United Kingdom · Comparison · Last reviewed 2026-05-25
YardGuild vs Booqable
Booqable is competent global rental software. For UK plant-hire yards we win on the bundle: SMS, multi-yard, VAT-compliant invoices, and CRA 2015 waiver templates all included at one GBP price.
Who Booqable is
Dutch-built rental SaaS with strong UK uptake among small event and AV rental shops. USD-billed even for UK customers — you absorb the GBP-USD spread.
When Booqable is the right pick
Solo UK operators wanting a clean booking website, fine with USD billing, no plant-hire-specific terminology need.
When you'll probably prefer YardGuild
Plant-hire yards (UK distinct vernacular — Booqable doesn't translate categories), anyone wanting GBP-native billing, anyone who needs SMS reminders to site managers.
The real cost math
Headline pricing is misleading when the headline doesn't include what you actually need. Here's what a 3-yard operator with two staff actually pays.
Booqable fully loaded
- Booqable Grow tier
- USD $69/mo (~GBP £54)
- Multi-yard (3 sites)
- +USD $58-74/mo (~£45-58)
- Barcode + mPOS
- +USD $18-24/mo
- SMS via Zapier + Twilio UK
- +USD $30/mo + per-msg
- FX spread
- ~2-3%
- Total
- ~GBP £150-185/mo loaded
YardGuild Multi-yard
GBP £179/mo
Includes
- ✓GBP billing — no FX
- ✓UK VAT invoice format (HMRC compliant)
- ✓Up to 3 sites included
- ✓SMS reminders included (UK transactional)
- ✓CRA 2015 waiver template
- ✓Plant-hire-aware asset categories
Feature by feature
| Feature | YardGuild | Booqable | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency billed | GBP | USD | YardGuild |
| UK VAT invoice format | Built-in (HMRC) | Manual | YardGuild |
| Plant-hire vernacular | Built-in (skid steer, telehandler, etc.) | Generic categories | YardGuild |
| SMS to site managers | Included | Zapier + Twilio | YardGuild |
| CRA 2015 waiver template | Built-in | Generic — you customise | YardGuild |
| Customer base in UK | Pre-launch | Established | Competitor |
Questions you might be asking
- Booqable says they handle UK customers. Why pick you?
- Booqable handles UK customers technically — you'll receive invoices in USD, format your own VAT lines, and integrate SMS via Zapier. We do all of that natively for £179 with the bundle. If you're already on Booqable and it works, no reason to switch on day one.
- Plant hire specifically — does Booqable do it?
- Booqable's categories are generic 'equipment' — they don't know skid steers from telehandlers from rollers. You can name your categories whatever you like, but the rental ergonomics are tuned to events/AV/general rental, not plant. Our plant-hire tier ships with the category tree, serial-number depreciation tracking, and the OPERATOR checklist most UK plant yards require by site H&S.
Try it on your own yard for 30 days
No credit card. Import your assets via CSV, run a few contracts, see if the kiosk and the mobile check-in actually save the time we say they do.