New Zealand · Comparison · Last reviewed 2026-05-25
YardGuild vs Rentrax
Rentrax is a US-headquartered ski-rental SaaS popular with North American resort shops. For Queenstown and Wanaka operators, the FX + revenue cap + per-transaction fees stack up. We're NZD-flat with the kind of ACL/CCLA waiver template a Cardrona accountant will sign off on.
Who Rentrax is
North American ski-rental specialist, decade of vertical expertise, USD-billed. New 2025 pricing: $29 starter (≤$10k/mo), $169 / $449 / $999 tiers, USD $395 setup, per-transaction overages.
When Rentrax is the right pick
NZ shops that already use Rentrax and have the bookkeeping for USD invoices + FX. Their boot-size workflow is excellent if pure ski.
When you'll probably prefer YardGuild
Multi-location South Island shops (Wanaka + Cardrona is common), mixed-vertical shops (winter ski + summer bike), and anyone who wants NZD-native pricing without USD invoices to reconcile every month.
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.
Rentrax fully loaded
- Rentrax tier (Queenstown shop reality)
- USD $169-449/mo (~NZD $283-750)
- Setup fee
- USD $395 (~NZD $660)
- Per-transaction overage
- USD $0.20-0.80 each
- FX spread on NZD card paying USD
- ~2-3%
- Total
- NZD $283-750/mo + setup + per-txn
YardGuild Multi-yard
NZD $329/mo flat
Includes
- ✓NZD billing — no FX surprises
- ✓NZ IRD-compliant GST invoice format
- ✓NZ CCLA-compliant waiver template
- ✓Up to 3 yards (Queenstown + Wanaka + Cardrona)
- ✓Generic size-matrix (works for boots, jackets, skis, poles)
- ✓SMS reminders included
- ✓Bond tracking via your own POS
Feature by feature
| Feature | YardGuild | Rentrax | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency billed | NZD | USD | YardGuild |
| Revenue cap on cheap tier | None | USD $10k/mo on starter | YardGuild |
| Setup fee | None | USD $395 | YardGuild |
| Per-transaction fees | None | USD $0.20-0.80 over cap | YardGuild |
| Ski-specific boot fitting depth | Generic size_code | Specialised last/flex/width matrix | Competitor |
| NZ CCLA waiver template | Built-in | Not provided | YardGuild |
| Multi-yard included | Up to 3 on Multi-yard | Per-location surcharge | YardGuild |
| Summer/winter mixed shop | Same app handles bikes, kayaks, paddle boards | Ski only | YardGuild |
Questions you might be asking
- Half my shop is winter ski, half is summer mountain bike. What about that?
- That's the wheelhouse we built for. One app handles your ski stock from May to October and your bikes from November to April — same asset list, same counter UI, same bond/waiver flow. Rentrax is ski-only; their sister product Wintersmiths is service-shop focused, not summer rental.
- Queenstown peak season — how does NZ$329 hold up vs Rentrax with overages?
- We're flat at NZ$329, no transaction overage. A busy July weekend at Coronet Peak generates 100+ rentals/day; on Rentrax's $169 tier you'd be paying USD $0.20-0.80 per transaction over your cap on top. For a real season our cost is predictable; theirs scales linearly with rental volume.
- Can your size-matrix handle Salomon, Atomic, K2, Rossignol boots?
- Yes — but you set up the size codes yourself (SALOMON_S_PRO_28_5, ATOMIC_HAWX_28_0, etc.). It's a string field. Rentrax has those baked in with brand metadata and recommendation logic. If you're a high-end fitting shop where customers ask for a specific Atomic Hawx flex+last, you'll feel that gap. For volume rental where the customer just wants 'a 28.5 that fits', our setup works fine.
- Why no GST surprise vs Rentrax?
- Rentrax invoices come out in USD with their US sales-tax (or lack thereof) treatment — your NZ bookkeeper then has to translate to NZD and figure out the GST attribution. We invoice in NZD with the NZ IRD GST format your accountant expects. Saves the month-end reconciliation faff.
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.