For service writers and shop owners
Auto Repair Estimate Software With Text Approval
A clear estimate gets approved faster. Repairius builds itemized parts and labor estimates, attaches inspection photos, sends them by text or email and turns the approved work into an invoice without re-typing.
Repairius Pro is $99.99/month with unlimited users. Start with a 14-day trial — a card is required, and no subscription charge happens until the trial ends.
How an estimate runs in Repairius
Step 1
Start from the job
The customer and vehicle are already on the job, so nothing is entered twice.
Step 2
Add parts and labor
Enter parts with your cost and price, and labor hours at your rate.
Step 3
Check labor time
Use AI labor-time suggestions as a starting estimate, then adjust to your shop.
Step 4
Attach photos
Add inspection photos so the customer sees why each item is needed.
Step 5
Send for approval
Send by text or email; the customer can approve all or some items.
Step 6
Convert to invoice
Approved lines become the invoice, ready for online card payment.
Illustrative workflow: a front-end repair estimate
This is an illustrative example, not a real customer case. A pickup comes in with a clunk over bumps.
- The tech finds worn sway-bar links and a torn inner tie-rod boot and adds photos.
- The writer adds both parts with cost and price, plus labor hours.
- An AI labor-time suggestion is checked against the shop's experience.
- The customer approves the links and postpones the boot.
- The approved lines become the invoice.
Buyer checklist
- ✓Itemized parts and labor with your own rates
- ✓Photos attached to estimate lines
- ✓Line-by-line customer approval
- ✓One click from estimate to invoice
- ✓Labor-time suggestions you can override
What it looks like in the app
Estimates that close themselves
Build line-itemized estimates with parts, labor, tax, and shop supplies. Send via SMS or email — customers approve in one tap.
Pricing Intelligence
See how every service you sell compares to nearby competitors. Get raise/lower recommendations with real dollar deltas.
Branded customer portal
Every customer gets their own portal — vehicle history, upcoming service reminders, message the shop, pay invoices. Drives repeat business.
Invoicing + payments, built in
Convert estimates into invoices, collect card payments via Stripe, send PDF receipts. No third-party billing software.
Honest limits
- AI labor times are estimates, not published guide times; always review them.
- There is no parts catalog or live parts pricing integration.
- There is no VIN-based parts fitment lookup.
- Estimates support card payment online; financing is not offered.
- Each plan covers one location. Extra-location purchases are not available today.
Questions buyers ask
Are the labor times guaranteed?
No. AI suggestions are estimates; your shop sets the final hours.
Can customers approve on their phone?
Yes. They get a link by text or email and can approve all or some items.
Does it pull parts prices automatically?
No. You enter parts cost and price, or keep saved items.
Can I see margins on an estimate?
Yes. Parts cost and price are tracked so you can see the margin.
Is there a free labor estimator?
Yes. Try the truck labor estimator without signing up.