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Shelf Asset Management (Shelf.nu)

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Open-source asset management built for real-world teams Shelf is an open-source asset management and booking platform that helps organizations track, reserve, and manage physical equipment with ease. From university labs and film studios to enterprise IT departments, Shelf replaces spreadsheets with a modern, collaborative workspace for everything your team owns and shares. With QR and barcode scanning, SSO integration, smart booking calendars, and GPS history tracking, Shelf gives teams full visibility into where their assets are, who’s using them, and when they’ll be available—reducing downtime and preventing costly conflicts. Designed for teams that manage physical inventory—like camera gear, IT equipment, tools, or educational resources—Shelf combines flexibility with reliability. Features include: • Collaborative bookings & checkouts with conflict prevention • Kit and bundle management for grouped equipment • Role-based permissions & SSO (Azure, Google, Okta) • SCIM provisioning and enterprise user management • Mobile-first QR and barcode scanning • Audit-ready activity logs and asset histories Trusted by leading organizations including Kent State University, Salt Lake Community College, and the Chicago Bulls, Shelf delivers both cloud-hosted and dedicated environments, backed by enterprise support, uptime SLAs, and custom feature development when needed. As an open-source platform, Shelf is transparent, extensible, and community-driven—empowering teams to control their infrastructure while benefiting from continuous innovation. Shelf’s mission is simple: help teams keep track of their physical assets—securely, collaboratively, and without chaos.

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Bill C.
06/25/2025
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An effective and simple asset tracking system

Shelf is simple and is a great fit for the current state of technology. Our needs are based around employee computers and equipment. Many asset systems do a whole log of things that I don't need. When was the last time I needed to know the number of cylinders on a users hard drive. I don't. If we need details we can dive into Intune to pull them. Shelf focuses on the key elements... who has what, how much its worth, where it is, and how do you track it. It just works... it works on the computer and on our phones. Aside from the core settings, you have custom tags available to you. The software really has no problems I have seen. Moving on to the team... there is support on discord and the team at the company. They were fantastic on helping us figure out how to leverage the tags, categories, etc to fit our needs before we purchased. I needed some data not exposed in the UI recently, it took about 1 business day to get a custom export. Questions are often answered quicker - but I can't think of any longer. For what it's worth, they all have been just nice people, who really like the users and want the product to be selected. We are in the midrange... maybe 1,500 devices we track... and its been fine. We also have SSO integration with Azure AD working just fine. One other nice thing is the QR code asset tags... if you scan them and are not logged in it brings you to a "Did you find this device, let me help you contact the owner", which is just a damn nice to have feature.
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Toby L.
04/14/2025
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Simple but powerful Asset Management

Shelf is very easy to use, my team all have smart phones so scanning the QR codes and updating asset details on the fly makes tracking the 1000's of pieces of equipment we have child's play. The software is very flexible so I have functionality and can adapt inbuilt systems in ways I wouldn't be able to do with standard conventional asset management software. The support from Nikolay and Carlos has been exceptional, not only when things go wrong but they also welcome ideas of features to add to the software that they may not have thought of themselves.
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Nate R.
03/20/2025
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Shelf for Drone Assets

Shelf asset display is highly customizable allowing user to store and update data with ease. This is very helpful for aircraft maintenance and dispatching compliance.

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What is Shelf Asset Management? (Shelf.nu)

Shelf is an open-source asset management platform built for teams, universities, and creative organizations that need reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure to manage equipment, bookings, and inventory. Designed with flexibility and transparency in mind, Shelf enables organizations to track, reserve, and check in/out gear across departments or campuses — all within customizable cloud workspaces. The platform integrates seamlessly with Single Sign-On (SSO) systems and supports SCIM provisioning for automated user management. Why teams choose Shelf: • Enterprise-grade security: SSO (Azure, Google, Okta) and SCIM support for large-scale deployments. • Flexible architecture: Deploy multiple workspaces, connect departments, or manage projects under one unified system. • Customizability: Open-source foundation allows for feature forks, self-hosting, and tailored workflows. • Accessibility & compliance: Shelf adheres to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. • Scalable pricing: Workspace-based billing with unlimited SSO users and optional dedicated environments. Used by: Higher education institutions (Kent State University, Salt Lake Community College), creative production teams, and professional sports organizations (Chicago Bulls) to modernize equipment management and streamline collaboration. Typical Use Cases: • Equipment checkout and reservations • Media lab and university gear management • IT asset lifecycle tracking • Production studio gear scheduling Key Integrations: Azure AD, Google Workspace, Okta, barcode systems (Code 128), and custom enterprise connectors.

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2023
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www.shelf.nu