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StoreBay vs Kinnovis
Kinnovis has its own access system and hardware, a public API with a sandbox, and a free website built for you. It quotes on request. StoreBay publishes its price, and keeps its primary data in London.
Choose StoreBay if
- You want a published price, not a quote
- You need to know your primary data is hosted in London
- You want e-signing built in, with no separate account to connect
Choose Kinnovis if
- You want access hardware and software from one supplier
- You want a public API with a sandbox now
- You want online booking on the website you already have
Reviewed by Phil McParlane, Founder
01 / At a glance
StoreBay and Kinnovis, side by side
From Kinnovis’s own website, FAQ, release notes and privacy policy, and its Capterra UK listing, checked 13 October 2026.
- Available
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- No public evidence
| Capability | StoreBay | Kinnovis |
|---|---|---|
| Fill more units | ||
| Website and online booking | StoreBay IncludedYour own website; customers book and pay online | Kinnovis Free website includedBuilt by Amax Marketing, with online booking |
| Licence signed online | StoreBay IncludedSigned in checkout or from an emailed link | Kinnovis E-sign via SignableUses your Signable account; sent on booking |
| Automate the day-to-day | ||
| Bacs Direct Debit | StoreBay IncludedThrough your own GoCardless account | Kinnovis UK Bacs Direct DebitOne-off or recurring, added in 2024 |
| Reminders and late fees | StoreBay IncludedEmail and text reminders on your schedule; late fees | Kinnovis IncludedAutomatic late fees and overdue email alerts |
| Gate and lock control | StoreBay IncludedConnected to the gate system you run, at setup | Kinnovis Own system plus partnersLate payers’ units overlock automatically |
| Own access hardware | StoreBay Not offeredSoftware only; access connected at setup | Kinnovis Own access hardwareKeeps PIN entry working through internet outages |
| Run every site from one place | ||
| Every site, one view | StoreBay IncludedReports across sites and live site maps | Kinnovis IncludedSeveral sites in one account; filter by site |
| API and webhooks | StoreBay IncludedAPI keys and webhooks, on the one plan | Kinnovis Public APISandbox and documentation; webhooks not found |
| Trust | ||
| UK data hosting | StoreBay LondonPrimary data in DigitalOcean’s London data centre | Kinnovis UK hosting not statedAustrian company; hosting location not named |
| Public reviews | StoreBay None yetStoreBay is new | Kinnovis 4.7 from 21 reviewsCapterra UK, 13 October 2026 |
| Security certification | StoreBay None yetNo independent certification or audit report | Kinnovis None namedSays it fully complies with the GDPR |
Not scored in this table: more ways to add revenue. It is under “What each one does better”.
02 / How they look
How each one looks
The same job in each product, StoreBay first. StoreBay’s screens come from a demo account, so every name and figure in them is sample data.
Booking online
How a visitor books a unit online, from choosing a size onwards. Look at what the page asks for, and in what order.
StoreBay’s checkout, step 1 of 5: choose a size, then your details, extras, agreement and payment.
Sample dataOpen full size
Kinnovis’s booking portal on a phone, as shown on its Booking Portal page, with a play button over it.
Image: Kinnovis, fromkinnovis.com/booking-portalFetched 12 October 2026Open full size
Reports
How you see across your sites: the overview figures and the reports behind them. Look at what you can learn at a glance and what takes a click.
StoreBay’s Reports screen: the overview cards, and the list of reports below them.
Sample dataOpen full size
Kinnovis’s analytics dashboard, as shown on its Analytics and reports page.
Image: Kinnovis, fromkinnovis.com/analytics-and-reportsFetched 12 October 2026Open full size
Pictures of Kinnovis’s software are Kinnovis’s, shown as published and credited to the page each came from. The names and figures in them are Kinnovis’s own sample data.
03 / Prices and plans
What you’d pay, and how each one charges
We found no price list on Kinnovis’s website: it sends a custom breakdown of its pricing on request, based on the number of storage units at your sites. StoreBay’s price is published at every size.
StoreBay at six sizes
| Units | Paying monthly | 12-month plan, per month |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | £63 | £52 |
| 100 | £87 | £72 |
| 250 | £159 | £132 |
| 500 | £279 | £232 |
| 1,000 | £519 | £432 |
| 2,000 | £999 | £832 |
Before VAT. The 12-month plan is a 12-month commitment, still invoiced monthly.
