMO. I assume EZRent you using is https://ezo.io/ezrentout ?

[idawoodsv]

That makes sense, we're actually using Wintersteiger's EasyRent right now: https://www.wintersteiger.com/us/Ski-Service-Rental-and-Lockers/Software/Easyrent

[Suleyman-]

Hi,

Did you find any alternative or even try to use Booqable or bookthatapp for your purpose ?

[idawoodsv]

I did not, we ended up going with EZRent's iFrame integration which is
pretty lackluster but didn't take much dev work to set up. We're still on
the lookout for better options though!

[rosel]

Hello!  Just found this thread and would love to connect.  We are currently using EZ rent and looking for a better option.  How is the iFrame integration working for you?  Is that still what you are using?

[Ryan_Atkins]

I think we have what you are looking for at Supercycle. Rental and resale, truly native to Shopify.