How to read bike rental software pricing

The monthly headline is rarely the whole cost. Software for rental businesses is normally priced in one of three ways: a flat subscription, a fee per booking, or a percentage of booking value. Each behaves differently when your business grows, and the difference usually shows up in the busiest month.

bikerental uses a flat subscription and does not take a percentage of your direct bookings. Payment-processor fees are charged by your payment provider and stay with you. That keeps the software line predictable: it changes when you change plan, not when you have a good season.

What changes between plans

  • Fleet size and locations: how many active bikes and how many locations the plan covers.
  • Staff seats: how many people can use the system.
  • Payments: integrated payments, deposits and refunds are included from Growth; Starter covers bookings and waivers without integrated payments.
  • Workflows and integrations: advanced rates, QR or barcode handover, maintenance workflows, and API and webhooks on Growth and above.

Every plan includes online booking, category availability with individual bikes, versioned waivers, the pickup and return workflow, maintenance and unavailable status, an operations calendar, basic reports and CSV import.

Working out your true annual cost

To compare vendors fairly, calculate a full year at your real volume: subscription, any per-booking fee, any percentage on bookings, payment-processing fees, onboarding and any add-ons. Do it for a quiet month and a peak month, then compare. A worked example, with formulas you can reuse, is in bike rental software pricing: flat fee vs commission.

Onboarding, data import and training are optional and priced by fleet complexity. Annual billing gives two months free.

Frequently asked questions

Does bikerental charge a commission on bookings?

No. Pricing is a subscription with no percentage of direct reservations. Payment-processor fees are separate and charged by your provider.

Which plan should I start on?

Operators with roughly 50–200 bikes usually start on Growth. A single small shop still finding its rhythm can start on Starter, which covers bookings and waivers without integrated payments.

Is onboarding required?

No. It is optional, and is priced according to fleet complexity.

Can I get a written SLA or SSO?

Those are part of Enterprise. Ask via the demo form.