Garage Hive vs Tekmetric

Garage Hive

Cloud garage/workshop management (UK-oriented)

Published pricing and purchase terms

Starting from £145 per month with a one-month rolling contract. Whether £145 is per location, per user or an organization minimum is unconfirmed; included user counts, VAT treatment, onboarding costs and integration/usage charges are unconfirmed.

What the vendor publishes

• Online booking integrates with the live diary; the pricing page also lists estimates, jobsheets, invoicing and dynamic work scheduling. [source]
• Supports customizable service/VHC/QC checklists and customer online job authorization. [source]
• Lists automated MOT/service/timing-belt reminders, DVSA MOT integration, VRM/postcode lookup and full vehicle history. [source]
• Built-in accounting includes bank-statement imports and reconciliation rules, VAT-return submission to HMRC, and integrations with Sage, Xero and QuickBooks products. [source]
• Multi-location capabilities include branch bookings from head office, central customer/vendor and vehicle-history records, inter-location stock transfers, and Power BI comparisons updated hourly. [source]

Questions for Garage Hive

• What users and locations does £145/month cover, and is VAT additional?
• What setup, data-migration, training and cancellation-notice requirements apply?
• Which listed functions are included at the starting price versus extra fees (Autodata, Power BI, SMS, payments)?

Tekmetric

Automotive shop management

Published pricing and purchase terms

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. [source]
• Start lists inventory/vendor management, digital inspections, authorizations and invoicing. [source]
• Grow adds labor guides, maintenance schedules and time/job clocks; Scale adds two-way texting, a technician board and employee performance analytics. [source]
• Lists Multi-Shop as a $70/month/shop add-on requiring a plan subscription for each location. [source]
• Offers month-to-month billing or discounted annual plans; marketing and tire tools have separate listed add-on prices. [source]

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?