QuickBooks, while great at keeping track of your shop\u2019s expenses, may not be enough to run your auto repair shop. A great alternative is to get auto repair shop management software such as Way Repair Tech that\u2019s designed to handle the parts that QuickBooks was never meant to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shop management software like Way Repair Tech helps you manage repair orders, digital inspections, estimates, and payments. It can also connect to QuickBooks for the accounting side, so you don\u2019t need to replace it completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
QuickBooks is for accounting, while shop management tools<\/strong> are built for managing repair shop workflows. QuickBooks can connect to these systems, but it doesn\u2019t replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/td> QuickBooks<\/strong><\/td> Way RepairTech<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Built for<\/strong><\/td> General business accounting<\/td> Auto repair shop management<\/td><\/tr> Repair orders & inspections<\/td> Not built in<\/td> Built in, with digital inspections<\/td><\/tr> Estimates & approval<\/td> Manual invoicing only<\/td> Text\/email estimates, one-tap approval<\/td><\/tr> Customer texting<\/td> None built in<\/td> Estimates, invoices, receipts by text\/email<\/td><\/tr> Parts & labor pricing<\/td> Manual entry<\/td> Built-in parts pricing and labor guides<\/td><\/tr> New customer leads<\/td> None<\/td> 11M+ driver marketplace, 240K searches\/month<\/td><\/tr> Bookkeeping & accounting<\/td> Full accounting, tax, payroll<\/td> Connects to QuickBooks for the books<\/td><\/tr> Works together<\/td> Standalone<\/td> Integrates directly with QuickBooks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n What should an auto repair shop use instead of QuickBooks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n