How Mobile Service Sync Compares.
Side by side with the 17 tools mobile mechanics, detailers, and oil change and tire crews shortlist most: the field service apps, the auto repair shop systems, and the detailing tools. Each page shows what Mobile Service Sync does from the van, what each one costs, and where the other tool might be the better call.
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Field Service Software
Built for home-service trades: lawns, HVAC, plumbing, cleaning. Good at jobs at an address. None of them keeps a vehicle record the way an auto crew needs.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. JobberHome-service software built around clients and properties, against software built around the vehicle: plate lookup, routing on every plan, per-van stock and fleet portals.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. Housecall ProHome-service software with no vehicle record, against plate to VIN lookup, routing on every plan and a tech app that works offline.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. WorkizHome-service software sold on annual contracts, against month-to-month software built for vehicles: plate lookup, route optimization and per-van stock.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. ServiceTitanEnterprise contractor software priced on request on 12 to 36 month contracts, against published, month-to-month software built for vehicle service.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. QuoteIQA home-service CRM that began in pressure washing and now markets to mobile oil change, against vehicle records with plate lookup, and routing and texting on every plan.
Auto Repair and Quick Lube Shop Software
Built for a building with bay doors: repair orders, parts catalogs, bay screens, technicians working the lift. Strong in the shop, and short on the road between driveways.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. TekmetricRepair shop software from $199 with no free trial, against route optimization, an offline tech app and online booking included from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. ShopmonkeyRepair shop software from $239 a month, against route optimization, service areas, an offline tech app and online booking included from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. AutoLeapRepair shop software from $199 with its native app on the $449 plan, against the tech app, texting, booking and reviews on every plan from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. SteerSteer, formerly Mechanic Advisor: booking, phones and marketing on top of a shop system, against one system for the whole mobile operation from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. OrderryOrderry, formerly RemOnline: repair shop software with no route optimization or offline mode, against software built for crews on the road.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. LubeSoftLubeSoft Express from ISI Software: quick lube point of sale built around bays, priced after a demo on a 12-month term, against month-to-month software built for the van.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. PM AttendantISI Software's browser-based quick lube point of sale, against route optimization, a tech app on both stores and online booking from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. DroptopFast lube shop software with a mobile landing page: no app in either store, no routing, no offline mode, every claim checked against Droptop's own docs.
Detailing and Mobile Service Apps
Closer to home: tools for detailers and mobile services. Here the difference is the plate lookup, the route, the fleet accounts and the technician app.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. fielddMobile booking and dispatch software from $199 a month, against fleet accounts, per-van stock, built-in QuickBooks sync and an offline tech app from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. UrableDetailing and PPF shop software with paid two-way texting and no plate lookup, against plate lookup, texting and booking on every plan from $49.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. Mobile Tech RXReconditioning and dent repair estimating software without customer self-booking, against online booking, route optimization and an offline tech app.
- Mobile Service Sync vs. OrbisXDetailing and tint CRM with texting through third-party providers, against built-in texting, plate lookup, route optimization and fleet accounts.
Every Tool, One Table.
What each one is built for and what it costs to start, as each company lists it on its own site. The full comparison is one click from every row.
