OpenUnit

Spec sheet

What it does

OpenUnit combines self-storage websites, reservations, payments and management tools for facility operators.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

API

The enterprise page describes a REST-style JSON API authenticated with API keys and shows a reservation request using a bearer token.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Headquarters

Toronto, CanadaRead 4 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Founded

2019Read 4 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Accounting

OpenUnit Books provides chart of accounts, reconciliation, transactions, sales-tax handling, accrual and cash-basis reports, balance sheets, cash-flow statements and profit-and-loss reports.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Accounting integrations

The management page names QuickBooks, Great Plains and Xero as accounting integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Analytics

OpenUnit offers analytics, reporting, real-time point-of-sale data, revenue management and demand-based price optimization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

API extensibility

The API is intended to power custom checkout and rental flows, scheduled data-warehouse transfers and gate-code assignment, tenant-status updates and access revocation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Company headquarters and age

LinkedIn lists Toronto, Ontario as headquarters and 2019 as the founding year.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ca.linkedin.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists OpenUnit as privately held with one employee.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ca.linkedin.com

CRM

The management platform provides leads and reservations, automated email follow-up, customer activity timelines, segmentation and rich customer profiles.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Data protection

The security policy says OpenUnit uses TLS, AES-256/SHA-256 storage encryption, AES-GCM application encryption, AWS U.S. data centers, daily backups and deletion within 30 days after cancellation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Funding news

OpenUnit announced a $1 million seed round on May 21, 2020, backed by Garage Capital, Advisors Fund and Insite Property Group.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Hosting and domains

OpenUnit includes secure unlimited ecommerce hosting and offers a free openunit.com domain, while also supporting customers' own domains.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Independent company profile

Altss lists OpenUnit as a Toronto software company founded in 2019 with Taylor and Lucas as co-founders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · altss.com

Legal entity and founders

Crunchbase identifies the legal name as OpenUnit, Inc. and names Lucas Playford and Taylor Cooney as founders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Limit: multi-location reporting

The GoodFirms review said there was no multi-location or head-office reporting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: payment retries

The GoodFirms review reported that declined autopay cards required manual reruns rather than bulk retries.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: reconciliation

The GoodFirms review described delinquency lists containing zero-dollar ghost balances and difficult reconciliation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: reporting

The GoodFirms review complained that promised advanced reports had not arrived and that reporting remained basic.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: SEO and PPC assistance

The GoodFirms reviewer said the website launched quickly but claimed the advertised SEO and PPC help was not provided.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: support speed

The GoodFirms reviewer reported two-to-four-day responses for simple support requests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Limit: unfinished product

That GoodFirms reviewer said the website template and Stripe were good but described the rest of the product as unfinished.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Marketing

Marketing tools include re-engagement, retargeting and welcome automations, email marketing, messaging, saved replies and two-way communication.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Payment compliance

OpenUnit states that its payments service is Level 1 PCI DSS compliant.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Payment-provider restriction

The pricing FAQ says third-party payment providers are not supported at the current time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Payments

Payment features include recurring billing with retries and card updating, automated taxes, 28- or 30-day cycles, proration, refunds and scheduled payouts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Point of sale

OpenUnit supports pre-certified EMV, contactless and swiped readers, with centralized fleet management for multiple facilities.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Praise: website and payments

The sole GoodFirms reviewer praised OpenUnit's website template and built-in Stripe integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Rating on GoodFirms

1.0 out of 5 from 1 verified review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · goodfirms.co

Review availability

A Reddit self-storage discussion described OpenUnit reviews as few and far between.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Security controls

Enterprise security features include encryption in transit and at rest, granular permissions, two-factor authentication, SAML SSO, DLP support, audit logs, PII encryption and 90-day password expiration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Team management

Team features include employee permissions, to-do lists, team chat, direct messages, channels, file sharing, goals and staff activity tracking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Unit management

Operators can bulk-import units, manage inventory across facilities, transfer tenants between units and create rule-based promotions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Website and checkout

Facilities receive a responsive hosted website, headless CMS options, checkout links, tenant self-service and data-warehouse support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · openunit.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Self-Storage Management Software#4 of 498.4