Multimodal diagnosis (photo + audio)
Tech sends a photo or a voice memo. Deco analyzes the symptom and drafts a repair recommendation with part references before the car hits the lift.
Ask about thisFor solo techs, mid-size shops, and multi-bay operations. The Hub does what Tekmetric does (RO, scheduling, billing) and more of what it doesn't: vehicle history by VIN in 2 seconds, photo-stamped warranty, Auto Pilot reminders by usage profile (rideshare 30d, fleet 60d), VIN OCR + NHTSA recall lookup, automatic mechanic commission, AI-assisted multimodal diagnosis.
Situations every auto shop lives. If more than two of these ring a bell, the Hub fixes them.
Customer calls, describes a knocking sound, you spend 10min talking it out, then drive out for an inspection anyway. Conversions drop.
Tech writes it down, owner photos it, customer loses it. 30% of estimates die from inertia.
Mike says 28 ROs, Excel says 24. Owner thinks they're overpaying, tech thinks they're underpaid. End of every month: fight.
Without a systematic reminder, they forget. When the timing belt breaks at 90k, they tow it to your competitor.
Every customer from AAA / Mitchell / fleet referral platforms costs you. Cold lead? You paid. Customer went elsewhere? You paid.
Customer comes back 2 months later saying the brake job failed. Without photo + signature, the conversation is 'he said she said'.
Same shop, same crew, same customers. Just a different tool.
No U.S. auto shop platform ships all of these today. Each one solves a real shop problem.
Customer or tech describes the problem any way that's easier: photo, voice memo, typed description (or all three). Deco processes everything and identifies the failure + part + labor estimate in 2.4 seconds. Tech speeds up diagnosis from 30 min to 5 min.
Phone camera reads the plate, Deco pulls NHTSA recalls + FIPE-equivalent + full vehicle history in 10 seconds. Intake at the counter without typing. Open recall? Deco flags it on the write-up automatically.
Before touching a motor, transmission, or turbo, tech seals the job with a photo + GPS + timestamp hash. Becomes iron-clad evidence in any warranty dispute. No more 'I didn't touch that'.
Deco knows the right interval: Uber/Lyft 30d, fleet 60d, private 6m. Fires the right SMS at the right moment for each vehicle, not a generic blast. Customers who would have churned become recurring.
The moment the RO closes, the Hub registers the warranty and schedules a customer reminder 30 days before it expires. Cuts disputes and drives return visits for preventive work.
Every job builds a permanent history: photos, parts, signatures, notes. Every dispute has an audit trail with GPS + IP + timestamp. Legally binding, zero paper.
When the plate is scanned, Deco checks NHTSA for open recalls on that VIN automatically. Tech knows before the car hits the lift. New revenue line, stronger customer trust.
Service writer or tech replies to the customer from inside the RO. They see the full history (every message, every photo, every estimate) before saying a word. No more 'what did you tell them?'.
Shop picks up or drops off? Deco orders the stops by geo + customer time window. Driver follows the route, customer gets ETA SMS automatically. Saves miles, fuel, and frustrated calls.
Tech snaps photos at intake, mid-repair, and delivery. Hub organizes them by RO automatically. Customer sees the full sequence, you have dispute protection. Free trust-building on every job.
Hub closes the RO, calculates commission per tech rule (% + 5-star NPS bonus), generates the pay stub, and schedules ACH on Friday. No spreadsheet, no argument.
Hub sees your RO queue, scheduled services, and expiring warranties by vehicle category. Shows which line is growing and which is dragging margin. Staffing and stocking decisions on data, not gut.
No migration trauma, no losing your customer book, no crew sitting idle for a month learning a new system.
1-hour call with us: configure techs, labor matrix, parts catalog, commission rules, warranty terms. Integrate Stripe/ACH, state tax, and Google Calendar together.
CSV upload, every vehicle gets a profile with all past ROs, warranties, and cadence schedule. Ready day 1, nothing lost.
Stripe + ACH, state sales tax, Google Calendar, your SMS line. Train your team (service advisor, technicians, dispatcher) in 30 min.
Within 7 days: first digital RO approved by text, first plate scan with recall lookup, first commission auto-calculated. Decide if month 2 makes sense.
Onboarding included. No setup fee. No contract.
