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Carvikon vs Shopmonkey
Shopmonkey is an all-in-one shop management system; Carvikon is built around the production board. Prices, users and fit for a small shop, from each product's own pages.
| Carvikon | Shopmonkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | The production board: where every car is and what it waits on | Describes itself as all-in-one shop management software |
| Published price | Starter $49, Pro $99, Elite $199 a month per shop; 20 percent off billed annually (from $39) | Basic $239, Clever $399, Genius $499 a month; up to 10 percent off annually; Multi-Shop on request |
| Users | Up to 5 users on Starter, 25 on Pro, no limit on Elite; no per-seat charge | 3, 4 or 5 user licenses by plan; extra users $20 a month each |
| Data migration | Nothing to migrate: add your stages and today's cars | One-time $500 data migration fee |
| Getting started | No free trial. Pay for the first month with a 30-day money-back guarantee, or book a live demo first | Request a demo |
| Workflow board | Every plan, on phones, computers and the shop TV | Customizable workflow on Clever and above |
| Estimates and inspections | Itemized estimates on the car, approved from a link | Estimates and invoices, digital vehicle inspections |
Shopmonkey and Carvikon are both used by independent shops, and they start from different places. Shopmonkey describes itself as all-in-one shop management software: estimates and invoices, digital inspections, payments, appointments, marketing and accounting in one system. Carvikon is built around the production board, the one screen that shows every car and the stage it is in.
The price difference
On 2026-10-25, Shopmonkey's pricing page listed Basic at $239 a month, Clever at $399 and Genius at $499, billed monthly, with up to 10 percent off for annual billing, 3 to 5 user licenses by plan, extra users at $20 a month each, and a one-time $500 data migration fee.
Carvikon is $49, $99 or $199 a month per shop, with 20 percent off annually and nothing to migrate. Up to 5 users on Starter, 25 on Pro, no limit on Elite; no per-seat charge.
When Shopmonkey is the better fit
If you want one system to write repair orders, run digital inspections, take payments and run marketing, and you are ready to move your shop's data into it, an all-in-one like Shopmonkey is built for that.
When Carvikon is the better fit
- You mainly need to see the floor. Where every car is, what it is waiting on, and which one is late, on the shop TV and every phone.
- You run a collision shop. You keep CCC ONE, Mitchell or Audatex for insurer estimates and need a production board beside it.
- Your team is bigger than the user licenses. Carvikon does not charge per seat.
- You want it running this week, without a migration project.
Getting started
Carvikon has no free trial. You pick a plan and pay for the first month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and no contract, or you book a live demo first.
Questions shops ask
For shops whose main need is tracking cars through stages, yes: Carvikon is a production board with customer updates, estimates, e-signatures and booking around it, from $49 a month per shop. Shops that want estimating, inspections and marketing in one all-in-one system may be better served by Shopmonkey.
On 2026-10-25 Shopmonkey's pricing page listed $239, $399 and $499 a month for Basic, Clever and Genius, billed monthly. Carvikon is $49, $99 and $199 a month per shop.
Facts about other products are taken from their own public pages on 2026-10-25. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you decide.
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