Each job has a work order: the customer's complaint, the operations carried out, the parts fitted with their quantity and price, and a status that moves forward until the car is collected.
In short: a job that is not written down on a work order means forgotten parts, operations that appear nowhere and customers who do not know what stage their car is at. 4mygarage keeps the work order for each vehicle: it opens from the vehicle file, and the mechanic adds operation lines and part lines, each with a quantity and a price. Default prices come from your catalogue of operations and parts, so orders are filled in quickly and consistently. The order's status moves forward step by step, and once closed it stays in the vehicle's history. The cost of the job is calculated from the lines of the order.
The order opens from the vehicle file with the car, customer and complaint data already filled in. The mechanic diagnoses, then adds the operations carried out and the parts fitted on the order. Each line has a quantity and a price. For operations and parts used often, the price comes from the catalogue, so it does not have to be typed in again each time.
The catalogue holds the workshop's operations and parts, each with its default price. When you fill in an order, you pick from the catalogue and the line is completed with the description and price. A tidy catalogue means the same job carries the same price on every order, whoever opened it. The workshop sets the prices; the product does not pull them from outside sources.
The order's status moves step by step, from the car's arrival to completion, and it is shown on the order itself. The job cost is the sum of the operation and part lines with their quantities, so the total can be checked on the order. There is no separate document to keep in parallel: the lines of the order are the job's cost.
Closed orders stay linked to the vehicle. At the next visit, the mechanic sees the jobs done, the parts fitted and the mileage at which they were done. The history also helps plan the next interventions, together with the vehicle's service reminders.
From the vehicle file. The car, customer and complaint data are already filled in. You add the operation and part lines, each with a quantity and a price.
From the catalogue of operations and parts, where each job and part has a default price. You enter it once and use it on all the orders.
The status of the work order moves forward step by step, and the people working in the workshop see it on the order without asking.
From the lines of the order: the sum of the operations and parts, each with its quantity and price. The total is visible on the order.
Yes. Each order is linked to the vehicle file. At any future visit you see the previous jobs, the parts fitted and the mileage.
Yes. The analysis summary of the work orders shows how many orders were opened, what state they are in and which jobs come up most often.
We show you how an order opens from the vehicle file and how the operation and part lines give the job's cost.
4mygarage keeps every repair in a digital work order: customer complaint, mileage, scheduled date, a status that moves step by step, and labour and parts lines.
We are transparent — here is where 4mygarage is not (yet) the best fit:
A fit for auto workshops that want a digital record of every repair and of the status of every vehicle in the shop. Not a project management system for non-technical teams.
| Feature | Limit / scope | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle reception + vehicle card | VIN, make, model, mileage, intervention history | from €1/mo |
| Digital work orders | Customer complaint, mileage at reception, step-by-step status | included |
| Operations and parts catalogue | Default price, used on work order lines | included |
| Service reminders | Due date = last intervention + interval (default 6 months) | included |
| Intervention history | Interventions of each vehicle, in its vehicle card | included |
| Analysis summary | Aggregated indicators from work orders | included |
An honest comparison on the criteria that matter for an independent auto service shop.
| Criterion | 4mygarage | AutoMaster | GarageMate | MotaSoft | AutoLine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle reception with vehicle card (VIN, mileage) | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Digital work orders with step-by-step status | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes |
| Parts on the work order, priced from the catalogue | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Intervention history for each vehicle | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
| Service reminders for each vehicle | Yes | Limited | Yes | No | Limited |
| Analysis summary from work orders | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | Yes |
4mygarage brings into one application the vehicle card, work orders with labour and parts lines, the catalogue of operations and parts, service reminders and an analysis summary built from work orders.
The customer complaint, mileage at reception, scheduled and reception dates, a status that moves step by step, and labour and parts lines with quantities and catalogue prices.
No. 4mygarage does not issue invoices and has no e-invoicing or ANAF connection. The work order keeps labour and parts lines, with quantities and prices, as a record of the intervention.
No. 4mygarage does not send SMS, WhatsApp or email to customers. Reminders and work order status are for the service team, which decides what to tell each customer.
No. There is no stock module with alarms. Parts appear as lines on the work order, with quantity and catalogue price, so you can see what was used on each vehicle.