| Software | Built For | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Service Sync | Mobile auto service: oil change, mechanics, detailing, tire and fleet crews | $49/month (Core: 1 user, 20 jobs a month) |
| Jobber | Home and commercial service businesses | $49/month (Core, 1 user); routing and QuickBooks start on Connect |
| Housecall Pro | Home service businesses: HVAC, plumbing, electrical and more | $79/month (Basic, 1 user) |
| Workiz | Residential and commercial home service businesses | Not published; pricing on request |
| ServiceTitan | Contractors: residential and commercial service trades, construction | Not published; priced per technician on request |
| QuoteIQ | Home service contractors, starting with pressure washing | $29.99/month (Essentials, 1 user) |
| Tekmetric | Auto repair and tire shops, single or multi-location | $199/month (Start), unlimited users |
| Shopmonkey | Auto repair shops, with a page for mobile mechanics | $239/month (Basic, 3 users) |
| AutoLeap | Auto repair shops, with pages for mobile mechanics and quick lube | $199/month (Essentials) |
| Steer | Front-of-house booking, phones and marketing for repair and quick lube shops | $189/month (Booking Tool); marketing from $479/month |
| Orderry | Repair shops and small businesses, from electronics to auto | $39/month (Hobby: 2 employees, 100 work orders a month) |
| LubeSoft | Quick lube and oil change shops, single site to multi-location | Not published; quoted after a demo |
| PM Attendant | Quick lube shops, family-owned to multi-location | Not published; quoted after a demo |
| Droptop | Oil change and fast lube shops; mobile is a setting on the same system | $165/month per location (Starter, 150 invoices a month) |
| fieldd | Mobile, home and shop-based service businesses | $199/month (Start, 10 users) |
| Urable | Automotive care (detailing, PPF, tint, wrap) and lawn care | $70/month (Express), per location |
| Mobile Tech RX | Automotive reconditioning: PDR, detailing, glass, wheel, paint, PPF and tint | $39/month per admin, +$15 per added user (Getting Started) |
| OrbisX | Automotive professionals: detailing, tint, PPF, wrap and glass | $100/month, unlimited users (listed as a limited-time price) |
What Every Comparison Comes Back To.
Whichever tool is on the other side, the same six things decide it for a crew that works from a van.
- License Plate to VIN Lookup on Every Plan
- Type a plate and state and the VIN, year, make, model, trim and engine fill in, and a VIN decodes the same way. It works in the office, in the tech app, and on your booking page, where the customer types their own plate. Oil weight and capacity are saved on the vehicle, so the next visit starts with them.
- One Click Puts Each Van's Day in Order
- Drag jobs onto a tech, then one click sequences that tech's stops on real Mapbox drive times. Every van's stops sit on one map, and moving a stop to another van is one drag. When the margin is the drive between driveways, this is the screen that pays for the software.
- A Technician App on iPhone and Android
- Live on the App Store and Google Play. Today's stops in order with one-tap navigation, the on-my-way text, photo inspections, the van's stock, clock in and out, and the payment before the tech pulls away. The laptop stays home.
- It Keeps Working With No Signal
- The day's jobs download to the phone. In a parking garage or a dead zone, job status, inspections with photos, mark complete, line items, cash and check payments and the time clock all still work, then sync when the signal comes back, stamped with the time they were tapped.
- Fleet Accounts, Built In
- Each fleet carries its own pricing, its PO-required rule and net-15 or net-30 terms, applied every time it books. On Growth and Pro the fleet manager gets a portal: every vehicle, what is coming due, service requests that land with your dispatcher, and a roster they can export.
- Paid Before You Pull Away
- Key the card in the app, charge a card on file, or text a pay link. Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo and ACH work too. Processing is 2.9% + $0.30 on standard cards and $0.20 flat per transaction for ACH, at Rainforest's published rates, and invoices sync to QuickBooks Online.
Questions Crews Ask.
For a crew whose shop is a van, Mobile Service Sync is the one built for that work: license plate to VIN lookup on every plan, one-click route optimization on real drive times, a technician app on iPhone and Android that keeps working offline, fleet accounts with their own portal, and payment taken in the driveway. It starts at $49 a month, month to month, with 14 days free and no card.
One built around the van rather than a bay or a house. Mobile Service Sync keeps every job on a vehicle record with plate to VIN lookup, orders each tech's day on real drive times with one click, and runs the stop from a native iPhone and Android app, including taking payment before the tech leaves.
Yes. Mobile Service Sync looks up the VIN, year, make, model, trim and engine from a license plate and state on every plan, in the office, in the tech app and on the online booking page, and saves oil weight and capacity on the vehicle.
Core is $49 a month, Growth is $175 a month, Pro is $299 a month. Extra users are $29 a month. Month to month. No contract. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no card.
Everything said about another product comes from that company's own website, pricing page, help center or app store listing, read on the date shown at the top of each page, and each page lists its sources. Where we could not confirm something, we left it out rather than guess.
Try It on Your Own Vans.
14 days free, no card. Bring a plate number and watch it fill in the vehicle.