Shelf
An open-source asset management platform for tracking equipment, bookings and inventory across a team.
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About Shelf
Shelf keeps a live inventory of equipment and records who has each item and where it is. It covers general asset tracking, IT hardware such as laptops, monitors and loaner devices with a custody trail for each device, and tools that move between crews, vans and job sites.
Bookings are built in, so teams can reserve gear without double-booking it. The main app runs in the browser, and a Shelf Companion app is available for iPhone and Android. Individuals can use it free, and teams get a 7-day trial of the paid tier.
Strengths
- Equipment bookings that prevent double-bookings
- Custody trail per device for IT hardware
- Companion app for iPhone and Android
- Open-source code on GitHub
Limitations
- Team features require a paid plan
- Hosted service needs an account
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree for individuals; team features are paid, with a 7-day trial and no credit card required.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Shelf
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
- Account
- Required
- Best suited for
- Teams that lend out equipment and want to know who has what
- Categories
- IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Shelf
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Snipe-IT
An open-source, self-hosted IT asset management system written in PHP, with optional paid hosting.
Snipe-IT is a free open source asset register you self-host on a PHP server, with a REST API and two-factor authentication, but no equipment booking features listed.
Reftab
A cloud asset management service for tracking hardware, software licenses, equipment and IT spend.
Reftab is a hosted asset tracker with check in and check out, custom tags, software licence and IT spend tracking, and an Android app but no iPhone app listed.
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