Comparison
DealWrench vs Shop-Ware
Shop-Ware has been at this a long time and shops that use it tend to stay. If canned jobs and a deep technician workflow matter most, look at them seriously.
Shop-Ware pricing as published: $279 / $389 / $499 / $999 per month, or $251 / $350 / $449 / $899 billed annually, unlimited users on every tier. Checked 12 September 2026.
Side by side
The differences that
cost or save money.
| DealWrench | Shop-Ware | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549 per location per month | $279 / $389 / $499 / $999 by tier, about 10% less billed annually. Their most popular starting tier is Pro at $389. |
| Charged per user | No. The whole shop is included. | No. Unlimited users on every tier, and they say so. |
| Contract | Month to month. | Month to month. Their FAQ: “flexible month-to-month subscription plans that do not require an annual contract”. |
| Migration | Included. We do it, and it costs nothing. | From 150+ systems, and their FAQ says “there could be additional fees for the migration”. The amount is not published. |
| Other fees on the page | None. The price is the price. | Data migration, an Accounting Link integration fee, and transaction fees on Shop-Ware Payments. All three are footnoted, none is priced. |
| Card rate | Published: 2.7% + 10¢ in person, 2.9% + 30¢ online, $5 flat ACH. | Not published. The page says only that transaction fees apply. |
| Try it yourself | 30 days, card on file, your data imported first. | A 15-minute demo. Their FAQ answers “free trial or demo” with the demo. |
| Time to get going | The import runs before your 30 days start. | Their FAQ: “an average of 30 days for an auto repair shop to fully onboard”, with a dedicated Customer Success Specialist. |
Every Shop-Ware row is a fact from their own published pages, read on 12 September 2026. Prices change; check them yourself before you decide anything. Packages
The honest part
When Shop-Ware
is the better answer.
A shop leaning hard on technician workflow and a mature labour guide, wanting the MOTOR guide and a native parts catalogue in the product rather than bolted on. Their Startup tier is $279 against our $549, so if the feature list at that rung covers you they are the cheaper answer and we would say so.
- What we do not have
- No integrated parts catalogue or labour guide, no payroll, no multi-location reporting, and no native mobile app. If any of those decide it for you, we are not your answer and a demo will waste your afternoon.
- How new we are
- Our customer count is one shop — our own, in Colorado. Every vendor on this page has thousands. That is a real risk and it is the main one worth weighing against anything above.
- What we will not claim
- That they lack a feature because their marketing does not mention it. Everything above is something they publish. Where we could not confirm a figure, the row says so rather than guessing.
Other comparisons
Weighing someone else?
One price, every user
Leave an address.
We write back with the price in full and a shop that looks like yours.