Auto128
Free forever plan

Free auto shop software, with no expiry date

Up to 30 bookings a month, forever. No card at sign-up, no trial period, and no commission on any booking.

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The Auto128 app calendar with the day's bookings
The Auto128 app on a phone: today's bookings, revenue and your booking link
No cardNo expiryNo commission
What you get

Everything you need to take online bookings

Every feature is in every plan. Plans differ in how much you use, not in what you get.

Online booking, around the clock

Customers book on their own at any hour, straight into your calendar.

A calendar that never double-books

Set your hours and breaks once. No slot can be booked twice.

Your booking link

One link for Google Maps, your website, Facebook or WhatsApp, from day one.

Customer and vehicle records

Cars, mileage, visit history and notes, with nothing held back.

Automatic reviews

After every visit, a review request goes out on its own.

And everything else

Waitlist, automations, email marketing and reports are in the free plan too.

Details

The Start plan is not a stripped-down version. Every feature is there, waitlist, automations, email marketing and reports included. What changes between plans is how much you can use, not which parts you get.

Online booking, around the clock
Customers book on their own at any hour, with no calls and no messages lost overnight. Bookings land straight in your calendar.
A calendar that never double-books
Set your working hours and breaks, and the system blocks whatever is already taken. Two bookings can never land in the same slot.
Your booking link
One link for your Google Maps listing, your website, Facebook or WhatsApp. It is not held back for paid plans, you have it from day one.
Customer and vehicle records
Each customer's cars, the mileage at every visit, past jobs and your notes. All of it is yours on the free plan, with nothing held back for paid plans.
Automatic reviews
After each visit the system asks for a review on its own. Your reputation grows without you asking, and reviews show on your workshop page.
What it does not include

The limits of the free plan, said plainly

We would rather you know them upfront than find them the moment you need them.

30
bookings a month

We warn you as you get close and never lock your account.

1
team member

Built for working alone. A team moves to Pro.

200
marketing emails a month

Counted per recipient: a campaign to 150 customers uses 150.

Details
30 bookings a month
Past that you need Pro. We tell you as you approach the limit rather than locking the account without warning.
One team member
The free plan is built for people working alone. As soon as you have colleagues with their own calendars, you need Pro.
200 marketing emails a month
Counted by recipients, so one campaign to 150 customers uses 150. Enough for two or three sends to your whole list.
Why

Why we offer a free plan with no end date

If you stay on the free plan for years, that is fine.

We earn only once your workshop has grown enough to need more.
Details

Because a mechanic just starting out has nothing to pay a subscription with before he has customers. A 14-day trial forces the decision exactly when there is least to show, and that helps no one.

Our model is simple: we earn only once your workshop has grown enough to need more. We take no percentage of your revenue, we do not sell your customers to anyone, and we do not ask for a card to let you sign up. If you stay on the free plan for years, that is fine.

Who it is for

Who the free plan actually fits

Independent mechanics

Working alone? 30 bookings a month is enough to start, bring your customers across and fill a part-time week.

Small workshops starting out

Start free and move to Pro once the calendar fills, keeping everything.

Anyone testing seriously

Try it with real customers. There is no countdown.

Details
Independent mechanics
You work alone, from a rented bay or out of a van. 30 bookings a month is enough to start, bring your customers across and fill a part-time week, and the booking link takes bookings off your phone.
Small workshops starting out
You opened recently and are still building a customer base. Start free, and when the calendar fills consistently move to Pro without losing anything you have recorded.
Anyone testing seriously
You want to see it work with real customers, not in a demo. The free plan has no countdown, so you decide when you are ready.
Pricing models

Why a flat subscription costs less over time

Booking platforms fall into three pricing models. The difference does not show in the first month, it shows once you have volume.

  • Flat subscription from €0 our model
  • Per seat per person
  • Commission per new customer a share of the job
An illustration of how each model grows, not the prices of any particular platform.
Details
Flat subscription · from €0
The price does not depend on how many bookings you take. With three team members, Pro stays €10 a month in total. This is our model.
Per seat · per person
The cost grows with your team, not with your revenue. A three-person workshop pays three times over, even in a slow month.
Commission per new customer · a share of the job
It looks free until the platform starts sending you customers. The more you grow, the more you pay, with no end to it.

This compares pricing models, not providers. Every platform changes its terms over time, so always check the pricing page of the one you are comparing against.

Questions

What people ask about the free plan

It is free forever. There is no expiry date, no card is asked for at sign-up, and it does not turn into a paid plan on its own. A trial gives you 14 days; the Start plan has no time limit at all, only a volume limit of 30 bookings a month.

Never at sign-up. You enter a card only at the moment you choose to move to Pro or Business yourself. Until then there is no authorisation and no hold on your card.

No, on any plan. We take no percentage of the services you perform, of deposits, or of bookings that arrive through your link. You pay the subscription or you pay nothing.

We tell you before you hit the limit. Bookings already confirmed stay valid, and you decide whether to move to Pro or wait for the next month. Nothing is deleted and the account is not cut off abruptly.

Start free, no card needed

Your account takes a few minutes to set up and you can take your first online booking today. Move to a paid plan only if and when you need to.

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