Auto/Mate DMS
- Manage repair orders
- Support online vehicle-shopping and deal workflows
- Repair order management
- Digital retailing
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Auto/Mate DMS vs DealerBuilt: DMS comparison for dealerships
Compare Auto/Mate DMS and DealerBuilt on dealership use case, capabilities, integrations and verified dealer feedback without manufacturing a winner.
Same category · strong match
Why compare these?
Competes in DMS · Similar product type: DMS · Both are dealership-focused platforms · Similar dealership fit
What is the difference between Auto/Mate DMS and DealerBuilt?
Auto/Mate DMS and DealerBuilt are in the same primary dealership-technology category, but DealerApproved does not currently have enough matching structured signals to summarize their overlap. Their verified catalog data also shows different areas of emphasis below, so dealers can compare the workflows and capabilities that matter to their operation.
Where do Auto/Mate DMS and DealerBuilt differ?
DealerApproved summarizes only differences supported by the structured catalog. This is decision context, not a winner or ranking.
DealerBuilt
- Manage service-lane workflow
- Manage dealership documents
- Dealer management system
- Service lane tools
Questions to bring to both vendor demos
These questions are based on the documented catalog signals above. They are not verified product test results or dealer endorsements. Ask both vendors to show the workflows in your actual dealership environment.
Ask Auto/Mate DMS to show Manage repair orders, then ask DealerBuilt how it addresses the same need.
This difference comes from currently documented catalog labels. Missing documentation is not proof a competitor lacks a feature.
Ask DealerBuilt to show Manage service-lane workflow, then ask Auto/Mate DMS how it addresses the same need.
Request a live workflow and clarify which capabilities are standard, optional, or require integrations.
Request a dealership-specific implementation and integration walkthrough from both vendors.
Confirm required integrations, migration work, permissions, training, support, and ongoing costs directly with each vendor.
Auto/Mate DMS vs DealerBuilt at a glance
Dealer ratings are not yet available for either product, so this comparison leads with product fit and verified catalog differences.
MetricAuto/Mate DMSDealerBuilt
Primary categoryDMSDMS
Product typeDMSDMS
VendorSoleraDealerBuilt
Verified reviews00
What is each product built to do?
Auto/Mate DMS
Auto/Mate DMS is dealer management system technology by Solera for automotive dealerships. Official product materials document capabilities including Service scheduling, Vehicle pricing, Inventory management, Compliance tools, and Inventory merchandising. The documented product fit includes Independent dealerships, Dealer groups, Sales, and Service / Fixed Ops. Official integration evidence identifies connections with Dealertrack DMS, DealerFire, and Dealertrack F&I. Additional official product documentation covers Dealer Operations - dealer.solera.com, and Solera's Vehicle Solutions Auto/Mate Forges Strategic Partnership - Solera.
View full profile →DealerBuilt
DealerBuilt is a platform that unites Lightyear, Oplogic, iService, and Vistadash.
View full profile →Which dealership jobs overlap?
No matching structured dealership jobs are currently verified for both products.
Auto/Mate DMS emphasis
- Manage repair orders
- Support online vehicle-shopping and deal workflows
- Digital contracting workflow automation
- Parts inventory management and inventory control
- Reporting and analytics across multiple rooftops and modules
DealerBuilt emphasis
- Manage service-lane workflow
- Manage dealership documents
- Run core dealership operations
- Accept customer payments
- Identify potential fraud risk
- Recondition vehicle inventory
How do their capabilities differ?
No shared verified capability labels are currently available.
Auto/Mate DMS
- Repair order management
- Digital retailing
- Allows users to import contract information from the DMS into Dealertrack Digital Contracting by entering a deal number.
- Provides enterprise multi-rooftop reporting, cross-module reporting with drilldowns, custom and scheduled reports, goal and benchmark setting, and mobile capabilities through DealerFenix.
- Supports digital contracting through real-time data exchange that streamlines and automates the digital contracting process.
DealerBuilt
- Dealer management system
- Service lane tools
- Document management
- Fraud detection
- Payment processing
- Vehicle reconditioning
Who are these products best suited for?
Auto/Mate DMS
- Dealer groups
- Automotive dealerships of all sizes, from small operations to the industry’s largest dealer groups
- Dealers and dealer groups of any size
- Independent dealerships
- Fixed Ops Director
- Service Director
DealerBuilt
- Dealer groups
- Independent dealerships
- Marketing Director
- Fixed Ops Director
- Controller
- Service Director
Ecosystem & connections
Auto/Mate DMS
- DealerSocket · Parent-company product
- Solera · Parent-company product
- Dealertrack F&I · Integration
- Reputation · Integration
DealerBuilt
- CarNow · Integration
- Cars.com · Integration
- ComplyAuto · Integration
- Fullpath · Integration
- Team Velocity · Integration
- Text2Drive · Integration
What does DealerApproved know from dealers?
There are not enough verified dealer reviews yet to make a firsthand experience comparison. DealerApproved will not invent sentiment or declare a winner without qualifying dealer feedback.
Issues and solutions dealers have documented
Auto/Mate DMS
No genuine dealer discussions or reported issues yet. Starter conversations do not count as activity.
DealerBuilt
No genuine dealer discussions or reported issues yet. Starter conversations do not count as activity.
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