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| Feature | Hub (from $397) | Tekmetric (Pro $399) |
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✅Vehicle history by plate or VIN in 2 seconds type the plate or VIN, Hub shows full RO history, photos, active warranty, return cadence (Uber/Lyft 30d, fleet 60d, retail 6m). | ✓ | — |
✅RO with photos stamped with GPS + timestamp intake photo, old part, new part, finished. Each has lat/lng + timestamp. Becomes evidence in warranty or insurance claim. | ✓ | — |
✅Customizable shop Kanban stages on your flow (Intake → Diagnosis → Estimate → Approved → Repair → Ready → Paid). Drag the card from the phone. | ✓ | — |
✅Digital warranty (tracked by days and miles) signed certificate, monitored, 7-day-before-expiration reminder. Cuts the argument about warranty. | ✓ | — |
✅Auto Pilot · maintenance reminders by usage profile automatic SMS: rideshare 30d, fleet 60d, retail 6m, warranty expiring 7d. Text adapts to the profile. Not "6 months" for everyone — Hub identifies the usage and fires the right cadence. | ✓ | — |
✅Estimate → RO in 1 click via SMS symptoms + diagnosis + parts + labor on a form. Send via SMS, customer clicks to approve, becomes an RO automatically. | ✓ | — |
✅Automatic ACH/card invoicing tied to the RO Stripe payment link generated from the RO. Customer pays, Hub confirms automatically, invoice generated, card moves to "Paid". | ✓ | — |
✅Automatic mechanic commission % rule per tech. Hub pulls closed ROs, calculates commission, generates pay-stub PDF, schedules ACH on the 5th. | ✓ | — |
✅Time Clock via phone each tech punches with 1 tap (clock_in / lunch / clock_out). GPS validates. See in real time who is active. | ✓ | — |
✅Goals + tech leaderboard monthly shop goal, live progress bar, ranking of who billed the most. Drives the floor, basis for bonus. | ✓ | — |
✅Google + Meta ads generator (Pro) Deco 1.0 builds title, copy, audience, budget. Paste into Google Ads + Meta Ads in ~5 min. Included in Pro. | ✓ | — |
✅Google + Meta ads publisher (Elite) Includes the generator + Hub publishes via Google Ads API + Meta Marketing API. No copy-paste. Live in ~6 min. Included in Elite. | ✓ | — |
✅Public scheduling (customer books themselves) public page shows live mechanic schedule. Customer picks, drops into Google Calendar + opens an Intake card + SMS confirmation. | ✓ | ~ |
✅SMS + email + call inside the RO conversation tied to the plate. Service writer, tech and owner see the same history. No more "what did you tell the customer?". | ✓ | ~ |
✅Deco 1.0 writes diagnosis, warranty and Instagram 1 click generates 4 versions: technical, customer-friendly, formal warranty, Instagram post. Powered by Deco 1.0. | ✓ | — |
✅Price suggestion based on comparable ROs pulls similar past ROs + part cost + standard margin. Suggests a fair price, not too high, not too low. | ✓ | — |
✅Parts comparison (NAPA / AutoZone / O'Reilly) for the customer Hub shows 2-4 part options with price, warranty, quality. Customer picks without pressure. Increases trust and ticket. | ✓ | — |
✅Performance dashboard and lead sources closed ROs, average ticket, lead→customer conversion, NPS, top sources (Ads, referral, Maps, Instagram). Marketing decisions on numbers. | ✓ | ~ |
✅Billing: invoice, ACH, reconciliation, AR aging invoice generated at payment, ACH reconciliation automatic, AR aging in real time, 1099 / W-2 reports to the accountant in 1 click. | ✓ | ~ |
✅RO with 3-way e-signature + audit trail customer, responsible mechanic, and shop sign from the phone. Hub records IP, date, time. Counts as a legal document. | ✓ | ~ |
✅Role-based permissions (owner, manager, service writer, tech, marketing) 5+ default roles. Each sees only what they need. Audit log of who viewed/edited what. | ✓ | ~ |
✅Human English support over text + email replies in under 2h business hours. No chatbot, no ticket queue. Whoever responds actually understands the system. | ✓ | ~ |
✅Presence on Google Maps, GBP, Waze, Apple, Yelp register once in the Hub, sync 6 platforms. Updated a photo or hours? Reflects everywhere in hours. | ✓ | ✓ |
✅Runs on the phone like an app opens like an app from the browser. Tech updates from phone in the bay, service writer from the counter. | ✓ | ✓ |
🚧 Plate and VIN OCR by photo (NHTSA recalls + paint code + procedence) phone camera reads the plate or VIN, Deco pulls data from NHTSA + recall history + original color + year + procedence. Intake at the counter in 10 seconds instead of typing. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Used-car evaluator (KBB + actual condition) customer wants to sell? Tech takes photos, Deco generates an appraisal report cross-referencing Kelley Blue Book + real condition. Shop becomes the trusted appraisal point in the region, draws traffic. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Automatic pre-purchase inspection (Deco generates report) customer is buying a used car, brings it for inspection. Tech snaps photos of what matters, Deco generates a detailed report in 1 hour. New paid service, new revenue stream. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Personalized tech tutorial Deco identifies the service (replace pads on Honda X Y), pulls a video tutorial specific to that model. Tech ramps fast if it's the first time. Cuts errors and time. