Shop Software for Small & New Repair Shops (2026)

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

• Says its plans do not charge by user or repair order.
• Start lists inventory/vendor management, digital inspections, authorizations and invoicing.
• Grow adds labor guides, maintenance schedules and time/job clocks; Scale adds two-way texting, a technician board and employee performance analytics.
• Lists Multi-Shop as a $70/month/shop add-on requiring a plan subscription for each location.
• Offers month-to-month billing or discounted annual plans; marketing and tire tools have separate listed add-on prices.

Questions for Tekmetric

• Which Class 4–8 labor/parts data can you demonstrate?
• Which users and locations are included in our full written quote?
• Can you handle our fleet statements, PM records and multi-day truck jobs?

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

• Basic lists estimates/invoices, two-way text/email, calendar reminders, digital inspections, electronic signatures and parts lookup/ordering.
• Clever adds inventory, purchase orders, time-clock tracking and QuickBooks Online integration; packaging matters when comparing base prices.
• Lists a paid Heavy Duty add-on for Class 4–8 vehicle lookup, labor guides and step-by-step service procedures, with custom pricing.
• Lists 3/4/5 user licenses for Basic/Clever/Genius and additional licenses at $20/month; Multi-Shop is quoted separately.
• Lists data-migration assistance with a one-time $500 migration fee; confirm applicability and scope.

Questions for Shopmonkey

• Can Heavy Duty demonstrate our actual Class 4–8 vehicles and multi-day repairs?
• What does the Heavy Duty add-on cost on the plan we need?
• Which histories, attachments and open invoices can the migration include?

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

• Essentials lists a customizable work board, unlimited repair orders, e-signatures, integrated parts ordering and standard digital inspections.
• Pro adds inventory/vendor management, technician view, time/job clocks, QuickBooks Online integration and labor guides.
• Elite adds enhanced inspections, a real-time dashboard and the AutoLeap app.
• Enterprise lists central controls, reporting and ERP integrations; confirm the exact supported systems.
• Lists marketing, payments and multi-shop management as add-ons. Their presence is not proof that all are included in a base plan.

Questions for AutoLeap

• What Class 4–8 parts/labor coverage is available?
• Which fleet-customer records and PM workflows can you demonstrate?
• What is the total including marketing, payments, additional locations and conversion?

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

• Browser-based access across computers and devices, including Mac, PC, Linux, tablets and phones, using an internet connection.
• The Auto Repair Labor Guide supplies vehicle specifications and labor-time information for estimates; users can create repair orders and add appointments to the calendar from an RO.
• Customers can choose features for a customized plan and add more as the business grows; inclusion of any optional feature in a quoted plan is unconfirmed until contracted.
• Software updates have no additional cost, and the FAQ states all training and support is free.

Questions for Omnique

• What is the monthly quote for our selected features, user count and locations?
• Are labor information, inspections, payments and integrations included or separately charged?
• What data can be migrated, and how can data be exported on cancellation?

Published pricing

Monthly plans: Starter $69.99 (75 tickets/invoices per month, one location, 1 user), Repair Shop $139.99 (unlimited tickets, one location, 10 users), Big Chain $149.99 (2+ locations, 10 users). Annual-tab cards show $59.99/$129.99/$139.99; whether those are monthly equivalents billed annually is unconfirmed. SMS allowances and snail-mail credits cost extra.

What the vendor publishes

• CRM supports multiple contacts and notes, integrated email/SMS and referral-source tracking/reporting.
• Customer web portal lets customers check status, see invoice history, and preview and approve/decline estimates.
• Lists inventory-linked POS and parts-order tracking from ticket through arrival to invoicing.
• Supports multiple locations within a single account.
• Lists QuickBooks and Xero integrations for importing or synchronizing business data.

Questions for RepairShopr

• Are annual-card amounts monthly equivalents billed annually, and what is the exact upfront charge?
• Is Big Chain priced per location or per organization, and what do extra users/locations cost?
• Which automotive labor-data, VIN and parts-supplier integrations are supported?

Published pricing

Starter $89.99/month billed annually (5 co-user limit); Turbo $179.99/month billed annually (unlimited co-users); Supercharged is quote-only. Payments Integration add-on listed at $499 and Appointment Scheduler add-on at $999 with unconfirmed billing frequency. USD/CAD and monthly/annual controls exist but month-to-month amounts are unconfirmed. FAQ states no setup fee, possible data-migration charges and 10% off annual plans.

What the vendor publishes

• Starter lists estimates/repair orders, appointment scheduling, advanced digital vehicle inspections and digital authorization with e-signatures.
• Starter lists inventory, purchase-order/vendor management and PartsTech/NexPart integration.
• Turbo adds repair-time guides and parts ordering through “Epicor by Mitchell1,” plus QuickBooks Online/Enterprise integration.
• Turbo lists two-way texting, marketing/service reminders, job time clocks, employee timesheets and a technician mobile app.
• Supercharged lists multi-store management, custom training and a dedicated success manager.

Questions for Torque360

• What are the exact monthly-billed rates, annual totals and per-location charges?
• Are the $499 payments and $999 scheduler charges one-time or recurring?
• Which feature matrix governs the “every plan” versus tier/add-on inconsistencies?

Published pricing

No current subscription price established on the reviewed diesel product page. Ask about licenses, deployment, upgrades, support and trial limits; do not assume the limited trial is a free ongoing product.

What the vendor publishes

• Describes Digital Wrench for diesel and truck repair shops.
• Lists customer histories, estimates and repair orders, inventory and income/expense/tax records.
• Lists fleet-management capabilities without enough detail to establish Fullbay-equivalent PM or fleet billing.
• Advertises a trial limited to 25 invoices or estimates; confirm current availability and terms.

Questions for Digital Wrench

• Is the current product locally installed or hosted, and what remote access is supported?
• Which unit, engine-hour and PM records can we maintain?
• How do backups, upgrades, support and exports work?

Published pricing

Official comparison page lists Express $99/month, Service $149/month, Corporate $189/month, with no fixed-term contracts. Express is one PC only; Service and Corporate include one workstation license. Additional workstation and location charges are unconfirmed.

What the vendor publishes

• Express supports unlimited quotes, estimates, repair orders, customers and vehicles, but is limited to one PC and is not expandable.
• Service includes inventory management, returns/warranty tracking, a time clock/job clock app and expansion to multiple workstations.
• Service connects to online vendors for parts or labor lookups; the vendor says this connection feature has no additional charge, which does not establish that third-party data subscriptions are free.
• Corporate adds integrated US payroll, accounts receivable/payable, general ledger and financial reporting to Service.
• MaxxTraxx does not itself supply labor times or repair information; it connects to external specialists for that data.

Questions for MaxxTraxx

• What do additional workstations and shop locations cost?
• What setup, conversion, training or optional-module fees apply beyond the listed edition price?
• Which labor/repair-information subscriptions must be purchased separately?