Auto/Mate alternatives
These companies share one or more mapped dealership-technology categories with Auto/Mate. They are candidates for further research—not claims of equivalence, compatibility, availability or better performance.
How this list is built, and what it does not claim
Auto/Mate is mapped to 3 workflow categories across core operations, fixed operations and finance & office. The 12 companies below each cover at least one of the same categories, which is what puts them on this list — it is not a claim that any of them does what Auto/Mate does, at the same scope, in your market, or for your OEM. A peer that overlaps on one category out of 3 is a partial replacement at best, and swapping it in usually means keeping something else to cover the rest.
Shared category coverage creates the list. Dealer-specific evidence determines the shortlist: verify the exact product, required workflow, market, OEM program, integrations, implementation capacity, security, total cost and contract before treating any name here as a replacement. Directory order does not express preference.
Auto/Mate sits inside a larger group
Auto/Mate is owned by DealerSocket (Solera). If you are replacing it, check what else you buy from that group and what the commercial consequence of unbundling is — replacing one product inside a portfolio can change the pricing or the support position on the others. Ask for that in writing before you shortlist.
Why each company is on this list
Alphabetical within relevance. Not ranked.
Tekion
Cloud-native automotive retail platform spanning major dealership workflows.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement, digital retailing, dealer intelligence & bi. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
Reynolds and Reynolds
Long-established retail management, documents, communications and marketing suite.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement, f&i menu & presentation, dealership websites & cms. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
CDK Global
Integrated dealership platform spanning core operations, retail, CRM and fixed ops.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement, dealership websites & cms, digital retailing. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
Autosoft
Cloud dealership management platform with core sales and fixed operations.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement.
DealerBuilt
Dealer-focused DMS and enterprise operations platform.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), accounting & ap automation. Does not cover service lane platforms. Also covers dealer intelligence & bi.
Dominion DMS
Cloud-based dealer management suite formerly known through Dominion ACCESS lineage.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), accounting & ap automation. Does not cover service lane platforms. Also covers dealer intelligence & bi.
Keyloop
Automotive retail technology platform serving international dealer markets.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement, digital retailing. Recorded market differs (Europe & global against US) — confirm availability first.
PBS Systems
Dealership management suite with sales, fixed ops and accounting modules.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement, dealer intelligence & bi. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
Serti
Canadian DMS and retail operations platform.
Overlaps on 2 of 3: dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms. Does not cover accounting & ap automation. Also covers crm & sales enablement. Recorded market differs (Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
Xtime
Cox Automotive fixed-operations customer experience suite.
Overlaps on 1 of 3: service lane platforms. Does not cover dealer management systems (dms), accounting & ap automation. Also covers service scheduling, service marketing & retention, digital mpi & video inspection. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
UVEye
AI-powered automated exterior, underbody and tire inspection systems.
Overlaps on 1 of 3: service lane platforms. Does not cover dealer management systems (dms), accounting & ap automation. Also covers automated vehicle inspection, tire & alignment. Recorded market differs (Global against US) — confirm availability first.
myKaarma
Fixed-operations communication, payments and service workflow platform.
Overlaps on 1 of 3: service lane platforms. Does not cover dealer management systems (dms), accounting & ap automation. Also covers digital mpi & video inspection, payments & merchant services, loaner & rental management and others. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against US) — confirm availability first.
Evaluation criteria for Auto/Mate’s categories
Dealer management systems (DMS)
- 1
What is native versus an add-on?
- 2
Which systems are the source of truth?
- 3
Can the dealer export all records in a usable format?
Service lane platforms
- 1
Does it write back to the DMS repair order?
- 2
Which steps work on mobile?
- 3
How are declined services and payments handled?
Accounting & AP automation
- 1
What is native versus an add-on?
- 2
Which systems are the source of truth?
- 3
Can the dealer export all records in a usable format?
What a switch actually costs
This overlap includes a system-of-record category. Moving between Auto/Mate and a replacement here is a data migration with an accounting close attached, not a software swap. Require a field-level migration plan, a parallel period, and a written acceptance test before signing.
Fixed-operations tools live or die on write-back to the repair order. Trace one real RO end to end in both systems, including a declined line, a parts delay and a payment, before comparing anything else.
Whichever way the decision goes, put the exit terms in the initial contract. Offboarding assistance, export format and deletion proof are cheap to negotiate before signature and expensive to request afterwards.
Feature equivalence, market and OEM eligibility, integration behaviour with your systems, implementation quality, support responsiveness and price are not published here and cannot be inferred from a shared category. Every name on this page still requires its own diligence.
Auto/Mate alternatives FAQ
What are the main alternatives to Auto/Mate?
The companies on this page share at least one mapped workflow category with Auto/Mate, starting with Tekion, Reynolds and Reynolds, CDK Global. They are listed alphabetically within relevance, not ranked, and inclusion is not a recommendation. The right shortlist for your store depends on which of Auto/Mate's categories you actually need replaced.
Is there a better alternative to Auto/Mate?
No universal better option is named here, and a source that names one is not describing your rooftop count, OEM programs, existing systems or contract position. Decide what "better" means for your store first — usually one of workflow fit, integration behaviour, implementation capacity or total cost — then test candidates against that definition.
Why would a dealer replace Auto/Mate?
The common triggers are a workflow that needs manual patching, an integration that broke or was never scoped, a renewal with an increase that is hard to justify, a support experience that degraded, or a change in the rest of the stack that leaves this product isolated. Identify which of those applies before shopping, because the wrong trigger produces the wrong shortlist.
Can I replace Auto/Mate with one product?
Possibly not. Auto/Mate is mapped to 3 categories (dealer management systems (dms), service lane platforms, accounting & ap automation). Confirm whether you are replacing all of that scope or only part of it — replacing part usually means running two contracts where you ran one.
How should I compare these alternatives?
Use the same script for every candidate: the same workflow end to end including an exception, the same integration questions for your DMS, the same implementation assumptions, the same three-year cost including renewal increases, and the same exit terms. A shortlist compared on different questions is not a comparison.
What does this list not tell me?
It does not establish feature equivalence, availability in your market, OEM eligibility, integration behaviour with your systems, implementation quality, support responsiveness or price. Those are configuration and commercial facts that come from a scoped demo, a written proposal and a reference running your DMS.