Shopmonkey Reviews

It had a new updated technology look and feel to it, was not the old typical updated Green screen look with some windows added.
Was easy to navigate, and I was looking for a web based software that I did not have to constantly be upgrading software hardware and OS to keep running.

Was missing some of the deep in depth business functions, that have mostly been added already. it needed more functionality in administration of users functionality and controls. that have also been fixed.
Reporting was missing features and has been much improved.

This is a tough one, but probably the feature I like most is the transparent, simple, clean, and professional way Shopmonkey allows you to communicate with your customers. Their system saves us time in communication, which means we can communicate better, more often, and still in less time than traditional ways of picking up a phone. Customers like being kept in the loop more, which means they call in less and feel more cared for. All in all, our customers are thrilled with the new software, and our shop office has never been more calm and available for them.

It has its fair number of glitches, but even then the development team is on it, and issues I raise flags about get addressed right away. This software is rapidly improving, so this doesn't bother me.

The ability to communicate with the customer via messaging through the system is the best part of the whole system. Everything else seems to be basic software in my opinion.

When I make recommendations or point out problems we experience with the software it seems to fall on deaf ears. Seems like a waste of time... I'm looking into other software options to replace Shopmonkey at this point.

It is very easy to use! There is little to no learning curve. Very intuitive! Also, has some really great features that I'm loving! Everything works seamlessly! It's a lot of fun to use! Shopmonkey's support team is probably my favorite feature! These guys are phenomenal! No having to call into a tech support line and waiting on hold! Just send a message through Shopmonkey's chat feature and they respond within a minute or two. They've been able to answer my questions every time. They haven't let me down once.

I can't really think of anything I don't like about Shopmonkey! I'm looking forward the release of the mobile app!

Ease of use, I love that it transfers to Quickbooks, I can send estimates and invoices to my customers via email and text, and I like the different views so I can get an overall idea of going on in the shop at anytime. The other thing I love is the pricing matrix...this makes it so easy to charge what I need to without having to do any calculations on each ticket.

I wouldn't say I don't like anything...but I would like to see this tool allow me to send out emails to all my customers, invites and promotions. I would also like to see an application for the tool so that my guys can time in easier.

I like the ease of using the electronic repair orders and how it is linked right to my quickbooks and I can transfer the data to quikbooks in 1 simple click. Access to Recall, carfax, repair history, and other info, I don't use the feature at this time but the ability to link with suppliers and do so all through my program.

I have some trouble finding so things that I don't use alot being a small shop some of the features are a little more than I need, and I think the labor guide times are off a bit as I've compared them several time with another program, overall I plan to keep ShopMonkey as my preffered shop program because for the most part is is very simple and it is almost an all-in-one program

The ability to send and get estimates approved by cell phone and email

The payment system it takes two rolling business days to get payments from shopmonkey to my business account

User friendly, easy to learn and a great layout overall. I love that we can two-way message clients, order parts and track our business success. Their price is very fair and having different options to choose from means that you only have to pay for the features your shop really needs. You are not forced into one high price to cover features you may never touch.

Not really a con, but it would be amazing to have a shopmonkey mobile app in the future for doing business on the go. The mobile site isn't too bad, but it doesn't always work on my phone. An app with a nice mobile layout would be perfect though.

I love this product because it works well with quickbooks. Able to set up inventory, vendors, reports etc. Takes sometime in the beginning to get rid of products you do not need but once it is running its good. If you have a automotive shop has everything. Also there stripe payment system for cards is also really good. I see when payment is in transit usually takes 2 business days but am able to have an accurate account of the money also. Extremely User friendly. Time clocks, inspections, able to send info to customer etc.

The one feature I wish they would or could improve in is the transmission side . Not enough preloaded data or procedure for transmission. Need to pay all data to get schematics on units or procedures. That is the only down fall.

Completely online allowing us to go totally paperless. Lightening fast quote generation that seamlessly ties to labor guides. A simple and effective customer messaging system that our customers actually want to use! Easy to understand reports with no extra baggage that are easily filtered. Stripe and QuickBooks integration that just works. A support team that is ultra responsive and quick to implement new ideas. Absolutely no downtown or system errors. It is so nice that someone finally brought the auto repair industry into the 21st century!

Nothing. It is EXACTLY what I want. Looking forward to more integrations and features as the team advances the software.

Shopmonkey looks nice on the screen. At first use of the software I did not have any other shop software to compare it to. I was impressed that it was not tied down to one computer. I can use it at any computer as long as I had internet (cloud based). Once I started using it daily than the issues started to pile up one after another.

For what they charge, I was surprised how basic their system was. The Quickbooks Online integration was a mess causing accounting errors. Their reporting is very confusing and I was not easily able to track my shop's profitability . I wasn't even able to add cost of parts or labor to the order. Their electronic customer communication is hit or miss and often tiem not reaching customers.

I am impressed how you can create an estimate, send to customers email or text. They might not approve the work that day, yet feels great when you wake up to an approved quotes that go back as far as a month or two and you can pick up where you left off with the customer and schedule them through you handheld device or able to access anywhere.

We need more parts and pricing on vintage vehicles. For example: we had a 2015 Dodge Charger 6.4 come in for lifters replacement, oddly that was not available for pricing or estimate. after 40 min of calling places and dealer, getting the part numbers and labor time rates at least we were able to create a canned service.

Fast, Simple, and features business owners, and project managers would kill to have. Nothing out there compares to ShopMonkey. I was on the verge of making my own software for our new Classic Auto Restoration Company, but then found ShopMonkey. It's like they downloaded all of my desired features of shop management software from my brain and built it just for me. Now I can just build badass cars and trucks and let ShopMonkey do the rest!!

Hard to find as Ashot and his team are constantly one step ahead of what our needs are. Keep up the great work!!

If you can set up and manage a social media page....then you can set up and manage a Shop Monkey page. It is very user intuitive. Shop Monkey has always been lightning fast with replies to concerns, questions or recommendations from users. It is seamless to assess reports and send them to Quick Books or to our CPA. Tracking sales, profit margins and an ability for our tech's to use it as well are all only added benefits.

Honestly....(Not getting paid from Shop Monkey, and yes, I am a real user), there is very little that I don't like about the software.

We own and run a van conversion shop. Shopmonkey has literally saved us hundreds of hours of stress and disorganization - and we've only been using it for 4 months. The layout is intuitive, the workflow ensures we don't drop customers, their invoicing is far more elegant than what we were using previous (QBO). Their customer service is first-class - fun, helpful people who are always there to solve problems and hear our requests for new features. I can't imagine running our shop and NOT using it now that we know what it feels like to have everything in one place.

There are some features we are hoping will come out soon, like the ability to communicate within the software with techs or other service writers, synching the calendar with Google cal, and being able to send purchase orders directly to vendors. Several of our biggest problems/desired features with the software recently were added in the latest upgrade!