Shop Management Software

[youthpastor]

what are you guys using for invoicing etc. At work I use Mitchell, but I need something for my home shop that isn't overpriced or have a monthly subscription- Chris

[70rs]

We had one years ago. Her name was Sheryl. But as for the overpriced part....well you get the idea. And reliability was also an issue.:rofl:

[lhkustoms]

Chris I use quickbooks its fairly cheap and works great just takes a little time setting it up.

[patriot68]

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[Ringbrothers]

Hey Chris - I agree that Quickbooks is pretty simple to use and not overly expensive. Are you trying to track time and materials or just tracking invoicing? Just curious. I'm always looking for better ways to keep track of expenses on projects.
Staci

[youthpastor]

I have quick books, but the invoicing for cars doesn't allow me to separate parts and labor or enter car info. I love the Michell program I use at work. I can store "canned" jobs which allow me to hit one button that adds parts and labor on a particular job, very slick.

everything I've seen online for sale is old school.

For reports I just need Parts/ Labor breakdown.

Thanks- Chris

[ironworks]

Quickbooks will allow you to separate, You just have to create the labor or parts codes you want. I have line item for labor split up by employees so I can track how many hours they work each year. Quickbooks will a million things you just have to figure out how to set it up.

Rodger

[bentfab]

Quickbooks will allow you to separate, You just have to create the labor or parts codes you want. I have line item for labor split up by employees so I can track how many hours they work each year. Quickbooks will a million things you just have to figure out how to set it up.

Rodger

Exactly !! I've had quick books for about 5 years. Thank God for my wife cause it dose get complicated.

[syborg tt]

Exactly !! I've had quick books for about 5 years. Thank God for my wife cause it dose get complicated.

I am betting she's not cheap though.

But if you have the courage to tell her she's cheap please tell us how it goes.

[bentfab]

I am betting she's not cheap though.

But if you have the courage to tell her she's cheap please tell us how it goes.

Just as the commercial go's She's PRICELESS !!!!!!

If I had to tell you how it went it would probably be from a hospital bed

[youthpastor]

Quickbooks will allow you to separate, You just have to create the labor or parts codes you want. I have line item for labor split up by employees so I can track how many hours they work each year. Quickbooks will a million things you just have to figure out how to set it up.

Rodger

that makes sense- I've been giving every part it's own code.I'll play with is some more. It's amazing how much admin time it takes to run a part-time shop

[DriverzInc]

Quickbooks will allow you to separate, You just have to create the labor or parts codes you want. I have line item for labor split up by employees so I can track how many hours they work each year. Quickbooks will a million things you just have to figure out how to set it up.

Rodger

Chris we do the same thing. Quickbooks is very versatile, and if you know how to tweak it will let you do a lot more than you think. My pops is really good at it, if you needed help with it. Also, their tech line is pretty good, if you can understand the thick accent.

[syborg tt]

Actually on a serious note. My good buddy and I are working on software to interface with QuickBooks. Heck we might just sell it to them and call it a day. I know there are plenty of shop that would use it.

The cool part is that he we have set it up so the owner can actually see the status of his account on-line. No surprises so he knows exactly where he is financially in the build.

We are also trying to have it print the daily worksheets with the invoice so the customer can see exactly what was done on a day to day basis.