Shelf
Dover, Delaware, United States
What it is
Shelf is an open-source platform for organizations to keep track of their assets, locations, and custody. Its tools cover bookings, audits, location tracking, asset pages, kits, consumables, calendars, dashboards, search, reminders, and workspaces. The free Shelf Companion app for iPhone and Android scans QR codes, supports audits and custody management, and handles booking check-ins and check-outs. Shelf’s web app can be installed as a progressive web app on mobile and desktop platforms. Organizations can use the managed cloud or self-host with Docker and Supabase. All plans include unlimited assets. Personal is free and allows one user and three custom fields; Plus is $34 a month, and Team is $67 a month. Enterprise pricing is custom. Shelf lists SAML 2.0 integrations and automatic SCIM provisioning. It says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256, with role-based and organization-level access controls. Its managed cloud stores data in Frankfurt, Germany, with application servers in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Shelf says it is not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.
For and against
For
- Unlimited assets on all plans
- Free mobile app scans QR codes
- Supports audits and custody tracking
- Self-hosting and managed cloud options
- SAML 2.0 and automatic SCIM provisioning
Against
- Personal is limited to one user
- Personal allows three custom fields
- Not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified
The verdict
Shelf combines asset records, bookings, audits, and custody tools with mobile scanning. The free plan has unlimited assets but limits the workspace to one user and three custom fields; paid plans start at $34 a month.
Who it suits
Shelf suits individuals and equipment managers, as well as departments, labs, production teams, universities, and multi-site organizations that need to track assets and bookings. Its self-hosted option may fit organizations that want to run the platform themselves.
Plans and prices
Personal
Unlimited assets · 1 user · Personal workspace · 3 custom fields
Read 1 Oct 2026 · shelf.nu
Plus
Unlimited assets · 1 user · Unlimited custom fields · CSV import & export
Read 1 Oct 2026 · shelf.nu
Team
Unlimited assets · Unlimited team members · Bookings and reservations · Booking calendar and availability
Read 1 Oct 2026 · shelf.nu
Enterprise
SSO / SAML / SCIM included · Custom MSA, DPA, SLA · Dedicated single-tenant hosting available · HECVAT/VPAT compliance documents
Read 1 Oct 2026 · shelf.nu
On the record
- Asset limits
- Shelf states that all plans include unlimited assets; the Personal plan is limited to one user and three custom fields.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance status
- Shelf says it is not yet SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified, although its practices are aligned with those frameworks and certification is planned.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Core features
- Shelf provides bookings, custody tracking, audits, location tracking, asset pages, kits, consumables tracking, calendars, dashboards, search, reminders, and workspaces.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Shelf's managed cloud stores data in Frankfurt, Germany, and runs application servers in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Shelf supports SAML 2.0 with Entra, Google Workspace, Okta and other identity providers, with automatic SCIM provisioning.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Shelf Companion is a free native app for iPhone and Android that scans QR codes, runs audits, manages custody, and checks bookings in or out.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Open source and hosting
- Shelf says its code is open source and can be self-hosted with Docker and Supabase, or used through its managed cloud.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Shelf is an open-source platform for tracking what organizations own, where it is, and who has it.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- Shelf states that data in transit uses TLS 1.3 and data at rest uses AES-256 encryption, with role-based and organization-level access controls.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Shelf says its team responds to pre-sales, customer, and other inquiries within the same business day.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- Shelf describes its plans and use cases for individuals, solo equipment managers, departments, labs, production teams, universities, multi-site organizations, and large teams.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
- Web installation
- The Shelf web app can be installed as a progressive web app on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.shelf.nu · read 1 Oct 2026
