How It Might Work (Example)

Let’s say you rent out DSLR cameras:

Customer visits the product page.

Selects rental start date and return date.

The system checks if the camera is available.

The rental fee is calculated: e.g., $30/day for 3 days = $90.

Optionally adds a $100 refundable deposit.

Customer agrees to the rental policy and checks out.

You deliver or the customer picks it up.

That's it...Everything works the exact same as any eccomerce store, the only add on is: They can choose a dates of how long they will use it for and it calculates the price based off of that

Platforms That Support Rentals

Shopify (with apps like BookThatApp, Rentle, or Tipo)

Add-ons enable rental calendars, date pickers, and availability checks.

WooCommerce + WooCommerce Bookings or RnB Plugin

Great for WordPress. Offers customizable booking durations and deposit features.

Rentle (now called Twice)

Purpose-built for rental e-commerce—handles inventory, bookings, and logistics out of the box.

Booqable

Standalone rental e-commerce solution that you can integrate with your site or use as-is.