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Multimodal diagnosis · photo, text and audio (Deco) customer or tech describes the problem any way that's easier: writes detail ("when I brake on a curve the wheel vibrates and there's a metallic noise"), records audio, takes a photo (or all three). Deco 1.0 processes everything and identifies failure + likely parts + time + price range. 2 uses: tech speeds up diagnosis from 30min to 5min; customer arrives armed so the tech doesn't inflate the estimate. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Photo-based pre-estimate via SMS customer texts a photo of the issue before bringing the car. Deco estimates a quote + execution time. Customer decides whether to bring it with aligned expectations, reduces no-show. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Smart mechanic allocation by specialty RO comes in, Hub assigns the right tech (engine, electrical, body, suspension) + current workload. Cuts execution time and rework. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Weekly load forecast (Deco) Hub learns the pattern (Monday busy, Saturday short, end of month with services) and predicts how many techs to staff + how much inventory to buy. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Car sitting in the shop alert X hours without movement on the Kanban card? Hub notifies the manager. Reduces customer complaints and identifies invisible bottlenecks. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Pickup/drop-off routing (tow truck + valet) shop picks up / drops off? Hub optimizes the order of actions by geolocation + customer time. Saves miles, fuel, time. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Direct insurance integration (claim) parts, labor, inspection photos already upload to the insurance platform. Cuts paperwork from 2 days to 1 hour. Shop becomes a preferred partner. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Revenue forecast (next 30/60/90 days) Hub sees the RO queue, scheduled services, warranties expiring, and predicts revenue. Predictable cash flow for the shop. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Real-time COGS (parts cost vs charged price) real margin per service. Shows which is most profitable (oil change? full service? clutch?) to decide where to focus the operation. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Regional benchmark (anonymous) Hub compares your average ticket, time per service, return rate against similar shops in the region. "Your average oil change is 18min above the median, optimize the pit-stop". | ✓ | — |
🚧 Per-mechanic funnel analysis (Deco coach) approved estimate rate, average time per service, warranty return rate. Deco coach identifies individual bottleneck ("Carlos has above-average returns, review the brake procedure with him"). | ✓ | — |
🚧 Vehicle-type analysis (which is most profitable) which make/model is most profitable? Which has the most returns (recurring problem)? Decide shop focus (Toyota specialist vs multi-brand, avoid car X that always comes back). | ✓ | — |
🚧 Automated post-service (7d / 30d / 60d / 6m) 7d (satisfaction check), 30d (active warranty reminder), 60d (suggest preventive maintenance), 6 months (review). Customer stays close, returns on their own. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Digital loyalty card with prizes every 5 visits, free oil change or X% off the next one. Hub controls points automatically on the customer profile. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Cashback referral program closed customer gets their own link. Referred friend brought a car? Cashback of $ X (configurable). Pipeline grows without paying for ads. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Extra-service authorization via e-signature found you need to swap something else during repair? Send the additional estimate photo via SMS, customer clicks and signs digital. Ends "I didn't authorize that" and warranty fights. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Digital seal on parts (photo + GPS + timestamp) photos with virtual seal + GPS + timestamp on important parts (remanufactured engine, transmission). Strong warranty for the customer, legal coverage for the shop. | ✓ | — |
🚧 Integration with NHTSA standard time tables Hub knows the standard time per service published by NHTSA / Mitchell 1 and shows whether the tech is above or below. Normalizes billing and identifies drift (slow tech or too fast). | ✓ | — |
🚧 Portable procedence history (customer takes it to another shop) customer moves city or shop? Hub generates a link with full history for the next shop to access (with the customer's authorization). Becomes a regional differentiator. | ✓ | — |
Deco 1.0 is our proprietary AI. It lives inside the Hub and takes care of the busy work: multimodal diagnosis from photo + audio + text, plate OCR with NHTSA recall lookup, maintenance cadence by usage profile, warranty auto-registration, route optimization for pickups, and before/after photo quality checks.
No prompt, no ChatGPT tab, no extra subscription. Built into every plan.
Same price as Tekmetric ($399/mo vs $397/mo). The reframe: same cost, 15+ features Tekmetric doesn't ship anywhere.
These numbers help us pick the right plan. They don't change the list price.
