Shop-Ware alternatives
Shop-Ware 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 | Tekmetric | Shop-Ware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile and in-shop diesel, truck, trailer and heavy-equipment repair | Heavy-duty repair | Auto repair shops | Auto repair shops, including multi-shop groups |
| Published price | Shared on a walkthrough (see pricing) | Basic $188, Pro $258, Elite $318 per month; annual agreement, billed monthly | Start $199, Grow $349, Scale $439 per month; lower prices billed annually; Enterprise custom | No prices shown at shop-ware.com/pricing as read |
| Users | Shared on a walkthrough | Extra users $89, $109 or $119 per month by plan | Unlimited users and repair orders; priced per shop | See vendor |
| Trial | Walkthrough on your own repair order | Not listed on the pricing page | Free demos, no free trial; self-guided tours | 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 | Tekmetric Labor Guide listed on plan grid | See vendor |
| 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 | AI Parts Matrix for parts pricing listed |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online: invoices, bills and POs out; payments and parts catalog both ways | QuickBooks listed as an integration on Pro and Elite | See vendor | See vendor |
| 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 | Employee job and time clock listed | See vendor |
| Mobile | Phone browser today; native apps stated for Q4 2026 | See vendor | Mobile app listed in site menu | TechApp for technicians listed |
Sources: Fullbay www.fullbay.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-29; Tekmetric www.tekmetric.com/pricing, read 2026-10-30; Shop-Ware shop-ware.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.
Auto shop software in a truck shop
Shop-Ware describes itself as auto repair shop management software, with a TechApp for technicians, a Messenger for approvals, an AI Parts Matrix for parts pricing and multi-shop analytics. Its pricing page, as read on 2026-10-30, showed no plan prices. A shop that repairs trucks, trailers or equipment should ask how it handles unit records, fleet billing terms and road calls before comparing it with heavy-duty tools.
Stay with Shop-Ware if
You run an auto repair shop or a multi-shop auto group.
Next steps
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Questions
Why do shops look for Shop-Ware alternatives?
Truck and trailer repair businesses often want software built around heavy-duty units, fleet accounts and road calls rather than passenger cars.
Who should stay with Shop-Ware?
You run an auto repair shop or a multi-shop auto group.
Does Shop-Ware publish its prices?
No plan prices were shown at shop-ware.com/pricing as read on 2026-10-30.
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Compare them on your own job
Bring a real repair order. We will run it through MetaFleet live.