Work out your own number with StoreBay’s price calculator.
How each one charges
| StoreBay | Kinnovis | |
|---|---|---|
| Price list | StoreBayPublished, with a calculator that prices up to 20,000 units. | KinnovisNot published: it sends a custom breakdown of its pricing on request. |
| Plans | StoreBayOne plan, priced by your units. Another site or another member of staff costs nothing. | KinnovisNo tiers: every customer gets every feature, priced by the number of storage units at your sites. |
| Extra sites | StoreBayIncluded: another site costs nothing. | KinnovisNot published. |
| Taking payments | StoreBayCards go through your own Stripe or Global Payments account, and Direct Debits through your own GoCardless account. | KinnovisThrough your own Stripe account, connected to Kinnovis. It says the contract is between you and Stripe, and it takes no commission from Stripe. |
| Payment fees | StoreBayYour provider’s own rates, with nothing on top. | KinnovisStripe’s own fees: a transaction fee that varies by country and payment method, and a Billing Starter fee on paid subscription invoices. Its fees page points to Stripe’s pricing for the rates. |
| Onboarding | StoreBayNo fee. Setting you up and moving your data across are part of the plan. | KinnovisNot published. A dedicated Project Manager guides you through data import, set-up and staff training. |
| Contract and notice | StoreBayMonthly has no minimum term and ends at the end of the month you cancel. The 12-month plan is a 12-month commitment. | KinnovisMonthly and annual plans. Its FAQ says the monthly plan has no fixed-term commitment. |
Kinnovis’s pricing page
Kinnovis’s pricing page, which sends a custom breakdown of its pricing when you fill in its form.
Image: Kinnovis, fromkinnovis.com/pricingFetched 12 October 2026Open full size
04 / Where each is stronger
What each one does better
Neither does everything. Here’s where each one leads, from the same sources as the rest of this page.
Where StoreBay is stronger
A price you can see
StoreBay publishes its price, with a calculator that prices up to 20,000 units. We found no price list on Kinnovis’s website: it sends a custom breakdown of its pricing on request.
Your primary data in London
StoreBay keeps its primary data in DigitalOcean’s London data centre. Kinnovis GmbH is an Austrian company, and we found no hosting location named on its public pages, including its privacy policy.
E-signing built in
StoreBay’s e-signing is its own, so there’s no separate account to connect: customers sign the agreement as part of booking online, or from a link you email. Kinnovis sends contracts on booking through your own Signable account, connected by API.
Where Kinnovis is stronger
Its own access system and hardware
Kinnovis offers its own access system, Kinnovis Access, with door and gate hardware, inside the same software as bookings and billing: if a customer’s payment fails, access stops, and it resumes when they pay. A local controller on site keeps PIN entry working through internet outages.
A public API now
Kinnovis Connect, its public API, comes with a sandbox and documentation, and its release notes say it can now create and update customers, units and bookings. StoreBay’s API and webhooks are included in the plan.
Booking on your own website, or a free one
Kinnovis’s booking portal can sit on the website you already have, in your branding. If you have none, it offers a free website built by Amax Marketing, which you own once the project is complete.
More ways to add revenue
With Kinnovis you can sell extras such as padlocks and packing supplies when customers book online, raise prices on existing bookings with advance emails to customers, and sell protection plans under a policy you buy from a third party.
A track record and public reviews
Kinnovis’s parent company built it to run its own self-storage business in Austria, Store Room, which launched in 2018. Kinnovis’s home page lists it as winner of the 2024 SSA UK Innovation Award and the 2023 FEDESSA Innovation Award, and it’s rated 4.7 from 21 reviews on Capterra UK. StoreBay is new and has none yet.
05 / Switching
Moving from Kinnovis to StoreBay
What comes across, how you check it, and what you set up again.
- 1
We bring your records across
Your customers, units and agreements come across in a guided import that our team runs with you.
- 2
You check before anything is saved
Every import runs as a dry run first, so you see exactly what will be created before anything is saved.
- 3
Payment details are planned separately
Saved cards and Direct Debit instructions don’t come across in the import. We plan that part with you before you switch.
Before you give notice to Kinnovis
Check your plan’s term
Kinnovis’s FAQ says it offers monthly and annual plans, and that the monthly plan has no fixed-term commitment. Check which plan you’re on.
Ask for the notice in writing
Ask in writing how much notice your plan needs, and the date your account will close.
