Dealership control
Live bookings, priorities, due times, waiting customers, key and parking locations, dealership access, capacity warnings and progress visibility.
Public competitor prices rechecked 18 August 2026
More dealership control for a smaller monthly cost.
ValetFlow is purpose-built for the operational gap between the dealership, Workshop, valeting team and customer. It gives every department one live vehicle journey without forcing the dealership to buy a large garage system or replace its existing DMS.
£29entry monthly plan
250Starter jobs per month
4 teamsdealership, Workshop, valeters and customers
1 workflowarrival through to collection
The commercial reason to choose ValetFlow
Pay for the workflow the dealership actually needs.
Many dealerships already have a DMS, accounting software and parts systems. The unresolved problem is often the day-to-day movement of vehicles between departments: booking, inspection, Workshop approval, valeter handover, quality control, customer updates and collection. That is the gap ValetFlow is designed to close.
Workshop connection
Workshop board, technician assignment, estimates, customer approval, accepted vehicle/key handover into valeting and capacity/SLA planning.
Valeter accountability
Assigned jobs, mobile workflow, condition checks, damage records, Before & After Photos, QA and recleans.
Customer confidence
A private status webpage shows progress and approvals without repeated calls to the service desk.
ValetFlow packages
Capacity for a working dealership, not just a single user.
The three public plans scale by users, monthly jobs and locations. Annual billing reduces the equivalent monthly cost by approximately 14–16% compared with paying the monthly rate for twelve months.
StarterSmall dealership
£29/month£299 yearly Save £49
8 users250 jobs1 location
Equivalent to £11.60 per 100 jobs when the full monthly allowance is used.
- Core vehicle bookings and digital job sheets
- Up to 8 staff/users with mobile valeter access
- Suitable for a small valeting team proving the workflow in daily use
ProfessionalBest dealership value
£59/month£599 yearly Save £109
25 users1,000 jobs1 location
Equivalent to £5.90 per 100 jobs when the full monthly allowance is used.
- Workshop jobs, estimates, customer approval and progress pages
- Accepted Workshop-to-valeter handover plus capacity/SLA planning
- Strong fit for a busy single-site dealership
PremiumLarger operation
£99/month£999 yearly Save £189
60 users3,000 jobs3 locations
Equivalent to £3.30 per 100 jobs when the full monthly allowance is used.
- Multi-location operational visibility and linked-location switching
- Auto Trader stock-import access subject to approval/testing
- Priority support, branding and the lowest capacity cost of the three plans
Capacity-cost examples divide the monthly subscription by the full published job allowance. They are a simple comparison measure, not a prediction of actual usage or saving.
Closest UK price comparison
At similar monthly prices, ValetFlow provides far more published job capacity.
ServiceM8 is a capable general field-service platform with unlimited users on its paid plans. ValetFlow limits users, but provides substantially higher published job allowances and a workflow designed specifically around vehicles, departments and preparation.
£29ValetFlow Startervs£25ServiceM8 Starter
5× the jobs250 ValetFlow jobs compared with 50 new ServiceM8 jobs per month. The extra £4 buys 200 more published jobs and a dealership-specific workflow.
£59ValetFlow Professionalvs£59ServiceM8 Growing
6.7× the jobs1,000 ValetFlow jobs compared with 150 new ServiceM8 jobs per month at the same published monthly price.
£99ValetFlow Premiumvs£119ServiceM8 Premium
6× the jobs3,000 ValetFlow jobs compared with 500 new ServiceM8 jobs, while ValetFlow is £20 less per month and includes three locations.
Important difference: ServiceM8 offers unlimited users on paid plans and includes general field-service tools. ValetFlow’s advantage is vehicle-specific dealership workflow, job capacity and department-to-department control. Published “job” definitions may not be identical between products.
Capacity value
Subscription cost per 100 published jobs
Lower is better when a business expects to use the full monthly allowance. This does not compare feature depth.
One vehicle can create several operational actions.
A dealership vehicle may need booking, Workshop attention, customer approval, a handover to a valeter, photos, QA and collection. ValetFlow keeps these actions connected to the same vehicle record rather than treating them as unrelated field-service jobs.
Workshop decision→Valeter handover→Customer update
Focused software versus larger systems
ValetFlow starts below specialist workshop platforms because it solves a different problem.
Full garage-management products can justify higher prices when a business needs parts ordering, stock control, technical labour data, supplier management and accounting. A dealership that already owns those systems may not need to buy them again simply to control vehicle preparation.
Dealership vehicle preparation, light Workshop workflow, direct valeter handover, evidence, customer status and operational reporting.
Focused on the missing workflowFull job and vehicle management, booking, vehicle history, stock, suppliers, reporting and integrations.
