Bay Forger is one shop-management platform tuned for the two verticals that actually work like each other: heavy-duty diesel fleets and independent auto repair shops. Pick your bay to get the tools built for it.
Bay Forger Diesel is the shop-management platform for fleets that also run their own bays. Driver inspections auto-create work orders. Parts reorder points auto-alert your parts manager. Customer portal with pay-online. One system, no data silos.
From the driver's pre-trip to the customer's invoice, one connected system — not five apps stitched together with duct tape.
Your driver taps the truck, picks Pre-Trip or Post-Trip, walks the checklist. Every item can carry photos, videos, notes, and a severity — Critical, Major, or Minor. Fails auto-create work orders. Everything queues offline and syncs the moment they're back on signal.
Kanban board for dispatch. Multi-tech WOs where each job goes to a different tech with its own labor + parts. Canned Jobs snap in with pre-set hours + parts + notes. Deleted a WO by mistake? It's in Trash for 30 days before auto-purge.
Every part carries a reorder point. When on-hand crosses it, your parts manager gets a push notification, an in-app alert, AND an email — the trio makes sure nobody misses it. Purchase Orders write receipts straight back into inventory.
PM tasks per unit, per interval (miles, hours, or days). Engines and transmissions live as first-class components with their own serial numbers and lifetime history — swap an engine from Unit 19 to Unit 22 and its rebuild story follows.
Every critical or major event fires a three-channel alert: in-app (durable, always there when they open the app) + push (fast) + email (delivery-guaranteed). Per-user scoping means the right people get pinged, not the whole shop. Minor items stay in-app only — no 2 a.m. buzz for a burnt-out marker light.
Send an invoice — customer opens it in their browser and taps a card to pay (Stripe). Share an inspection — they view the photos + defects on any phone. Portal accounts for repeat customers give them their whole fleet's history + open WOs at a glance.
Shop Health rolls up the numbers that matter — Average RO, Gross Profit per WO, top-earning techs, top customers, WIP aging — on one live dashboard. 30 / 90 / YTD selector. Real time via server-sent events; no page refresh needed.
We ship fast. If a feature would meaningfully improve your shop, it's usually a week or two out — not next fiscal year.
We don't pretend to have every feature every competitor has. Here's the straight story — what we do better, and what still lives elsewhere.
| Capability | Bay Forger | Fullbay | Whip Around |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full shop management | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| DVIR built in | ✓ Native | Bolt-on | ✓ |
| Multi-photo/video per defect item | ✓ | Limited | ✓ |
| Per-user severity-aware alerts | ✓ Trio | Basic | Push only |
| Offline mobile app | ✓ PWA | Native app | ✓ Native |
| Customer portal + share links | ✓ Native | ✓ | — |
| Parts reorder points + trio alert | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Real-time updates (SSE) | ✓ | Polling | Polling |
| QuickBooks Online sync | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Setup wizard for new shops | ✓ | Sales call | — |
| Telematics integration (Samsara/Geotab) | Roadmap | Limited | ✓ |
| ALLDATA / repair procedures | Roadmap | ✓ | — |
| Pricing model | Flat per shop | Per user/mo | Per vehicle |
Comparison based on publicly available product info as of 2026-07. We keep this table updated as competitors ship and we ship.
Every plan includes every feature. Unlimited units, unlimited techs, unlimited work orders. Save 2 months with annual billing.
14-day free trial. No credit card to start. Cancel anytime — your data is always yours.
Compare to Fullbay at $200–500 per user per month. We charge per shop, not per seat — and we don't lock features behind tiers.
Start a 14-day free trial and be dispatching real work by lunch. No credit card. No sales call. Setup wizard walks you through it.
Bay Forger Automotive is the modern shop-management platform for independent auto shops. Digital MPI with photo + video approval. Estimates that convert to ROs on customer tap. Parts reorder points that alert your parts manager before you go out of stock. Real-time everything.
From write-up to invoice, one connected system — not three apps stitched together with duct tape.
Kanban dispatch board. Multi-tech ROs where each job assigns to its own advisor + tech with its own labor + parts. Canned Jobs snap in with pre-set hours + parts + notes. Delete an RO by mistake? Trash bin holds it for 30 days.
Tech works the checklist, snaps photos or shoots video of every yellow/red point. Hits Send — customer gets a text with a link, sees the media, taps Approve. Bay is turning again before the coffee's cold. Offline queue means the inspection never gets lost.
Build a quote with labor and parts lines. Email or text it for approval. Customer reviews on their phone, taps Approve — the estimate converts to an RO with every line copied. Full audit trail, no scope arguments.
Every part carries a reorder point. When on-hand drops below it, your parts manager gets a push notification, an in-app alert, AND an email — the trio makes sure nobody misses it. Purchase Orders write receipts straight back into inventory.
Every vehicle keeps a full service history — every RO, every part, every recommendation. Regular customers walk in and you already know what they're due for. Advisors close jobs faster because the story's already on screen.
Every critical or major event fires a three-channel alert: in-app (durable) + push (fast) + email (delivery-guaranteed). Per-user scoping means the right people get pinged, not the whole shop. Minor items stay in-app only — no 2 a.m. buzz for a burnt-out marker light.
Shop Health rolls up ARO, GP per RO, top-earning techs, top customers, WIP aging — on one live dashboard. Real-time updates via server-sent events (SSE): when a tech closes a job across the shop, your dashboard updates without a page refresh.
We ship fast. If a feature would meaningfully improve your shop, it's usually a week or two out — not next fiscal year.
We don't pretend to have every feature every competitor has. Here's the straight story — what we do better, and what still lives elsewhere.
| Capability | Bay Forger | Tekmetric | Shopmonkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital MPI with photo/video approval | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-photo + video per item | ✓ | Photo | Photo |
| Per-user severity-aware alerts | ✓ Trio | Basic | Basic |
| Offline mobile app | ✓ PWA | Limited | Limited |
| Customer portal + share links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parts reorder points + trio alert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time updates (SSE) | ✓ | Polling | Polling |
| QuickBooks Online sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Setup wizard for new shops | ✓ | Sales onboarding | Sales onboarding |
| Two-way SMS with customer | Roadmap | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment processing in-app (Stripe) | Roadmap | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Flat per shop | Per user/mo | Per user/mo |
Comparison based on publicly available product info as of 2026-07. We keep this table updated as competitors ship and we ship.
Every plan includes every feature. Unlimited vehicles, unlimited techs, unlimited repair orders. Save 2 months with annual billing.
14-day free trial. No credit card to start. Cancel anytime — your data is always yours.
Compare to Tekmetric at $300+ per shop and per-user upcharges. We charge per shop, not per seat.
Start a 14-day free trial and be running ROs by lunch. No credit card. No sales call. Setup wizard walks you through it.
Bay Forger was built from the floor up by a mechanic who got tired of clipboards, spreadsheets, and software that costs more than it saves. Every feature is field-tested in a working shop before it ships.
We don't charge per technician. We don't lock your data behind a paywall. We do one thing — keep your shop running — and we do it fast, whether that shop turns wrenches on a Class 8 or a 2019 F-150.