Dealer Car Search 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Dealer Car Search

3.5

(24)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Dealer Car Search

Dealer Car Search is a comprehensive suite of products designed to help auto dealers increase sales. With this solution, dealers and sales teams can access various tools for managing internet and social media advertising, creating mobile-responsive dealer websites, managing customer information, plus more.

Dealer Car Search includes an integrated lead management system that pulls leads from dealer websites, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and Messenger, and other sources. This tool keeps all lead information in one centralized dashboard for simplified access. Additionally, Dealer Car Search offers a mobile app for iOS and Android mobile devices. With the app, sales reps can quickly upload customer identification when scheduling test drives.

Pricing information is provided by Dealer Car Search. Support is available via phone, email, and other online resources.

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Dealer Car Search Pricing and Plans

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Dealer Car Search Features

Popular features found in Auto Dealer
Accounting
Contact Database
Document Management
Financing Management
Payment Collection
Reporting & Statistics
Sales Floor Management
Service Department
Website Integration
More features of Dealer Car Search
Alerts/Notifications
Buy Here, Pay Here
CRM
Customer Database
For Automotive Dealerships
Interaction Tracking
Inventory Management
Lead Capture
Lead Distribution
Lead Management
Lead Segmentation
Website Management

Dealer Car Search Integrations

AutoRaptor CRM

Dealer Car Search User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.5

Ratings Breakdown

33%

25%

17%

21%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.8

Value for money

3.2

Customer support

3.7

Functionality

3.4

Kevin G.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2018

Great Value!

This software helped us save a substantial amount of money on our website and advertising cost. It also has a built in CRM which allowed us to combine two different software platforms into one, reducing cost even further.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

DCS does 95% of what our old software did but costs much less. It's a tremendous value and the customer service is excellent.

Cons:

Has a few quirks. Doesn't have quite as many features and not as much customization as some of the competition.

Steven L.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2019

Best Bang for your Buck

It seems to be the best bang for your buck. There are other products out there that do the same thing, but are not as widely used so the search results returned are not as apparent.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

It is very user friendly. When posting new inventory, it walks you through the steps so that you do not forget anything. Uploading existing photos is easy. The app is very user friendly.

Cons:

I tried to make a sold vehicle active again and the steps to do so were not clear to me. I had to call customer support and they walked me through the process. When I have to do it again, I will probably have to call again because it is not a clear process to me. The integrations are helpful, but they need a little work as to customizing what you want to see on FB or Craigslist.

Reasons for choosing Dealer Car Search

ease of use, functionality, integration and record keeping.

Reasons for switching to Dealer Car Search

Internet searches returned more of my vehicles than Dealer Car Search. Dealer Car Search was more affordable for us smaller dealerships, but because they are not as known as Cars For Sale, I lost interest in it. As far as the program itself, I liked it alot but I have to look at who gives me the best results.

Tasney O.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2023

You do not have the time, energy or money to waste on this CRM/website

There isn't a perfect system but this was a terrible choice. I ended up switching back to dealer center and am still paying dealer car seach until my contract is up in March. I had no other option as it was costing my money not having my cars post. I think they need a few more years to work out all the kinks before offering this as a CRM as well. An example... You can't send/ receive pictures from customers in the CRM.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I was referred to them by Frazer and I didn't find and I didn't find any bad reviews. The problem is it has a strange back end that kept blocking stock numbers so I could never be sure my cars were being posted. If I sell them they do not always come down either. I switched to dealer center and still have the same problem.

Cons:

They required a contract which I thought was strange but I really didn't think I would switch my CRM and Website with in a year so I signed up. I have had nothing but problems since. The inventory management is terrible it will not seamlessly integrate with Frazer or dealer center. I have about 98 cars in inventory and I never know what is posted and not. The customer service is terrible. You spend hours on the phone and it is always the other systems fault but they manage to "fix" it.

