DX1 alternatives
These companies share one or more mapped dealership-technology categories with DX1. 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
DX1 is mapped to 1 workflow category across core operations. 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 DX1 does, at the same scope, in your market, or for your OEM. A peer that overlaps on one category out of 1 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.
Why each company is on this list
Alphabetical within relevance. Not ranked.
Tekion
Cloud-native automotive retail platform spanning major dealership workflows.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, digital retailing, service lane platforms and others. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Reynolds and Reynolds
Long-established retail management, documents, communications and marketing suite.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, f&i menu & presentation, service lane platforms and others. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
DealerCenter
All-in-one independent-dealer platform for inventory, sales, CRM and finance.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, dealership websites & cms, credit, identity & compliance. Recorded market differs (US against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Cox Automotive
Portfolio company connecting retail, wholesale, marketplaces and dealership software.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, inventory management, wholesale & auctions and others. Recorded market differs (North America against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
CDK Global
Integrated dealership platform spanning core operations, retail, CRM and fixed ops.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, service lane platforms, dealership websites & cms and others. Recorded market differs (US & Canada against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Advent Resources
Dealership sales-department platform covering the path from lead to funded deal on one connected system.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Recorded market differs (United States against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Auto/Mate
Solera-owned DMS with dealership-wide workflow modules.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers service lane platforms, accounting & ap automation. Recorded market differs (US against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
AutoManager
Cloud dealer management software with responsive websites, inventory marketing and CRM, aimed at used-vehicle operations.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers dealership websites & cms.
Autosoft
Cloud dealership management platform with core sales and fixed operations.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, service lane platforms. Recorded market differs (US against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
AutoSoft NET
Dealer software published by ASN Software, covering sales, F&I, buy-here-pay-here finance and floor plan for independent and franchise dealerships. Note this is ASN Software and not Autosoft DMS, a different company.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Recorded market differs (United States against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
AutoSync
All-in-one dealership management suite covering CRM, dealer websites, inventory and marketing. Note that autosync.com is a parked domain offered for sale and is not this company.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Also covers crm & sales enablement, dealership websites & cms. Recorded market differs (Canada against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Blackpurl
Dealership management platform aimed at trailer, powersports, RV, golf and equipment dealers, with role-based workspaces and accounting sync.
Covers every category mapped to DX1. Recorded market differs (North America & Australia against North America or market-specific) — confirm availability first.
Evaluation criteria for DX1’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?
What a switch actually costs
This overlap includes a system-of-record category. Moving between DX1 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.
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.
DX1 alternatives FAQ
What are the main alternatives to DX1?
The companies on this page share at least one mapped workflow category with DX1, starting with Tekion, Reynolds and Reynolds, DealerCenter. They are listed alphabetically within relevance, not ranked, and inclusion is not a recommendation. The right shortlist for your store depends on which of DX1's categories you actually need replaced.
Is there a better alternative to DX1?
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 DX1?
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 DX1 with one product?
DX1 is mapped to a single workflow category, so a one-for-one replacement is realistic. Confirm the specific modules and integrations rather than the category label.
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.