⚖️ BoxQR vs Shelf.nu

Shelf.nu tracks office assets.
BoxQR organizes your home.

Shelf.nu is an open-source asset manager built for teams tracking laptops, equipment, and workplace gear. BoxQR is built for homeowners — label storage boxes with QR codes, scan them with any phone, and find anything in your garage, attic, or basement instantly.

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🏠 Built for home storage
Garage boxes & bins
Attic & basement storage
Seasonal items
Moving boxes
Holiday decorations
Feature BoxQR ✦ Shelf.nu
Built for home storage (not teams) ✓ ✗
iOS app (consumer home use) ✓ Team/enterprise app
AI photo scanning — detect items from a photo ✓ ✗
No server or self-hosting required ✓ Cloud or self-hosted
QR code per storage box ✓ ✓
Printable QR labels ✓ ✓
Share a box — viewer needs no account ✓ ✗
Box reminders by email ✓ ✗
Open source ✗ ✓
Free to start ✓ Free tier ✓ Free tier

Shelf.nu feature data based on publicly available documentation.

WHO EACH IS FOR

Different tools for different problems.

Shelf.nu is designed for teams managing shared workplace assets — laptops, tools, AV equipment. It's a good product for that use case.

BoxQR is designed for homeowners managing their own storage. No team accounts, no asset depreciation, no IT workflows — just scan the box, find the thing, move on with your day.

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  • Designed for garage, attic, basement, and storage units
  • AI fills item lists from a photo — no manual entry
  • iOS app for scanning on the go
  • Share with family — one scan, no login required
  • Nothing to self-host or maintain

Frequently asked questions

BoxQR vs Shelf.nu — home storage vs asset management.

Shelf.nu is an open-source asset management tool built for teams to track shared equipment like laptops, tools, and AV gear.

No. BoxQR is built for homeowners organizing their own storage — garages, attics, basements, and storage units — not team asset tracking or IT workflows.

Yes. BoxQR is purpose-built for home storage with QR code labels, AI photo scanning, and a free iOS app — without the team accounts or asset-management features Shelf.nu is designed around.

Yes, BoxQR has a free iOS app for scanning and searching your home storage from your phone.

Yes. Both offer free tiers — BoxQR's Free plan includes up to 10 boxes, 5 printed QR label sheets, and AI scanning for up to 5 boxes, no credit card required.

Home storage, solved.

BoxQR is free to start. Label your first box in under 5 minutes — no server, no setup.

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