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TOM

1 employee

Used more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

Reviewed August 2021

Good product for the price

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Jesse

Verified reviewer

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2023

Exactly What I Needed

PROS

I love everything about Real-Time Labor Guide and wouldn't trade it for any of its competitors.... ever.

CONS

There's literally nothing I can think of that is wrong with this software.

Sandy

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

I USE THIS EVERYDAY.

Overall I love the program, I have used it for many many years now.

PROS

I really like how you can run reports, for labor, or techs, you can get a varierty of reports.

CONS

The thing I noticed if you get called away from the invoice program it will just log you out, and it does not always saved it.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

It seemed easier for me to use

Vendor Response

Sandy - Thank you so much for your glowing review! I'm happy you find the reports useful - we have plans for even more reports to help you see how good your business is doing. As for logging you out - it should only do that if you're idle for more than 4 hours and that is for your safety and security. Any tickets you are in the middle of should be available in the in-progress section for you to pick up right where you left off. If either of those don't seem to be happening for you feel free to give us a call and we'll try to help figure out what's going on with your setup.

Replied May 2020

Ray

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed June 2016

Are you kidding me ? Haters are just going to be Haters

What do you expect for $10.00 a month .... The program does what they claim it to do quite well. Sure some of the labor times are wrong just like every other labor "GUIDE" out there. At least they are attempting to create a "Real Time" program to be fair to the techs and customers. If you have a problem with the labor time let them know. I think with enough constructive criticism and truthful testimonies from real techs. The labor times will be changed accordingly until the times are correct. They also give you 3 labor options to choose from which the low one is close to Mitchell on several vehicles I have compared. We all do not have access to factory tools, equipment and data therefore the labor guide should reflect that as well, Hence a little more labor time. Getting the job done right or getting the job done in the allotted time of what a guide says are usually two different times anyhow. These are guides not mandatory labor times, should be used and modified as needed. Rust - Corrosion - Owner Repair - Oil/Grease Soaked Engine - Electrical Parts that have been upgraded with a new harness or pig tails.... Etc. Labor should be fair but not a race to meet the book time. Times are changing and labor guides should as well.

PROS

Affordable, Easy and quick to get an estimate now with invoicing options . A good second opinion for $10.00 a month if you have a system. Do not have to be at the shop computer to get an estimate for a repair. You can use your cell phone if needed.

CONS

Still working to get real time labor correct on all makes and models. Which would seem to be a ongoing process for the life of the program.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review Ray. You are right - we will continually review and ask for feedback to get our labor guide as close to perfect as possible.

Replied June 2017

Juan

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed July 2020

Satisfied customer

PROS

Easy to use, good reports , accurate labor hrs, easy to set up.

CONS

Repair guide, component locations, schematics

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Cost

Reasons for switching to Real-Time Labor Guide

Cost

Mike

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Why not?

No complaints, just what I described above!!

PROS

Its very user friendly and pretty straight forward, but i might be bit tech savy over most!

CONS

As we proceed forward as we all know technology gets better, faster and cheaper as supply goes up. There are now competitors that offer a 3d screen of the parts area you are working on and suggested process and procedures at a much lesser price then Mitchelles or alldata. I would love to see Real Time step up to that!!

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Price

Vendor Response

Mike - Thanks for your great review! We are always looking for ways to improve and give our customers more of what they are looking for. We appreciate the suggestion!

Replied May 2020

Edward

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2020

Vin scanner and mobile app

PROS

I really love the fact that you could type in the license plate and reveal the Vin number for a particular vehicle

CONS

I do a lot of presale inspections, Instead of using another application to scan the Vin on cars without a license plate is irritating. I would love to do it from inside Real-Time Labor Guide and it would be great if I didn’t have to be in a browser and could use a app

Vendor Response

Edward - Thank you for your honest review and the high marks you gave us. You are not the only one who has suggested a VIN scanner and we agree that it would make starting a ticket easier. It is definitely on our list of potential features for the near future We always appreciate new feature suggestions!

