Caliper

Built by a shop owner, for shop owners

Run Your Shop.
Not Your Software.

Caliper is the complete auto shop management system — work orders, invoicing, customer messaging, finances, and AI tools — at a price that actually makes sense for an independent operation.

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Cancel anytimeAll features includedEnglish & SpanishBuilt for independents

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Dashboard — Rivera's Auto Service

May 2026

Active Work Orders

↑ 3 from last week

Revenue — May

$28,450

↑ 12% vs April

Avg. Ticket

$387

Gross margin 67.5%

Total Customers

284

+8 this month

ESTIMATE

Carlos Rodriguez

2019 Toyota Camry

Brake inspection + pads

$423

IN PROGRESS

Jennifer Martinez

2021 Honda Accord

Transmission service

$640

David Chen

2022 Subaru Outback

A/C compressor repair

$890

READY

Mike Thompson

2018 Ford F-150

A/C recharge + cabin filter

$185

COMPLETED

Sarah Kim

2020 Chevy Malibu

Full synthetic oil change

$89

$55

per month — all features

or $49.50/mo billed annually

100%

features included from day one

No tiers or feature gates

languages supported

English & Spanish

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customers & work orders

No per-record limits

Why We Built This

Shop management software forgot who it was supposed to serve.

Most shop management platforms today were designed for large dealerships and franchise chains — then sold to independent mechanics at the same price. You're looking at $300, $400, sometimes $600 a month just to write an estimate and track a repair, before they stack on per-user fees, mobile access charges, or lock reporting behind a higher tier.

Your overhead is already real: rent, parts, payroll, insurance. Your margins are already earned repair by repair. The last thing a working shop needs is software that treats your subscription like a profit center.

Caliper was built differently — by someone who actually ran a shop and knew exactly what those monthly bills felt like.

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Legacy platforms charge $300–$600/mo

For features that should be standard. Per-seat pricing adds up fast the moment you hire a service advisor.

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Essential tools locked behind premium tiers

Invoicing, reporting, and customer communication gated behind the most expensive plan — in software you're already paying for.

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Built for dealerships, sold to everyone

Bloated with features a 2-bay shop will never use, missing the workflow tools that actually help a small operation run.

Platform Features

Every tool a real shop needs.

No fluff, no feature-gating. Everything in the platform is available from day one.

Work Orders & Estimates

Create estimates in seconds, convert them to invoices with one click. A live service board shows every vehicle's stage — Estimate, In Progress, Ready, Completed — so nothing falls through the cracks. Assign technicians, track mileage-in, set promised dates, and attach photos.

Professional Invoicing

Generate branded invoices directly from work orders. Send customers a secure payment tracking portal link via SMS — they can view their invoice, see itemized charges, and track their balance on any device. Record full or partial payments (cash, card, check) and the invoice status updates automatically.

Customer SMS Messaging

Text customers directly from the platform using your shop's dedicated number. Full conversation threads per customer, automatic delivery status, and a first-contact intro message pre-filled when you reach out to a customer for the very first time.

Finances & Reporting

Track every dollar in and out. Revenue, COGS, expenses, and payments are logged automatically. Monthly income statements and printable reports give you the financial clarity to make real business decisions. Financial data is restricted to shop owners.

AI-Powered Tools

Polish customer-facing notes with one click. The AI diagnostic assistant surfaces relevant DTCs, TSBs, and common failure patterns for the vehicle you're working on. Tim, your built-in AI assistant, answers platform questions in any language — Spanish included.

Full Bilingual Support

Translate any text field — work order notes, line item descriptions, messages — between English and Spanish instantly. Tim responds in whatever language you write in. Send Spanish customers messages in their language and translate their replies right in the thread.

Vehicle Profiles & VIN Decoder

Look up any VIN and auto-fill year, make, model, and trim. Build a complete vehicle history across every visit — every work order, every part replaced, every note. Give customers a consistent, professional experience every time they come back.

Team Management & Access Control

Add technicians and service advisors with their own logins. Role-based access keeps financial data and billing visible only to owners. Every change to a work order or invoice is logged with the user's name and timestamp — full accountability, no guessing.

Audit Trail & Notifications

Every status change, edit, and payment is recorded with who made it and when. The notification bell alerts your team the moment a customer replies to a message or a support ticket gets a response — with sound and a direct link to jump right in.

Platform Preview

See it in action.

Interactive previews of the real platform. Click any tab or let it cycle automatically.

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Dashboard — Rivera's Auto Service

May 2026

Active Work Orders

↑ 3 from last week

Revenue — May

$28,450

↑ 12% vs April

Avg. Ticket

$387

Gross margin 67.5%

Total Customers

284

+8 this month

ESTIMATE

Carlos Rodriguez

2019 Toyota Camry

Brake inspection + pads

$423

IN PROGRESS

Jennifer Martinez

2021 Honda Accord

Transmission service

$640

David Chen

2022 Subaru Outback

A/C compressor repair

$890

READY

Mike Thompson

2018 Ford F-150

A/C recharge + cabin filter

$185

COMPLETED

Sarah Kim

2020 Chevy Malibu

Full synthetic oil change

$89

Our Origin

Caliper was built behind the lift, not behind a desk.

Caliper wasn't designed by a software team that studied the automotive industry from the outside. It was built by someone who spent years running an independent shop — writing estimates on paper, chasing customers for payment, losing track of which vehicle was where, and watching shop management software costs eat into already-thin margins.

The insight wasn't about building the most feature-rich platform. It was about building the right one. Every screen and every workflow was designed around what actually happens during a busy service day: getting estimates written quickly, keeping customers updated, knowing where every vehicle stands at a glance, and understanding the numbers at the end of the month.

If a feature doesn't save time, reduce stress, or help you run a better shop — it's not in Caliper.

Built by an automotive shop operator

Caliper · Pro plan from $55/mo

Bilingual Platform

Tu taller,
en tu idioma.

We listened. Some of our users are incredibly skilled — seasoned mechanics, sharp with a wrench — but more comfortable working and communicating in Spanish than in English. They asked for Spanish support, and we built it in properly. Not a surface-level afterthought, but translation woven into every part of the platform where it actually matters.

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Instant message translation

Translate any SMS message → Spanish or → English right in the conversation thread. Customer replies in Spanish? One click shows you the English translation.

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Work order & invoice fields

Translate customer-facing notes, line item descriptions, and internal notes between English and Spanish directly in the work order form.

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Tim responds in your language

Ask Tim a question in Spanish, get an answer in Spanish. The AI assistant automatically matches whatever language you write in.

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Compose in any language

Draft an SMS in English and translate to Spanish before sending — or draft in Spanish and translate to English. No copy-paste required.

Simple Pricing

One price. Everything included.

No per-seat fees. No feature tiers. No surprises on your bill.

Ready to run a tighter shop?

Set up your shop, add your first customer, and close your first work order before the end of the day. Everything is included — no tiers, no seat fees, no surprises.

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