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$199 with AI built in.

Mech Correct is shop management for independent shops: repair orders, inspections, texting on your own Twilio account, text-to-pay, booking, inventory, and AI Diagnosis in every plan. 14 days free at mechcorrect.app, no card.

A Mech Correct repair order estimate for a 2018 Honda CR-V: labor with 2.5 hours clocked against 1.8 quoted, parts showing stock and margin, the customer's approval, and live NHTSA recall and service data for the car.

Published prices, side by side.

Starting points only, as listed on tekmetric.com/pricing on September 17, 2026. A quote from a rep may differ.

Mech Correct

AI in every plan
Starter
$199/mo $182/mo billed annually
Pro
$329/mo $302/mo billed annually
Multi-Shop
$479/mo per location $439/mo billed annually

Every feature in every plan. 14 days free at mechcorrect.app, no card.

Tekmetric

Start
$199/mo $179/mo billed annually
Grow
$349/mo $309/mo billed annually
Scale
$439/mo $409/mo billed annually

Listed add-ons

Multi-shop
+$70/mo per shop
Tire suite
+$39/mo per shop
How we sourced these prices

Re-verified 2026-09-17 on tekmetric.com/pricing. Prices unchanged. Public Start / Grow / Scale stickers (live HTML + schema.org Scale Plan). Third published tier is Scale, not Shop. Two-way texting is listed on Scale, not Start or Grow. Their pricing page states unlimited users and unlimited ROs. Listed add-ons: multi-shop +$70/month/shop; tire suite +$39/Month/Shop (those shop words are add-on units, not the plan name). Source: tekmetric.com/pricing.

Feature by feature.

Published facts as of September 17, 2026. We do not invent scores.

Capability Mech Correct Tekmetric*
Starting price $199/mo. AI included. Plans $199 / $329 / $479. Start $199/mo ($179/mo billed annually). Grow $349/mo ($309/mo billed annually). Scale $439/mo ($409/mo billed annually). Two-way texting lands on Scale, not Start or Grow.
Contract required No. Monthly. Cancel anytime. No year-one contract. Varies by plan. Verify with the vendor.
Built-in AI diagnostic advisor (DTC to plan + federal recall check) Yes. Included in every plan with generous fair use. Does not invent OEM specs. No. Not offered on their public marketing as of September 17, 2026.
AI reads a VIN from a photo (dash plate / door sticker) Yes No. Not offered on their public marketing as of September 17, 2026.
Repair orders, estimates, line-by-line text approvals Yes Yes
Digital inspections with photos Yes Yes
Two-way customer texting Yes. Built in. Uses your own Twilio account. Scale plan ($439/mo), not Start or Grow.
Text-to-pay Yes Yes
Public online booking page Yes Yes
Multi-location rollup reporting Yes Yes
Money-free technician view (job, tech time, specs. No prices) Yes. Automatic for technician logins. Role permissions vary. Verify with the vendor.
Tech-facing hours page (credited hours, paid status, statement) Yes Manager-side reports. Verify with the vendor.
Self-serve signup (no sales call) Yes. Trial starts in about two minutes at mechcorrect.app. No. Demo-led on their public site as of September 17, 2026.

*Tekmetric figures from tekmetric.com/pricing, as of September 17, 2026. Features and prices change, so verify with the vendor. Two-way texting is listed on Scale, not Start or Grow. The $439 tier is Scale, not Shop.

Switch over lunch, not over a quarter.

Export customers, vehicles, and repair order history. Load three files. Press one button.

  1. STEP 1

    Export your CSVs

    Customers, vehicles, and repair order history from your current list screens.

  2. STEP 2

    Load the wizard

    Open Import Data, then the switch wizard. It relinks customers, vehicles, and history.

  3. STEP 3

    Run it

    Your customer base and service history land with the original totals preserved.

What you get on this side.

AI Diagnosis in every plan

Trouble codes and photos in, an ordered test plan out. It checks NHTSA recalls, complaints, and service bulletins, and it never invents OEM specs.

One price with everything in it

$199 / $329 / $479 a month. Every feature in every plan, and annual billing gives you one month free.

Built with working techs

Technician logins see the job, the clock, and the specs, never your prices. Techs flag the desk in one tap, and My Hours shows credited hours and a paid mark when the ticket closes.

Your data stays yours

Import from Tekmetric, Shop-Ware, Mitchell 1, or any CSV. Download a full JSON backup of your shop whenever you want.

The Follow-ups list: declined work and failed inspection items, each with Text, Book, and Dismiss buttons.

Declined work and failed inspection items wait on the Follow-ups list.

Run it in the bay this week.

14 days free at mechcorrect.app. No card and no sales call.