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    From the bay to the bill. One workflow. No rewriting.

    Inspection creates the estimate, customer approves via text, completion generates the invoice. Automatically.

    3x

    the same information rewritten by three different people

    THE PROBLEM

    Estimate-to-invoice workflow chaos.

    Shop owners split their day between tracking texts, chasing parts, and deciphering messy invoices. Financial leaks from missed vendor credits, duplicate charges, unreturned cores, and internal theft quietly wipe out weeks of profit.

    THE SOLUTION

    Single-Flow Repair Lifecycle

    A system where a vehicle arrives, gets inspected, the estimate generates, the customer approves via text, parts auto-order, the tech sees the job in their queue, completion triggers the invoice, and a follow-up message sends automatically.

    •Shop website with services, location, hours, and online appointment booking
    •Digital vehicle inspection forms (checklist-based with photo capture)
    •Estimate builder from inspection results (parts + labor)
    •Customer approval via text link (tap to approve, decline, or ask questions)
    •Job queue board for technicians (assigned jobs with status)
    •Invoice generation from completed work orders
    •Customer vehicle history (all past visits, services, recommendations)
    •Appointment reminder system (text/email)

    Starting at

    $3,500 – $25,000 setup + $175 – $1,250/mo

    THE COMPARISON

    How we compare

    Tekmetric charges $179/month and you still need Mitchell's labor guide ($180/month extra). That's $359/month for a fragmented experience. We build the complete inspection-to-invoice flow in one system at one price.

    Tekmetric

    $179+/mo

    Labor guide unreliable. Steep learning curve. Internet-dependent.

    Shop-Ware

    ~$250–$500/mo

    Expensive. Cloud-dependent. Limited reporting customization.

    Mitchell1

    ~$150–$300/mo + labor guide

    Dated interface. No cloud sync. Accountants depend on manually sent reports.

    ShopBoss

    ~$100/mo

    Reporting is dated and limited. Basic feature set.

    AutoFluent

    Custom quotes

    Multi-location focus. Overkill for single-shop operations.

    ★Banana Blueprint

    $175 – $1,250/mo

    Full system. No limitations.

    ADD-ONS

    Customize your system

    Extend your solution with these optional modules. Each integrates seamlessly with your core system.

    Parts Vendor Integration

    Complex

    Look up parts pricing from preferred vendors directly from the estimate

    Setup

    $499

    Monthly

    +$35/mo

    Customer Text Updates

    Simple

    Automated status texts ("Vehicle received," "In progress," "Ready for pickup")

    Setup

    $199

    Monthly

    +$12/mo

    Bay Utilization Dashboard

    Medium

    See which bays are active, idle, or scheduled with real-time visual board

    Setup

    $299

    Monthly

    +$19/mo

    Core Tracking

    Medium

    Track returned cores, warranties, and vendor credits

    Setup

    $249

    Monthly

    +$15/mo

    Fleet Account Management

    Complex

    Business accounts with fleet vehicle tracking and consolidated billing

    Setup

    $399

    Monthly

    +$25/mo

    Automated Review Requests

    Simple

    Post-service review request via text with Google/Yelp redirect

    Setup

    $149

    Monthly

    +$9/mo

    Technician Performance

    Medium

    Hours flagged vs. hours clocked, efficiency rates, and revenue per tech

    Setup

    $299

    Monthly

    +$19/mo

    Declined Services Follow-Up

    Simple

    Automated follow-up on services the customer declined during inspection

    Setup

    $199

    Monthly

    +$12/mo

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    From the bay to the bill. One workflow. No rewriting.

    Your service writer writes the estimate. Your tech does the work. Your front desk writes the invoice. Three people writing the same information three different times. We built a system where the inspection creates the estimate, customer approval triggers the work order, and job completion generates the invoice, automatically. Stop paying $359/month for two tools that don't talk to each other.

    Or email us: bbteam@bananablueprint.com