Ten shop management platforms that independent auto repair shops commonly evaluate. Every price and feature below comes from the vendor’s own website with the date we checked it — no rankings, no ratings, no guesses.
Disclosure: Repairius publishes this page and Repairius is our own product. This list is not a ranking — entries appear in no particular order of quality, and we assign no ratings.
How we researched: every price and feature below comes from the vendor’s own website with the date we checked it and a link to the source. Where a vendor publishes no price, we say so — unpublished means unknown, not free. Confirm details directly with each vendor before buying.
Automotive shop management
Often considered by: Automotive and mixed-service shops evaluating unlimited-user plans; heavy-duty coverage must be demonstrated separately.
Published pricing
Monthly Start/Grow/Scale: $199/$349/$439. Displayed annual-plan rates: $179/$309/$409 per month; confirm the annual invoice because the page also shows higher struck-through amounts. Enterprise is quoted; add-ons are separate.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Tekmetric
Repair-shop software with a heavy-duty add-on
Often considered by: General-repair or mixed light/heavy-duty shops comparing digital inspections, communication and heavy-duty data packaging.
Published pricing
Monthly Basic/Clever/Genius: $239/$399/$499. Annual-savings rates: $215/$359/$449 per month. Heavy Duty and Multi-Shop require quotes; additional users and migration can add costs.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Shopmonkey
Class 4–8 truck shop management
Often considered by: Truck shops specifically evaluating Manager SE Truck Edition, not automotive Manager SE or TruckSeries repair information alone.
Published pricing
No public price established on the reviewed Truck Edition page. Request a written quote for Manager SE Truck Edition, TruckSeries content, communication options, deployment and support.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Mitchell 1 Manager SE Truck Edition
Automotive aftermarket shop management
Often considered by: Independent or multi-shop automotive operations comparing digital customer approval, inventory and analytics.
Published pricing
Monthly Startup/Pro/Master/Ultimate+: $279/$389/$499/$999 per location. Annual-billed rates: $251/$350/$449/$899 per month. Month-to-month is available. CRM plus online scheduler is also listed separately at $249/month.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Shop-Ware
Automotive repair-shop management
Often considered by: Automotive, tire and mixed-service shops evaluating a work board, inspections and customer-engagement add-ons.
Published pricing
Essentials/Pro/Elite display $179/$309/$409 per month beside $199/$349/$449 amounts under an annual-billing selector. Confirm monthly versus annual invoice terms directly rather than treating both sets as the same offer. Enterprise and add-ons require a quote.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for AutoLeap
Automotive repair-shop management
Often considered by: Independent and multi-bay automotive shops evaluating repair orders, parts catalog ordering, inspections and marketing automation.
Published pricing
No public price established on the reviewed homepage; pricing is via demo/quote. Ask which modules (DVI Suite, Connect, Smart eCat) are separate.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for RO Writer
Automotive aftermarket shop management
Often considered by: Single and multi-location aftermarket shops wanting scheduling, inspections, built-in accounting and marketing in one cloud system.
Published pricing
No public price established on the reviewed homepage; pricing is via demo. Request a written quote including marketing, payments and each location.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Protractor
Automotive shop management from a repair-data vendor
Often considered by: Automotive shops, especially those already using ALLDATA Repair, evaluating a cloud management system tied to that data.
Published pricing
Manage Online lists $329/month or $3,948/year. Repair information (ALLDATA Repair) and Inspections prerequisites are separate subscriptions.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for ALLDATA Manage Online
Automotive business management for service shops and tire dealers
Often considered by: Tire/service businesses, warehouses and multi-location operators needing detailed inventory, shared customer histories and workforce tracking.
Published pricing
No public price found on the reviewed pages. The FAQ says the monthly subscription is tailored to the business and includes live support and unlimited training; cloud hosting is included. Monthly amount, per-workstation/per-location basis and contract term are unconfirmed.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for AutoFluent
Browser-based automotive shop management
Often considered by: Shops prioritizing browser access and configurable features, from a single-location repair shop to a franchise dealership.
Published pricing
No public price found on the reviewed pages; the Plans link leads to a demo-request page. The FAQ states plans are month-to-month contracts cancelable at any time. Monthly amounts and per-user/per-location basis are unconfirmed.
What the vendor publishes
Questions for Omnique
Repairius combines shop management — work orders, estimates, invoices, inspections and customer communication — with a free basic business listing and website that can receive booking requests. Unlimited users on every plan, no per-technician fees.
Pricing: Pro $99.99/month (first location included); Business $179.99/month adds fleet accounts, technician commissions and marketing campaigns. 14-day trial, card required.
Limitations: newer platform; directory inquiries are not guaranteed; heavy-duty labor data and dealer DMS features are not claimed.
There is no single best — it depends on your shop size, vehicle mix and workflow. We publish Repairius, so we do not rank it against competitors. Shortlist two or three tools from this page, ask each vendor the same questions, and run a trial before committing.
Published entry prices on this page range from about $179 to $499 per month depending on plan and billing term, and several vendors quote individually. Repairius Pro is $99.99/month with unlimited users. Always compare the complete cost — users, locations, add-ons, payments and migration — not the advertised starting price.
Work orders, estimates and invoicing, digital inspections, customer communication, parts and inventory, and reporting. If you work on commercial trucks, confirm Class 4–8 labor and parts data explicitly — most automotive platforms do not include it.
Usually, but scope varies. Ask each vendor what data can be exported and imported (customers, vehicles, histories, open invoices, parts balances), what migration costs, and how long it takes. Shopmonkey, for example, lists a one-time $500 migration fee.
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