Replied May 2020

JOE

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2020

ONLINE LABOR GUIDE

DOES A GOOD JOB AND EASY TO USE.

PROS

THE EASE OF USE AND THE ACCURACY OF THE LABOR GUIDE

CONS

NOT ANY REAL NEGATIVE ISSUES. DOES LOCK UP SOMETIME WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON USING THE LABOR GUIDE.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

OVERALL QUALITY OF THE SYSTEM AND EASE OF USE.

Vendor Response

Joe - Thank you for your great review. We work hard to make sure our service is as easy to use and accurate as possible. You are right that if another person uses your username and password to log in on another computer it will log you out, and that is why we suggest separate users for shops that need more than one person in the system at a time. Thanks for being our customer for all these years!

Replied June 2020

Scott

Automotive, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2018

It been a few years but...

Customers always loved having detailef estimate

PROS

Great fast product. Used daily for years. Customer service was outstanding. Maybe had 1 or 2 access issues, resolved immediately. Alan, who i think may have been owner always helped.

CONS

Occasionally, but really rare labor listed to low. When there was a error, the number was obvious. Just double checked on Napa

Vendor Response

Thank you Scott for your great review! We love having you as our customer!

Replied October 2018

Fhara

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2020

Very Helpful

I’ve been using Real-Time Labor Guide since 2013 and it helped me so much it has been very easy to use. Very simple to understand

PROS

Very eazy to use. Very affordable price.

CONS

I would really love it if they would add diagrams and specifications, part locations and more body part options

Vendor Response

Fhara - Thank you for the glowing review! We're so happy you have been our customer for the last 7 years, and hope to keep meeting your expectations well into the future!

Replied June 2020

MARCIANO

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2020

EASY TO USE AND VERY AFFORDABLE.

PROS

VERY EASY TO OVERWRITE PRICES, PARTS AND JOB DISCRIPTION.

CONS

ENGINE SIZE CODE SOMETIMES NOT LISTED FROM THE LIST.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

FRIENDLY USER SOFTWARE.

Reasons for switching to Real-Time Labor Guide

LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO USE BACK ON THOSE DAYS, DON'T NO RIGHT NOW.

Vendor Response

Marciano - thank you for your awesome and honest review! I'm glad you found us easier to us than some others out there. We're happy to have you as a customer!

Replied May 2020

John

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2020

Best way to invoice my jobs

Makes keeping track of customers and their vehicles so easy I can do it.

PROS

Very easy to use and configure the coverage is great and can even use custom types of vehicles overall the best software for shop invoicing.

CONS

There is nothing I don’t like about the software.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Did my homework and was the best price for the best product

Vendor Response

John - It's feedback like this: "Did my homework and was the best price for the best product" that makes our day. We're so happy we can provide the shop management service that you need to help you run your shop. Thanks for being our customer for all these years!

Replied June 2020

Jens

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Best bang for the buck!

It's help me increase my profits and have better time management on jobs.

PROS

The price is great. Very easy program to use. The program has been getting better and better over the years. The quotes are very nice and professional.

CONS

Sometimes it's hard to find the task you're looking for. Some labor times are extremely low but those are getting much better.

Vendor Response

Jens - Thank you so much for your honest and glowing review! We're so happy to have you as a customer and that we can help you increase profitability and time management!

Replied May 2020

Sabrina

Automotive, 11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2020

Excellent software!

It is a software we have used and loved for years and will continue to use!

PROS

We have used Real-Time Labor Guide for our shop for over 5 years and as our shop has grown we have purchased other softwares but always keep our real-time subscription. We also do repairs on classic cars and this is the best labor guide software out for estimating labor times for older vehicles.

CONS

Through the years the software has not made any big changes.

Manuel

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Alwsome Real Time Labor Guide

Very helpful.

PROS

It Gives you all labors specifically and gives you a/CAUTION when need be to get proper labor. Been user for many years, Definitely will keep recommending.

CONS

When new software updates it takes a minute to adjust.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Easy,fast and Reasonable price.

Reasons for switching to Real-Time Labor Guide

Much faster to find labor on parts,and cant beat the price $10 a month.

