Comparison
Fleet Portal vs Tekmetric
Tekmetric is polished software for independent retail auto repair shops, built around the bay. Fleet Portal is built for shops that service commercial fleets where they sit. Nothing on Tekmetric's site mentions mobile or field service, which tells you who each product is for.
| Fleet Portal | Tekmetric | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Mobile mechanic shops servicing commercial fleets | Independent retail auto repair shops and multi-shop operators; mobile and field service are not advertised |
| Pricing model | One-time license and setup, then OS Management on a term you choose | Subscription, $179 to $439 per month published, plus monthly add-ons for multi-shop, tire, and marketing |
| Per-user fees | None | None; priced per shop |
| Data migration | Included in the one-time setup | Offered as a service; the cost is not published, and legacy-system migrations run through a third party |
| Try before buying | Live demo of the full product, sample fleet, no signup | Guided demo and a self-guided tour; they state they don't offer a free trial |
| Field work | Dispatch board, field updates from the job, and per-location inventory that fits service trucks | A Tech Board that dispatches bays inside the shop; field dispatch and van inventory are not advertised |
| Fleet-program billing | Per-payer rates, markup, deductions, and submission rules built in | A PO field and an AR report for fleet customers; per-payer rules and fleet-program rails are not advertised |
| Client portal | Requests, per-line estimate approval, invoices, and payment history | Two-way texting and estimate links; a persistent client portal is not advertised |
| Financials | Built-in P&L, accounts receivable, and accounts payable | Reporting; QuickBooks or Sage connect through a paid third-party connector, and the P&L and AP live there |
| Paper trail | Append-only audit log and a timeline on every job | An activity feed on repair orders; reviewers note it shows who and when, but not always what changed |
| VMRS coding | Optional VMRS code on every line item, printed on invoices and estimates | Not advertised |
| Finding unbilled money | A Profit Leaks tab totals stale estimates, unbilled work, and past-due receivables | Real-time reporting; a leak finder is not advertised |
This comparison reflects each product's own public materials as of June 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
What choosing Tekmetric costs you
- Built entirely around the bay. Mobile, field service, and fleets appear nowhere in their positioning; the Tech Board dispatches bays, not trucks
- Fleet customers get a PO field and an AR report. Payer rules, program billing, and fleet paperwork live outside the product
- The books live outside too: QuickBooks or Sage through a paid third-party connector that reviewers describe as adding steps
- The subscription runs forever, and growth stacks add-ons: multi-shop, tire suite, and marketing are each their own monthly fee
What Fleet Portal gives you
- Mobile-first by architecture: dispatch to the yard, field updates, and inventory on the trucks
- Fleet programs as payers, with rates, markup, deductions, and submission rules carried per payer
- P&L, AR, and AP inside the product, with no connector between you and your own numbers
- An audit log that records what changed, not just who opened the record
- You license the system once. The price doesn't restart every month
Questions
Asked by shops comparing
We're comparing Tekmetric and Fleet Portal for a mobile diesel operation. What's the short version?
Tekmetric is genuinely good software for a retail auto repair shop with bays, and nothing about it is aimed at your operation: no field dispatch, no van inventory, no fleet-program billing. Fleet Portal is built for exactly that operation. The comparison is less about features and more about which business each product thinks you run.
How does the cost actually compare?
Tekmetric publishes $179 to $439 per month by tier, with add-ons for multi-shop, tire, and marketing on top, every month, forever. Fleet Portal is a one-time license and setup including data migration, then OS Management on a term you choose. Request a quote and compare against your own horizon, not one month.
Tekmetric doesn't charge per user either. So what's different about the pricing?
The structure. Tekmetric is rented monthly for as long as you operate. Fleet Portal is licensed once, with setup and migration in the same one-time price, and ongoing OS Management scoped to the term you pick. Over the life of a shop those are very different totals.
Can you migrate our data from Tekmetric?
Yes. Setup includes migrating your clients, vehicles, inventory, and history.
Decide on your own jobs
Try the full product on a sample fleet, no signup needed. Setup includes migrating your data, whatever it lives in today.