Protractor alternatives
Protractor alternatives
Every competitor fact comes from that company's own public page, with the date it was read. Prices change; check the source.
Side by side
| Topic | MetaFleet | Fullbay | Shopmonkey | Protractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile and in-shop diesel, truck, trailer and heavy-equipment repair | Heavy-duty repair | Auto repair and other shop types; heavy-duty add-on | Aftermarket auto repair shops, single and multi-location |
| Published price | Shared on a walkthrough (see pricing) | Basic $188, Pro $258, Elite $318 per month; annual agreement, billed monthly | Basic $239, Clever $399, Genius $499 per month billed monthly ($215, $359, $449 per month billed annually); Multi-Shop custom | No prices shown on the home page as read |
| Users | Shared on a walkthrough | Extra users $89, $109 or $119 per month by plan | 3, 4 or 5 user licenses by plan; additional licenses +$20 per month | See vendor |
| Trial | Walkthrough on your own repair order | Not listed on the pricing page | Not listed on the pricing page | See vendor |
| Labor guides | Not built in; MOTOR and Mitchell 1 not connected; AI suggests labor hours on repair lines | MOTOR on Pro and Elite; Mitchell 1 ProDemand and TruckSeries on Elite | MOTOR Parts and Labor and ALLDATA on Clever and up; Heavy Duty add-on (Class 4 to 8 labor guides) at custom pricing | Parts and labor matrices listed |
| AI | AI repair lines from shorthand with suggested labor; VIN, plate, odometer and receipt reading; call scoring; ChatGPT and Claude connector | AI notes cleanup, voice transcription and translation on Pro and Elite; AI Receptionist listed | See vendor | See vendor |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online: invoices, bills and POs out; payments and parts catalog both ways | QuickBooks listed as an integration on Pro and Elite | QuickBooks Online on Clever and up; QuickBooks Desktop for an additional fee | Built-in accounting listed |
| Time clock | Shift and per-job clocks (en route and on site); dispatcher clock-in for a tech; auto clock-out; odd entries flagged | See vendor | Time clock tracking on Clever and up | See vendor |
| Mobile | Phone browser today; native apps stated for Q4 2026 | See vendor | Mobile app for iOS and Android on all plans | See vendor |
Sources: Fullbay www.fullbay.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-29; Shopmonkey www.shopmonkey.io/pricing, read 2026-10-30; Protractor www.protractor.com/, read 2026-10-30; MetaFleet metafleet.ai/llms.txt, read 2026-10-30. "See vendor" means the fact was not on the cited page. Names are trademarks of their owners. No affiliation.
Built-in accounting for auto shops
Protractor lists digital vehicle inspections, a digital marketing suite, built-in accounting, parts and labor matrices, core returns and integrated payments for single and multi-location aftermarket shops. Built-in accounting is the notable difference: some shops want it, others want their shop system to feed QuickBooks instead.
Stay with Protractor if
You run aftermarket auto repair shops and want accounting built into the shop system.
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Questions
Why do shops look for Protractor alternatives?
Shops that keep their books in QuickBooks Online, or that repair trucks, compare other systems.
Who should stay with Protractor?
You run aftermarket auto repair shops and want accounting built into the shop system.
Does Protractor include accounting?
Its home page lists built-in accounting, read 2026-10-30.
Get a walkthrough
Compare them on your own job
Bring a real repair order. We will run it through MetaFleet live.