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AutoVitals vs DealerTrack

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AutoVitals

Automotive

Digital inspection and shop management

From
$199/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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DealerTrack

Automotive

Elevate your dealership operations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AutoVitals the Internet Archive's capture of AutoVitals' homepage on 17 December 2021 stated a guarantee that if a shop follows AutoVitals' best practices and does not raise its average repair order by 20 percent within 90 days, AutoVitals will tear up the contract with no penalty; no price figure is published, only demo requests.; DealerTrack dealertrack (a Cox Automotive brand) publishes no pricing on its own coxautoinc.com/brands/dealertrack page for its DMS, F&I, CRM or registration/titling products; every product card ends in a Request a demo or Contact us link instead of a figure.
  • They diverge on capability: AutoVitals covers Digital inspections, DealerTrack covers F&I management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AutoVitals and DealerTrack actually diverge.

Attributes where AutoVitals and DealerTrack differ
AttributeAutoVitalsDealerTrack
Starting price$199/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, App, TabletWeb, Mobile, Desktop
Founded20111990

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automotive).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in AutoVitals

  • Digital inspections
  • Photo documentation
  • Video capability
  • Customer reports
  • Shop management
  • Work order tracking
  • Mobile application
  • Email services

Only in DealerTrack

  • F&I management
  • Compliance automation
  • Document templates
  • Lender integration
  • Warranty management
  • Product solutions
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Lender networks

Both cover

  • Customer portal
  • DMS systems
  • Payment processors
  • Data encryption

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

AutoVitals

  • Dealership Management
  • Service Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Sales Operations
  • Customer Relationship

DealerTrack

  • Dealership Management
  • Service Scheduling
  • Inventory Management
  • Sales Operations
  • Customer Relationship

Both are used for dealership management, service scheduling, inventory management, sales operations, customer relationship, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AutoVitals

  • The Internet Archive's capture of AutoVitals' homepage on 17 December 2021 stated a guarantee that if a shop follows AutoVitals' best practices and does not raise its average repair order by 20 percent within 90 days, AutoVitals will tear up the contract with no penalty; no price figure is published, only demo requests.

DealerTrack

  • Dealertrack (a Cox Automotive brand) publishes no pricing on its own coxautoinc.com/brands/dealertrack page for its DMS, F&I, CRM or registration/titling products; every product card ends in a Request a demo or Contact us link instead of a figure.

Pricing, plan by plan

AutoVitals

$199/month
  • Essential$199/month
    • Digital inspections
    • Photo documentation
    • Customer reports
  • Professional$399/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Shop management
    • Customer portal
  • Enterprise$699/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location
    • Custom integration

DealerTrack

On request
  • Standard$undefined/month
    • F&I management
    • Compliance tools
    • Document automation
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Advanced compliance
    • Custom workflows
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location support
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose AutoVitals if

  • You need digital inspections.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, App, Tablet.
  • You also want photo documentation.
AutoVitals review

Choose DealerTrack if

  • You need f&i management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Desktop.
  • You also want compliance automation.
DealerTrack review

Questions people ask

Is AutoVitals or DealerTrack better?
Neither clearly leads. AutoVitals starts at $199/month and DealerTrack at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AutoVitals or DealerTrack?
AutoVitals starts at $199/month and DealerTrack at On request.
Does AutoVitals or DealerTrack run on more platforms?
AutoVitals runs on Web, Mobile, App, Tablet. DealerTrack runs on Web, Mobile, Desktop.
What is AutoVitals best used for?
AutoVitals is most often used for dealership management, service scheduling, inventory management, sales operations.
What can AutoVitals do that DealerTrack cannot?
AutoVitals covers Digital inspections, Photo documentation, Video capability, Customer reports. DealerTrack covers F&I management, Compliance automation, Document templates, Lender integration. Both handle Customer portal, DMS systems, Payment processors, Data encryption.
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