Scarab OS and Shop-Ware, side by side.
Both run an independent repair shop. They are priced on different ideas and put different things in the entry plan. Everything about Shop-Ware here was read on its own pages on 19 October 2026.
- Entry priceProductNote
- Solo$109Shop$189Group$159Scarab OSSolo / Shop / Group; Group is per location. Solo is one person; Shop and Group have no user limit.
- $279/monthShop-Ware Startup($251 paid yearly) · unlimited users
Checked 19 October 2026.
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What a month costs
- Scarab OSShop-Ware
- Entry planSolo $109 for one person, or Shop $189 for any number of people with your old records importedStartup $279
- Paid yearly$157.50 a month for Shop, billed yearly as $1,890, ten months' price$251 a month, billed annually
Monthly prices in US dollars. Shop-Ware's Startup includes unlimited users. Source: shop-ware.com/packages/, 19 October 2026.
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What the entry plan includes
- Scarab OSShop-Ware
- PeopleSolo is one person; Shop and Group have no limitUnlimited users, from Startup
- Digital inspectionsEvery plan, in three tiersDVX, its digital inspections with photos and video, in Startup
- Two-way textingEvery planLimited on Startup; unlimited from Pro, $389 a month
- Labor guideNot sold: name your guide and type its hours onto the lineMOTOR Labor Guide from Pro, $389 a month
- Parts lookup and orderingNo live catalog: use your own vendor account or type parts off the receiptAI Parts Matrix on Startup; a native parts catalog from Pro, $389 a month
- Integrated card paymentsYes. Link your own Stripe account. A customer pays from a link or a code. We add no fee; Stripe's fees apply.Shop-Ware Payments on Startup; transaction fees apply
- Bringing your history acrossYou import it yourself from CSV files, included on Shop and GroupData migration fees may apply
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Who should stay with Shop-Ware
- You quote from a built-in labor guide and want it inside the software.
- Your counter orders parts through a catalog inside the software.
If none of those describes your shop, the difference is what you pay for the rest, and whether a finished job is kept as a sealed record.
Moving across
Customers, vehicles and your past repairs import from CSV files on Shop and Group; photographs, open jobs and payments stay behind. Each past repair needs the customer's name and a date written one clear way, such as 2024-03-12, and you see a preview before anything is saved.