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Marketplace Development Guide

How to Build an Equipment Rental Platform

Create a marketplace for renting equipment, tools, or machinery with availability tracking and logistics.

Complete guide with costs, timeline, and tech stack.

$22,000 - $55,000
Market Rate
5-10 weeks
Build Timeline
$2,997
Our Fixed Price

Key Features to Include

A successful equipment rental platform needs these core features to deliver value to your users:

Equipment listings & specs
Availability & booking calendar
Delivery/pickup scheduling
Damage deposits & insurance
Maintenance tracking
User verification
Payment processing
Usage monitoring

Recommended Tech Stack

We recommend these technologies for building a modern, scalable equipment rental platform:

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Stripe
Mapbox
Twilio

Why this stack? This combination offers rapid development, excellent performance, and easy scalability. Next.js provides a great developer experience with built-in optimization, while PostgreSQL ensures reliable data management.

Project Complexity: Standard

Standard - Multiple user types, integrations needed

Based on complexity, building a equipment rental platform typically takes 5-10 weeks. Our 2-week MVP sprint covers most standard projects, with additional time for advanced features if needed.

Who Should Build a Equipment Rental Platform?

Construction, events, photography equipment rental businesses

Successful Equipment Rental Platform Examples

These successful products can serve as inspiration for your equipment rental platform:

United Rentals
Dozr
Getable
Fat Llama

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