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Business Software Compared

Shop management software and CRMs, compared side by side with plain facts from each vendor's own website.

Checked September 2026. Facts come from each vendor's own website.

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In Short

  • Three categories: auto repair shop software, field service CRMs and small business CRMs
  • Prices only when the vendor shows them. Otherwise we say Pricing on request
  • No stars and no scores, because we have no user reviews

Our team also builds shop software. It is not included in these comparisons.

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Small Business CRMs Compared

Eight CRMs for small teams side by side. What they do, how they charge and what to check, taken from each vendor's own site.

Latest Comparisons

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Protractor

Protractor is cloud shop software for auto repair shops and tire stores. It includes accounting, inspections, work orders, parts and reports.

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Mitchell 1 Manager SE

Mitchell 1 Manager SE is shop management software from Mitchell 1 for auto repair and light truck shops. It covers estimates, service writing, scheduling and a large set of reports.

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Shop Boss

Shop Boss is web based software for auto repair shops. It covers repair orders, texting, parts ordering, inventory, payments and inspections.

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Head to head

monday CRM vs HubSpot

HubSpot starts free and sells single seats. monday CRM has no free plan and a 3 seat minimum, with a 14 day trial and no card.

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Head to head

Zoho CRM vs Pipedrive

Both start at $14 per user a month billed yearly. Zoho adds a free plan for 3 users. Pipedrive adds a 14 day trial with no card.

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Salesforce Starter Suite

Starter Suite is the Salesforce CRM package for small businesses. It covers sales pipeline, email campaigns and service in one app with a built in AI assistant.

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FieldEdge

FieldEdge is field service software for HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors. It covers dispatch, quotes, flat rate pricing, service agreements and QuickBooks sync.

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Service Fusion

Service Fusion is field service software with unlimited users on every plan. It covers scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, payments and a technician app.

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Workiz

Workiz is field service software for home service businesses. It combines scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing and payments with a built in phone system and AI tools.

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ARI

ARI is low cost auto repair software for phone, tablet, Windows and the web. It covers invoices, inspections, inventory, appointments and payments.

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Head to head

Jobber vs ServiceTitan

Jobber is built for solo pros up to teams of 15 or more and shows its prices. ServiceTitan is built for larger contractors and prices on request.

What You Will Find Here

Picking software for a shop or a small team is hard. Every vendor says it is the best. Most review sites rank by ads or by reviews you cannot check.

We keep it plain. Each page shows what the vendor says it does, who it is built for, what it costs when the price is public, and what to check before you sign. You get category pages, one page per product, head to head pages and alternatives pages.

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This section covers business software. If you want to compare web hosts and site builders, see our host and builder comparisons.

How We Compare Software

We have no user reviews, so we do not give stars, scores or ratings. Here is what we do instead.

  • Every fact comes from the vendor's own website. We read those pages in September 2026.
  • We list a price only when the vendor shows it plainly. Otherwise we say Pricing on request.
  • If we could not check something, we left it out.
  • Products are listed in alphabetical order. The order is not a ranking.

When we say a product fits a shop or team, we mean four plain things. The shop size or team size the vendor says it serves. The features named on the vendor's site. Whether the price is published. The support channels the vendor lists. None of it is based on user reviews.

Prices and plans change often. Check the vendor's pricing page before you sign up.

Common Questions

Do you rank software by user reviews?

No. We have no user reviews, so we show no stars, scores or ratings. We list products in alphabetical order and show the facts each vendor publishes.

Where do the facts come from?

From each vendor's own website. We read those pages in September 2026. If we could not check a fact, we left it out.

Why do some products say Pricing on request?

Some vendors do not show prices on their site. They ask you to book a demo or call sales. We never guess a price.

Is your own software on these pages?

No. Our team also builds shop software. It is not included in these comparisons.

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