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Tekmetric vs Shop-Ware
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| Topic | MetaFleet | Tekmetric | Shop-Ware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile and in-shop diesel, truck, trailer and heavy-equipment repair | Auto repair shops | Auto repair shops, including multi-shop groups |
| Published price | Shared on a walkthrough (see pricing) | 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 | Unlimited users and repair orders; priced per shop | See vendor |
| Trial | Walkthrough on your own repair order | 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 | 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 | See vendor | AI Parts Matrix for parts pricing listed |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online: invoices, bills and POs out; payments and parts catalog both ways | 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 | Employee job and time clock listed | See vendor |
| Mobile | Phone browser today; native apps stated for Q4 2026 | Mobile app listed in site menu | TechApp for technicians listed |
Sources: 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.
The deciding questions
Tekmetric's grid lists unlimited users and repair orders per shop, a labor guide and an employee time clock, with demos instead of a free trial. Shop-Ware lists a technician app, approvals by chat, an AI parts pricing matrix and multi-shop analytics. Ask Shop-Ware for a written per-shop price to compare like for like.
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Questions
Does Tekmetric offer a free trial?
Its pricing page says free demos but not free trials, read 2026-10-30.
Is either built for diesel shops?
Both describe auto repair shops on the pages read. See diesel repair shops.
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