Party rental

Party Rental Business Invoicing Software (2026)

Short answer

For a small party rental business, ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) quotes per item with delivery, setup, and pickup broken out, takes a deposit that holds the date, and collects the balance on delivery — with card, cash, and Venmo tracked in one ledger and a damage or late-return fee added to the same job.

How we picked

Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, checked against each vendor's own pricing page. Tools were judged on the small operator's real workflow — per-item quoting with delivery and pickup, deposits that hold a date, and payment at drop-off — not on warehouse-scale inventory management.

Prices as published by each vendor, 2026. Entry-level plans shown.
Software Starting price Best for
ShowTheReceipts That's us $15/mo Small rental operators: per-item quotes, delivery and pickup broken out, deposit holds the date
Booqable $29/mo Online rental storefront with availability tracking
QuoteIQ $29.99/mo Field-service quoting with a mobile app
Point of Rental $49/mo Rental companies tracking large multi-category inventories
Quipli $59/mo Scaling rental operations wanting a customer-facing portal

The small rental operator’s real workflow

Tables, chairs, linens, tents. The quote is basically a list of items plus the truck — delivery, setup, teardown, pickup — and the profit leaks out in the parts people forget to charge for.

You can skip warehouse-scale rental platforms until you’re actually double-booking inventory on a weekly basis.

1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo

Per-item catalog pricing with delivery and pickup as their own lines, a deposit that holds the date, and payment at drop-off.

2. Booqable — $29/mo

A storefront with availability — strongest when inventory conflicts are the problem.

3. QuoteIQ — $29.99/mo

General field-service quoting and scheduling.

4. Point of Rental — $49/mo

Multi-category inventory for an established rental house.

5. Quipli — $59/mo

Customer portal and reservations for a scaling operation.

The paperwork side

Grab the party rental invoice template for the line items worth itemizing every time.

Frequently asked questions

What does a small party rental business need from software?

Per-item quoting with delivery, setup, and pickup as separate lines; a deposit that holds the date; and a way to charge on-site at drop-off. Inventory availability only becomes the binding problem once you're regularly booking the same items against each other.

What do I get with ShowTheReceipts for $15/month?

Quoting, invoicing, deposits, on-site card payment, and cash and Venmo in one tax-ready ledger. Automated reminders and recurring invoicing are Pro-plan features at $39/month.

How do I bill a damage or late-return fee?

Add it as a line item to the same job after pickup and re-send the invoice, so the original rental and the damage charge stay on one record instead of becoming a separate argument.