Mobile Service Sync and Steer at a Glance
| Feature | Mobile Service Sync | Steer |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile Service SyncMobile auto service: oil change, mechanics, detailing, tire and fleet crews | SteerFront-of-house booking, phones and marketing for repair and quick lube shops |
| Route optimization | Mobile Service SyncOne click orders each tech's day on real Mapbox drive times | SteerNot offered |
| Technician app | Mobile Service SyncNative iOS and Android app that keeps working offline | SteerNo technician app; an office tool on the web |
| Payment in the driveway | Mobile Service SyncKeyed card, card on file, text-to-pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, ACH | SteerNot offered; jobs and invoices stay in your shop system |
| Starting price | Mobile Service Sync$49/month (Core: 1 user, 20 jobs a month) | Steer$189/month (Booking Tool); marketing from $479/month |
| Free trial | Mobile Service Sync14 days, no card | SteerDemo only |
5 Reasons Mobile Crews Pick Mobile Service Sync Over Steer
One Click Puts Each Van's Day in Order
Steer is built for shops whose customers drive to them. It has no dispatch and no route.
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.
app.mobileservicesync.com / schedule
A Technician App on iPhone and Android
Steer has no technician app; it is a front-desk tool.
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.
Paid Before You Pull Away
Steer does not invoice or take payments, which stay in your shop system. Here the job, the invoice and the payment are one record.
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.
Every Vehicle Gets Its Own Next-Due Date
Steer's service reminders and review requests start on its Essentials plan at $479 a month. Ours are on Core at $49.
When a job closes, the vehicle gets a due date from its own interval, its fleet's default, or how often it actually comes back. Switch reminders on and the customer gets an email, plus a text if they opted in, with a link to book the next one.
app.mobileservicesync.com / customers
One Price, Month to Month
With Steer, the shop management system is a second bill. Mobile Service Sync is the shop management system.
Core is $49 a month, Growth is $175 with two users, and Pro is $299 with five. Extra users are $29. Plate lookup, routing, the tech app, payments, reviews and QuickBooks sync are on every plan. No contract, no onboarding fee, and 14 days free without a card.
Mobile Service Sync vs. Steer Pricing
Mobile Service Sync
- Core1 user, 20 jobs a month$49/mo
- Growth2 users, unlimited jobs, fleet portals$175/mo
- Pro5 users, fleet sales pipeline$299/mo
Steer
- Booking Tool: $189/mo
- Essentials: $479/mo (adds campaigns, reminders, two-way messaging and reviews)
- Ultimate: $629/mo (adds call tools and a digital glovebox)
- Unlimited users; runs alongside a separate shop management system
Steer's reminders and review requests start at $479 a month, on top of the shop management system it syncs from. Mobile Service Sync includes both on Core at $49, alongside the schedule, the route, the tech app and the invoice.
When Steer Might Be the Better Call
- If you run a fixed-location shop and like your shop management system, Steer adds strong retention marketing on top, including reminders predicted from mileage and deferred work.
- Steer's call tools show a caller's vehicles and history as the phone rings, which we do not offer.
Questions Crews Ask
Yes. Mechanic Advisor rebranded as Steer in 2022. Steer sells booking, phone and marketing tools to repair and quick lube shops that run a separate shop management system.
Yes, and a wider one. Mobile Service Sync covers the booking, reminders, review requests and texting Steer covers, and adds what Steer leaves to a shop system: dispatch, route optimization, a technician app, invoicing and payments.
No. Steer is built for shops whose customers come to them, so it has no dispatch, routing or technician app. Mobile Service Sync has all three.
Steer's Booking Tool is $189 a month, Essentials is $479 and Ultimate is $629, and a shop management system is a separate bill. Mobile Service Sync is $49, $175 or $299 a month for the whole system.
Sources
Everything said about Steer on this page comes from its own website, read on October 16, 2026. Prices and features change; check theirs before you decide.
- Steer
- Steer pricing
- About Steer
- Steer integrations
- Steer service reminders
- Steer help: Steer as a desktop application
Steer is a trademark of its owner, used here only to identify the product compared. Mobile Service Sync is not affiliated with or endorsed by Steer.