Tekmetric vs Shopmonkey

Last updated: October 28, 2026 · Both pricing pages checked on October 28, 2026

Tekmetric starts at $199 a month with unlimited users. Shopmonkey starts at $239 a month with 3 users and charges $20 a month for each extra user. For a shop of three or more people, Tekmetric’s entry plan costs less. But Shopmonkey includes two-way texting on every plan, while Tekmetric only includes it from Scale ($439). Neither offers a free trial on its pricing page.

Side by side

What each costs a year, by shop size

Entry plans, billed monthly. Shopmonkey’s first year includes the $500 migration fee.

The picture changes if you need two-way texting. To get it, Tekmetric needs Scale at $439 a month ($5,268 a year), while Shopmonkey Basic includes it:

At 13 users, Shopmonkey Basic ($239 + 10 × $20 = $439 a month) costs the same per month as Tekmetric Scale. Card processing, which both sell, isn’t in these numbers because neither publishes its rates.

When Tekmetric is the better fit

• You have more than a few people who need logins: unlimited users on every plan keeps the bill flat as you hire.
• You want digital inspections on the entry plan with no template limit.
• You don’t need two-way texting, or you’re large enough to justify Scale anyway.
• You don’t want a migration fee: Tekmetric lists none.

When Shopmonkey is the better fit

• You’re a small team and two-way texting with customers matters: it’s included from Basic.
• You want payments, QuickBooks Online (from Clever) and built-in marketing (from Genius) in one subscription.
• Your headcount is stable, so the $20 per extra user stays predictable.

What neither publishes

Card processing rates, onboarding details beyond what’s above, and (for Shopmonkey) contract terms. Neither offers a self-serve free trial on its pricing page, so you’ll be booking a demo with either. Ask about processing rates and cancellation on that call; on a $200–$500 monthly bill they matter.

Full breakdowns: Tekmetric pricing · Shopmonkey pricing · all 15 tools side by side.

If you mostly need the schedule

Both are full shop management systems. If what you use every day is the calendar — which tech has which car, who’s due in, and each vehicle’s history — NextCarHub does that for $49 a month per shop with unlimited users. It doesn’t do repair orders, invoicing, parts or inspections. Open the demo to see a sample shop’s day without signing up.

Sources

Read on October 28, 2026: Tekmetric pricing, Shopmonkey pricing. Prices are in US dollars. Vendor prices change, so check the current figure before you sign anything. If something here is out of date, email hello@nextcarhub.com and we’ll correct it.