Garage management software alternatives
Autowork Online’s official website describes garage management software with workshop bookings and a diary, customer records, automated SMS/email reminders, online MOT booking, stock control, reports and browser access.
TorqueOS is not trying to recreate Autowork Online screen for screen. It is built around the questions the workshop asks all day: where is the car, who has the job, what is holding it up, has the customer approved it and what needs doing next.
Reviewing published information
The published feature pages are useful prompts for a practical walkthrough. Compare current versions, modules, available integrations, export options and exactly how an online MOT booking enters your diary.
Cloud-based garage management software
Workshop bookings and diary
Customer records and SMS/email reminders
Online MOT booking linked to the MOT diary
Stock overview and stocktake tools
Browser-based use and software support
Switching considerations
Document the diary, MOT bookings, customer and vehicle history, active jobs, stock and reports needed from day one. Ask Autowork Online and TorqueOS separately what can be exported, whether old attachments and notes can be kept, and how the team checks the new system before moving live bookings.
Cost and positioning context
I did not find a current public Autowork Online list price in the official pages reviewed; request a written quote covering modules, setup, messaging, integrations, training and support. TorqueOS lists Engage £39/month + VAT, Lite £69, Workshop £129 and Complete from £199/month + VAT. Compare like-for-like scope; migration and additional services are separately scoped.
Compare required workflows, not assumptions
Use these rows as prompts for both providers. They describe the available TorqueOS workflow without implying that Autowork Onlinelacks a capability; check the other provider’s current coverage in its demo.
Workflow to verify
TorqueOS workflow
Bookings and diary
How the front desk sees what is booked in, on site and ready for a technician
Online MOT booking
How an online slot updates the diary and is turned into workshop work
Customer history and reminders
Where the MOT/service history and follow-up sit alongside the current job
Stock control
How stock levels, stocktakes and parts waiting on a job are handled
Performance reporting
Which view helps an owner spot work waiting, capacity and completed value
Cloud access and continuity
How the team accesses the system and retains essential records during changeover
The TorqueOS question
TorqueOS aims to keep the booking, customer and vehicle, estimate, job, invoice, payment and reminder connected, while making workshop status and next actions easier to review. Bolt in your own: TorqueOS is built to take plug-in connections for Accounts, Parts Suppliers, Technical Data and Tyre Suppliers as they become available. Not every connection is live today.
TorqueOS helps the team see what is booked in, what is on site, what is waiting and what can be finished next.
TorqueOS in your workshop
TorqueOS systems are available now. The four packages—Engage, Lite, Workshop and Complete—group features to suit different workshops. Individual third-party plug-in connections depend on availability.
Book a DemoSource context reviewed September 2026: Autowork Online’s current public pages reviewed describe a cloud GMS, workshop diary, customer data and reminders, online MOT booking and stock control. No current public price was verified. Capabilities, packages and pricing can change. This is not a complete feature or price comparison. Check Autowork Online’s official website for the latest information.
See how TorqueOS keeps work moving
The TorqueOS team manually sets up your workshop and sends your login details when it is ready. Choose the package that suits your workshop and explore its features during your trial.