Buyer's guide
Choosing repair shop software without the sales pitch
An honest guide to choosing repair shop software — what to compare, when paper or a spreadsheet still wins, and the questions to ask any vendor.
- No competitor bashing
- Honest about when to stay put
- Questions to ask any vendor
The same shop, priced against the rest of the market
Every price below is the vendor's own published figure for the cheapest plan a working shop could actually run on — unlimited tickets, more than one user, shown in your local currency. Checked on 9 September 2026; each one links to the page it came from.
The Quick Repairs
Standard
≈ $65
per store / month · published £49
- Billing
- monthly, 20% off annually
- Users
- 10 per location
- Watch for
- No ticket or invoice cap
Orderry
Startup
$69
per month
- Billing
- monthly, 10% off annually
- Users
- 3, then $6 each
- Watch for
- Extra locations $49/month each
RepairDesk
Essential
$79
per store / month
- Billing
- billed annually ($99 quarterly)
- Users
- See vendor's plan page
- Watch for
- Priced per store
RepairQ
Essential
$90
per location / month
- Billing
- monthly
- Users
- 5 per location, then $5 each
- Watch for
- Unlimited tickets
RepairShopr
Repair Shop
$139.99
per month
- Billing
- monthly ($129.99 annually)
- Users
- 10 users, 1 location
- Watch for
- Unlimited tickets
At ≈ $65 per store per month, the Standard plan is the cheapest of the 5. The cheapest rival is Orderry at $69 per month.
Shown in your local currency, converted from each vendor's own published figure at today's rate — approximate, and the published price sits beneath each one. Rates as of 2026-10-02. Every figure links to its source below.
Compare the features tooWhat you get for it
Taken from each vendor's own description of that plan. Where we have not been able to verify an answer it says Not stated rather than guessing — we will not mark a competitor down for something we have not checked.
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Sources — checked 9 September 2026
Competitor names and figures identify each product and compare like with like, as permitted for comparative advertising. All trade marks belong to their owners. If you find a figure out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
What are you weighing us up against?
- Repair shop software vs spreadsheetsRunning a repair shop on spreadsheets: where it works, where it breaks, and what changes when jobs, parts and invoices share one system. An honest comparison.
- Repair shop software vs paper job sheetsPaper job tickets versus repair shop software — what you gain, what you lose, and how shops move off paper without stopping work. An honest comparison.
- Repair shop software vs a generic retail POSWhy a standard retail till struggles with repairs — no job tracking, no parts-to-ticket link, no status workflow — and what repair-specific software adds.
- Repair shop software vs general field service softwareGeneral field service platforms versus repair-specific software — where each fits, and why bench work, parts and device history need more than scheduling.
Six questions to ask any vendor
Including us. If a demo dodges any of these, that is the answer.
Does a part fitted to a repair come out of stock automatically?
If it doesn't, your inventory count will drift within weeks and no report built on it can be trusted.
Can I see margin per repair type, not just revenue?
Revenue tells you how busy you are. Margin tells you which of that work is worth doing.
Is warranty tracked against the specific part fitted?
Without it, every warranty return becomes a negotiation instead of a lookup.
What happens to my data if I leave?
Ask for the export format before you sign, not after. A vendor who hesitates has told you something.
How long is the contract, and what does onboarding cost?
Annual lock-in plus a setup fee changes the real price considerably.
Can staff have different permission levels?
Shared logins make discounts, refunds and voids untraceable.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most important feature in repair shop software?
The link between a repair ticket and inventory. Everything else — reporting, margin, warranty, invoicing — is built on parts being recorded against the job they went into. Systems that treat repairs and stock separately look fine in a demo and drift apart in practice.
Do I need repair-specific software, or will a general POS do?
If repairs are occasional and same-day, a general POS is often enough. Once jobs span days, consume parts and need approvals partway through, a retail till has no place to put any of that.
How much should repair shop software cost?
Plans for a single shop typically sit in the low tens per month. Be careful comparing headline prices — check whether setup fees, per-user charges or contract length change the real figure.
How long does switching take?
Most shops are booking jobs the same day. The genuinely slow part is a one-off stock count, not the software. Importing customers is usually straightforward.
Should I move all my history across?
Usually not. Bring customers and stock; leave old job records where they are for reference. Migrating years of historical tickets costs far more time than it saves.
Put us through the same test
Bring the list. We'll answer all six on a short call, with the software open.