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Auto Repair Estimate Software

Simple & Modern Auto Repair Estimating Software

Q: How do I send an estimate to a customer?

Getting an estimate approved and approved fast has never been easier. With Shopmonkey, you can text and/or email digital estimates to your customers and allow them to approve or decline services from wherever they are without picking up the phone. See how easy it is to send an estimate in this help article.

Q: How do I add a vehicle to an estimate?

Shopmonkey offers a few easy options to add a vehicle to an estimate for both new and existing customer vehicles. Shopmonkey also helps you avoid adding duplicate vehicles to your database. Learn more in this help article.

Q: Where do you get your lookups and labor guides from?

Shopmonkey sources labor guides, parts, fluids, and maintenance lookup information from Motor, which supports light, medium, and heavy-duty automotive data from OE and aftermarket part manufacturers. Check out how to look up parts, labor, diagrams, and procedures on Motor in our Help Center.

Q: Does Shopmonkey provide lookups for Medium or Heavy-duty vehicles?

Shopmonkey integrates with Fleetcross by Motor for both medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Check out our HD article in our Help Center.

Q: Does Shopmonkey Integrate with QuickBooks and CARFAX?

Yes, with both! Shopmonkey has a wide set of integrations, including QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and CarFax. Check out our Help Center for more information on our QuickBooks and CarFax integrations.

Q: What is a canned service or a canned job for an auto shop?

Canned services or canned jobs are a powerful time-saver, as they provide templates for frequently added service items. These saved templates are a grouping of parts, labor, and other line items. Canned Services can be added to estimates as-is or easily modified as needed, serving as an efficient way to add commonly-used services quickly and easily to estimates. Check out this video on how canned services are created in Shopmonkey.

Q: How do I add shop supplies to an estimate?

Shop Supplies allow you to pass along the cost of miscellaneous parts, materials and services that you typically wouldn't bother itemizing. See how Shopmonkey allows you to apply shop supplies to your estimates in this help article.

Q: How do estimate authorizations work in Shopmonkey?

Easily text and/or email an estimate right to the customer and allow them to approve from anywhere with an e-signature and click of a button. Learn more in our help article.

Q: Does Shopmonkey Integrate with QuickBooks and CARFAX?

Yes, with both! Shopmonkey has a wide set of integrations, including QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and CarFax. Check out our Help Center for more information on our QuickBooks and CarFax integrations.

Q: Can I convert an estimate into an invoice?

Yes, it is very easy to turn an estimate into an invoice. You can also turn an invoice back into an estimate if needed. Learn more in our help article.

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Build professional digital estimates.

Built-in parts & labor lookups

Easily access parts and labor guides within any estimate.

License plate & VIN scan

Automatically import vehicle data using our mobile app’s license plate and VIN scanning technology, or look up by year, make, or model.

Canned services

Use pre-built jobs and pricing for quick estimate creation.

“Right off, I could tell this software was designed with the automotive technician in mind. In my business, assembling a quote fast and efficiently is critical."

Sherard Gibbes, Founder & COO, 21Auto

Getting approvals has never been easier.

Two-way messaging

Use integrated customer communications to easily text and email professional estimates.

Digital vehicle inspections

Take photos and videos from our mobile or web app, mark up photos, and add notes to help customers understand recommended services.

Instant Customer Authorizations

Allow customers to digitally authorize their estimates with their e-signature from anywhere. You’ll receive instant approval notifications so you can start work faster.

“If [our customers] are in a meeting, they can still approve the work right away, so our mechanics can keep working without losing momentum.”

Frank Powell, Co-Owner, Top Shop Auto

Protect your business.

E-Signatures for Authorization

Easily get official service authorizations from customers with our e-signature tool.

Peace of Mind

Reduce the risk of disputes down the road by storing signed estimates all in one place – quickly accessible from anywhere.

Automatic Audit Trail

View a detailed history of customer authorizations, past services, communications, comments, and more.

“Shopmonkey E-Signatures causes our customers to read our estimate footer a little more carefully, as a signature is more binding in their mind. Keeps us all on the same page.”

Jimmy Grey, Co-Owner, Levity Vans