Automotive · head to head
Digital Air Strike vs CDK Global

Digital Air Strike
Automotive
Multi-channel marketing for automotive dealerships
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Digital Air Strike covers Email marketing, CDK Global covers Dealer Management System.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Digital Air Strike and CDK Global actually diverge.
| Attribute | Digital Air Strike | CDK Global |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/month | On request |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile, Api | Web, Desktop, Api |
| Founded | 2008 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (quote), 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 Digital Air Strike
- Email marketing
- SMS campaigns
- Social media marketing
- Display advertising
- Local search optimization
- Customer analytics
- Lead management
- Campaign automation
Only in CDK Global
- Dealer Management System
- Sales desking
- F&I management
- Service scheduling
- Parts inventory
- Accounting
- CRM integration
- Digital retailing
Both cover
- Data encryption
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Digital Air Strike
- Digital advertising for car dealerships across Google, Facebook and Instagramnot CDK Global
- AI chat and lead response on dealer websites and by textnot CDK Global
- Online reputation and review managementnot CDK Global
- Vehicle detail page merchandising and Google Vehicle Adsnot CDK Global
- Retention marketing to service and trade-in customersnot CDK Global
CDK Global
- Dealership operationsnot Digital Air Strike
- Sales managementnot Digital Air Strike
- Service departmentnot Digital Air Strike
- Parts managementnot Digital Air Strike
- Financial reportingnot Digital Air Strike
Pricing, plan by plan
Digital Air Strike
$500/month- Basic$500/month
- Email marketing
- SMS campaigns
- Basic analytics
- Professional$1500/month
- Everything in Basic
- Social media marketing
- Display advertising
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced targeting
- Custom integrations
CDK Global
On request- Drive$undefined/month
- Core DMS functionality
- Sales & F&I
- Service & parts
- Drive+$undefined/month
- Everything in Drive
- Advanced CRM
- Digital retailing
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Drive+
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Digital Air Strike if
- You need email marketing.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want sms campaigns.
Choose CDK Global if
- You need dealer management system.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Api.
- You also want sales desking.
Questions people ask
- Is Digital Air Strike or CDK Global better?
- Neither clearly leads. Digital Air Strike starts at $500/month and CDK Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Digital Air Strike or CDK Global?
- Digital Air Strike starts at $500/month and CDK Global at On request.
- Does Digital Air Strike or CDK Global run on more platforms?
- Digital Air Strike runs on Web, Mobile, Api. CDK Global runs on Web, Desktop, Api.
- What is Digital Air Strike best used for?
- Digital Air Strike is most often used for digital advertising for car dealerships across google, facebook and instagram, ai chat and lead response on dealer websites and by text, online reputation and review management, vehicle detail page merchandising and google vehicle ads. Of those, digital advertising for car dealerships across google, facebook and instagram and ai chat and lead response on dealer websites and by text are not what CDK Global is typically brought in for.
- What can Digital Air Strike do that CDK Global cannot?
- Digital Air Strike covers Email marketing, SMS campaigns, Social media marketing, Display advertising. CDK Global covers Dealer Management System, Sales desking, F&I management, Service scheduling. Both handle Data encryption.
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