reservationbay vs Rentle (now Twice)
Two platforms aimed at much the same businesses, priced on different principles.
No monthly subscription to start — two plans lower your costs as you grow.
The short answer
Rentle is a rental platform aimed largely at leisure and sports rental, sold on subscription plans. reservationbay targets the same kinds of business but removes the monthly fee, charging a commission per booking and billing payments as a separate line.
Both are built for the leisure end of rental — bikes, boards, skis, outdoor gear — rather than for heavy equipment or long-term hire. The functional overlap is substantial.
The difference that will show up on your bill is seasonality. A ski or watersports business trades hard for a few months and barely at all for the rest, and a fixed monthly fee is paid in both. That is the case commission pricing is built for.
Rentle now trades as Twice Commerce: rentle.io redirects to twicecommerce.com. If you are looking at Rentle, our Twice comparison covers the same product. Checked on 29 July 2026.
reservationbay and Rentle compared
Checked when written. Verify anything decisive with Rentle directly, since vendors change their pricing.
| Rentle | reservationbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription plans | Three plans: €0/2.95%, €49/1.5%, €149/0% per booking |
| Cost out of season | The plan continues | Nothing |
| Free tier | Trial or entry plan | Free to start, with the full platform and all integrations |
| Payments | Through the platform | Through the platform, whitelabel, billed separately from the software |
| Deposits | Supported | Pre-authorisation held, released automatically, settled from the inspection |
| Sizing on bookings | Supported | Captured at booking, with stock tracked per size |
| Website | Provides an online store | SitePack integration for a booking site on your own domain |
Where Rentle is the better choice
- Rentle is a mature product with strong leisure-rental focus and an established customer base.
- If you trade steadily year-round rather than seasonally, a fixed plan may cost less than a commission.
- If you want your storefront and rental software from one vendor, Rentle offers that directly.
The honest test is your own booking history. Apply both pricing models to last year, month by month, and compare the annual totals — that answers the question far better than any table.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for a seasonal business?
That is what the Flex plan is for: at €0 a month, the months you are closed cost you nothing, and you pay 2.95% only on the bookings you take. Verify the current plan pricing on both sides before deciding, since plans change.
Do both handle sizing for ski and wetsuit rental?
Both address it. Worth checking specifically is whether stock is tracked per size rather than as a single count, because ten of the wrong size is the same as none.
Can I move my data across?
Usually. Send an export of your products, customers and bookings and we will tell you honestly what transfers cleanly.
What does Rentle do better?
It is a mature, well-focused product with a strong track record in leisure rental. For a year-round business at steady volume, its pricing may also work out lower.
Try it against your own numbers
Create a free account and put a realistic month of bookings in. It costs nothing and tells you more than a comparison table can.