Ribbe is boat rental software that runs your entire rental and charter operation from one connected platform.
Ribbe combines online reservations, rental point-of-sale, digital waivers, deposits, captain scheduling, fleet management, and payments into a system built specifically for marinas, boat rental companies, and charter operators.
Whether you rent pontoons, fishing boats, jet boats, or luxury yachts, Ribbe helps you schedule vessels and captains, manage slips and dock assignments, collect security deposits, track fuel and damage, and get customers on the water quickly while keeping your fleet organized.
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Built from real rental experience. Proven through millions of transactions.
Designed to help your business run better.
Ribbe was built for rental and tour operators who need more than a basic point-of-sale system.
From busy walk-up counters to online reservations, waivers, equipment assignments, payments, returns, and reporting, Ribbe is designed around the real workflow of rental businesses.
With millions of rental transactions processed, we understand what it takes to keep lines moving, equipment turning, and customers happy.
What you can do
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Half-day, full-day, and weekly rentals
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Captained and bareboat options
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Captain scheduling & payroll
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Fuel policies and hour meters
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Slip assignment & return checklists
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Damage deposits and incident reports
Built into the platform
boat rentals & charters.
Online reservations with live availability
Fast check-in and real-time rental management
Schedule charters, assign captains and crew, and generate passenger manifests
Mobile QR waiver signing before departure
Captain, crew, and vessel scheduling
Track vessels, slips, fuel usage, maintenance, and damage
Sell add-ons, food, beverages, merchandise, and gift cards
Real-time fleet utilization, revenue, and operational reporting
"Ribbe is an essential part of our rental operation."
"As a rental-first POS system, it makes it easy to book, process, and track rentals from start to finish. The system is intuitive, so seasonal staff can learn it quickly and use it correctly from day one. Ribbe also helps us maximize revenue with flexible pricing plans, add-ons, and late-return tracking, giving us more control over every rental."
OWNER · BIKE & ROLL
Boat rental software, in depth
Most booking tools treat a boat like a hotel room: a date, a price, and a confirmation email. A real day on the dock has more moving parts. A pontoon goes out with a fuel policy and a return time, a charter needs a captain on the schedule, and a fishing boat that came back with a dinged prop has to be written up before the next party walks down the ramp. Ribbe is boat rental software built around those details, so the counter, the dock, and the office all work from the same day sheet, whether you run pontoon boat rentals on a lake, fishing boats on the coast, or captained charters.
Customers book from your website through the Ribbe booking widget or a branded booking site, and they only see the boats and time slots that are actually open. Availability is shared with walk-ups and partner bookings, so a pontoon sold at the counter comes off the website at the same moment.
Rental lengths that match your rate card. Hourly, half-day, full-day, multi-day, and weekly rentals, with seasonal pricing, group rates, and promo codes.
Add-ons at checkout. Sell fishing gear, food, drinks, and other extras with the reservation instead of at the dock.
Reminders that send themselves. Email and SMS confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups go out automatically.
Partner bookings in one calendar. Reservations from hotels, concierges, travel agents, and tour marketplaces can be imported into the same calendar.
Captained trips and bareboat rentals run in the same system. For a charter, you schedule the vessel, assign the captain and crew, and generate a passenger manifest before departure. Captain scheduling ties into payroll, and staff clock in and out at the POS, so there is no whiteboard to reconcile against timesheets at the end of the week.
Because captains, crew, and vessels are all scheduled resources, you can see at a glance whether Saturday's sunset cruise has both a boat and a captain, or only one of the two.
Deposits are where boat rentals lose money when the software is weak. Ribbe holds security deposits as card pre-authorizations and releases them on return, and the rental record follows the boat from check-out to check-in.
Fuel policies and hour meters. Record fuel and hour-meter readings at check-out and return, and charge according to the policy you set.
Return checklists. Walk the boat at the slip with a checklist instead of a clipboard.
Incident reports and damage history. Log damage against both the rental and the vessel, so the history stays with the boat.
Late returns. Overtime and late fees are applied automatically at check-in.
Every renter can sign a digital waiver on their own phone before they arrive, or scan a QR code at the dock. Waivers are linked to the booking and the customer profile, with guardian consent for minors and an audit trail for every signature. At the counter, scan a driver's license to fill in customer details, attach a photo to the rental contract, and flag renters who do not meet your age requirement.
Ribbe tracks each vessel along with its slip assignment, fuel usage, maintenance, and damage. Service work runs through the repair shop tools, with work orders, parts, labor, and a maintenance history for every boat. Fleet utilization and revenue reports show which boats earn their slip and which ones sit.
A general-purpose booking app can take a reservation, and that is usually where it stops. The deposit, the waiver, the captain, and the dock store sale end up on paper or in a second system. As boat rental software, Ribbe puts the reservation, the rental point of sale, the waiver, the deposit, and the retail sale on one ticket.
One transaction at the counter. Rentals, charters, retail, food, beverages, and gift cards together.
Easy for seasonal staff. New dock hands can learn the screens quickly and use them correctly from day one.
Runs on the hardware you have. Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, on computers, tablets, and phones.
Compare plans on the pricing page when you are ready to put numbers next to your current setup.
Boat rental software FAQ
The best boat rental software covers the whole rental day, not only the booking. Look for live online availability, deposits held on the customer's card, digital waivers, captain scheduling for charters, fuel and damage tracking, and a point of sale for the dock store. Ribbe includes all of these in one platform built for boat rental companies, marinas, and charter operators.
Yes. Customers book through a booking widget on your website or a branded Ribbe booking site, choosing the boat, date, and rental length from live availability. Payments deposit directly into your bank account, confirmations go out by email and SMS, and each reservation lands on your Ribbe calendar next to walk-ups and partner bookings.
Yes. Ribbe can hold a security deposit as a pre-authorization on the customer's card and release it when the boat comes back. If something goes wrong, an incident report and damage notes are recorded against both the rental and the vessel, and fuel or late-return charges can be added at check-in.
Yes. Ribbe schedules captains, crew, and vessels together. You can sell captained and bareboat options, assign a captain and crew to each charter, and generate a passenger manifest before departure. Captain scheduling also connects to payroll, and staff can clock in and out directly from the POS terminal.
Yes. Ribbe sends the waiver with the booking confirmation so renters can sign on their phone before they arrive, or they can sign at the dock by scanning a QR code. Group waivers and guardian consent for minors are supported, and every signature is stored on the customer profile with an IP address, timestamp, and version.
Ribbe offers Starter, Pro, and Multi-Location plans. The main difference between them is the number of locations, terminals, kiosks, and waivers you need. There are no required upfront software costs, and pricing is transaction-based with a monthly minimum, which suits seasonal boat rentals. Current plan details are on the pricing page.
In most cases, yes. If you can export a CSV or Excel file from your current software, that data can usually be migrated into Ribbe. Some operators also choose optional onboarding support, data migration, or custom setup services to get their fleet, rates, and customer records in place before the season starts.
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