Auto Repair Billing Software
Auto repair billing is parts + labor + diagnostic fee + recommended-services upsell. Smarfle keeps every job's margin visible + bills the customer at pickup from a saved card.
7 days free · No credit card · Built in Florida
$8,420
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Acme Office Park
Monthly maintenance
$485
Riverside Apartments
Quarterly service
$1,200
Downtown Plaza
Monthly recurring
$320
West End Hotel
Bi-weekly contract
$680
Real Smarfle UI · Live data from your auto repair CRM
Why generic billing software fails auto repair owners
Generic billing tools weren’t built for auto repair. Smarfle was.
Generic billing software
What everyone else gives you
- Recurring billing requires Stripe + Zapier + a spreadsheet
- No way to save customer cards for future auto-charge
- Failed payments don’t auto-retry or notify the customer
- ACH for big invoices means logging into 3 different tools
Smarfle for Auto Repair
Built for your actual workflow
- Estimates vs actuals diverge by 20-40%
- Parts markup gets lost in mental math
- Customers wait at the counter to pay
- Built specifically for auto repair businesses
How auto repair billing works in Smarfle
From the first touch to the closed loop. No missing pieces.
- 1
Customer signs up for recurring service
Via portal subscribe button or office-generated first invoice. Card saves to Stripe Customer.
- 2
Auto-charge runs on schedule
Daily cron processes recurring invoices, charges saved cards off-session. auto repair owner sleeps; revenue lands.
- 3
Failed cards trigger retries + emails
Stripe auto-retries 3-4 times. If all fail, customer gets an email link to update their card. No manual chase.
- 4
Customer gets receipt + invoice instantly
Each successful charge fires a receipt email + creates a Paid invoice in Smarfle. Aging report stays clean.
- 5
Owner sees monthly recurring revenue
Subscription dashboard shows what's coming next 30 days. Cashflow forecasting actually possible.
Where auto repair billing breaks down
The friction every auto repair owner recognizes.
Estimates vs actuals diverge by 20-40%
Brake job quoted at $400 turns into $720 after a leaking caliper. Without revised-estimate sign-off, the customer feels gouged at pickup.
Parts markup gets lost in mental math
Tech writes 'cost of parts'. Service writer guesses markup. Some jobs make 60% margin, others 12%. End of month you don't know which.
Customers wait at the counter to pay
Pickup line at 5pm. 4 customers, 2 staff, 15 min each. Text-to-pay before pickup eliminates the line.
Cut AR by 80% on recurring revenue
Auto-charge saved cards for recurring service contracts. Failed payments auto-retry + email customer. The chasing-payments task disappears.
<24h
AR cycle (recurring)
70%+
Failed payments recovered
5-8h/wk
Hours saved chasing
Based on typical auto repair operations. Your numbers may vary.
Features powering auto repair billing
Each one a deep-dive in its own right.
Recurring billing on auto-pilot
Set up monthly, quarterly, or annual service plans. Customer signs up once, Smarfle bills the same card every cycle, no manual invoicing required.
Learn moreSave card on file
Stripe Customer + saved payment method per client. After their first payment, future charges run off-session. No link to click, no card to re-enter.
Learn moreAuto-charge saved cards
Daily cron auto-charges saved cards for recurring invoices. Owner gets confirmation email when payment lands; client gets a receipt. Failed cards trigger an email asking the client to update.
Learn moreStripe Connect (your account, not ours)
Money goes straight to your bank via Stripe Connect Express. We charge 0.5% platform fee on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢. ACH for invoices over $1k drops to 0.8% (cap $5).
Learn moreAuto Repair Billing Software CRM questions
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