ADVANTAGE 365 Recognized by Software Connect Among the Best Equipment Rental Software of 2026

When rental businesses choose software, they’re not simply looking for another place to enter orders or track equipment. They need a system capable of supporting the way a rental operation actually works, from the moment a customer requests equipment through rental, billing, service, return, and financial reporting.

That’s why RMI is proud to share that Software Connect has recognized ADVANTAGE 365 among its best equipment rental software solutions of 2026.

In its 2026 equipment rental software review, Software Connect selected ADVANTAGE 365 as its “Best for Microsoft Users,” highlighting the platform’s Microsoft foundation and its ability to connect rental operations, equipment maintenance, and financial information.

The recognition reflects something RMI has focused on for decades: giving rental businesses technology designed around the realities of rental, sales, service, inventory, and financial operations.

We’re grateful to Software Connect for the recognition and especially to the rental businesses that continue to trust ADVANTAGE 365 to support their operations every day.

Recognition That Reflects the Way Rental Businesses Actually Work

Equipment rental is different from a traditional buy-and-sell business.

A rental asset can move through dozens of transactions and operational stages during its lifecycle. It may be quoted, reserved, dispatched, rented, returned, inspected, serviced, billed, and rented again.

Throughout that process, the business needs an accurate understanding of equipment availability, service history, costs, revenue, and customer activity.

That’s where integration becomes especially important.

ADVANTAGE 365 was built for businesses that rent, sell, and service equipment. Rental management, inventory, automated billing, equipment service, accounting, purchasing, sales, and asset management can all work within one system.

Instead of piecing together rental information from one application, accounting data from another, and service records from somewhere else, operators can work from shared information across the business.

Software Connect specifically highlighted this integration in its evaluation, noting the connection between rental operations, maintenance, and financials. Its review also pointed to the ability to update equipment availability when an asset goes into service and reflect billed contracts within accounting.

For rental operators, those capabilities help maintain a more accurate picture of the fleet and the business behind it.

Better Rental Decisions Start With Better Visibility

Heavy equipment rental businesses have little room for uncertainty about their assets.

When a customer needs a piece of equipment, the rental operation needs to know whether it’s available, where it is, when it’s due back, whether it requires service, and whether it’s ready for its next rental.

ADVANTAGE 365 gives equipment rental companies tools for managing rentals, sales, service, equipment history, planned maintenance, billing, inventory, and financial performance while connecting those functions within the same system.

That visibility can help operators answer everyday questions such as:

• What equipment is currently available?
• Which assets are already committed to another rental?
• Which units are due for maintenance or inspection?
• What service history is associated with a particular asset?
• How much revenue has that equipment generated?
• What does maintaining the asset cost?
• How is the asset performing financially over its lifecycle?

The goal isn’t simply to collect more data. It’s to make the information rental operators already depend on easier to access, understand, and act on.

One Platform for Rental, Sales, Service, Inventory, and Financials

Rental businesses often become more complex as they grow.

More equipment means more rental contracts. More locations create additional inventory movement. More customers generate more billing scenarios. A larger fleet creates more inspections, maintenance events, parts activity, and equipment histories to manage.

When those functions operate in separate applications, growth can create unnecessary friction and make it harder to maintain consistent information across the business.

ADVANTAGE 365 brings key rental operations together in one cloud-based environment, including:

Rental Management: Manage rental activity and equipment availability across the business.

Inventory Management: Maintain real-time inventory information across one or multiple locations.

Automated Billing: Support flexible billing structures, invoicing, credit card payments, and ACH processing.

Equipment Service: Track inspections, repairs, maintenance, parts, and equipment service history.

Sales and Purchasing: Manage new and used equipment sales, accessories, parts, purchasing, and related transactions.

Accounting and Financials: Connect rental activity with general ledger, profit and loss, and other financial information.

Asset Management: Evaluate equipment lifecycle information such as costs, revenue, depreciation, maintenance expenses, and ROI.

By connecting these functions, rental businesses can reduce the need for unnecessary plug-ins, disconnected applications, and manual workarounds between critical areas of the operation.

That matters because the rental itself is only one part of the transaction. What happens before, during, and after each rental can affect customer service, asset utilization, cash flow, and profitability.

Built on a Microsoft Foundation

Software Connect’s recognition also highlights another important aspect of ADVANTAGE 365: its Microsoft foundation.

ADVANTAGE 365 is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and designed to work within the Microsoft ecosystem. That gives rental businesses a rental-specific solution backed by an established business technology platform.

Software Connect also noted the ability to connect rental operations and reporting with familiar Microsoft tools while supporting access from desktop and mobile devices.

For rental companies, that combination offers more than familiarity. It provides a technology foundation that can support connected operations as the business grows.

ADVANTAGE 365 adds rental, sales, and service functionality designed specifically around the workflows equipment rental companies manage every day.

More Than Recognition: A Commitment to Rental Businesses

Industry recognition is worth celebrating, but the real measure of rental software is what happens after implementation.

Can the system help a company understand its fleet?

Can rental, service, billing, and accounting information work together?

Can operators find the information they need without constantly reconciling separate applications?

Can the technology continue supporting the business as the fleet, customer base, or number of locations grows?

Those are the kinds of questions that continue to shape ADVANTAGE 365.

RMI’s roots are in the rental industry, and ADVANTAGE 365 continues to be developed for companies managing rental, sales, and service operations. That rental-first perspective remains central to both the software and the support behind it.

We appreciate Software Connect for recognizing ADVANTAGE 365 among its top equipment rental software solutions for 2026.

Most importantly, we thank our customers. Their trust, feedback, and partnership continue to drive the evolution of ADVANTAGE 365.

See What ADVANTAGE 365 Can Do for Your Rental Business

Choosing equipment rental software isn’t only about solving today’s operational challenges. It’s about creating a foundation that can support rental activity, asset management, service, billing, financials, and future growth.

ADVANTAGE 365 brings those operations together in one integrated platform built for the rental industry.

Ready to see how it could work for your business?

Schedule a demo of ADVANTAGE 365 and discover how connected rental management software can give your team greater visibility across equipment, operations, and financial performance.