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AutoBayInvoice vs Tekmetric
Tekmetric is full shop management for shops that live in their reports. AutoBayInvoice is the estimate, approval and invoice loop for a fraction of the price.
| AutoBayInvoice | Tekmetric | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 10 repair orders a month, then $29 a month | Start $199, Grow $349, Scale $439 a month per shop |
| Per-user fee | None | None, unlimited users |
| Estimates and invoices | Yes, parts, labor, fees, tax per line | Yes |
| Customer approval | Link with a signed approval record | Yes |
| Saved jobs | Yes, save any set of lines and reuse it | Yes, canned jobs |
| Sales report | Monthly: labor, parts, fees, tax, paid and unpaid | Deep reporting, its main strength |
| QuickBooks | Import file for QuickBooks Online | Integration |
| Online payment | Pay online button to your own Square, Stripe or PayPal link | Built-in payments |
| Texting | No. Email, or copy the link into your own text | Yes |
| Digital inspections, parts ordering, labor guide | No | Yes |
What a growing team costs elsewhere
Tekmetric includes unlimited users. Some other shop systems charge per seat, which adds up as you hire:
- Shopmonkey: $20 a month for each seat past the 3 to 5 included
- Fullbay: $89 to $119 a month for each extra user
- AutoBayInvoice: $0. One price for the shop
What Tekmetric users ask for
G2 reviewers ask for technician time tracking, more estimate permissions and easier inventory, and one calls its closed API a high barrier for custom integrations.
When AutoBayInvoice fits
You want clean estimates the customer approves from a phone, invoices without retyping, and a monthly number for your accountant, without paying $199 or more a month.
When Tekmetric is the better pick
You need texting, digital inspections with photos, parts ordering, a labor guide or deep reporting across bays and techs. AutoBayInvoice skips those on purpose. See what we do.
Sources: Tekmetric, Shopmonkey and Fullbay prices from a Shopmonkey-published comparison and a Torque360 blog post, and Tekmetric reviews on G2, read November 2026. Those sources sell competing software and we have not checked each vendor’s own site, so ask them for a current quote.
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