Run your shop,
not your software.
BayWorks handles your customers, work orders, estimates, and invoices — without the bloat, the learning curve, or the $200-a-month bill.
No credit card required · Set up in minutes
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Most shop software is built for every shop size — which means features you'll never use, and a price to match. BayWorks does the core work of a small independent shop, and nothing else.
1/4 the price, flat
$49/month for everything. No per-user fees, no tiers to decode, no surprise invoice when you try to cancel.
No bloat
No inventory matrix. No 40-step workflows. No features built for 10-bay chains. Just customers, vehicles, work orders, estimates, invoices, and payments.
Phone-first, not phone-shrunk
Your phone isn't a scaled-down copy of the website. Every core task works on a small screen — built for the shop floor, between jobs.
Your data leaves when you want
Export your customers, work orders, and payments to CSV at any time. You're a customer, not a hostage.
Minutes to set up
Add a customer, add their vehicle, start a work order. No onboarding call, no training week, no consultant.
Talk to a human
Questions go straight to the person who built it. Reply within one business day — not a chatbot loop.
What you're actually choosing between
| BayWorks | ARI | Shopmonkey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $49 flat | ~$40–60 | $199–499 |
| Built for | 1–4 bay independents | Small shops | Every shop size |
| Mobile experience | Designed for phone first | Scaled-down web app | Missing features |
| Learning curve | Minutes | Confusing at first | Steep, 2.0 made it worse |
| Inventory matrix | None — on purpose | Clunky, duplicates parts | Full, for big shops |
| Data export | CSV anytime | Limited | Hard to migrate out |
| Cancellation | One click, immediate | — | 30-day notice required |
Competitor details drawn from public user reviews on Capterra and G2. Prices and policies change — check current terms yourself.
Three steps, then back to work
Add the customer and their vehicle
Name, phone, and the car. Takes about thirty seconds the first time, five seconds after that.
Build the work order
Add parts and labor, set the tax rate once. Totals calculate themselves — parts, labor, and tax in one consistent number.
Close it out and get paid
Print the estimate or invoice, email the customer the moment the car is ready, and record the payment — cash, card, Zelle, or check — the second it lands.
One price. All of it.
Per shop. Not per user.
- Unlimited customers, vehicles, and work orders
- Estimates, invoices, and payment tracking
- Appointment calendar with holiday markers
- Text and email pickup notifications
- CSV export of everything, anytime
- Phone-first interface that actually works
- Daily backups and data isolation per shop
No credit card required
The closest comparable plan starts around $199/month — and bills per user.
Straight answers
Shopmonkey is built for every shop size — from a single bay to multi-location chains. That means analytics, fleet tools, and reporting you'll never open, and a price that starts around $199/month. BayWorks does the core work of a 1–4 bay independent shop and stops there. If you run a chain, we're the wrong tool and we'll tell you so.
No. BayWorks runs in any modern browser on your computer, tablet, or phone. Your data is backed up daily and isolated to your shop.
Yes — 14 days, full features, no credit card. If it isn't saving you time by day three, walk away with nothing lost.
Export every customer, work order, and payment to CSV whenever you like. Cancel in one click — effective immediately, no notice period, no final invoice trap.
No, deliberately. Most 1–4 bay shops track parts in their head or on a shelf, and the ones who don't find inventory software is where the complexity lives. If that changes for you, tell us and we'll build it properly instead of bolting on a half version.
Yes. If you work out of a van, you still need digital work orders, estimates, invoices, and customer history — and you need them on a phone. That's the part BayWorks does best.
Try it for 14 days. Free.
14 days, full features, no credit card. If it doesn't save you paperwork in the first week, walk away — your export comes with you.
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