Vendor Response

Manuel - Thank you for your honest and glowing review! We're happy we can help!

Replied May 2020

Douglas

Government Administration, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

VERY USEFUL

CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN I HAVE NEEDED THEM

PROS

THIS SYSTEM CREATES A VERY USEFUL ESTIMATE TO PROVIDE TO MY OUTSIDE AGENCY CUSTOMERS.

CONS

I WISH THAT THIS SYSTEM WOULD SAVE THE ESTIMATES AND OR WORKORDERS CREATED OR AT LEAST DRAFTS. I GET DISTRACTED WITH PHONE CALL OR CUSTOMERS AND COME BACK AND THE WORK I STARTED WAS LOST DUE TO THE PROGRAM TIMING OUT.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

THIS SYSTEM WAS IN PLACE WHEN I STARTED THIS POSITION

Vendor Response

Douglas - thank you for your great, honest review. You may want to consider upgrading to the Real-Time Pro as that service saves every ticket you make including estimates and even partially completed tickets for a time. You should be able to take a free-trial of the upgrade at any time - feel free to give us a call if you would like us to talk you through it.

Replied May 2020

Ryan

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

5 star review for real time labor guide

I use the system almost everyday. Its easy to use, understand and very affordable.

PROS

The ease of use, the price point. It was super easy to train my secretary on how to use it.

CONS

Sometimes there are specific labor operations that are not on your software but others such as identifix or michell ondemand.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Price point.

Vendor Response

Ryan - Thank you for your glowing review!

Replied May 2020

Mark

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2020

Repair options

Great

PROS

Very user friendly and your are able to customize certain things. I work with farmer so the tax exempt button is nice

CONS

Sometimes the repair performed option are not always there

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Bang for buck was very good

Vendor Response

Mark - thank you so much for your honest and glowing review! We're happy to have you as a customer!

Replied May 2020

Jeffery

Automotive, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed June 2020

Great for beginner shops

I have been using this program for several years now, customer service is great. For a small shop this is a great investment.

PROS

The ease of using a tag number to get all information on vehicle.

CONS

Does not pre fill fields on frequently used parts.

Reason for choosing Real-Time Labor Guide

Pricing and no contact.

Reasons for switching to Real-Time Labor Guide

All data is to expensive.

Khaled

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2020

Greatest invoicing and labour guide system

PROS

It saves all invoices and makes pricing a job a breeze

CONS

Search criteria should improve By adding make and model and year in the same category

Vendor Response

Khaled - Thank you so much for you honest and glowing review! We are so happy to have you as our customer!

Replied May 2020

linwood

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2017

ive used this for 7 years and love it

saves me money and time. I have had no issues to complain and see nothing but good ,, I see no reason to buy into a more expensive product

PROS

price and ease of use , seems accurate and saves guessing, saves me money , something to show the customer

Vendor Response

Thank you for your review Linwood!

Replied June 2017

ralph

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

2

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

2

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

2

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed June 2020

watch the times

PROS

easy to use just not accurate on labor times

CONS

not all labor actions are on the program, labor time are wrong on some repairs. usually short you on repair time.

Danielle

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed July 2019

Not bad

PROS

Overall very easy to use, and accessible.

CONS

Seems to be a little low on the labor guide

Michael

Automotive, 1 employee

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2020

Real-Time Labor Guide

Able to go back and see what I have done in the past.

PROS

Keeping track of all my invoices able to go back to review customers.

CONS

Nothing is a great product it does what it claims to do.

Vendor Response

Michael - Thank you so much for the awesome review! We work hard to give our customers what they need, and its great to get this kind of feedback. We look forward to serving you for many many more years!

Replied June 2020

Carl

Automotive, 1 employee

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed June 2020

Auto repair

Good service

PROS

User friendly Very easy to navigate theu

CONS

I wish it had more in depth labor some smaller labor things it dont list

Vendor Response

Carl - Thank you for your review! We appreciate having you as a customer all these years!

Replied June 2020

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