Checkfront alternative

    A Checkfront alternative with no monthly fee

    RentalTide is a complete rental management platform with 25+ features for $0 a month, at a flat 4.9% per transaction. Both platforms publish their rates, so you can read them side by side further down this page.

    No credit card required. No setup fee. Cancel anytime.

    Why operators pick us

    Why rental businesses choose RentalTide

    One platform, one rate, and nothing held back behind a higher tier.

    No subscription

    $0 a month, $0 setup, no contract. You pay 4.9% when a booking is paid for and nothing in a month you do not rent.

    All inclusive platform

    Online and in-person POS, GPS tracking, waivers, ID verification, maintenance, kiosks, and 20+ more features, all on the one rate.

    AI built in

    AI damage detection, ID verification, dynamic pricing and automated workflows are part of the platform, not an add-on module.

    Included on every plan

    Everything included with RentalTide

    One rate covers all of it. There is no feature gating, no module to unlock, no premium tier, and no add-on pricing.

    Online and in-person bookings
    Physical POS terminals and card readers
    Purpose-built for equipment and experience rentals
    AI-powered waivers and ID verification
    Real-time GPS tracking with geofencing
    AI damage detection on check-in and check-out
    Asset maintenance tracking
    Inventory management
    Business management mobile app
    Self-service kiosk mode
    Multi-location management
    Add-ons with supplier integration
    Pass the transaction fee on, or absorb it
    Weather integration
    Free setup, migration and onboarding
    24/7 support

    All features included. $0 a month. 4.9% per transaction, which you can choose to pass on to your customers.

    Side by side

    What each platform publishes

    Quoted from each company's own pricing page on the date shown. Where a company does not publish a figure, we say nothing rather than guess.

    PlatformPublished subscriptionPublished booking feeSource
    RentalTide$04.9% per booking, optionally capped at $25 on a paid planthis site
    Checkfront$99 per month3% online booking feecheckfront.com/pricing

    A percentage on its own is not a price. Checkfront charges a monthly subscription as well as its booking fee and RentalTide does not, and neither figure covers card processing, which both platforms bill separately. Work out your own number from the table below rather than comparing percentages. Figures are quoted from each company's own public pricing page, read on 24 August 2026.

    RentalTide at your volume

    Our published rate applied to a few revenue levels. No subscription, no setup fee, and nothing to pay in a month you do not rent.

    Annual bookingsMonthly feeRentalTide at 4.9%
    $250,000$0$12,250
    $500,000$0$24,500
    $1,000,000$0$49,000
    $2,500,000$0$122,500
    $5,000,000$0$245,000

    Switching

    Leaving a monthly subscription behind

    Our team handles the whole move at no cost: importing your data, setting up your new system, and training your staff.

    1

    Sign up free

    No credit card, no setup fee, no contract.

    2

    We handle the migration

    Export from Checkfront and we import everything for free.

    3

    Go live

    Start on a flat 4.9% per booking with no monthly fee.

    We cover your switching costs

    If your current contract charges an early termination fee, talk to us: we credit qualifying accounts to cover it. Ask us for the details before you give notice.

    Stop paying for software you do not own

    Zero monthly fees, a flat 4.9% per booking, and every feature included from day one.

    • $0 monthly forever
    • No setup fees
    • Free migration
    • 24/7 support

    Checkfront is a trademark of Checkfront Inc. Product and company names on this page are the trademarks of their respective owners, are used here only to identify those products, and do not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Every figure quoted for another company was read on its own public pricing page on 24 August 2026. Prices and features change, and these may be out of date by the time you read this: check the linked page before deciding. If you believe anything here is inaccurate, tell us at sales@rentaltide.com and we will correct it.

    One flat rate, every feature included

    RentalTide is all-in-one. There is no monthly subscription, no setup fee and no tier to buy up into. You pay 4.9% per online booking, and everything below is already on your account.

    Online booking and schedulingIncluded
    Point of sale and card terminalsIncluded
    Real-time GPS asset trackingIncluded
    Digital waivers and e-signatureIncluded
    AI identity verificationIncluded
    AI dynamic pricingIncluded
    AI damage detectionIncluded
    Maintenance and staff schedulingIncluded
    Multi-location reportingIncluded
    Automated customer messagingIncluded

    Card processing is billed separately at your local rate, as it is on every platform. See the full terms on our pricing page.