autoGMS or Tekmetric? Compare them on one real job.
Follow one job from booking to invoice. Here is what autoGMS does at each step, what Tekmetric offers and on which plan, and the question to put to Tekmetric.
| Step | autoGMS | Tekmetric checked October 3, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Online booking Step 1 of 12 | A hosted booking page, a widget for your website and a shareable booking link. Customers book at any hour, and the booking lands on a drag-and-drop calendar with Day, Week and Month views. | Ask: Is online booking in the plan you would buy, or an add-on? Does a booking arrive as a job with the vehicle attached? |
| Inspection Step 2 of 12 | A checklist covering 14 vehicle systems and over 75 points, with photos and video. The report goes to the customer by WhatsApp or email. | Ask: How do findings reach the customer, and does the customer need an app or a login to see them? |
| Estimate and approval Step 3 of 12 | Photo and video evidence on each line. The customer approves, declines or defers each line from a link, with no login. | Ask: Can customers approve line by line? What happens to the work they decline? |
| Repair order Step 4 of 12 | autoGMS calls it a job card. Put the approved job on a bay and the clock starts. Hold it for parts or approval. The shop board can run on a wall TV, on every plan. | The tech board comes with Scale ($439 a month) only. Ask: Does the shop floor view show bays, timers and holds, or a list of open repair orders? |
| Technicians Step 5 of 12 | Several technicians can work one job, with one Primary. Each technician has a maximum of 1 to 10 active jobs. They use the web app in a phone or desktop browser, and Core includes unlimited users. | Ask: Do technicians need their own app and login, and does each one change the price? |
| Parts and inventory Step 6 of 12 | Assign a part to a job and it leaves stock. Transfer stock between shops and a central warehouse. Import your parts list from a spreadsheet. | Ask: Which parts suppliers connect today, and can you order from the repair order? |
| Invoice and payment Step 7 of 12 | The invoice is prefilled from the job’s services and parts. Record full or partial payments, or send a Stripe card payment link. | Payments come with Enterprise. Ask: Which payment methods and processors work for your shop, and what are the fees? |
| Customer messages Step 8 of 12 | Email service reminders run automatically from expiry rules, and WhatsApp reminders and review requests go out from the same record. | Texting comes with Scale ($439 a month) only. Ask: Is two-way texting included, and does each message cost extra? |
| Reports Step 9 of 12 | The dashboard comes with Core. It shows income against expenses and revenue by booking status. Financial reports, such as profit and loss and aged receivables, are an add-on on Core. | The dashboard comes with Scale ($439 a month) only. Ask: Which reports come in the base plan, and which cost extra? |
| Integrations Step 10 of 12 | A public API, an add-on on Core, and two-way Xero, QuickBooks and Sage sync, which comes with the Financial Reports add-on. | The labor guide comes with Grow ($349 a month) and up. Ask: Which parts and accounting connections are live today, and on which plan? |
| Switching Step 11 of 12 | Customers come in from a CSV file, up to 500 per file, and parts from a spreadsheet. A setup checklist tracks you to the first booking. | Ask: Can you export customers, vehicles and repair order history, and in what format? |
| Price Step 12 of 12 | Core is $219 per shop a month in the US, with unlimited users and a 14-day free trial. Financial Reports and API Access are add-ons. Scale has custom pricing. | Start $199, Grow $349, Scale $439 a month, plus $70 a month for each extra shop. Demo only, no free trial. Ask: What is the full monthly cost for your shop, including add-ons and payment fees? |
Tekmetric’s plans. As published on tekmetric.com.
Checked on tekmetric.com, October 3, 2026. Prices change, so check the current page before you decide.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $199 a month | The base plan. |
| Grow | $349 a month | Adds the labor guide. |
| Scale | $439 a month | Adds texting, the tech board and the dashboard. |
| Enterprise | Ask Tekmetric | Adds payments. |
- Each extra shop adds $70 a month.
- Demo only. There is no free trial.
- autoGMS Core is $219 per shop a month in the US, with a 14-day free trial. See pricing.
Questions shops ask before switching.
Is moving from Tekmetric difficult?
It depends on your data, your workflow and the size of your team. Customers come over from a CSV file, up to 500 per file, and your parts list from a spreadsheet. How switching works.
Will autoGMS cost more than Tekmetric?
Compare the plan you would actually need. On tekmetric.com (checked 3 Oct 2026), Tekmetric is $199 a month on Start, $349 on Grow and $439 on Scale, plus $70 a month for each extra shop. Texting, the tech board and the dashboard are on Scale. autoGMS Core is $219 per shop a month in the US, with the shop board and the dashboard included. See the pricing page.
Can I try autoGMS before I buy?
Yes. autoGMS has a 14-day free trial, and you can book a demo too. Tekmetric offers a demo only, with no free trial (tekmetric.com, checked 3 Oct 2026).
Does autoGMS have every feature Tekmetric has?
autoGMS covers the workflow shops compare most: bookings, inspections, estimates, repair orders, bays, inventory, invoices, payments, customer records, reminders, reporting and accounting sync. The table above shows which Tekmetric plan each feature comes with.
Can autoGMS run more than one location?
Yes. One login switches between shops, each shop keeps its own dashboard and settings, and stock moves between shops and a central warehouse. Go through locations, reporting, permissions and migration on the demo.
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