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IDMS vs AutoManager: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 19th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,976 reviews from Auto Dealer users.
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Reporting & Statistics
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For Automotive Dealerships
NA
Service Department
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Third-Party Integrations
2.5
Inventory Management
3.0
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Reporting & Statistics
4.9
For Automotive Dealerships
5.0
Service Department
5.0
Third-Party Integrations
5.0
Inventory Management
5.0
User satisfaction
3.4
User reviews12
Ease of use
3.7
Functionality
3.6
Value for money
2.5
Customer support
2.9
4.9
User reviews225
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.9
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
4.8
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

DealerSocket's iDMS solution was custom built to meet the needs of Independent and BHPH dealerships across the U.S. and Canada.

AutoManager is the ideal solution for dealers of all sizes. Our products are easy-to-use, feature-loaded, and competitively priced to fit your budget.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
Tracy W
Service Manager
5.0

Tracy: Hello. My name is Tracy. I'm the service director. I give IDMS by Dealersocket five stars. For more reviews like this, click below. IDMS allows us to, number one, track our client base from leads all the way through to past clients who purchased vehicles from us. It also allows us to better maintain our inventory and track the inventory we have in the vehicles on our lot. I like the fact that IDMS has multiple avenues to get to the data. You can search by inventory, you can search by customer, you can search by deal. You can see all of your data related to one deal in one place. I can see their trade in, I can see their customer details if they've purchased cars from us before, it also pulls all of their support financial, who financed their loan, et cetera, all in a one place. It just makes our processes real simple. I would say probably the fact that it logs me out when I'm not in it after three or four minutes, just because I think it's a safety feature, but it wants me to continue to log in, but that's it. There's hardly anything I can complain about when it comes to that software.

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Accounting
207
Important
Accounting Integration
388
Important

IDMS

9/50
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Appointment Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Calendar Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Email Management
  • For Automotive Dealerships
  • Forms Management
  • GPS
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Management
  • Lease Tracking
  • New Car Dealer
  • Price/Margin Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Sales Floor Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Stock Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Used Car Dealer
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
  • Accounting Integration
  • Buy Here, Pay Here
  • Financing Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Payment Collection
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Service Department
  • Third-Party Integrations
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AutoManager

Top Features
37/50
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IDMS

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AutoManager

  • Best Value Auto Dealer
    Software (2024)
IDMS
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
AutoManager
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
IDMS
  • By DealerSocket
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 12
AutoManager
  • By AutoManager
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1987
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