Not all items to rent out are created equal. Some things you own could earn you hundreds of euros a year on a peer-to-peer marketplace; others will never get a single booking. After looking at what actually gets rented — high demand, high daily rates, low hassle — here is our ranking of the ten most profitable items to rent out in 2026.
For each one we show a typical daily rate and what one week of rentals per month adds up to over a year. Your mileage will vary by city and season, but the order holds up remarkably well.
The top 10, ranked by yearly earning potential
| # | Item | Typical rate/day | Potential/year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drone with camera | €20 | €1,680 |
| 2 | E-bike | €18 | €1,512 |
| 3 | Kayak or SUP board | €15 | €1,260 |
| 4 | Party tent / marquee | €25 | €1,200** |
| 5 | Projector | €14 | €1,176 |
| 6 | Mirrorless camera | €12 | €1,008 |
| 7 | Games console | €10 | €840 |
| 8 | Pressure washer | €10 | €840 |
| 9 | Power drill | €8 | €672 |
| 10 | Camping set | €8 | €672 |
*Assuming about 7 rental days per month. **Seasonal: most bookings land between April and September.
What makes an item profitable to rent out
Three factors decide almost everything:
- Occasional need: the best items to rent out are things people need badly but rarely — a pressure washer for one Saturday, a projector for one film night, a marquee for one birthday.
- Price barrier: when buying costs €300+, renting for €10–25 a day is an easy yes. That’s why drones, e-bikes and cameras top the list.
- Portability and durability: items that survive being handed over many times without complicated setup rent more often and cause fewer headaches.
The sleeper hits nobody thinks of
Beyond the obvious tech, some of the most consistent earners on Sharepact are surprisingly boring: folding tables and chairs for parties, steam cleaners, cargo-bike trailers, ski gear in winter, fans in a heatwave. If a neighbour might Google “rent X near me” in a moment of need, X belongs on your listing page. Demand is hyper-local: what’s saturated in one neighbourhood can be a goldmine two kilometres away.
How to maximise what each item earns
- Bundle accessories: a camera with two lenses and a tripod out-earns a body alone; a console with two controllers and three games rents twice as often.
- Price for the week: offer a weekly rate around 4–5× the daily rate. Longer rentals mean fewer handovers per euro earned.
- Photograph it well: listings with clean, bright photos get dramatically more requests.
- Ride the seasons: raise prices when demand peaks — kayaks in July, ski gear in January, marquees in wedding season.
It’s worth repeating that all of this is passive in the truest sense: your items already exist, already sit in your home, and are already losing value. Renting them out simply reverses the direction of the money. If you’re still weighing up whether ownership is worth it at all, our take on renting vs buying covers that decision, and our earnings guide shows how much you can earn renting out your stuff in a typical year.
Getting started takes ten minutes
Pick the item from this list you already own, take three photos, set a daily price, and publish it on Sharepact. Every renter passes ID verification, every rental is covered by damage insurance, and payments are guaranteed in the app — so the only thing you’re really sharing is the idle time your stuff already has. Got a camera specifically? We wrote a dedicated deep-dive on how to rent out your camera.
