Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Autera | MAM Autowork |
|---|---|---|
| Free planWIN | ||
| Public pricing onlineWINMAM publishes no price for Autowork Online itself — there is no pricing page and the figure comes from a salesperson. The one price they do publish is for the TeamView add-on, which their site says “starts from as little as £32.50*” (*includes four technician log-ins). Every Autera plan is published, from £29/month. | Add-on module only | |
| Pricing modelWINMAM describes Autowork Online as “an affordable per-user monthly subscription pricing model” that “can easily be scaled to grow with your business by adding more users”. The figure itself is quote-only: MAM publishes no price, and its licence terms set it on an order form. Autera is priced per workshop. | Per workshop, monthly | Per user, monthly |
| Starting priceWIN | £29 / month | Quote-based |
| Annual discountWIN | ~17% off | Quote-based |
| Setup feeWINMAM’s Autowork Online licence defines the Price as including “the Set Up Fees, Monthly Rentals, Technical Data Fees, and the Variable Fees listed on the Order Form”, and its payment clause adds that “The Set Up Fees may be made by debit or credit card”. Their FAQ answers how payment is taken for “up front / ongoing fees”, listing card over the phone, BACS or cheque for the up-front part, and a remote training session is a separate £75. MAM publishes no amount for any of it. Autera charges nothing to start, on every plan including the free one. | None | Set Up Fees on the order form |
| No long-term contractWINMAM’s own FAQ states a 12-month minimum term on Autowork Online, followed by a 3-month termination notice period. Autera cancels any month from billing settings. | ||
| Cloud-native | ||
| Native iPad appWINMAM publishes a native iPad app, CarSide, which MAM calls “a mobile and tablet app for Autowork Online” for vehicle health checks and damage inspections. It requires the CarSide module and “can not be used stand alone”; Autowork Online itself runs in a browser. CarSide was last updated in February 2020. | Full system | eVHC companion app only |
| Native Android tablet appWIN | Browser-based | |
| Mobile-first technician UXWINMAM sells TeamView, its “paperless job card and technicians’ activity add-on for Autowork Online”, usable “on most phones, tablets or PCs”, with job clocking, eVHC and camera capture. It is an optional module priced separately, from £32.50 including four technician log-ins. Autera’s technician experience is part of the plan, with no module to buy. | Included in every plan | Paid add-on (TeamView) |
| Setup time to first jobWIN | Under 30 minutes | Onboarding required |
| Mobile camera direct photo upload to job | Starter+ | Limited |
| Live UK DVLA reg lookup | ||
| Quote → invoice → online payment | ||
| Stripe online payments built-inWIN | Available | |
| ADAS calibration certificates (PAS 1880)WIN | Workshop+ | Add-on / not standard |
| MOT reminder workflow | Workshop+ | |
| Branded invoices and PDFs | Starter+ | |
| Photo filing to jobMAM does file photos to the job, through the TeamView add-on rather than Autowork Online itself. Its r190 release notes, dated May 2022, say eVHC images can be captured at item and category level and that “All images are synced to AUTOWORK ONLINE automatically”, and that eVHC and damage inspection, previously CarSide-only, are “now included as standard for new and existing TeamView users”. MAM says the same of damage-inspection photographs on its TeamView page. The gap is the module you have to buy, not the filing. | Starter+ | Via TeamView add-on |
| Customer quote-acceptance & pay-by-link portalMAM ships both. Its Auto-Link portal texts the customer a link to a PDF of the quote or job with approve/decline buttons that write the decision back into Autowork Online, and Klipboard Money adds pay-by-link on invoices and the sales ledger. The difference is packaging rather than capability: MAM sends two separate links, Autera does acceptance and payment on one screen. | ||
| CSV import for customers + vehiclesWIN | Paid migration | |
| Xero / QuickBooks syncBoth routes are one-way and a person has to run them. MAM’s Xero link is a CSV file: the last step of their own guide is “Once all export routines have completed, minimise Autowork Online and enter Xero to carry out the import”, and you then browse to the downloaded XeroExport_Sales.csv from inside Xero. QuickBooks Online does connect directly, added in their release 200, but it only pushes the transactions you tick: their release notes say “Refunds (-ve payments) cannot currently be exported and should be manually entered into QuickBooks Online as required”, and that invoices containing VAT inclusive lines “are not currently supported by this integration to Quickbooks Online”. | Starter+ | Export only, run by hand |
| Parts catalogue integrationMAM has decades of parts data integration depth. | Roadmap | |
| Multi-location managementRun multiple sites under one account on Workshop or Multi-Bay, £49/month per extra site. Every report switches between a single site and a combined All sites view, so you can see the whole group in one set of numbers. Site-by-site comparison in a single table is not there yet. | £49/site | |
| Best fit | Single sites through multi-site groups, and mobile mechanics | Workshops that need deep parts-catalogue integration today |
Comparison reviewed May 2026. Pricing and feature sets change frequently, check mamsoft.co.uk for the latest from MAM Autowork.
Why UK garages choose Autera
Focused, not feature-heavy
MAM has been building for the aftermarket since 1984, and Autowork Online carries the lot: sales and purchase ledgers, stock control, suggested ordering, stocktaking, a tyre sales module. That breadth costs in setup time and learning curve. Autera covers the 80% of features an independent garage actually uses every day, without the noise.
Public, transparent pricing
Pick a plan online, sign up, start working. No sales call, no quote process, no contract negotiation. Plans range from £0 (Solo) to £149 (Multi-Bay) per month.
Designed for the shop floor
Technicians get a touch-first tablet experience. Reception and management get the web portal on the same data. Built for how independents actually work.
Live in 30 minutes
No implementation project, no onboarding consultant. The setup wizard walks you through your first job. Most UK garages are fully operational within half an hour.
ADAS certificates built in
PAS 1880-compliant ADAS calibration certificates are included on the £79 Workshop plan, with technician IMI numbers captured on each cert and emailed to the customer.
No lock-in
Export your customers, vehicles and job history any time. No contract minimum, no exit fees. Cancel from billing in under a minute and your data stays exportable for 60 days.
Common questions
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