AutoFluent

Helps auto service centers, tire dealers and aftermarket warehouses manage customers, employees, sales, inventory and suppliers in one system, with a business dashboard and fewer errors and delays.

autorepairsoftware.com

Suggest a correction

Overview

Run service writing, work orders, parts and inventory, purchasing, customers, technician time and multi-location operations from one system built for auto service centers, tire dealers and aftermarket warehouses. Work orders can be quoted and approved by text, parts can be ordered from supplier catalogs, and sales and purchase totals can be exported to QuickBooks, Sage 50, Simply Accounting or CSV. Cloud hosting is required for multistore, tire lookup needs the tire module, and pricing and some premium integrations are quoted separately.
More product details

Product

Demo Url
autorepairsoftware.com/livedemo
Solution Kind
Application

Who it is for

Industries
  • Automotive
Organization Types
  • Business
Use Cases
  • Time tracking
  • Report generation

Images

Features

Service History

Load vehicle data by license plate or VIN using CARFAX data

View vehicle service history

More details & conditions: Service History

Notification of open recalls

Customer and vehicle repair order history viewable across locations

Categories: Auto Repair

Work Order Management

View customers and open repair orders at a glance

Customizable work orders and invoices

More details & conditions: Work Order Management

Parts orders and returns tracking on work orders

Simultaneous collaboration by service writer, manager and technician (AutoFluent.NET)

Categories: Auto Repair

Quotes/Estimates

Send quotes to customers by text

Collect authorizations and payments by text

More details & conditions: Quotes/Estimates

Paperless invoicing with signature capture devices

Categories: Auto Repair

Estimating

Estimates and repair orders

Quotes sent to customers by text

More details & conditions: Estimating

Labor guide lookup and import

Profit tracking within a work order with minimum margins

Categories: Auto Repair

Labor Rates

Look up and import labor from AllData, Identifix and AutoAware labor guides

Track profit within a work order and ensure minimum margins are met

Categories: Auto Repair

Job Tracking

Technician job clocking in and out of jobs and chores

Technician and sales staff assigned on each invoice line

More details & conditions: Job Tracking

Mechanic efficiency and productivity reports

Simultaneous work order collaboration by writer, manager and technician (AutoFluent.NET)

Categories: Auto Repair

Maintenance Scheduling

Create and track recommended services per vehicle

Send email reminders for recommended services

More details & conditions: Maintenance Scheduling

Integrated scheduler showing mechanics, bays and departments by day, week and month

Categories: Auto Repair

Parts Management

Order parts from suppliers inside the system (NAPA, Nexpart, WorldPac, Epicor, IAP and others)

Track parts purchases, orders and returns on work orders

More details & conditions: Parts Management

Track outside purchases with bills created automatically

Track warranty returns, cores and FET receivable

Categories: Auto Repair

Product Identification

Assign and print barcodes

Barcode scanning of inventory and VINs

More details & conditions: Product Identification

Decode license plates and VINs

Vehicle model and tire size lookups (tire module required for tire lookup)

Categories: Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

Track quantities per bin and location

Search parts and tires with available quantity at nearby locations

More details & conditions: Inventory Tracking

No limit on inventory quantity

Categories: Inventory Management

Inventory Control

Track inventory from sales to purchase orders and accounts payable

View inventory by a variety of parameters

More details & conditions: Inventory Control

Unlimited item types with unlimited custom searchable fields

Transfer and manage inventory across locations

Categories: Inventory Management

Retail Inventory Management

Sell products through B2B wholesale or retail e-commerce websites

Price levels per customer account

More details & conditions: Retail Inventory Management

Retail e-commerce through TireConnect integration

Categories: Inventory Management

Show all details (15)

Warehouse Management

Receive, move and track inventory at one or several warehouse locations

Track quantities in bins

More details & conditions: Warehouse Management

Assign and print barcodes

Wi-Fi enabled Bluetooth barcode scanners

Transfer inventory between locations

Categories: Inventory Management

Reorder Management

Set reorder levels for each individual item

Replenish inventory through purchase order generation

More details & conditions: Reorder Management

Email purchase orders to vendors

Automatic ordering for some vendors

Categories: Inventory Management

Inventory Auditing

Physical inventory counts with barcode scanners, inventory count modules and reports

Audit module to drill down to how each transaction posts to the General Ledger

Categories: Inventory Management

Workflow details

Location Hierarchy
Yes

Categories: Inventory Management

Multi Warehouse
Unit
locations
Metric
Shop and warehouse locations with inventory transfers
Conditions
Inventory can be viewed, transferred and managed across locations; no location count limit is stated. Cloud-hosted data is required for multistore.

Categories: Inventory Management

Technical details

Deployment

Client Channels
  • Browser
  • Desktop app
Client OS
  • Platform
    Windows
    Limitations
    • Windows 10 is required for non-web AutoFluent workstation installs; the AutoFluent.NET web edition runs on Windows.
  • Platform
    macOS
  • Platform
    iPadOS
  • Platform
    iOS
  • Platform
    Android
Delivery Models
  • Cloud (SaaS)
  • On premises
Hardware Requirements
  • Unit
    GHz
    Minimum
    1.2
    Resource
    CPU (dual core)
    Scenario
    Each workstation (non-web install)
  • Unit
    GB
    Minimum
    1
    Resource
    RAM
    Scenario
    Each workstation (non-web install)
  • Unit
    GHz
    Minimum
    2
    Resource
    CPU
    Scenario
    Client/server environment with 10 or more workstations, not cloud-hosted
  • Unit
    GB
    Minimum
    4
    Resource
    RAM
    Scenario
    Client/server environment with 10 or more workstations, not cloud-hosted
Server OS
  • Platform
    Windows
    Supported tasks
    • Hosting the database on a Windows computer for client/server installs that are not cloud-hosted

Implementation

Delivery Mode
  • Vendor
Typical Duration
Unit
Weeks
Scope
First data conversion from a previous system; duration depends on the amount of data and the source system
Maximum
3
Estimate kind
Vendor estimate

Editions · AutoFluent Desktop Version

Edition name
AutoFluent Desktop Version
Edition scope
Desktop version of AutoFluent, offered with a free trial request; non-web workstation installs require Windows 10.

Editions · AutoFluent.NET

Edition name
AutoFluent.NET
Edition scope
Web-based edition for concurrent real-time work on Windows, Macs, iPads, iPhones and Android phones and tablets, with personal dashboards and simultaneous work-order collaboration.

Data

Export Formats
  • CSV
  • Excel workbook

Languages & regions

Locale Options
  • Time zones

Customization

Supported Scopes
  • Fields
  • Templates
  • Dashboards

Support

Channels
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Chat
Included In Plan
Yes

Reviews

User experiences, moderated before publication. Review policy

Write a review

No reviews yet.

Be the first to share your experience with AutoFluent.

Add a product

Search to find a product.

Privacy choices

Choose what to allow.

You can change your choice here at any time. Refusing optional analytics does not limit the catalog.

AdvertisingAdSense is not currently enabled. Advertising choices will be available through its consent platform before ads are activated.Not active

Cookie details · Privacy rights