Roundup
Best diesel shop software
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 | ShopView | Shopmonkey | Mitchell 1 | WrenchPod | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile and in-shop diesel, truck, trailer and heavy-equipment repair | Heavy-duty repair | Repair shops | Auto repair and other shop types; heavy-duty add-on | Class 4 to 8 truck repair information; Manager SE Truck Edition for shop management | Repair shops; DOT inspection certificates listed | Auto repair and mobile mechanics; truck and heavy-duty shops listed among industries |
| Published price | Shared on a walkthrough (see pricing) | Basic $188, Pro $258, Elite $318 per month; annual agreement, billed monthly | No prices shown on the pricing page as read | 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 TruckSeries page as read | Per-Seat $79 per user per month, or Shop Plan $249 per month flat | No prices shown on the home page as read (ari.app/pricing returned not found) |
| Users | Shared on a walkthrough | Extra users $89, $109 or $119 per month by plan | See vendor | 3, 4 or 5 user licenses by plan; additional licenses +$20 per month | See vendor | Shop Plan includes unlimited users | Multiple users with role-based access listed |
| Trial | Walkthrough on your own repair order | Not listed on the pricing page | Free trial offered | Not listed on the pricing page | Try TruckSeries request form listed | 30-day free trial, no credit card | Free sign-up listed |
| 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 | Labor guides listed in ShopHub | MOTOR Parts and Labor and ALLDATA on Clever and up; Heavy Duty add-on (Class 4 to 8 labor guides) at custom pricing | TruckSeries labor guides with VMRS code mapping, Class 4 to 8, 1990 to current | See vendor | Smart labor guides included in the subscription, built from ARI's labor database with AI |
| 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 | ShopCoach AI listed | See vendor | See vendor | AI assistant listed in both plans | AI labor guides and a repair assistant listed |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online: invoices, bills and POs out; payments and parts catalog both ways | QuickBooks listed as an integration on Pro and Elite | QuickBooks listed among integrations; AccountingHub add-on | QuickBooks Online on Clever and up; QuickBooks Desktop for an additional fee | See vendor | See vendor | Stripe and QuickBooks integration 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 listed in ShopHub | Time clock tracking on Clever and up | See vendor | Time tracking listed in both plans | Job cards with start and stop work clocks listed |
| Mobile | Phone browser today; native apps stated for Q4 2026 | See vendor | See vendor | Mobile app for iOS and Android on all plans | Web-based platform | See vendor | iOS and Android apps |
Sources: Fullbay www.fullbay.com/pricing/, read 2026-10-29; ShopView www.shopview.app/pricing, read 2026-10-30; Shopmonkey www.shopmonkey.io/pricing, read 2026-10-30; Mitchell 1 mitchell1.com/truckseries/, read 2026-10-30; WrenchPod wrenchpod.com/pricing, read 2026-10-30; ARI ari.app/, 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.
Pick by the job you do most
- Writers price every job from a labor guide: look first at Fullbay Pro or Elite, Mitchell 1 or ShopView.
- Mixed auto and truck bays: Shopmonkey with the Heavy Duty add-on.
- Solo or very small, cost first: WrenchPod's flat plan or ARI.
- Road calls, fleet approvals and write-up time: MetaFleet, with drive-time dispatch and AI repair lines.
How this list was built
Only vendors whose public pricing page could be read and dated are included. No vendor paid to be listed and no rankings are claimed. MetaFleet publishes this page, so read it as one vendor's comparison and check each source.
Vendors were chosen from the names that come up most in search results and mechanic forums for this question. Each one was read on its own public page on the date shown. MetaFleet publishes this page and MetaFleet is our product: read it as one vendor's comparison, not a neutral ranking. The order is not a ranking.
Questions
Which diesel shop software has labor guides built in?
Of the pages read: Fullbay (MOTOR on Pro and Elite, Mitchell 1 on Elite), ShopView (labor guides in ShopHub), Mitchell 1 TruckSeries, Shopmonkey's Heavy Duty add-on and ARI. MetaFleet does not have built-in labor guides today.
Which publishes its price?
Fullbay, Shopmonkey and WrenchPod showed prices when read. ShopView, Mitchell 1, ARI and MetaFleet did not.
Is this list neutral?
No. MetaFleet publishes it. Every competitor fact links to its source and read date so you can check it.
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