Workshop software that runs the whole bay, from job card to paid invoice.
Jobs, quotes, invoices, MOT reminders and same-day card payments in one place, from the front desk to the ramp.
Free plan to start. UK-built and UK-hosted. ICO registered.
Most workshop software in the UK was either built for big multi-site groups (and priced like it) or generic trade software bolted on for cars. Autera is the third option, built specifically for UK garages of every size and MOT centres. It is mobile-first, hosted in the UK, and shaped around the real workflow of a small workshop. The brand is Autera Workshop OS for a reason: one app carries a job from the booking-in slip to the paid invoice, so you can retire the paper job cards, the spreadsheets and the WhatsApp quotes.
What Autera covers, end to end
Four pillars. Each links through to a deeper page if you want the detail.
Job cards from booking to paid
A job in Autera runs the whole way through. Book it in, record mileage and the fuel or EV charge level on arrival, add parts and labour, drop in photos from the ramp, then turn it into an invoice the customer pays by link. One job card, front desk to forecourt, no re-keying between systems.
See invoicing →MOT reminders that bring cars back
Every car you have serviced needs another MOT in twelve months. Autera knows when, emails the customer automatically (SMS coming soon), and pauses if they have already booked in. The biggest pot of repeat work most workshops leave sitting untouched.
See MOT reminders →DVLA lookup baked in
Type a registration once. Make, model, year, fuel, engine size, MOT expiry and tax status fill in automatically, linked to the customer, the job and the invoice. No retyping, no V5 to chase down.
See DVLA lookup →Same-day payment, no card terminal
Send the invoice by email (SMS coming soon) with a Stripe payment link. The customer taps once, pays by card or Apple Pay, and the money lands in your account in two days. No card-terminal contract to sign.
See payments →Sized for the four most common UK garage shapes
Pick the plan that fits today. Move up when you outgrow it. No re-implementation, no data migration, no contract renegotiation.
Solo mechanics
5 to 25 jobs a month, working from a van or single bay. Want professional quotes and invoices without monthly fees.
Read more →Small workshops
1 to 3 technicians, single bay, 50 to 100 jobs a month. Need branded invoices, unlimited DVLA, and Xero or QuickBooks export.
Read more →Established garages
4 to 8 technicians, multiple ramps, 200+ jobs a month. Need MOT reminders, ADAS certificates, vehicle health checks (VHC), per-job time tracking, parts inventory.
Read more →Multi-site groups
Multiple locations under one account at £49/mo per extra site. Add it on Workshop, or go Multi-Bay for unlimited technician seats, priority support and white-glove migration.
Read more →How a UK garage moves to Autera
Most workshops are running on Autera within 48 hours of sending us the export.
Sign up free
No card needed. Solo plan is free forever; paid trials are 14 days, also no card needed.
We migrate your data
Send us a CSV from your existing software (or a spreadsheet). We map, deduplicate and reconcile. Sandbox link to spot-check before go-live.
Run it the same week
Most garages are fully on Autera within 48 hours of sending the export. Run side-by-side with old software for as long as you want.
Cancel old software when ready
No pressure on the cutover. Pay only for the period you actually overlap. We do not charge for migration assistance.
Paper job cards and WhatsApp vs one app that runs the bay
The difference between busy and profitable.
Workshop software FAQ
More questions? See the full FAQ, the pricing page, or compare against Garage Hive, ServiceM8 or MAM.