Export your data first
Kinnovis’s release notes say you can export your customers, invoices, credit notes, bookings and units.
Keep your own copy
Download the reports, invoices and records you want to keep before your account closes.
06 / Support
Support, onboarding and moving your data
| StoreBay | Kinnovis | |
|---|---|---|
| Support | StoreBayEmail from our UK team, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm. We aim to reply within one working day. | KinnovisA help centre with video tutorials, and in-app chat. It says its core support team, in Vienna, replies within two hours on average, with support in German, Spanish, French and English. |
| Onboarding | StoreBayIncluded: our team sets you up, as part of the plan. | KinnovisA dedicated Project Manager guides you through data import, set-up and staff training; it says this often takes a few weeks. |
| Moving your data | StoreBayOur team brings your customers, units and agreements across, with a preview before anything is saved. Saved cards and Direct Debit instructions are planned separately, with you. | KinnovisIt says it has migrated many clients from other providers, importing their existing data into their Kinnovis account. |
07 / Questions
StoreBay and Kinnovis: common questions
Kinnovis doesn’t publish prices on its website: it sends a custom breakdown on request, and says its pricing is based on the number of storage units at your sites. StoreBay’s price is published: £63 a month for 50 units and £519 for 1,000, plus VAT, with every site included.
Yes. Kinnovis Connect, its public API, comes with a sandbox for testing and documentation, and its release notes say it can now create and update customers, units and bookings. We found no mention of webhooks on its public pages. StoreBay’s API and webhooks are included in the plan.
Kinnovis does, with its own system, Kinnovis Access, and through providers including Bearbox, Nokē, Paxton Net2 and PTI. With Kinnovis Access, a missed payment suspends access straight away, and access comes back the moment the balance clears. StoreBay does too, at setup: we connect StoreBay to the system you run. Your rule decides when a unit is overlocked.
Yes. Our team runs a guided import of your customers, units and agreements, with a dry run first so you see what will be created. Saved card details and Direct Debit instructions are handled separately, and we plan that part with you.
StoreBay keeps its primary data in DigitalOcean’s London data centre. Kinnovis GmbH is an Austrian company, and we found no hosting location named on its public pages, including its privacy policy.
Both do. Kinnovis offers a free website built by Amax Marketing, with four months of free hosting, which you own once the project is complete. Its booking portal can also sit on a website you already have. StoreBay includes your own storage website, with live availability and prices, where customers book and pay online. The agreement is signed as part of the booking.
Yes. Kinnovis’s parent company built it to run its own self-storage business in Austria, Store Room, which launched in 2018. Kinnovis is rated 4.7 from 21 reviews on Capterra UK, checked 13 October 2026. StoreBay is new and has no public reviews yet.
Kinnovis’s FAQ says it offers monthly and annual plans, and that the monthly plan has no fixed-term commitment. StoreBay’s monthly plan has no minimum term and ends at the end of the month you cancel. Its 12-month plan is a 12-month commitment.
08 / How we compared
How we compared, and our sources
Read on the day, in a browser
We read Kinnovis’s website and its Capterra UK listing in a real browser on 13 October 2026, and kept the text we quote.
No guessed prices
We found no price list on Kinnovis’s website, so this page prints no Kinnovis price. We never estimate one.
“No public evidence” is not “no”
When we can’t find something on a vendor’s public pages, we say exactly that and nothing stronger.
StoreBay’s column is what’s live today
StoreBay’s column describes the product as it is today. Anything we don’t offer is marked “No”.
Sources · all checked 13 October 2026
- Kinnovis: home
- Kinnovis: pricing request
- Kinnovis: FAQs
- Kinnovis: platform overview
- Kinnovis: Kinnovis Access
- Kinnovis: how Kinnovis Access works
- Kinnovis: integrations
- Kinnovis: Kinnovis Connect (API)
- Kinnovis: Signable
- Kinnovis: booking portal
- Kinnovis: free website
- Kinnovis: analytics and reports
- Kinnovis: released features
- Kinnovis: billing and payment fees
- Kinnovis: about us
- Kinnovis: privacy policy
- Kinnovis on Capterra UK
- StoreBay pricing
Kinnovis is a trade mark of its owner. StoreBay is not affiliated with Kinnovis. Facts about Kinnovis come from the public pages listed under Sources, on the dates shown; tell us if something has changed.
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