Basic
Automation only
- Online rentals, e-sign & autopay
- Gate access & unit locks, no office
- Late fees & overlocks automated
- Your bookkeeper onboarded
A profitable self storage site that runs without you.

[Karibu’s] selfless approach […] has given me more confidence to move forward.
You know land and buildings. Software, gate and payments are new ground, and nobody wants to learn them on a live facility. Karibu is the head start. The automation is picked, set up and running before your first tenant arrives:

| Karibu | On your own | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed price | ||
| Little work to run | ||
| Support through lease-up | ||
| One integrated stack | ||
| Own your data |
Fixed price per site, named in the discovery call. No revenue share, no monthly fee to Karibu.
Automation only
Automation + marketing
For multi-site operators
Units, tech, fixed price
6–8 weeks, while you build
Independent and profitable
Quick to reply with solid advice.

The download link comes by email, plus regular updates on how payments, locks and AI fit together.
Small towns and rural markets work best: there, yours is often the only modern facility. Metros are oversupplied and the REITs set the prices. The discovery call shows whether your project fits.
You handle the land, the entitlements and the general contractor. What a first facility lacks is the automation: software, gate, locks and payments working together.
Karibu fills that gap: we pick the vendors, manage delivery and set it all up turnkey.
After that, you’re independent: your stack, your data and every vendor relationship are yours. If your facility grows or a second one follows, you won’t need us for it.
Little. Tenants rent online, pay by autopay and get in with a gate code, no on-site manager. Just like at the big operators.
Once your facility is leased up, a 100-unit facility takes 10–15 hours a month: a part-timer who stops by once a week, or a 1099 contractor.
The automation comes as a package at a fixed price you know before you sign. Book a discovery call to find out what it costs for your facility.
Once you have your permits and before you break ground, so gate conduit and keypad placement go into the construction documents. The set-up takes 6–8 weeks and runs while your facility is under construction. After opening, we support you through your first six months of lease-up. Then you’re confident and don’t need us anymore.
No, on purpose: owning and financing land is a business of its own – yours. Ours is making sure your facility runs.
With a discovery call: you get a straight answer whether unmanned automation fits your project. If it doesn’t, we say so, because good relationships start with honesty. If it fits, you get clear next steps.
No. That is your side, and you know it better than we do. Karibu makes sure the facility runs itself once it stands: online rentals, gate access, autopay.
[Karibu’s] advice was clear, practical, and tailored to our needs.

“Self storage is a real estate business, not a tech business: tenants rent because you have space, not because you have an app.
Still, owners don’t want a second job: getting started has to be easy, and the site must run with little work.
Karibu gets that: we help you get started and stay around for the first months after opening. After that, our clients run on their own. No profit share, no ongoing fees to Karibu.”