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Last updated: March 2026

Shelf overview

What is Shelf?

Shelf is an asset and equipment tracking software used by teams who value clarity. Shelf is an open source asset management system that lets you create, manage and overview your assets across locations.

Shelf lets you create, categorize, and search your inventory quickly and easily. With powerful reporting features, you'll have a clear picture of what you own and where it's located.

Shared equipment? No problem. Use one of our team plans, register your assets, add your team members, and let them book and check out assets with ease.

Issues with double bookings? No longer a problem.

Want to have all your assets on a database, with corresponding asset labels, identification, and location tracking? You can find it all with shelf.

Have assets in various locations but owned by the same organization? Create unlimited locations on shelf and add assets to them. They will show on the asset index and allow for all your team members to have visibility on where things are.

Key benefits of using Shelf

Up to date asset inventory
Give long term custody of assets
Report issues related to assets
No more double bookings for equipment
Last known location tracking (each QR scan updates a map)
Create your own asset database logic with custom fields and required fields
Import your asset inventory
Tag your assets with unlimited tags
1 account - multiple workspaces

Starting price

19flat rate /
per month

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Shelf's features

Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
Asset assignment
Asset tracking
Audit trail
Barcoding/RFID
Calendar management
Check-in/Check-out
Customizable fields
Data import/export
Equipment tracking
Fixed asset management
Inventory tracking
IT asset tracking
Location tracking
Monitoring
Multi-Location
QR codes
Reservations management
Tagging

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Shelf pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Plus

19

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited assets
  • Email support
  • Unlimited custom fields
  • Export/backup assets to csv
  • Import assets from csv
  • All normal features

Team

37

Per month

Features included:

  • All normal features
  • Priority feature requests
  • Organization workspaces
  • Co-admins
  • Collaboration

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Shelf support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Shelf FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Shelf?

Shelf has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Shelf support?

Shelf supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Shelf offer an API?

No, Shelf does not have an API available.

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