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Car Rental Fleet Insurance: How to Find the Right Cover Insurance

Car Rental Fleet Insurance: How to Find the Right Cover

Compulsory cover in the EU and in five countries, fleet policies, guarantees, excesses, insurers' questions, brokers: the file to prepare before asking for a quote.

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Rental Car Damage and Excess: Charging a Claim to the Renter Damage claims

Rental Car Damage and Excess: Charging a Claim to the Renter

Terms, joint condition reports, evidence, excess and waivers, partial capture of the card hold, disputes: the procedure from inspection to charge, under EU rules.

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Online Security Deposit Solution for Luxury Car Rental Deposits

Online Security Deposit Solution for Luxury Car Rental

Hold or charge, counter terminal or online link, 7 to 30 days of validity, disputes: how to place a large deposit on a premium rental.

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Luxury Car Rental Fraud: Vetting Renters Before Handing Over the Keys Security

Luxury Car Rental Fraud: Vetting Renters Before Handing Over the Keys

ID, licence, card, agreement, condition report, deposit: the checks before key handover, the warning signs and what GDPR lets you keep.

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Fleetee Alternative: Fleetee vs Corsiva OS Compared Comparison

Fleetee Alternative: Fleetee vs Corsiva OS Compared

Fleet-tier pricing or a flat fee, condition reports, booking website, owner-management tools, telematics: Fleetee and Corsiva OS compared point by point, with the cases where each one makes sense.

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Myrentcar Alternative: Myrentcar vs Corsiva OS Compared Comparison

Myrentcar Alternative: Myrentcar vs Corsiva OS Compared

Published prices, condition reports, leasing, brokers, telematics, owner-management tools: Myrentcar and Corsiva OS compared point by point, with the cases where each one makes sense.

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Rentsyst Alternative: How Corsiva OS Compares on Price and Features Comparison

Rentsyst Alternative: How Corsiva OS Compares on Price and Features

Rentsyst or Corsiva OS: per-vehicle or flat pricing, features, support, and when Rentsyst is the better fit.

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HQ Rental Software Alternative: How Corsiva OS Compares on Price and Features Comparison

HQ Rental Software Alternative: How Corsiva OS Compares on Price and Features

HQ Rental Software or Corsiva OS: plans, onboarding fees, channel manager, and when HQ is the better fit.

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Rental Car Fines: Naming the Driver in 5 EU Countries Legal

Rental Car Fines: Naming the Driver in 5 EU Countries

Who receives the notice, how long you have to name the driver and what silence costs in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Croatia, plus notices from abroad, admin fees and GDPR.

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Starting a Car Rental Business in Europe: Rules by Country Getting started

Starting a Car Rental Business in Europe: Rules by Country

Registration, rental vehicles, inspections, VAT and 2026 invoicing in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Croatia, plus the insurance, documents and tools to set up first.

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Van Rental Software: What Operators Need, from Half-Day Hires to Tail Lifts Software

Van Rental Software: What Operators Need, from Half-Day Hires to Tail Lifts

Half-day hires, mileage packages, tail lifts, equipment and business accounts: what van rental software has to cover, the mistakes to avoid and a checklist.

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The Car Rental Agreement: A Guide to the Terms That Protect You Operator guide

The Car Rental Agreement: A Guide to the Terms That Protect You

Parties, vehicle, deposit, excess, e-signature: what a car rental agreement must contain, and why a contract generated from the booking beats any Word template.

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Car Rental Software Pricing in 2026: Understanding the Models Pricing

Car Rental Software Pricing in 2026: Understanding the Models

Subscription, commission or setup fees? Decode car rental software pricing models in 2026, spot the hidden costs and compare the real total cost of ownership.

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Branded Car Rental Booking Website: A Guide Booking website

Branded Car Rental Booking Website: A Guide

Real-time calendar, seasonal pricing, security deposit, secure payment: what a branded booking website must include, the common mistakes, and how to wire it into your schedule and payments.

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Starting a Luxury Car Rental Agency: The Real Steps Guide

Starting a Luxury Car Rental Agency: The Real Steps

From legal structure to invoicing: the real path to starting a luxury car rental agency — fleet insurance, lease financing, contracts, security deposits, and the classic pitfalls to avoid.

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The Best Car Rental Software: How to Choose the Right Platform Buyer's Guide

The Best Car Rental Software: How to Choose the Right Platform

A practical buyer's guide to choosing the best car rental software — real criteria, common traps, and what growing and premium fleets need.

