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Carsforsale.com vs DealerCenter: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 22nd, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,864 reviews from Auto Dealer users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Reporting & Statistics
4.1
For Automotive Dealerships
4.6
Third-Party Integrations
4.2
Service Department
NA
Inventory Management
4.5
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Reporting & Statistics
NA
For Automotive Dealerships
4.8
Third-Party Integrations
4.5
Service Department
NA
Inventory Management
4.7
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews2,297
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.6
4.9
User reviews1,476
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.9
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Independent & franchise dealers looking to grow. We're helping 22,500 dealers sell more with access to millions of shoppers on Carsforsale.com and a full suite of dealer software for just $99/mo.

The independent used car dealer who is looking for top notch dealer management system functionalities at the most competitive price in the market.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
edward o
sales manager
3.0

Edward: My name is Edward. I'm a sales manager. My star review is a three for Carsforsale. For more reviews like this, click below. The Carsforsale, it was an addition to other tools that we use. We use also Autotradercars.com and CarGurus. Carsforsale, I'm hoping to get a different kind of customer that's going to find my vehicles in maybe a different way than other people would find them on the normal sites. Or not the normal sites, but Autotrader and cars.com or CarGurus, there's a lot more advertising for those, so I hope to capture some other clients that I might not have gotten in those other traditional ways. Carsforsale.com is super simple and is a great way to get extra leads. I would say for the price of carsforsale and the way the setup is, I'd say that it's pretty good value, and that for the price, you should probably have it to capture those extra leads.

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sandeep c
Director
4.0

Sandeep: Hi, this is Sandeep from Speedy Auto Sales & Service in Orlando. I'm the director of the company and I would probably give four to four and a half stars to DealerCenter. Well, I haven't used any of the software before DealerCenter because we started our dealership and started with DealerCenter. But, we do have a lot of friends in this business who advised against the other existing software because of some issues, which they never corrected or rectified. The pricing of DealerCenter was quite economical. They had good service. I would also say they were probably the number one rated while I was doing the research for the software systems. That was just simply amazing. Their service initially was very, very good. The onboarding process was very simple. They had training for each individual packet in terms of whether it was accounting, whether it was inventory, whether it was sales reporting. The training was amazing. I've been in the industry for a little over a year. I have still been talking to a lot of people in case there is anything better in the market, but no one at all comes even close to DealerCenter, and that is why I've decided I will stick onto it. I haven't been looking for anything. As whatever issues I face there's always a solution with them.

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Accounting
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Accounting Integration
388
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Carsforsale.com

Top Features
36/50
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Buy Here, Pay Here
  • Customizable Reports
  • Discount Management
  • Email Management
  • GPS
  • Invoice Management
  • Lease Tracking
  • Payment Collection
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Service Department
  • Stock Management
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Calendar Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Forms
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Financing Management
  • For Automotive Dealerships
  • Forms Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Management
  • New Car Dealer
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Sales Floor Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Used Car Dealer
  • Website Integration
  • Website Management
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Carsforsale.com
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
DealerCenter
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
Carsforsale.com
  • By Carsforsale.com
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1999
DealerCenter
  • By Nowcom Corporation
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1996
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