Garage management software alternatives
BOOKAR’s official pages describe a UK garage management system and a separate online-booking-only option. The GMS includes a diary, job board and timers, VHC, customer authorisation, parts ordering, invoicing, payment processing and reporting.
TorqueOS is not trying to recreate BOOKAR 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
BOOKAR describes its GMS as a complete workshop system, with a diary and job board alongside invoicing and payments. Its pricing page lists the GMS separately from online-booking-only plans and shows optional extras, so compare the setup your garage would actually buy.
Garage management system and a separate online-booking option
Diary, job board and technician job timers
Digital VHC, customer authorisation and service-book tools
Parts ordering, stock and supplier connections
Invoices, credit notes, payment processing and reporting
UK-focused, multi-garage capability described
Switching considerations
Map the customer and vehicle records, bookings, estimates, active jobs, inspection reports and evidence, authorisations, parts, invoices and payment history you need to retain. Ask for an export example and written migration scope; test the booking-to-paid process against your workshop's parts and accounting processes before setting a cut-over date.
Cost and positioning context
BOOKAR’s official pricing page currently lists its GMS at £99.99/month + VAT and a one-off £150 setup fee; online booking and other add-ons are separately listed. TorqueOS publishes Engage £39/month + VAT for retention, Lite £69, Workshop £129 and Complete from £199/month + VAT. Compare VAT, setup, add-ons, payment services, migration and package depth as well as monthly price.
Compare required workflows, not assumptions
Use these rows as prompts for both providers. They describe the available TorqueOS workflow without implying that BOOKARlacks a capability; check the other provider’s current coverage in its demo.
Workflow to verify
TorqueOS workflow
Online booking and diary
How a website enquiry enters the diary, gets a time slot and becomes an active work order
Job board and team visibility
How technicians see queued work and managers spot jobs needing an action
VHC and authorisation
How findings, evidence, customer approval and follow-up are handled
Parts ordering and stock
How parts orders connect to jobs and what happens when a part is delayed
Invoice, payments and accounts
How completed work becomes a paid invoice and flows to the workshop’s accounts process
Price, setup and add-ons
What the standard package includes and which booking, website or operational modules cost extra
The TorqueOS question
TorqueOS is designed for progression from a connected small-workshop flow to broader workshop control and management visibility. Bolt in your own: TorqueOS remains the operating system for the work, built to take plug-in connections to the services your workshop chooses 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: BOOKAR’s official GMS and pricing pages describe the system and current price summarised here: £99.99/month + VAT plus a one-off £150 setup fee for the GMS, with separate booking and optional modules. Prices may change; confirm directly. Capabilities, packages and pricing can change. This is not a complete feature or price comparison. Check BOOKAR’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.