Job board & RO stages
LiveDomain-enforced kanban — inspection, auth, parts, produce, ready.
Learn more →Automotive · workshop OS
Automotive workshop software built as an operating system
Not another invoice printer with a calendar bolted on. Workshop Wrench models the vehicle lifecycle — booking through paid invoice and retention — so every stage creates audit, metrics, and customer moments.
Primary search intent: automotive workshop software
Buyer problem
What shops feel without a real OS
Feature checklists without a lifecycle model produce disconnected modules and training debt.
Why Workshop Wrench
Reasoning behind this category page
- 01
AWOS lifecycle explicitly mapped in product marketing and domain state machines.
- 02
Repair order transitions enforced — not free-text statuses.
- 03
Process Studio path (Growth roadmap) for shop-authored SOPs on top of core rules.
- 04
KPI theory documented alongside the dashboard.
Capabilities
What ships — with honest status
Live means in the multi-tenant product/demo. Integrations: Live / Stub / Dry-run / Planned — never Connected for stubs.
Estimates & line approvals
LiveApprove, decline, or defer per line with portal path.
Learn more →GST invoices & AR
LiveInvoice from the RO; payment records; pay-link path expanding.
Learn more →Owner KPIs
LiveARO, deferred $, attention list — formulas you can read.
Learn more →Also ranks for adjacent intent
- automotive workshop management system
- workshop operating system
- auto workshop software AU
FAQ
Questions buyers actually ask
FAQ schema included for search. Updated when ship status changes.
Workshop software vs DMS?+
Dealer management systems target OEM dealer complexity. Independent light-duty shops need faster board, DVI, and approvals without dealer bloat. Wrench targets independents first.