Louez or Loxya: which rental software fits your business?
Loxya manages equipment, events and technicians for event companies, venues and local authorities. Louez is for rental businesses whose customers book and pay online. Both are hosted in France and publish part of their code.
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At a glance
| Criterion | Louez | Loxya |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €1 per booking, or €49 per month | €16 per month (Basique), €59 with online booking |
| Data hosting | France | France (OVH), encrypted backups in Germany |
| Online booking store | Yes | Partly |
| Online payments | Yes | No |
| Online deposits | Yes | Partly |
| E-signed agreements | Partly — signed at booking, by accepting the rental terms | Not stated |
| Photo inspections | Yes | Yes |
| Customer portal | Yes | Partly |
| SMS reminders | Yes | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Partly |
| Public source code | Yes | Partly |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
What you pay
Louez
On pay-per-booking, each confirmed booking costs €1 down to €0.30 depending on your monthly volume, and a month without rentals costs nothing. The store, payments, deposits, agreements and inspections are included, with unlimited team members. A subscription is also available, from €49 a month. Payment processing fees are separate.
Loxya
Basique costs €16 a month excluding VAT, without updates. Pro costs €29, Pro Premium €59 with online booking requests and barcode scanning, Extra Premium €75. Users are unlimited. A €649 licence lets you install the Premium version yourself.
Monthly cost example
Example in euros: a €60 average order. Louez pay-per-booking after the free bookings; Loxya Pro Premium billed monthly.
| Bookings / month | Payments received | Louez pay per booking | Loxya |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | €0 | €0 | €59 |
| 50 | €3,000 | €50 | €59 |
| 100 | €6,000 | €90 | €59 |
| 200 | €12,000 | €140 | €59 |
Illustrative calculation, excluding tax. Loxya does not collect payments: its online booking is a request that you confirm and collect afterwards.
Which one fits?
Louez fits if…
Your customers book, pay and leave a deposit online, with an agreement validated automatically and an inspection. You want a ready-made store and a price that follows your bookings.
Loxya fits if…
You prepare events with technicians to assign, equipment to scan, year-end inventories and French e-invoicing, with no online sales to the public.
Where they really differ
Collecting payment
Loxya produces quotes and invoices and tracks payments, but collects nothing. Louez takes the payment and deposit when the customer books.
Source code
Loxya's core is published under CC BY-NC-SA, which forbids commercial redistribution; the Premium version is closed. Louez's code is public on GitHub.
Where Loxya is ahead
Technician assignment by position, barcode scanning, ATA carnets, single sign-on with CAS or SAML2, and a very low starting subscription.
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