ARI 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

ARI

4.6

(599)

Pricing

Starting at $39.99 per month

About ARI

ARI (Auto Repair Invoices) is a management application suitable for individual mechanics, auto repair shops and car dealers. It offers a mobile application for iOS/Android devices and can also be accessed via any desktop PC or laptop using the Web version.

The app comes packed with various features required by users across the automotive industry, including VIN decoder, license plate scanner and decoder, vehicle lookup, service history reports, automatic service reminders for clients, spare parts inventory, accounting, reports, job cards, invoices, estimates, diagnose (such as maintenance cost, upcoming repairs and TSBs), vehicle inspections, damage reports, and online appointments.

Additionally, the app offers many customization options such as invoice templates, inspection checklists, multiple tax setup, payment options and more. It is available on monthly or annual subscriptions and support is extended via email and other online measures.

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ARI Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $39.99 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

ARI Pro

$39.99

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Advanced Car Diagnose
Automatic Service Reminders
Customized Invoice Templates
DTC Decoder
License Plate Reader
Logo Upload
Online Booking Link
Payment Tracking
Reports and Statistics
Service History Reports

ARI Pro Plus

$59.99

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

3000 ARI Credits
AI Features
Client Portal
Labor Guides
SMS& Email Marketing
Unlimited Clients & Vehicles
Unlimited Inventory Items
Unlimited Invoices & Estimates
Accounting
Customized Invoice Templates

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ARI Features

Popular features found in Auto Body
Billing & Invoicing
Customer Database
Labor Rates
Parts Management
Quotes/Estimates
VIN Decoder
More features of ARI
Accounting
Activity Dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
Appointment Management
Appointment Scheduling
Chat/Messaging
Communication Management
Contact Database
Cost Tracking
CRM
Customer History
Customizable Reports
Data Import/Export
Document Management
Electronic Payments
Electronic Signature
Employee Scheduling
Employee Time Clock
Estimating
Gift Card Management
Inspection Management
Inventory Control
Inventory Management
Invoice Management
Job Costing
Job Tracking
Labor Cost Reporting
Maintenance Scheduling
Marketing Management
Multi-Location
Order Management
Payroll Management
Performance Metrics
Point of Sale (POS)
Prioritization
Progress Tracking
Purchase Order Management
QuickBooks Integration
Records Management
Reminders
Repair Tracking
Reporting & Statistics
Scheduling
Service History
SMS Messaging
Third-Party Integrations
Time Tracking
Transaction History
User Management
Vehicle Information
Vehicle Tracking
VIN Lookup
Workflow Management
Work Order Management

ARI Integrations

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Integration rated 3.4 from 20 reviews

PayPal

Integration rated 4.1 from 18 reviews

QuickBooks Online

Integration rated 4.6 from 16 reviews

PartsTech

Integration rated 4.9 from 15 reviews

Stripe

Integration rated 3.7 from 13 reviews

ARI User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

70%

24%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.6

Functionality

4.5

Dorsey G.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed December 2024

Keeps getting better

A learning experience, but I get better all the time.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Keeps getting better. Meets the needs of a professional shop.

Cons:

I suggest updates or new items but never see them or get a response. Customers have difficulty locating how to pay online from Invoices.

Reasons for choosing ARI

Price and quality. Ease of use. Quality of the product.

Christopher M.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed April 2025

Best Repair Platform I Have Used

Very easy to use from the start. My customer representative is always available even when I did not even know I needed him which is awesome. Very friendly from the beginning like we’ve known each other forever.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Everything is awesome with the app. Easy to navigate, editing seems to be one of my biggest needs as of late and the app makes it extremely easy to accomplish when I need it. I love the platform. Very happy with my decision to choose this program.

Cons:

Not that I have any dislikes I would say, more of a disappointment. I am not able to link Identifix with the program nor my scan tool for dtc data straight to the repair order.

