Portable Storage Container Rental Billing Software (2026)
Container rental is recurring monthly revenue with one-time delivery, relocation, and pickup charges — running for months against contractors, retailers, and homeowners with very different payment behavior. ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) bills the monthly rental automatically on each unit, invoices delivery and moves as they happen, keeps a card on file for residential holds, and references the placement site on every line for contractor accounts.
How we picked
Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, taken from each vendor's own pricing page or a recent third-party summary. Judged on the small operator's workflow — recurring per-unit rental, delivery and relocation charges, prorating, card-on-file for residential accounts, and contractor terms — not on nationwide logistics networks, depot inventory systems, or telematics built for large fleets.
| Software | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ShowTheReceipts That's us | $15/mo | Small container operators: per-unit recurring rental, delivery and move lines, card on file |
| Invoice2go | $9.99/mo+ | Basic mobile invoicing |
| Wave | Free / $16/mo | Free invoicing with light bookkeeping |
| Kickserv Flex | $19/mo | Budget scheduling with invoicing |
| Point of Rental | Quote only | Rental yards managing large mixed equipment fleets |
Every unit is a subscription
A container in a driveway is recurring revenue until someone tells you otherwise, which is exactly the problem. Units go quiet, months pass unbilled, and the operator only finds out at inventory time.
Automatic monthly billing per unit is basically the entire operating model.
1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo
Per-unit recurring rental, delivery, relocation, and pickup as one-time lines, card on file for residential accounts, terms and site references for contractors.
2. Invoice2go — $9.99/mo+
Basic mobile invoicing.
3. Wave — Free / $16/mo
Free invoices with light bookkeeping.
4. Kickserv Flex — $19/mo
Budget scheduling with invoicing.
5. Point of Rental — quote only
Built for rental yards managing large mixed equipment fleets.
The lines a container invoice needs
- Monthly rental — per unit, by size
- Delivery / placement — per unit
- Pickup / removal
- Relocation or repositioning on site — per move
- Swap-out — full unit exchanged
- Prorated partial month — per stated rule
- Damage or cleaning — per published schedule
- Lost key / lock replacement
- Permit or right-of-way fee — where street placement requires it
- Emergency or after-hours delivery
Write the proration rule down
Daily proration, half-month, or full-month minimums — any of them is fine, and only ambiguity is a problem. This one sentence prevents more billing disputes than anything else in the agreement.
Chase the quiet units monthly
A unit nobody’s mentioned in four months is either unbilled revenue or an asset you’ve lost track of. Reconcile placements against invoices every month — it’s a twenty-minute habit that finds real money in almost every small rental fleet.
Two customers, two payment rules
Homeowners on a card, contractors on terms with a PO and site reference. Apply one policy to both and you’ll end up financing long residential holds at no interest without meaning to.
Frequently asked questions
How should rental periods be billed?
Monthly per unit, with a stated minimum term and a clear proration rule for partial months. Ambiguous proration is the most common billing dispute in container rental and it's entirely preventable with one sentence.
What charges get forgotten?
Relocation and repositioning. A container moved twenty feet for a concrete pour still costs a truck and a driver. Price it in the agreement so it's expected the first time it's needed.
Should residential customers keep a card on file?
Yes. A residential hold that runs six months on manual monthly payment becomes a collections problem by month three. Contractors pay on terms; homeowners should pay on a card automatically.
How do I handle damage or lock-outs?
State the damage schedule and the lock policy in the agreement — door damage, roof punctures, interior contamination, and lost keys all have real costs. A published number is accepted; an invented one is argued.