Reasons for choosing Dealer Car Search

Great sales pitch when I called in. Told me I would get more leads and had a superior CRM

Reasons for switching to Dealer Car Search

Wanted to switch back to Frazer for simplicity but ended up back at dealer center

Sarah F.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

GREAT SOFTWARE!!!

My overall experience with DCS has been great. I have not run into any problems with this software, very easy to use.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

I love how it keeps our website up to date and how well it integrates with some of our other software.

Cons:

I wish that we didnt have to manually switch the vehicles from lot to lot.

Verified

Reviewer

Automotive

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Great Value

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The cost is much less than the competition but offers many of the same features. You have the ability to choose upgrades but only if you need/want them. East to use backend and great customer service.

Cons:

Doesn't have as many features compared with more expensive options, but still not bad for the price. Customizing the website is limited because they are made from templates and not one-off.

Steven E.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2020

What a shmuck

Anyways I'd rather pay what little money i have to a company that works with me and is not gonna take me to court for the full amount of the contract if i don't pay 600 today. Pandemic. I followed rules and shut down. no government help. I'm sure the lawyer you guys spend 5k on will beat me in court for the 2400 i owe you for a service you quit providing. WHAT A JOKE. If you would have kept providing the service you would have gotten paid what i owe and kept my business for years to come. I don't give money to people who kick me when I am down.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

The software is not bad. I would not sign up for the reputation manager as it didn't really do what I wanted.

Cons:

The constant harassing phone calls while my dealership was shut down for Corona. I am a small dealer and just getting started. Calling 2x a day for money I don't have is insane, especially when we are not operating. They gave 50 percent off the first month and i paid that. They shut my website down without saying anything to me. Then had some guy call me from his or maybe his mothers basement. He told me they told me about the website being shut down, no redord on my end and no way to know what email address it was sent to. sounds like a lie... NO they did not they called and asked for accounts payable. Well guess what. There is no accounts payable right now. lol. So i need to give them 600 dollars which this guy is bound and determined to collect. Sadly I've spent every dime i have on parts and cars to get my business back up and running. Which is now even more difficult with no GD website because this company is trying to bully me.

Clifton E.

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2017

We've been using this product now for about 7 years now & it's the brain child of all our inventory.

I can upload all my inventory and it'll export it to all the authorized sites I have assigned with them.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Pros:

We love this product, because once I upload the vin number of our inventory. Once it decodes the vin number, it'll upload the make, model, trim level and equipment. And once you upload the pictures of the vehicle, we your permission the system will export all your vehicles to your website and your other authorized advertisement sites.

Cons:

Sometimes it decodes the vin number of a vehicle we input incorrectly. So, we have to make sure that we display it correctly, with the right vehicle model trim level. And I wish that when it decodes the vin number, I'd have to really make sure the correct equipment is checked off. Other than that, it's a very dependable system.

David M.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2023

Terrible program

Terrible. Won't ever go back. Tech support tried hard to make things work to no avail. Talking to customer service or sales is a joke. They are never wrong and you are the idiot.

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

Lots of options, if you want to pay for them all.

Cons:

Difficult to use. Does not integrate well with other programs.

Reasons for choosing Dealer Car Search

Was promised the world for $100 by the sales guys. What a joke.

Reasons for switching to Dealer Car Search

Was promised better leads, better integration, time savings, better service and a better website. The only part of that that was true was the website.

claude p.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2020

Great product but too pricey.

When I asked if they could adjust their pricing a little, they tried to upsell me.

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Value for money

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Pros:

The product is high quality and easy to use.

Cons:

When comparing the overall value of this product, it is too pricey.

Reasons for switching to Dealer Car Search

at the time is was for faster upload.

MICHAEL M.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2020

Entry level website

They provided a great service for us, but the times have changed and we needed a higher quality website, photos, contact options etc...

Ratings Breakdown

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Value for money

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Functionality

Pros:

This company offered a great value for the price. The website was decent and it pulled directly from my DMS. The price point at the time could not be beat.

Cons:

The ability to display high quality images was not available.

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