An honest comparison
A Tekmetric alternative priced for small shops
Tekmetric is a serious platform with per-shop pricing that makes sense for bigger teams. If you're a small independent shop, AutoSyncHQ covers the core — job board, inspections, inventory, invoicing — for $59.99 CAD a month, with nothing gated behind a tier.
14 days free. No card required.
AutoSyncHQ vs Tekmetric, side by side
Tekmetric prices are from tekmetric.com/pricing as of August 12, 2026, in USD, monthly billing. AutoSyncHQ prices are in CAD.
| Feature | AutoSyncHQ | Tekmetric |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price (monthly billing) | $59.99 CAD/mo | $199 USD/mo (Start) |
| Users included at entry price | 5 seats | Unlimited |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | No — demos and guided tours |
| Every feature in every tier | ✓ | — |
| Job board / workflow | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital vehicle inspections | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-job approve/decline with declined-work history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase orders & stock reconciliation | ✓ | ✓ |
| VIN scan & decode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canadian tax (GST/HST/PST/QST) out of the box | ✓ | — |
| Two-way texting | — | Scale tier only ($439/mo) |
| Labor guides & maintenance schedules | — | From Grow ($349/mo) |
| Integrated payments & text-to-pay | — | ✓ / add-on |
| Online booking & marketing campaigns | — | Marketing add-on ($345/mo) |
“—” means the feature isn’t offered or isn’t listed on the public pricing page.
When Tekmetric is the better choice
- Your team is bigger than a handful of people — Tekmetric’s flat per-shop price with unlimited users beats per-seat pricing as headcount grows.
- You want labor guides, maintenance schedules and parts ordering integrated into estimates.
- You want integrated payments, text-to-pay and buy-now-pay-later at the counter.
- You run multiple locations and need organization-level reporting.
When AutoSyncHQ makes more sense
- You’re a small shop: AutoSyncHQ’s $59.99 CAD entry is a fraction of Tekmetric’s $199 USD — and everything is included, so you never get quoted an add-on.
- Texting matters to you but $439 USD/mo doesn’t: Tekmetric gates unlimited two-way texting to its top tier; AutoSyncHQ simply doesn’t charge you for tiers at all.
- You’re a Canadian shop: provincial GST/HST/PST/QST handled correctly on every invoice, pricing in CAD.
- You’d rather trial the real product for 14 days than book a demo — Tekmetric’s own FAQ says they offer demos, not free trials.
Common questions
Tekmetric has unlimited users — doesn’t that make it cheaper for big teams?
Eventually, yes. Somewhere past 20–30 seats the math can favor a flat per-shop price. AutoSyncHQ is built and priced for the other end: shops of one to twenty people, where $59.99–$149.99 CAD against $199+ USD is the difference that matters.
What does Tekmetric have that AutoSyncHQ doesn’t?
Labor guides, integrated parts ordering, integrated payments, two-way texting (on its top tier), a marketing suite, and multi-shop management. If those are core to how you run, Tekmetric is worth its price. AutoSyncHQ covers the operating core — job board, inspections, inventory, invoicing — and stays simple.
Can I bring my data over from Tekmetric?
Customers, vehicles and parts come in by CSV import with a preview before anything is committed. Work order and invoice history starts fresh.
Is there really a free trial?
Yes — 14 days, full product, no card. If you don’t subscribe, your workspace goes read-only but nothing is deleted, and everything stays exportable.
Try it on your own shop’s work
Import your customers and vehicles, run a real day through it, and decide with your own numbers — not a sales call.
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