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How GarageByte compares
Side by side with the three systems independent UK garages ask us about most. We have included the 10 things we are still building and the 5 we have decided not to build, as well as the ones we do — a comparison that only flatters us would not be worth reading.
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| Capability | GarageByte | Clarity-GMS | TechMan | Motasoft VGM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online booking, 24/7 | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | In an upper plan | Not stated |
| Workshop diary and capacity control | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Vehicle health checks with photos | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | In an upper plan | In an upper plan |
| Digital service and check sheets | YesFree, and the templates are yours to edit | Not stated | In an upper plan | Not stated |
| Customer portal | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | In an upper plan | Not stated |
| Customer and vehicle history | YesFree, in the core system | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Invoicing | YesFree, with optional Xero sync | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Your own garage website | YesFree on your own garagebyte.co.uk address | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Technician app on a phone | YesFree — installs from the browser, no app store | Not stated | Not stated | In an upper plan |
| Staff directory, skills and holidays | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| Video vehicle inspections | YesFree, in the core system | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WhatsApp reminders and two-way chat | PlannedThe sender is built, but no garage can use it — the WhatsApp channel is not provisioned. Two-way chat is not built. | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Planned | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| AI booking assistant | Planned | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| AI admin copilot | Planned | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Technical data and repair times | Planned | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Parts ordering from suppliers | Planned | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Parts stock control | Planned | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Tyre ordering | Planned | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Courtesy-car calendar | Planned | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Vehicle sales module | Planned | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Telephone-system integration | No | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Card payments and payment links | No | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| VAT returns filed to HMRC | No | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Domain name included | NoYour own domain is optional and charged yearly | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Cheaper vehicle-reg lookups than ours | NoOurs are 25p a lookup, charged only when used | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
Read from Clarity-GMS, TechMan, Motasoft VGM — each vendor’s own published pages — on 8 August 2026. Where a vendor does not say, this table says “not stated” rather than guessing. Products change, so please check with them before you decide. We make no claim about anyone’s VAT treatment; GarageByte adds no VAT.
What “Planned” means here
It means a real, written-down piece of work — not a hope.
Every capability marked Planned has a numbered stage on our build plan, and our tests refuse to pass if one of those stages disappears while the claim is still on this page. What it does not mean is a date: we do not publish delivery dates we cannot stand behind, so you will not see “coming soon” anywhere on this site. If a capability matters to your garage, ask us where it is in the queue and we will tell you straight.
The 5 capabilities marked No are things we have decided not to build. They are on this page because leaving them off would make the comparison useless to you.
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