(They're all the same. They're all free.)
We spent a lot of time designing this pricing page. Then we made everything $0.
Yes. All three plans are identical. All three are free. We just wanted you to experience what it feels like to pick a "plan" without checking your bank account first. You're welcome.
These are real prices from real competitors. We didn't make them up. We wish we had.
That's up to $11,988 per year you keep in your pocket instead of sending it to a SaaS company. Buy a lift. Give your techs a raise. Get a boat. We don't care — it's your money.
Other platforms nickel-and-dime you for every user, every feature, every integration. We find that deeply embarrassing on their behalf.
27 courses and 290+ lessons for advisors, techs, managers, and owners. Printable certificates. Browse courses →
Add as many users as you want. We literally don't count.
AI note cleanup, AI follow-ups, AI job suggestions. All included.
Status updates, approvals, reminders and review requests — by email, free forever.
Everyone gets priority support when there's only one priority: you.
Every feature, every user, forever, at $0. Customer notifications go out by email at no charge. Two things ride the phone network — and nobody on earth gets those for free.
Status updates, estimate approvals, appointment reminders, review requests, invoices and receipts. Every customer notification, free, from your own shop domain.
Two-way conversations, automated updates, campaigns and review requests. Texts 2¢, photo messages 5¢. No monthly tier to unlock any of it.
Billed only for the minutes it is actually on a call, and nothing when it is idle. An answering service charges hundreds a month to take a message it can't book — and can't put the job on your calendar.
Inbound 1.5¢, outbound 2¢, and $3/month for the number. No seats, no licences, no contract — you pay when the phone actually rings.
All rates in Canadian dollars. No monthly minimum, no contract, and nothing is charged until you choose to turn texting or the AI receptionist on.
Don't want to pay for AI calls? Turn the AI off. Every part of Shop Commander switches on and off to match how your shop actually runs — and the whole app follows, from the navigation to the reports. See how it adapts to your shop →
You already pay for a phone. RingCentral charges US$20–30 per user, per month — about C$170–250 for a six-person shop, before the AI add-on, and the bill goes up every time you hire. Most shops run Shop Commander's phone for $25–40 a month. A busy shop on the phone all day lands around $80–90. You would have to talk for eight hours a day, every working day, to reach what RingCentral charges to sit idle.
Top up $10, $25 or $50 whenever you want, and set it to recharge itself if you'd rather not think about it. Closed for two weeks? You spend nothing. Every call and message is itemized in your account the day it happens, so there is never an invoice to argue with — there is no invoice at all.
You wouldn't expect free software to come with a free phone bill.
We just made sure it's the smallest one you've ever had.
Same features. Same capabilities. Wildly different price tag. See the full comparison →
See how our pricing compares head-to-head: vs Tekmetric · vs Shopmonkey · vs Mitchell 1 · vs Shop-Ware
| Feature | Shop Commander | Shopmonkey | Tekmetric | Shop-Ware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | $0 | $475/mo | $439/mo | $999/mo |
| Annual Cost | $0 | $5,700 | $5,268 | $11,988 |
| Unlimited Users | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Digital Vehicle Inspections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two-Way SMS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Note Cleanup | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Declined Job Recovery | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated Follow-Ups | ✓ | add-on | ✗ | add-on |
| Google Review Pipeline | ✓ | add-on | ✗ | ✗ |
| Seasonal Campaigns | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tire Storage Tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Loaner Management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Integrated Payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-Shop Support | ✓ | $$$ | $$$ | $$$ |
| Training Academy | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | SMS Markup | None | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The questions everyone asks. The answers nobody believes until they see it themselves.
Every dollar you send to a shop management company is a dollar that isn't going to your techs, your tools, or your shop. Keep it.