Alternatives
Motasoft VGM alternative
Motasoft’s Virtual Garage Manager is the closest of the three to us on price, and its parts and tyre ordering is ahead of ours. The difference is what you get for the money. Health checks, the technician app and a website sit in an upper plan or a paid add-on there. In GarageByte they are all in the £49.99 a month.
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Compare what you get for the monthly fee, not only the starting price.
| Feature | Motasoft VGM | GarageByte, £49.99 a month |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle health checks | Complete: £120/mo | Included |
| Technician app | Complete: £120/mo | Included |
| Your own garage website | +£25/mo and £150 to build | Included |
| Workshop diary & invoicing | Essential: £50/mo | Included |
| Customer & vehicle history | Essential: £50/mo | Included |
Motasoft VGM prices taken from their own published pricing page on 8 August 2026. Prices and packages change. Please check with them before you decide. We make no claim about their VAT treatment. GarageByte adds no VAT.
What Motasoft VGM charges
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| VGM Essential | £50/mo | Invoicing, job cards, reminders |
| VGM Plus | £80/mo | Adds Haynes technical data |
| VGM Complete | £120/mo | Adds the technician app and health checks |
| Website | +£25/mo | On any tier, plus a £150 one-off build fee |
Where Motasoft VGM is ahead of us
We would rather you heard it from us than found it out after switching. These are real gaps today.
- Haynes technical data, wiring diagrams and repair times
- GSF parts ordering and GroupTyre tyre ordering built in
- Card payments and payment links through MotasoftPay
- VAT returns filed to HMRC under Making Tax Digital
- Cheaper reg lookups than ours (ours are 18p, once for each new vehicle)
What GarageByte costs
One monthly price for the system and your website. You pay extra only for the texts, lookups and AI that you use.
GarageByte
- Online booking, 24/7
- Workshop diary & capacity control
- Vehicle health checks with photos
- Customer & vehicle history
- Invoicing, with Xero if you want it
- A complete website, hosted, with SEO
- No setup fee, no contract, no VAT added
What you pay for as you use it
- Vehicle lookups: 18p, once for each new vehicle
- Your own domain name: £25 a year, if you want one
- AI, if we turn it on for you: what the AI costs us, plus 20%
- Credit does not expire, and there is no minimum spend on texts and lookups
- Running out of credit never blocks bookings
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