£90 more at entry levelDeeper garage management with Workshop operations, accountancy, parts, reporting and a wider independent-garage ecosystem.
At least £116 moreBroader garage or enterprise dealership platforms with implementation, integrations and modules based on the operation.
Buy when that wider scope is neededNot a like-for-like comparison: the higher-priced systems provide capabilities ValetFlow does not currently claim to replace. The value argument is that a dealership should not pay for a second full garage or enterprise system when its main problem is vehicle preparation, Workshop-to-valeter handover and customer progress.
What buyers receive for the price
The feature comparison that matters to a dealership preparation team.
This table focuses on the operational journey ValetFlow is built to manage. A dash means the feature was not clearly confirmed on the public pages reviewed; it may still exist.
| Dealership requirement | ValetFlow | ServiceM8 | Workshop Software | Garage Hive | Keyloop / full DMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealership vehicle-preparation boardLive readiness rather than a generic work order | ✓Purpose-built | ◐General jobs | ◐Workshop jobs | ◐Workshop jobs | ◐Wider DMS |
| Dedicated Workshop boardStatuses, assignment and estimates | ✓Included | ◐Configurable | ✓Core strength | ✓Core strength | ✓Aftersales |
| Digital estimate approvalCustomer can authorise work remotely | ✓Private page | ◐Quotes/signatures | ✓Available | ✓Available | ✓Service Hub |
| Workshop-to-valeter handoverApproved vehicle moves directly into preparation | ✓Native handover | —Not confirmed | —Not confirmed | —Not confirmed | ◐May be configured |
| Dedicated valeter workflowRole, job board, mobile actions and completion | ✓Purpose-built | ◐Field staff | ◐Technician app | ◐Technician tools | —Not confirmed |
| Pre-valet condition and damage mapEvidence before work begins | ✓Included | ◐Forms/photos | ◐Inspections | ◐Health checks | ◐Module dependent |
| Before & After Photos and QAVisual proof and quality sign-off | ✓Included | ◐Photos/forms | ◐Inspections/photos | ◐Checks/photos | ◐Module dependent |
| Private customer vehicle-status pageProgress from arrival to collection | ✓Included | ◐Notifications | ◐Portal tools | ◐Customer journey | ✓Service Hub |
| Dealership portal and visibilityBookings, vehicles, photos, invoices and recleans | ✓Included | ◐Client tools | ◐Customer portal | ◐Customer tools | ✓Wider platform |
| Reclean accountabilityRecord rework and report quality issues | ✓Included | ◐Can create job | ◐Can create work | ◐Can create work | ◐Process dependent |
| Parts, stock and full accountingDeep mechanical business management | —Not the focus | ◐Materials/invoices | ✓Included | ✓Core strength | ✓Core strength |
| Sales, finance and complete DMSWhole dealership commercial platform | —Works alongside DMS | —Not a DMS | —Workshop focus | —Garage focus | ✓Core purpose |
UK public entry price
Lowest practical paid monthly option
Free one-user tiers are excluded. Workshop Software is shown at its monthly Silver price; annual billing lowers its equivalent monthly cost.
International workshop benchmarks
US public entry monthly price
Kept in US dollars rather than converted. These systems provide deeper repair-shop capabilities and are not direct UK price matches.
The buying decision
Choose ValetFlow when the problem is operational handover, not a missing accounting system.
A dealership should use ValetFlow when vehicles are being lost between departments, updates rely on calls or messages, valeters receive incomplete information, damage evidence is inconsistent, customers keep asking for progress, or managers cannot see why a vehicle is not ready.
It can sit alongside the dealership’s current DMS and Workshop tools, giving the preparation operation a focused layer of control from only £29 per month.
✓Keep the existing DMS
✓Connect Workshop and valeting
✓Give customers live progress
✓Create evidence and accountability
✓Start without enterprise pricing
Pricing evidence
Official public pages used for this comparison
Prices, allowances and plan features can change. Tax, onboarding, messages, integrations and payment fees may be additional.
ServiceM8 UK
£25, £59, £119 and £269 monthly plans; 50, 150, 500 and 1,500+ new jobs; unlimited users on paid plans.
Open official pricing ↗Workshop Software
UK monthly Silver, Gold and Platinum pricing plus plan and workshop feature information.
Open official pricing ↗Garage Hive
Public starting price from £145 per month on a one-month rolling contract.
Open official pricing ↗TechMan
Partner and Flexi structures, implementation approach and public user-charging information.
Open official pricing ↗AutoLeap
US Essentials, Pro, Elite and Enterprise plan prices and features.
Open official pricing ↗Shopmonkey
US Basic, Clever, Genius and multi-shop pricing plus included repair-shop tools.
Open official pricing ↗