Reasons for switching to ARI

All data is an excellent repair site, and as it will create invoices and have something of a customer database it just doesn’t have all the options and categories for the paperwork end

Jesse S.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed December 2024

Jesses ideas and thoughts

It’s been very good when everything works correctly I would love to see more info on a broader variety or vehicles including old school cars and semi truck/heavy duty trucks

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The systems really easy to work with on most vehicles I work on

Cons:

My labor guides bug out after each payment and not all cars I work on are in system

Reasons for switching to ARI

There price to purchase the sites functions

Wrex N.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed April 2025

Quality yet Inexpensive Solution

ARI has suited the needs of my shop for the past several months now, and it gets the job done in every regard. Not only is it inexpensive, but it’s beginner, friendly, well still offering a lot of functionality. You can also scale it to meet your needs, especially as your shop continues to grow.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cross platform capabilities, the ability to scale to meet my needs, things just work

Cons:

The user interface on the desktop side of things is a little bit clunky for using a keyboard or mouse

Reasons for choosing ARI

I like the fact that I could set everything up right from within the app, I didn’t have to use my computer to set up ARI. The free trial was also nice.

Reasons for switching to ARI

I was looking for something that was mobile friendly, as well as that could scale to my shop

Nicholas M.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

Self-Employed

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Reviewed April 2025

ARI Helped my company reach new heights

It helped grow my company tremendously by being able to send estimates for approval and to get payments electronically

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I was able to work for out of state companies seamlessly with ARI and the square integration

Cons:

I don’t like that the customers have to make a profile now to be able to pay through Ari

Reasons for choosing ARI

Affordability and capability the other company did not have the ability to send an invoice for approval and payment

Michael H.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed September 2025

For the price it’s unparalleled!

Overall we are satisfied with the product for the price. I would not pay much more for it before using a service which has better support.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It’s an inexpensive alternative to the other shop software. It helps me keep track of our appointments.

Cons:

It’s difficult to use for me. It’s hard to elaborate on the things I like least. However getting to maps from the appts is ridiculous. Requires to many presses.

Reasons for choosing ARI

I chose Ari because I was able to implement without pressured sales teams

David L.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed April 2025

Best startup system I found in 30 yrs of experience!

Very good system that got the shop billing quickly and easily so we could deal with other issues instead of billing and collecting!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I have been in the Buisness from tech to shop manager service writer and parts now a Buisness owner and this is a very well thought out system that’s easy to use with some knowledge of how things work! It is the very best reasonably priced software on the market and I have used many of them!

Cons:

The initial setup is the only part that I did not find user friendly and still need to make some changes now to the pricing system!

Reasons for choosing ARI

Price and ease of use was my deciding factors

Alain L.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2025

Best bang for your buck

Overall very happy with my purchase, this program has a lot of good benefits like the VIN scan and decoder

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

User friendliness, cost and the tools required to run a shop. From making a new client profile, entering vehicle with vin scanner and decoder, taking appointments, estimates and invoicing, it’s all very easy and time efficient

Cons:

At first it was the bugs but it has drastically improved with the updates. Only truly paired with payment 360 POS and not my square POS while stating it was intergraded when purchasing this program and my POS.

Reasons for choosing ARI

Cost was much more justifiable compared to others

Asher J.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed September 2025

Seamless tool for repair facilities

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability for my customers, technicians, and service advisors to be on the same page related to the entire process of servicing a vehicle.

Cons:

I don't like that the total profits are easily visible at the bottom of the page for anybody with access to our account can see.

Reasons for choosing ARI

ARI is easier to implement and use on a mobile platform

Mauricio M.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2025

Best Repair Software

Overall experience is great. Ari works fantastic with what we do and every app on there is key to make us succeed

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Everything about Ari is great. Starting with my name also being Ari lol. Their system is designed specifically for what we need for our mobile mechanic business

Cons:

I wish they would have a little but more of like text messages options to let customers know we are on the way. We are mobile so a text message option to customers to let them know we are on the way would be a beautiful feature

Reasons for switching to ARI

Too expensive and certain things didn’t meet what we need in term

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