Flex
7.7#3 in rental softwareFrom $100 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
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What both publish
| Fact | Flex | Rentopian |
|---|---|---|
| API | Flex5 exposes a beta REST API using API keys and customer-specific Swagger UI documentation. | The features page says its API can connect to third-party systems and provide website access to product, category, inventory, and client information. |
| Contracts | Contracts and electronic signatures are provided through a DocuSign-powered integration. | Customers can sign contracts electronically through Rentopian’s signature service, DocuSign, or DigiSigner. |
| Founded | Chris Stein founded Flex in 2009 for live-event and rental operations. | 2016 |
| Integrations | Official integrations include QuickBooks, DocuSign and Zapier, with Zapier workflows able to connect Slack, Gmail and Google Drive. | The maker lists Stripe, Square, PayJunction, CardWell, and Authorize.net as supported payment gateways. |
| Purpose | Flex combines rental inventory and production operations, sales, warehouse workflows, crew scheduling, billing, and payments in one platform. | Rentopian is cloud-based rental management software for event and party rental businesses. |
Flex plans
- Flex Asset Solutions$100 a month
- RFID module$100 a month
- Flex GTS$260 a month
- Flex$510 a month
- Flex Rental Solutions$510 a month
Rentopian plans
- SubscriptionPriced on request
Pick Flex if…
Flex is aimed at rental and production businesses with 500 or more assets, multiple jobs, or multi-user and multi-location operations. The maker says it may not suit 1–2 person operations or businesses with budgets under $300/month.
Pick Rentopian if…
It suits event and party rental businesses that need to coordinate inventory, online bookings, contracts, and delivery operations. The product page describes it as suitable for businesses of different types and sizes, including small businesses.