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How to Compare Car Rental Software: The Seven Criteria That Matter Buyer's Guide

How to Compare Car Rental Software: The Seven Criteria That Matter

The seven criteria that matter, generalist vs specialist tools, and how to test them on your own data.

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Car Rental Software: What It's For and How to Choose Wisely Software

Car Rental Software: What It's For and How to Choose Wisely

Key features, specialised vs. generalist tools, and a method for choosing car rental software suited to your business.

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Car Hire Software for the UK and Ireland

Car Hire Software for the UK and Ireland

Car hire for UK and Irish operators: driver checks, card-hold deposits, condition reports, hire agreements, and prices and VAT for your business.

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Luxury Car Rental Software Premium

Luxury Car Rental Software

Software for luxury and exotic car rental, designed by premium operators: evidence, security deposit, concierge service, automatic payouts, white label.

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Exotic Car Rental Software

Exotic Car Rental Software for Supercar Fleets

Supercar fleets: large deposits held on the card, renters checked before the handover, evidence on every return, extras and owner payouts.

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Car Rental Concierge Software Concierge

Car Rental Concierge Software

Delivery, collection, chauffeur, customer loyalty: how car rental concierge software orchestrates the entire premium service around the rental.

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NF525 in France, and the Invoicing Rules Where You Rent Legal

NF525 in France, and the Invoicing Rules Where You Rent

Tamper-proofing, data retention, GDPR: what the French NF525 framework expects of invoicing software, and what to check before you commit (France).

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Car Rental Fleet Management Software: Occupancy, Pricing and Owner Payouts Revenue

Car Rental Fleet Management Software: Occupancy, Pricing and Owner Payouts

Occupancy, rates and per-vehicle earnings across your fleet, plus automatic payouts for owner-managed cars (e.g. a 70/30 split).

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Dynamic Pricing for Car Rental: The Practical Guide Operations & revenue

Dynamic Pricing for Car Rental: The Practical Guide

Weekends, season, length of hire, last minute: set your rules once and let the OS apply the right price to every request, with no spreadsheet or daily adjustment.

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Car Rental Security Deposit: The Credit Card Hold Explained for Rental Companies Operator guide

Car Rental Security Deposit: The Credit Card Hold Explained for Rental Companies

Credit card hold or charge, amount, release, disputes and GDPR: how to frame a premium fleet deposit without worrying the customer.

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Digital Condition Report: The Mobile Check-In That Secures Your Rentals Field guide

Digital Condition Report: The Mobile Check-In That Secures Your Rentals

Timestamped pickup/return photos, e-signature and an evidence file: why mobile check-in/check-out secures your rentals and streamlines the key handover.

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Online Payment and Pre-Payment for Car Rental Collection & cash flow

Online Payment and Pre-Payment for Car Rental

Pre-payment collected upfront, a Stripe card hold for the security deposit and invoice reconciliation: make your cash flow reliable and curb cancellations.

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Car Rental Booking System: Taking Bookings Online, 24/7 Online booking

Car Rental Booking System: Taking Bookings Online, 24/7

An online booking system open 24/7 and connected to your schedule: dates, extras, pre-payment and document upload, with no break between the enquiry and the contract.

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Frequently asked questions

The software,
in a few answers.

What is Corsiva OS?

Corsiva OS is the management software for car rental companies, from independent agencies to premium fleets. It brings bookings, fleet scheduling, condition reports, contracts and e-signatures, invoices numbered in sequence and owner payouts for owner-managed fleets together in a single tool.

How much does it cost?

Three subscription plans (Lite, Business, Ultra), starting at €59/month excl. VAT, with à la carte options. The full breakdown and the pricing composer are on the Pricing page. Prices are indicative and subject to change.

Does it handle owner-managed fleets and chauffeur services?

Yes. The Fleet desk module manages cars entrusted by their owners: owner accounts, statements and automatic revenue sharing (for example a 70/30 split). Corsiva OS also handles the booking, scheduling and invoicing of chauffeur services; it does not handle the licence or authorisation that carrying passengers with a driver may require in your country.

Are payments secure?

Payments and booking pre-payments are processed by Stripe, with 3-D Secure; Corsiva stores no card data. The security deposit can be taken as a card hold (pre-authorisation): the amount is held, not charged.

Is my data protected?

Application servers and the database are in Europe (Hetzner in Germany, Scaleway in France); files are stored with Cloudflare R2, with transfers outside the EU covered by the terms and conditions (Art. 43.8). Built-in GDPR tools: full export of your data, correction and deletion of records, permanent account deletion, two-factor authentication.

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One month free, then a fixed price whatever the size of your fleet.

A question? Call +33 4 85 58 37 48 or use the contact page.