Bike Rental Manager

Name

Bike Rental Manager

Legal name

Taste Provence Limited

Website

https://bikerentalmanager.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bike Rental Management Software

NAICS

Recreational Goods Rental (532284), General Rental Centers (5323), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751)

akta.pro primary industry

Car Rental & Mobility Reservation Engines (THALADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fleet Management Services (Lifecycle, Compliance, Safety, Driver Programs) (TLABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Bike rental software
• Reservation management platform
• Fleet management software
• Tour booking software
• Ski snowboard rental system

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Annual subscription fees billed in advance with automatic renewal for successive 12-month terms. Additional optional services available as paid extras on subscription plans. Subscription plans include usage limits and overage fees for bookings exceeding the Booking Ceiling.
2. Usage-Based Billing: Introduced in Spring 2025, Usage-Based Billing (UBB) provides access to all BRM services and optional packages with unlimited inventory. Customers pay based on usage rather than fixed subscription tiers.
3. Overage Fees: Fees charged when customer usage exceeds the Booking Ceiling included in their Subscription Plan. Overage Rate is applied to Transaction Value for each booking above the ceiling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bike Rental Manager (BRM) provides a unified cloud-based SaaS platform that consolidates bike rental management, repair and maintenance workflows, tour and event bookings, appointments, and ski/snowboard rentals for bike rental businesses. The platform centralizes inventory and fleet tracking, online reservations, digital waivers, integrated point-of-sale, barcode-based check-in/out, multi-location management, delivery planning, and Looker BI analytics, with integrations to Lightspeed, Citrus Lime, Stripe, PayPal, and Google Analytics.

Product overview

Bike Rental Manager (BRM) is an all-in-one unified platform for bike rental, repair, and tour management. The core platform includes interconnected modules: Rental Management handles bookings and inventory tracking; Maintenance & Repair manages service workflows and service history; Tours, Activities & Events handles group bookings and waivers; Appointments manages bike fit sessions; and Ski & Snowboard provides winter rental workflows. Key integrated features include Online Customer Booking (public-facing booking widget), Online Waiver (digital signatures), Point of Sale (payment processing), Barcode Scanning (inventory operations), Kiosk Mode (self-service), Delivery Planning (logistics), and Looker BI Reporting (analytics). The platform integrates with Lightspeed and Citrus Lime POS systems, Stripe and PayPal for payments, and Google Analytics for tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bike.rent: BRM distribution channel platform enabling bike renters worldwide to find and book bikes from BRM-powered stores.

Products and services

• Bike Rental Manager Rental Management Core rental module providing automated bookings, digital waivers, real-time inventory tracking, and double-booking prevention for bike rental businesses.
• Bike Rental Manager Maintenance & Repair Service management add-on that standardizes repair jobs, tracks bike condition, maintains service checklists and full service history, and lets customers book services online.
• Bike Rental Manager Tours, Activities & Events Module for creating and managing group rides, event listings, tour pricing, schedules, and participant waivers with automated digital signatures during checkout.
• Bike Rental Manager Appointments Booking module for managing appointments including bike fit sessions, allowing customers to book services and store preferences.
• Bike Rental Manager Ski & Snowboard Rental Winter rental workflow module providing seasonal inventory management and multi-day rental workflows for ski and snowboard equipment rental businesses.
• Bike Rental Manager (BRM) Platform All-in-one bike rental, repair, and tour management SaaS platform that centralizes inventory management, bookings, waivers, payments, and fleet maintenance for rental businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by bike businesses in 27+ countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google Cloud Platform / FirebasecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary data store for BikeRentalManager. Google Cloud Platform provides the underlying infrastructure while Firebase is used for authentication and real-time database functionality. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit within Google infrastructure.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary payment processing platform for online and back-office transactions. Handles secure payment collection with support for 3D secure authentication. Integrated via latest Stripe API (2022-11-15).
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlternative online payment processing platform integrated for online bookings. Provides additional payment option for customer convenience.
• Lightspeed (R Series, X Series)coreTechnology or IntegrationPOS integration for unified rental and retail operations. Allows running BRM and Lightspeed R side-by-side in browser. Supports bi-directional data flow for sales and rental transactions. Configuration requires creating rental items in Lightspeed inventory and connecting user accounts.
• FreshDesk (Freshworks)coreTechnology or IntegrationCustomer support platform used for managing support tickets and communications. Contains personal data necessary for support (typically email address and name, may include additional context from support inquiries).
• Mailchimp (Intuit)coreTechnology or IntegrationMarketing email platform for messaging users about services and promotional communications. Separate from Mandrill transactional emails. Data encrypted in transit where receiving system supports encryption.
• Mandrill (MailChimp/Intuit)coreTechnology or IntegrationTransactional email service for sending booking confirmations, reminders, and status updates to customers. Outgoing emails temporarily stored on Mandrill platform with encryption in transit.
• ChargebeecoreTechnology or IntegrationBilling and subscription management platform for processing BRM service payments. Retains subscriber personal data as required by law (e.g., invoice records, payment history).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Citrus-Lime: Citrus-Lime is a UK-based retail POS platform for bike and outdoor retailers with rental and workshop support. It is both a partner (integrated with BRM) and an adjacent competitor serving the same bike retail vertical.
• HireHop: HireHop is a cloud rental management platform serving equipment rental companies with quoting, contracts, job tracking, and invoicing. Like BRM it is a UK-rooted rental SaaS, though it targets equipment hire rather than bike rentals.

Direct peers

• Booqable: Booqable is a vertical rental management SaaS offering online bookings, inventory tracking, and payment processing for rental businesses. It is directly comparable to BRM in its focus on rental workflows, online storefronts, and integration-led onboarding, though it spans multiple rental verticals beyond bikes.
• Resamania: Resamania is a rental management platform purpose-built for ski and snowboard shops, with online booking, inventory management, and workshop features. It directly overlaps with BRM's ski/snowboard module and adjacent sport rental use cases.
• Cheqroom: Cheqroom provides equipment rental management software covering reservations, check-in/out, maintenance, and reporting. It serves AV, event, and sports rental operators and overlaps with BRM on rental workflow features such as barcode scanning and service history.
• Rentman: Rentman is rental management software for AV, event, and production companies, offering inventory tracking, scheduling, and crew management. It shares BRM's DNA as a vertical rental SaaS with workflow modules, though it targets the event/production segment.

Broad incumbents

• Lightspeed: Lightspeed is an established commerce platform providing POS, payments, and inventory management for retail and hospitality, including rental workflows through its R Series. BRM already integrates with Lightspeed, making it both partner and competitor for the bike rental customer.
• Vagaro: Vagaro is a SaaS booking and business management platform for salons, spas, fitness, and activity-based businesses. It competes for the tour operator, appointment, and activity booking portions of BRM's customer workflow.
• Mindbody: Mindbody is an established booking and business management platform for fitness, wellness, and experience businesses. It overlaps with BRM in tour and activity booking modules and represents a broader incumbent alternative for activity-led SMBs.
• Square Appointments: Square Appointments is the booking component of Block's Square ecosystem, offering online scheduling, payments, and customer management for service businesses. It overlaps with BRM's appointment, tour, and payments workflows for smaller operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bikerentalmanager
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bike-rental-manager
• Instagraminstagram.com/bikerentalmgr
• Xx.com/bikerentalman

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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