AutoLeap and Tekmetric are two leading cloud shop-management platforms for independent auto-repair shops. Both handle estimates, digital vehicle inspections, invoicing, scheduling, payments, texting and reporting. The real differences are in how each one prices and where each puts its emphasis. Here’s a straight, vendor-neutral breakdown.
Quick verdict (our analysis)
Two differences matter most: pricing transparency and how you’re billed for staff. Tekmetric lists flat monthly prices (from $199/mo) with unlimited users — adding advisors and techs never raises your bill. AutoLeap publishes no pricing; you book a demo for a custom quote. Both are modern, feature-rich systems.
- Leaning Tekmetric if you want a price you can see today, unlimited-user billing as you grow, and strong technician/employee analytics.
- Leaning AutoLeap if you want its deep digital-inspection tooling and wide set of parts & tire integrations with dedicated onboarding, and you don’t mind a sales call to get a number.
At a glance
| AutoLeap | Tekmetric | |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | No — not shown on site | Yes — from $199/mo |
| How you get a price | Book a demo / request a quote | Listed on pricing page; demo optional |
| User billing | Not publicly stated | Unlimited users, unlimited ROs on every plan |
| Contract | Not publicly stated | Month-to-month or discounted annual |
| Standout strengths | Next-gen DVI, many parts/tire integrations, dedicated onboarding + account manager | Transparent flat pricing, unlimited users, employee-performance analytics |
| Best for (our analysis) | Shops wanting a feature-rich system with hands-on onboarding, OK with a sales call | Growing shops adding staff who want predictable, seat-free pricing |
Pricing
Tekmetric (published)
| Plan | Monthly | Annual /mo | Notable inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | $199 | $179 | Inventory & vendor mgmt, digital vehicle inspections, smart jobs, digital authorizations & invoicing |
| Grow | $349 | $309 | + Labor guide, maintenance schedule, time & job clocks, parts/inventory/marketing reports |
| Scale | $439 | $409 | + Two-way texting, real-time shop dashboard, technician board, employee performance analytics (vendor labels “Most Popular”) |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | + Integrated payments, dedicated account manager, quarterly business reviews |
Key Tekmetric fact: no per-user or per-repair-order charges — unlimited users and ROs on every plan, month-to-month or discounted annual. Add-ons: multi-shop (+$70/mo/shop), tire suite (+$39/mo/shop), marketing (+$345/mo/shop).
AutoLeap (not published)
AutoLeap does not list any prices on its pricing page — we checked, and there are no dollar figures shown. It presents a feature matrix and routes you to book a demo for a custom quote. So a like-for-like price comparison isn’t possible from public information, and we won’t make up a number. That’s a real, practical difference: with Tekmetric you can size the monthly cost — and confirm it won’t rise as you add staff — before any sales call. If you request an AutoLeap quote, ask about the monthly rate, whether it’s billed per user, contract length, payment-processing rates and anything billed extra.
Features, side by side
Both cover the core shop workflow. Below are notable capabilities each vendor highlights on its own site (availability may vary by plan/quote — confirm before buying).
| Area | AutoLeap (per its site) | Tekmetric (per its site) |
|---|---|---|
| Digital inspections | Images, video & voice notes; mobile inspections; “next-generation” DVI; certified inspections; auto-generated tech notes | Digital vehicle inspections on every plan; digital authorizations |
| Customer messaging | Unlimited texts & emails; one-way & two-way texting; integrated Google reviews | Two-way texting (Scale plan and up) |
| User billing | Not specified publicly (quote-based) | Unlimited users & repair orders on every plan |
| Parts & tire ordering | PartsTech, NexPart, WorldPac, OEC RepairLink, tire ordering, TireHub | Inventory & vendor management; add-on tire suite |
| Analytics & reporting | Sales & profitability, parts, commission, inventory, technician, DVI, multi-location | Parts/inventory/marketing reports; technician board; employee performance analytics |
| Onboarding & support | Dedicated onboarding & account manager; phone/live chat/email; coaching webinars; custom training | Support included; dedicated account manager & quarterly reviews at Enterprise |
Sources: AutoLeap and Tekmetric product/pricing pages (see below). We list features each vendor promotes; we haven’t independently tested them.
Which should you choose? (our analysis)
You’re growing and adding staff: Tekmetric’s unlimited-user model means new advisors and techs don’t raise your monthly bill, and you can see the price before you commit. Its Scale plan adds employee-performance analytics that larger teams lean on.
You want deep inspection tooling and lots of parts/tire integrations: AutoLeap emphasises its next-gen DVI, its long list of parts and tire ordering integrations, and a dedicated onboarding manager. If those match your workflow, it’s worth the demo — just be ready to negotiate the quote and confirm how users are billed.
Either way, run your monthly software cost against your labor revenue with our effective labor-rate calculator — the platform fee is usually tiny next to what your bays bill.
How to decide in one afternoon
- List your must-haves (DVI depth, two-way text, integrated payments, specific parts/tire suppliers, employee analytics).
- Check Tekmetric’s published plans to see which one covers your must-haves, and note the real monthly price (remember it won’t rise with headcount).
- Book an AutoLeap demo and get a written quote — ask for the monthly rate, whether it’s per user, contract length, payment-processing rates and any extra fees.
- Put both real monthly numbers side by side and divide each by your monthly billed labor hours to see the true cost per billed hour.
How we compared (and our limits)
We compared publicly published pricing and feature information from each vendor’s official site (verified 26 August 2026). AutoLeap does not publish prices, so we report that plainly rather than estimate. We have not run a hands-on, in-shop trial of either product, and we don’t publish star ratings or user reviews we didn’t collect. Where we give an opinion, we label it “our analysis.” Vendors change plans and features often — confirm current details before buying.
Sources
- AutoLeap pricing & features — autoleap.com/pricing (accessed 26 Aug 2026 — no prices listed)
- Tekmetric pricing — tekmetric.com/pricing (accessed 26 Aug 2026)
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