The 10 without a badge come with Hub Starter ($397). The ones tagged PRO or ELITE require those tiers, but Pro ($697) is still above Tekmetric by only $298/mo with far more features.
Most features are identical across the three plans. The plan you pick is mostly about the size of the operation (techs, vehicles, integrations). Pro and Elite also get 2 marketing extras on top.
No marketing extras. For SEO + Deco-powered ads, move up to Pro.
Book a demoEvery plan includes onboarding, text + email support, and full export on cancel. No contracts.
A professional website for your shop, custom-designed (not a template), fully connected to the Hub. Separate product from the plan: one-time payment, no monthly fee. Works with any Hub plan (Starter, Pro, or Elite). This is where SEO Level 1 from Pro and Elite plans comes alive: every service (brake job, oil change, alignment) becomes an SEO-optimized page on YOUR domain. Without Hub Site, that benefit sits dormant, but everything else in the plan runs the same.
The system comes ready for you to run marketing yourself. But if you don't want to (or don't have time), you can hire us separately.
Makes sense for anyone who already has Hub Site running (service pages already come with SEO Level 1). This package closes the loop: backlinks, monthly blog, link building, and ongoing optimization to compete for high-value keywords in your area.
The Hub generates the ad ready to paste. If you want someone creating, monitoring bids, testing creatives, and optimizing every day, we take care of that for you. You just watch the leads come in.
Car came in wrecked or broken, left looking perfect. Transformation video for your shop Instagram in vertical Reels + square feed post + Stories. Customer trusts before calling.
Media budget (what Google and Meta charge for ads) goes directly from your account to the platform. We never mark up on media.
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Tech sends a photo or a voice memo. Deco analyzes the symptom and drafts a repair recommendation with part references before the car hits the lift.
Ask about thisWarranty is logged at job close — part, labor, and expiration date. Customer gets a link. No lost paper warranty cards.
Ask about thisHub tracks each vehicle's last service and sends the next reminder at the right interval — oil at 5k, timing belt at 60k, etc.
Ask about thisEvery repair order gets its own album. Shareable link, customer-facing, permanent record. Kills warranty disputes.
Ask about thisFlat rate, hourly, or percentage — Hub picks the right formula per tech per RO and posts the payout at close.
Ask about thisCustomer, service advisor, and shop owner sign the repair authorization from any phone. Audit trail on every RO.
Ask about thisPoint the camera at the plate. Hub reads it, pulls VIN, checks NHTSA for open recalls, and attaches results to the RO.
Request early accessInspection checklist auto-generates a condition score. Hub queries KBB range and drafts a trade-in or purchase offer.
Request early accessStandardized 50-point checklist with photos. Customer receives a shareable PDF they can show the seller or lender.
Request early accessDeco reads the open RO queue, scheduled service calls, and historical patterns to forecast the week's throughput by bay.
Request early accessFill the estimate once. Hub formats and submits to the carrier portal. Supplements auto-attach to the original claim.
Request early accessProjection broken out by service line (domestic, import, EV, fleet). Useful before a hiring decision or a slow-season capital call.
Request early accessPunch-card logic built in. Customer hits the threshold, Hub sends the reward and logs redemption. Zero manual work.
Request early accessReview request at 7 days, referral ask at 30, next maintenance reminder at 6 months. All triggered automatically at RO close.
Request early accessCustomer refers someone, Hub tracks the conversion and issues the cashback automatically. No manual tracking.
Request early accessPhoto of each part installed, hashed with GPS and timestamp. Warranty disputes resolved with one link, not a phone call.
Request early accessAnyone who's run an auto shop has seen pretty software turn into a nightmare (12-month contract, exit fee, data held hostage). Not here.
Cancel any time. No fee, no holdover, no "stay another 3 months to fix it". If it doesn't fit, you walk.
On cancel, export vehicles, customers, ROs, warranties, and financials in one click. CSV + ZIP. No exit fee.
We configure it together: techs, labor matrix, commission rules, warranty terms, Stripe + ACH. Train your team in 30 min. No setup fee.
Talk to someone who actually understands auto shops: commission per tech, warranty disputes, NHTSA recalls, state inspection compliance. No chatbot.
ACH + Stripe, DocuSign-class e-sign, NHTSA integration, OSHA PPE, state inspection compliance. Native U.S. tooling, not a translated overseas platform.
Customer only sees their own data. Audit log on every sensitive access. Anonymization in reports. CCPA compliance is automatic, not optional.
15 minutes of demo. We show the Hub running live with data close to yours (VIN OCR, multimodal diagnosis, Auto Pilot reminders, photo-stamped warranty, commission auto-calc). Then we ask if it fits.
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