Workshop management software for South African garages
Garage Manager is workshop management software for South African garages. Every car gets a digital job card, the job card turns into a quote or VAT invoice, and the customer can pay from a link. It costs R199 a month in rand after a 30-day free trial.
Job cards, quotes, invoices and payments sit in one place, so you spend less time on paperwork and get paid faster.
Digital job cards
Paper job cards get lost, and nobody knows what stage a car is at.
Every job lives on one screen: status, mechanic, parts, labour and photos, updated as the work happens.
Quotes and VAT invoices
Quoting in a spreadsheet and re-typing it into an invoice wastes time and creates errors.
Build a quote, convert it to an invoice in one click and send a pay link. Nothing is re-typed.
Get paid
Chasing EFT proof and cash slows down your cash flow.
Customers pay by card or Apple Pay from the invoice link, or by EFT using your bank details. Overdue invoices get a reminder on Minimal and Max.
One screen per car
Job status, assigned mechanic, parts, labour and assessment photos. No more paper.
Quote to invoice in a click
Approved quotes convert straight to an invoice. No double entry.
Online payments
Send a pay link and take card or Apple Pay. The invoice marks itself paid.
Built for SA
Rand pricing, SARS VAT at 15% and a Sage Pastel CSV export, hosted in South Africa.
Flat monthly price
Minimal or Max. No per-job or per-mechanic charge on the plan.
Works on your phone
Add it to your phone home screen and run the workshop from the floor.
Frequently asked questions
What is workshop management software?+
It is the system a garage uses to run its day: job cards for each vehicle, quotes, invoices, parts and labour, customer records and payments. Garage Manager does this for South African workshops in the browser.
Is Garage Manager made for South African workshops?+
Yes. Amounts are in rand, VAT is calculated at 15% when your business is VAT-registered, there is a Sage Pastel CSV export, and data is hosted in South Africa.
How much does workshop software cost with Garage Manager?+
Minimal is R199 a month and Max costs more for larger teams. Every new account gets 30 days with full access and no card. There is no permanent free plan. The plan is a flat monthly fee. The only usage-based charge is a 1% platform fee that comes off your settlement when a customer pays an invoice online by card; the customer pays the invoice as issued, and invoices settled by EFT or cash carry no fee.
Can my mechanics use it on their phones?+
Yes. It runs in the browser and can be added to a phone home screen, so mechanics can update job cards from the workshop floor.
Do I have to install anything?+
No. It runs in any modern browser, so there is nothing to install or maintain.
Start free for 30 days. No card needed.
Start your free 30-day trialHow it works in practice
Step-by-step guides from the GarageManager help centre.
- Welcome to GarageManagerWhat GM is, who it is for, and how to get the most out of it.
- 8-step setup: from signup to first invoiceYour 20-minute setup, from business details to your first invoice.
- Get GarageManager on your phoneAdd GM to your home screen on iPhone or Android.
- Add your first client and vehicle
- Invite your mechanics
- Team and permissions explained
- Create a job card
- Start, pause, and complete a session
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