In an effort to be open and honest, in the table below we have shown the prices (valid as of June 2008) for a small management system from four of the leading UK bodyshop management system suppliers.

We have obtained this information from reliable sources (directly from the system supplier where possible) and believe it to be accurate, however if these figures are, in any way, incorrect please contact us.

System Name	Advance	Bodyshop Business Manager	Evolution	EasiEst BMS (Subscription Version)
System Type	Bodyshop Management	Bodyshop Management	Bodyshop Management	Bodyshop Management, Estimating & Communications
Supplier	PineTree UK	EMACS	BMS Solutions	Motex EasiEst (UK) Limited
Installation Fee	None	£3,000.00	£499.99	None
Software Purchase / Licence Price	£3,350.00 + £350.00 per user licence	N/A	N/A	N/A
Subscription / Support Charge	Per User Monthly £95.00	Annually £5,400.00	Weekly £14.99	Quarterly £315.00
Compulsory Training	None	£500.00	None	None
Estimate Link Module	Included	Annually Per User £100.00	Weekly £4.99	Included
Courtesy Car Module	Included	Unknown	Weekly £2.99	Included
Parts Module	Unknown	Included	Weekly £2.99	Included
Stock Module	Unknown	Included	Weekly £2.99	Included
Time Records Module	Per Unit £1,270.00	Included	Weekly £9.99	Included
Diary Module	Unknown	Included	Weekly £2.99	Included
HR Module	Unknown	Unknown	Weekly £2.99	Included
Links To Accounting Package	Included	Included	Weekly £4.99	Included
Booking In Module	Unknown	Unknown	Weekly £2.99	Included
ITAS Module	Unknown	Unknown	Weekly £2.99	Included
Additional Costs (Not Included In Cost Comparison)	Optional Training: From £250.00 Optional Shop Floor Cabling: £300.00	Optional Training: From £300.00 Optional SMS Text Messaging: £200.00 Plus 10p Per Message Additional Installation Assistance: From £450.00	Optional Training: From £149.00	Optional Training: From £80.00
TOTALS: Based on 5 workshop jobs per week, 52 weeks per year, for 3 years (780 workshop jobs).
Cost Over 3 Years	£8,390.00	£20,000.00	£9,218.83	£3,780.00
Cost Per Workshop Job Over 3 Years	£10.75	£25.64	£10.81	£4.84
TOTALS: Based on 10 workshop jobs per week, 52 weeks per year, for 3 years (1,560 workshop jobs).
Cost Over 3 Years	£8,390.00	£20,000.00	£9,218.83	£3,780.00
Cost Per Workshop Job Over 3 Years	£5.37	£12.82	£5.90	£2.42
TOTALS: Based on 20 workshop jobs per week, 52 weeks per year, for 3 years (3,120 workshop jobs).
Cost Over 3 Years	£8,390.00	£20,000.00	£9,218.83	£3,780.00
Cost Per Workshop Job Over 3 Years	£2.68	£6.41	£2.95	£1.21

Conclusion.

As outlined above, EasiEst is the most cost effective bodyshop management system, which also includes a full estimating system with optional Thatcham TTS/TPS data.