United Kingdom · Comparison · Last reviewed 2026-05-25
Yard Guild vs Booqable
Booqable is competent global rental software. For UK plant-hire yards we win on the bundle: SMS, multi-yard, VAT-format invoices, and CRA 2015-aware waiver templates all included at one flat 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.
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 Yard Guild
Plant-hire yards (UK distinct vernacular — Booqable doesn't translate categories), anyone who needs the UK VAT invoice format out of the box, 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
A$299/mo (billed in AUD)
Includes
- ✓UK VAT invoice format (HMRC format)
- ✓Up to 3 sites included
- ✓SMS reminders included (UK transactional)
- ✓CRA 2015 waiver template
- ✓Plant-hire-aware asset categories
Feature by feature
| Feature | Yard Guild | Booqable | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 A$299/mo flat 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.