Protractor vs Tekmetric

Protractor

Automotive aftermarket shop management

Published pricing and purchase terms

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

• Describes cloud shop management with scheduling, inspections and estimates for single and multi-location businesses. [source]
• Lists digital vehicle inspections, a digital marketing suite and built-in accounting. [source]
• Lists invoicing, inventory, and parts and core returns management. [source]
• Lists integrated payments, Text-To-Pay, built-in email and 24/7 online booking. [source]

Questions for Protractor

• Which marketing and accounting functions are in the base subscription?
• How is multi-location pricing structured?
• What are payment processing rates?

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?