Parking revenue control and valet
Full revenue control. No equipment.
OpenLot runs check-in, ticketing, retrieval, checkout, payment, and shift reporting on the phones and tablets your attendants already carry.
No gates. No pay stations. No trenching.
The problem
Equipment-based revenue control costs money before it collects any.
Capital up front.
Gates, ticket dispensers, pay stations, and controllers are bought before the lot earns a dollar.
Install disruption.
Trenching, conduit, and electrical work close lanes. Revenue goes elsewhere while crews work.
Service that never ends.
Maintenance contracts, parts, and field visits for the life of the equipment. Then it ages out and needs replacing.
Valet sits outside it.
Gates count lanes, not keys. Valet often runs on paper stubs and end-of-shift math. That is where leakage hides.
How it works
From curb to closed ticket on one phone.
Check in.
Scan the plate with the phone camera or type it. The attendant confirms every plate before a ticket opens. A bad scan never blocks the line.
Track.
Every open ticket shows plate, entry time, and running charge. Rate rules and daily caps apply on their own.
Retrieve.
Retrieval requests are logged against the ticket, so every car that moves has a record.
Pay and release.
The guest pays from a texted link or by scanning a QR code. No card reader. No pay station. No app for the guest. The car is released against a paid ticket, and the ticket closes with its full history.
Capabilities
The full revenue control and valet stack.
Everything the operation needs. Nothing bolted to the ground.
Plate capture with confirmation
Camera scan or manual entry. A person confirms every plate.
Electronic tickets
No paper stubs to lose, reuse, or pocket.
Rate engine
Rate rules, daily caps, and rounding applied the same way every time.
Live ticket board
Every open ticket, its entry time, and its running charge.
Retrieval requests
Tracked against the ticket.
Text-to-pay and QR payment
Guests pay on their own phone.
Release against payment
Cars go out on a paid ticket.
Append-only history
Ticket states are recorded, never overwritten.
Shift and revenue reporting
Close out a shift against what was actually ticketed and paid.
Offline operation
Keeps working when the signal drops. Syncs when it returns.
Runs on iOS and Android
Installs on iOS and Android devices from a simple link, signed with an enterprise certificate.
Cash handlingPlanned
On the roadmap. Not yet available.
Hardware
Start complete. Add automation when you want it.
Tier 0 is the whole product. Sensors and cameras are optional add-ons that bring automation and an independent audit signal. They do not unlock features.
Complete system
Tier 0: Phone or tablet
Full revenue control and valet operations. Nothing to install.
- Included: Check-in, ticketing, retrieval, checkout
- Included: Payment and release
- Included: Shift and revenue reporting
- Not included: Automated in/out vehicle count
- Not included: Count reconciled against attendant activity
- Not included: Automated plate capture and matching
- Installed hardware: None
Optional add-on
Tier 1: Add radar sensors
Supports adding sensors for automated vehicle counts in and out, as a count to reconcile against attendant activity.
- Included: Check-in, ticketing, retrieval, checkout
- Included: Payment and release
- Included: Shift and revenue reporting
- Included: Automated in/out vehicle count
- Included: Count reconciled against attendant activity
- Not included: Automated plate capture and matching
- Installed hardware: Sensors
Optional add-on
Tier 2: Add LPR cameras
Supports adding fixed cameras for automated plate capture and matching.
- Included: Check-in, ticketing, retrieval, checkout
- Included: Payment and release
- Included: Shift and revenue reporting
- Included: Automated in/out vehicle count
- Included: Count reconciled against attendant activity
- Included: Automated plate capture and matching
- Installed hardware: Sensors + cameras
Integrations and deployment
Works with what's already installed.
Replace your revenue control, extend it, or run beside it.
Standalone
OpenLot is the complete revenue control and valet system.
Valet add-on
Add valet to the gated system you already run. Keep your lanes, gain control of the keys.
Complementary
Run alongside your incumbent system. Cover valet, overflow, event, satellite, and surface lots the gates don't reach.
Built to integrate with third-party revenue control systems such as Flash, SKIDATA, Secom, and others.
Using a different system? Ask us.The cost case
The cheapest equipment is the equipment you don't buy.
Measure total cost of ownership, not the sticker. OpenLot removes the lines that make equipment-based revenue control expensive.
| Cost line | Equipment-based revenue control | OpenLot |
|---|---|---|
| Capital equipment | Gates, dispensers, pay stations | None. Phones and tablets you own |
| Site work | Trenching, conduit, electrical | None |
| Install downtime | Lanes closed during install | None. No construction |
| Service | Contracts, parts, field visits | No field hardware to service |
| Refresh cycle | Replace equipment as it ages | Software updates. Swap a phone |
- Capital equipment
Equipment-based revenue controlGates, dispensers, pay stations
OpenLotNone. Phones and tablets you own
- Site work
Equipment-based revenue controlTrenching, conduit, electrical
OpenLotNone
- Install downtime
Equipment-based revenue controlLanes closed during install
OpenLotNone. No construction
- Service
Equipment-based revenue controlContracts, parts, field visits
OpenLotNo field hardware to service
- Refresh cycle
Equipment-based revenue controlReplace equipment as it ages
OpenLotSoftware updates. Swap a phone
Get a quote for equipment. Then talk to us.
Request a demoWho it's for
Built for the people who run lots.
Parking operators
Add sites without a capital request for each one.
Valet companies
Replace paper stubs with tickets you can audit.
Hotels
Run guest valet with a record of every car and every payment.
Restaurants
Stand up valet on busy nights with the phones you have.
Hospitals
Control surface and overflow lots without gate installs.
Garage and lot owners
Revenue control without the construction project.
Event and overflow lots
Temporary sites, full control, nothing left behind.
FAQ
Questions operators ask.
What happens if the phone loses signal?
The attendant app stores work on the device. Check-ins, retrievals, and releases keep going and queue locally. They sync on their own when the connection returns. Payment collection needs a connection and resumes on reconnect. Garages have dead spots. OpenLot is built for them.
How do guests pay?
By a link texted to their phone, or by scanning a QR code that opens a payment form. No card reader, no pay station, no app to download. Cash handling is planned and not yet available.
What about data security and PCI scope?
Card details are entered on a payment form hosted by our payment processor. Card data does not pass through attendant devices or OpenLot servers, which keeps your PCI scope small. All traffic is encrypted in transit.
How does OpenLot catch attendant fraud?
Every ticket has a history that is appended to, never edited. A person confirms every plate at check-in and check-out. Cars are released against paid tickets. Shift reports compare what was ticketed with what was paid. Optional Tier 1 sensors can add an independent vehicle count to reconcile against attendant activity.
How do we move off our current system?
You don't have to move all at once. Start as a valet add-on or on a lot your gates don't cover. Run both side by side. Go standalone when you're ready, or don't.
Is Tier 0 a trial or a lite version?
No. Tier 0 is the complete system. Sensors and cameras add automation and a second audit signal. They are optional.
What devices do attendants need?
An iPhone or iPad on iOS 18 or later, or an Android phone or tablet on Android 14 or later, with a camera. The app installs from a link.
Request a demo
See a full ticket, check-in to close, on a phone.
Tell us about your site. We'll set up a walkthrough on your schedule.
Or write to contact@openlot.online