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RO Writer vs Shopmonkey

Updated February 5, 2026

RO Writer vs Shopmonkey: Which is best for you?

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Starting Price

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$199.00

per month

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
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Top Rated
  Features
Point of Sale (POS)
4.55
Service History
4.50
VIN Lookup
4.44
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Customer Database
5.0
Maintenance Scheduling
4.92
Customer History
4.82
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Integrations
ALLDATA
ALLDATA
Kukui
Kukui
Identifix Shop Manager
Identifix Shop Manager
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QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Advanced
PartsTech
PartsTech
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Pros / Cons
  • The pricing could be better in line with some of the competitors but has advantages over many of them as well.
  • One drawback we have experienced with RO Writer is the slow startup time.
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  • I liked Shopmonkey 1.0 version...the design team for version 2.0 took a very snooth easy to use software and made it much harder to use and requires more keystrokes and mouse usage for functionality..... FAIL...
  • The team did not have the foresight to start the invoice numbers in SM at a different number than the invoices in QB, so we had a big mess the first month of performance.
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Ease-of-Use
4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Value for Money
3.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
Customer Support
3.7/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Functionality
4/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad