ALLDATA Reviews

You can consult everything about DTCs, TSBs, General and specific characteristics about all automotive systems of almost all brands,
Ideal for diagnostic tasks, repair, and maintenance, as well as technician references and shop procedures,
Easy to use and browse because of its nice look and feel,
It allows you to check the estimated periods of works,
Available in multiple languages,
Interactives schemas and It has support for mobile devices what makes easier the job for technicians,

The last versions just have online access,
The license can seem too expensive,
Some vehicles don't have total support.

All Data for me is much easier to use then competing products. I much prefer AllData to the competing product starting with a M. When you can't find what you are looking for you can call up All Data support and they will find and fax to you the information you are looking for. All Data is reasonably priced and the support is excellent.

I am so use to All Data that I don't have any major complaints. Occassionally I can' find the repair information or labor times I am looking for but this is true of every other product as well. I find they have excellent support when that happens.

I’ve been trained on it, I like shop key but refuse to buy anything snap on is involved with.

The wiring diagrams could be much better

the parts locating system.especially when i'm looking for a hard to find part that i was'nt able to find on other sysyems

i find their estimating portion is terrible. they tried to sell me an upgrade estimating program ( more money) & i found it to be useless& cancelled the free trial after 2 days use. also most repair programs offer licence plate to vin & car make & model. funny part is they are owned by autozone which utilizes this function.& when i questioned them prior to purchasing this product they said it will be available shortly.seven months later still no upgrade

I like the estimates it gives so we can give a customer a quick estimate.

Sometimes there just isn't enough information

This is software for Auto Repair shops. I love the fact you can look up step by step instructions on how to do a repair.

I didn't like the price of the software.

There is not much to like with this software

Wiring diagrams for lot of vehicle not easy to use

the ALLDATA software is easy to use, for our service advisor, the techs and our apprentice. It gives us all the information that we need on any vehicle, any year and ALLDATA keeps the information up to date. It gives us all the newest information as well as tech tips for repair . It has an extensive library of information on repairs, TSB, and practical information . One feature that is very useful in the technical reference section is an interchange with USA made vs Canadian made vehicles. ALLDATA has an integration feature that is extremely useful and time saving. I have it integrated in my Lankar Shop Management system . With this feature all of the information of the vehicle that I am working on is instantly seeded into the ALLDATA program . ALLDATA will them integrate the labour time and part pricing back into my work order.

integration was easy and my ALLDATA representative came into my shop to set things up and explain all of the features

Alldata has almost all the information needed.

The organization of the information is not very intuitive and can lead you down a deep rabbit hole that you find your way back to.

Easy to use and train employees to use. Pc based using an sql server. Doesn't have long delays when starting up. Like the recommended services capability.

Lack of support for management program. No updating in last 5 years. System crashes daily and requires stopping app and then restarting. This is ridiculous and happens way too much.

The new Alldata Repair is a HUGE improvement over the original & S3000. Yes it has color wiring diagrams. Everyone has THAT now. But with Alldata when you "click" on a wire in a circuit, it not only highlights that wire throught the whole circuit, it opens up ALL the other pages that wire is on. So you can print the WHOLE circuit without searching thru multiple windows. The user interface is different than S3000 and classic AllData Pro, but still has that same familiar feel. However the global search FINALLY works! In shorrt I am really loving the newest version.

There was a short learning curve. Once I figured out to use the text box to let autofill take me where I wanted,.....

I've used Alldata for the last 15 years. The software is easy to learn and use and provides valuable information necessary to our business.

We've had problems with system updates and accessing the latest vehicle information.

Alldata repair is a very important tool we use here at our shop. We almost always base ourselves off of the time indicated and use it to review the procedures. We also base our maintenance recommendations on the service tables in Alldata Repair. Our technicians also use this system a lot. Overall the Alldata Repair system is very functional and we will continue to use it.

We no longer use Alldata Manage at our shop. Although it was not a bad system, we felt at times it was too slow with little room for improvement. Often times the whole site would be down and we were unable to create estimates or process invoices, tasks that are necessary here.

I am not a mechanic. I am an IT manager for an auto dealership, and even I can figure out how to navigate my way into the repair manual for my Ford Focus. The diagrams are easy to read, part numbers are labeled, and electronic wiring diagrams are well laid out. The website is quick and responsive so that you don't sit and wait for something to load. It's a very worthwhile investment.

I have had a couple mechanics wish for the diagrams to have the ability to 3D rotate them so that they can see how things are laid out from a different angle. I have also not been able to find the repair manual for a DeLorean. I was hoping to locate the instructions for the Flux Capacitor.

I love the deitailed step by step instruction it gives you to do anything from replacing brake calipers to full engine rebuilds. it gives you torque specs, fluid and capacity specs as well as speciality tools and procedures

some of the exploded diagram pictures are blurry or hard to understand. not all information is avaliable on every part of a vehicle. it doesnt have newest car information

Alldata keeps the user interface intuitive and easy to use. The data is quality, the depth of coverage is thorough and I can't imagine not having it at our shop.

On rare occasions information that we need isn't there. There is a time lag to get info when we need it. There is no totally complete information database but I think Alldata is close.

I enjoy the ease of use Alldata has compared to other repair programs. I also enjoy that Alldata gives you OEM part numbers on the same page as it shows you labor times for that part.

Some things on Alldata are sometimes scattered. There will be multiple links for the same repair and sometimes only one link will show the actual labor time.

I love the knowledge base it has for so many vehicles. I can't even begin to recount how many times I've had to refer to this when working on a car I never have before looking for torque specs or using wiring diagrams for tracing finding shorts and broken wiring.

The UI could use a little work but nothing major, was very quick to learn it but I feel it could still be easier because sometimes I have trouble finding a specific part location or R&R procedure.

I really like Alldata for the immediate information it offers on just about every vehicle repair and parts. It is very informative.

There are time when looking up a vehicle for a labor rate and time, it does not offer an easy find and often you have to be more than a service writer to interprete the information

I like how diagnostics are at my fingertips. I can look up certain items on a vehicle or I can look up a code and either way I am able to gain all the information needed. It is easy to use. If I ever have difficulty or questions I call and they are so professional and help me right away.

I can't honestly say that I dislike anything about the program.

What I like most about Alldata is the fact that our technicians can log on and get vital information pertaining to a vehicle they are working on. Endless information is at our fingertips! Helps to streamline our workflow and as you know, time is money!

I don't like that there are restrictions about logging into Alldata. Sometimes, we need to access it in multiple places at once.

Easy to use for diagnosing problems with vehicles. The software offers step by step picture diagrams when fixing a vehicle.
The pricing for the hourly rates for labor is useful when giving quotes to customers.

The software is a little pricey to use, especially if you're a small shop owner. The software is not 100% accurate, but for the most part it works.

For a vehicle store needing all the information about repairing a part in a car, this system really helps find the time it takes and a breakdown of the job. Great organization for the most part. Lots of parts available and systems to view in detail.

It could have more detail in some of the parts pages and easier ways to find parts that could be called different names.

It makes it much easier to quote repair estimates. Allows you to luck up labor times, and most OEM parts pricing by vin.

Slower to update new vehicle information. (ie 2022 models, new models)

It’s very black and white and straight forward not hard to navigate. The diagrams are a huge plus for our mechanics

I wish they’d offer more for the price you pay