Rental software for event equipment companies

Gear.
Sorted.

Gear, jobs, quotes, crew and invoices in one place. rid.r knows which desk is free on Friday, who's rigging the gala, and what the job is worth with VAT.

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rid.r · Overview
The rid.r overview: this week's jobs, the share of gear available, open quotes and utilisation by category
The rid.r overview on a phone

Sound, lighting, staging, power, video or DJ gear: if you rent it out, rid.r keeps track of it.

SoundLightingRigging StagingVideoPowerDJ
Features

From the warehouse to the invoice, in one system.

No more spreadsheets, group chats and stock lists kept in your head. rid.r follows every rental from quote to invoice.

Calendar and jobs

Who takes what, and when.

Every job in a weekly or monthly view, filtered by gear or by job. One look and you see where the week clashes.

Quote Confirmed In progress Closed
Calendar
Weekly calendar: a conference, a year-end gala, a festival, a jazz club night and a wedding in the same week
Quotes

Quotes in minutes, without double bookings.

Gear by quantity and day, crew by the hour or day, with line and total discounts. Meanwhile rid.r checks that everything is actually available.

  • Gear, labour and sub-hires on one quoteLine arrays, lighting desks, generators, rigger hours.
  • Live availabilitySee how many units are free on those days.
  • Net, VAT and gross worked out for you
Jobs · Tiszavirág Festival
The gear section of a festival job: L-Acoustics Kara II, d&b Y-SUB, DiGiCo SD12 and Robe Spiider with quantities, days and unit prices
Inventory

All your gear, down to the last unit.

Categories, day rates, serial numbers and QR labels. Scan a label with your phone and see where that piece of kit is.

Available Booked Out In service
Inventory
Inventory list with available and total quantities, status and day rate
Invoicing

From closed job to invoice in one click.

rid.r turns the job's lines into an invoice with Stripe Invoicing. Your client can pay online, and the PDF and the payment status stay with the job.

  • Stripe Invoicing integration
  • Issued, due, paid and voided in one place
Summary
Summary and invoice cards on a closed job: net, VAT, gross, and an issued, paid invoice
Jobs
List of jobs with client, venue, date and status
Crew

The schedule in your crew's pocket.

Technicians get invited to a job, accept it on their phone, and see where they're going, when, and in what role. rid.r installs on the phone like an app.

  • Invite, accept, withdraw
  • Their own calendar: "My schedule"
  • QR scanning at check-out and check-in
My schedule on a phone: accepted jobs and invitations
Job details on a phone
1 job sheetquote, crew, availability and invoice
QR labelson every piece of gear, printable
Stripeinvoices your clients can pay online
Passkeyspasswordless sign-in, two-step security
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is rid.r?

Rental software for event equipment companies: inventory, quotes, calendar, crew scheduling and invoicing in one place, in the browser and on the phone.

Who is it for?

Companies and freelancers renting out sound, lighting, staging, rigging, video or DJ gear, from a few dozen items to a full warehouse.

When can I use it?

rid.r is in pre-production: we're testing it with a few rental companies. Join the early access list and we'll invite you among the first.

How much does it cost?

It will be a monthly subscription based on the size of your inventory and the number of users. Pricing comes before launch, and the trial is free.

Do I need to install anything?

No. rid.r runs in the browser, and your crew can install it on their phones like an app.

How does invoicing work?

rid.r creates invoices from a closed job's lines with Stripe Invoicing. The invoice, its PDF and the payment status stay with the job.

Where is my data stored?

On servers in Germany, inside the European Union, over encrypted connections. Each company's data is kept separate.

Early access

Be the first to try rid.r.

rid.r is in pre-production: we're testing it with a few rental companies before we open it up. Leave your e-mail and we'll invite you as soon as there's a place for you.