"Finally, a modern and convenient asset database"
"Equipment reservations, no drama, no double bookings."
The equipment platform your team will actually use.
Stop wrestling with spreadsheets and per-user pricing. Shelf is the fast, open-source way to track gear, manage bookings, and prevent double-bookings.
Trusted by more than 3000 teams worldwide
Solutions
What do you need to track?
Pick the job you have. Each page shows how teams run it in Shelf.
Track every asset
Asset tracking software that keeps a live asset inventory: who has what, and where it is.
Track IT hardware
IT asset management software for laptops, monitors and loaner devices, with a custody trail per device.
Keep tools from walking off
Tool tracking across crews, vans and job sites, so you always know who took what.
Check gear out and back in
Equipment checkout software: scan a QR code to hand an item over, scan again on return.
Let people book gear ahead
An equipment reservation system with a calendar that stops double bookings. On the Team plan.
Manage shared equipment
Equipment management software for the cameras, laptops, tools and lab gear your team shares.
A note from our founder
Built for teams that
manage real assets.
Already trusted to track hundreds of thousands of assets — and counting.
Shelf didn't start as a grand vision.
It started as a practical solution to a very practical problem: asset management shouldn't be this hard.
Today, teams use Shelf to track hundreds of thousands of assets across studios, universities, production teams, and operations groups worldwide.
Why? Because Shelf stays focused.
It does the core job well: tracking, availability, bookings, accountability. And it avoids the bloat that slows teams down over time.
If you're done fighting your tools and ready to trust them again, Shelf is ready for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about getting started with Shelf.
Built for real-world scale
Shelf runs in production for teams managing thousands of assets.
High booking volume and large user bases — without performance or data integrity tradeoffs.
"When Shelf scales, your workflows stay the same."
Case Studies
See how teams use Shelf
From professional sports to scientific research — teams across every industry trust Shelf to manage their assets.
Explore Shelf features
From bookings and custody to audits and location tracking — everything you need to manage your assets.