ShopDocs is not a shop-management system, and it's not trying to replace ShopMonkey's scheduling, invoicing, or CRM. ShopDocs is the SOP, coaching, and KPI layer that runs alongside a shop-management tool like ShopMonkey. Different category, different job — a shop can reasonably run both.
| ShopDocs | ShopMonkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79/mo · 14-day free trial · no card required | Starts at $239/mo ($215/mo billed annually) for the Basic plan · plans range up to $499/mo (Genius) · no published free trial — offers a 30-minute demo instead |
| What it does | SOP Generator, Ops Advisor, Know Your Numbers, Tech Assist | Full shop-management system — scheduling, unlimited estimates and invoices, two-way text/email, digital vehicle inspections, integrated payments, parts lookup and ordering, QuickBooks integration (Clever tier and up), inventory management, reporting |
ShopMonkey runs the day-to-day shop floor — scheduling, estimates, invoicing, payments, and parts ordering. ShopDocs handles training, documentation, ops coaching, and KPI benchmarking — the parts of running a shop that a shop-management system isn't built for. Neither replaces the other.
Does ShopDocs replace ShopMonkey?
No. ShopMonkey runs your scheduling, estimates, invoices, digital vehicle inspections, payments, and parts ordering. ShopDocs doesn't do any of that — it's the SOP, coaching, and KPI layer that runs alongside whatever shop-management tool you already use.
Can I use ShopDocs and ShopMonkey together?
Yes — that's exactly how it's designed to work. Keep ShopMonkey for day-to-day scheduling, estimates, and invoicing, and run ShopDocs for training, SOPs, and daily ops coaching. The two cover different parts of running the shop, so there's nothing to migrate or reconcile.
Why is ShopDocs priced so differently than ShopMonkey?
They're solving different problems at a different scope. ShopMonkey is a full shop-management system — scheduling, invoicing, payments, and parts ordering — starting at $239/mo. ShopDocs at $79/mo only covers SOPs, coaching, and KPI tracking.
Does ShopDocs pull data from ShopMonkey automatically?
No — it doesn't connect to ShopMonkey or any other shop-management system. You enter your daily numbers directly in ShopDocs, which takes under two minutes a day. Nothing in ShopMonkey changes.
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