Current RMS is a British RMS widely used in international AV events. Complete features, Xero/Sage/QuickBooks integrations. For a Swiss SME: £57-180/user/month pricing, no SIX QR-bill, UK hosting. ark.stock offers similar scope at flat Swiss pricing.
Solid in UK for AV rentals. No Swiss QR-bill.
Current RMS (Nottingham UK, founded 2014, now a Kerridge Commercial Systems subsidiary) is a complete Rental Management System for AV events and entertainment. Hierarchical kit/flight-case structure, rental workflow with conflicts, quotes, invoices, UK accounting integrations. Per-user pricing — expensive past 3-4 team members. ark.stock offers equivalent coverage at flat CHF pricing.
Built specifically for AV rental — UX tailored to send/return sessions.
Hierarchical kits / flight cases + nested sub-rental.
Mature UK accounting integrations: Xero, Sage, QuickBooks.
Optional B2C webshop (Premium tier) for online rental sales.
Per-user pricing — £57/user ≈ CHF 65/user/month. 5 users = CHF 325/month.
No native Swiss QR-bill — UK/international invoicing.
UK hosting — no Swiss data centre.
Annual commitment required (no monthly without commitment).
| Feature | ark.stock | Current RMS |
|---|---|---|
| rental projects in 5 statuses + conflicts | Yes | Yes |
| Hierarchical flight cases / kits | Yes | Yes |
| Sub-rental (inter-company subrenting) | Partial | Yes |
| ark.stock handles transfers and loans but not invoiced multi-company subrent. | ||
| Swiss invoicing via ark.plan (SIX / ISO 20022 QR-bill) | Yes | No |
| Quotes + e-signature | Via ark.plan | Yes |
| Crew / team scheduling | Partial | Yes |
| Swiss hosting (Infomaniak Geneva, ISO 27001) | Yes | No |
| Swiss nFADP + GDPR compliance | Yes | Partial |
| Flat pricing (no per-user billing) | Yes | No |
| Modular activation — pay for what you enable | Yes | Partial |
| Full CSV / Excel / PDF export anytime | Yes | Yes |
What the matrix above asserts, here's how it looks inside ark.stock. Previews faithfully rebuilt from the app.
SIX QR-bill embedded on every invoice. ISO 20022 standard, native IBAN, scanned and paid by any Swiss bank.
Versioned quotes with immutable snapshots. Each send freezes prices and terms — 100 % traceability without guessing what was on the table 6 months ago.
Fast loan in three steps: QR scan, pick borrower, validate. 80 % of loans are routine — the app removes the friction on those 80 %.
Current RMS: £59 (first user) + 4 × £39 = £215/month (~CHF 245) for 5 users. ark.stock Pro: CHF 79/month flat, 5 users included. About 3× cheaper, no FX risk.
ark.stock handles internal transfers between locations and third-party loans (supplier or partner). True inter-company sub-rental with cross-invoicing is not yet native — it sits on our Enterprise roadmap. If it is a blocker today, Current RMS remains the better choice.
Current RMS exports CSV/Excel. ark.stock Mapper reads them. Typical: 3-5 days for 2 000 items + hierarchical kits + bookings history.
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