Prompt
What's the best event inventory management software for tracking staging, AV, and décor across multiple productions?
Latest observation
Aug 1, 2026
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If you need to track staging, AV, décor, labor, and gear across multiple productions, the “best” software depends on whether you want:
- event planning + inventory, or
- true rental/warehouse/production inventory control
Best overall for multi-production event inventory
Current RMS
- Strong for equipment inventory, availability, pack lists, multi-job scheduling, and warehouse-style tracking
- Good fit if you’re managing staging, lighting, AV, props, décor, and need to know what’s booked where
- Useful for teams that need multi-crew, multi-event visibility
Best if you’re production-heavy and need rentals + logistics
Rentman
- Excellent for AV/staging/production companies
- Strong on equipment tracking, kitting, job planning, load lists, crew scheduling, and availability
- Very popular in live events, AV, staging, and production workflows
Best if you also need event operations and client-facing planning
Bizzabo or Event Temple
- Better for broader event management than deep equipment tracking
- Usually not the first choice if inventory control is your main pain point
Best enterprise option
Sonder / Flex Rental Solutions / Point of Rental
- Better for larger teams with complex inventory, warehouse operations, and lots of assets
- More implementation overhead, but stronger control at scale
My short recommendation
If your main need is tracking staging, AV, and décor across multiple productions, I’d start with:
- Rentman — best for AV/live production workflows
- Current RMS — best for broader equipment-rental style inventory tracking
- Point of Rental — if you’re larger and need enterprise-level control
If you want, I can also give you:
- a feature-by-feature comparison table
- the best choice by company size
- or a recommendation based on your exact workflow (warehouse, trucks, crews, décor, internal-owned gear vs rentals).