Repair Shop Parts Tracking — Never Miss a Part Mid-Job
Customer's car is up on the lift. The part you need isn't on the shelf. Now what?
Common challenges.
Common inventory challenges in repair & service shops
The part you need isn't there
Customer's vehicle is on the lift, you reach for the part — and it's gone. Someone used the last one yesterday and didn't say anything. Now you're calling suppliers while the customer waits.
Your stock count is a complete guess
Parts get used, returned, swapped between jobs. Without tracking, you're ordering based on memory. Memory is wrong half the time.
Every tech orders from different suppliers
One tech orders from AutoZone, another from NAPA, a third from the dealer. Three prices for the same part. No cost control.
Expensive tools walk off the shop floor
That $800 diagnostic scanner. The specialty socket set. They're 'borrowed' and never returned. You don't even know they're gone.
How InventoryQuick helps.
Purpose-built features for repair & service shops
Parts & Supplies Tracking
Track every part, filter, fluid, and consumable. Set minimum stock levels and get alerts before you run out of critical items.
Barcode Scanning
Scan part numbers with your phone camera to instantly check stock, adjust quantities, or add new parts to your inventory.
Supplier Management
Keep supplier info, pricing, and lead times in one place. Create purchase orders and track deliveries from your regular suppliers.
Price Comparison Business $149+
Monitor part prices across supplier websites. Get alerts when prices drop on items you regularly order.
Real-world use cases.
Check if a specific part is in stock before promising a customer a repair date
Scan parts as you use them on a job to keep stock levels accurate
Get an SMS alert when brake pads drop below your minimum stock level
Compare supplier prices across vendors without manually checking websites
Simple, flat-rate pricing.
Flat per-tier pricing. Business covers 15 users with no per-user fees.
Every feature on this page is unlocked during the 7-day trial. After that, the ones marked Business $149+ need the Business plan or higher — the rest work on any paid plan.
Compare all plans →Common questions.
Can I track parts as they get used on a job?
Yes. Scan the part when it comes off the shelf and the count drops immediately, so the next tech sees what is actually there rather than what the last count said. Every adjustment is recorded with who made it and when, which is usually enough to find where a discrepancy came from.
Will it tell me before I run out of a fast-moving part?
Set a minimum on each part and you get an email alert when stock drops below it. This is on every paid plan, so a $19 Starter account gets the same alerting a larger one does. The practical work is setting sensible minimums on the twenty or thirty parts that actually stall jobs.
Can it compare prices between my suppliers?
Yes, with price monitoring on the Business plan at $149/mo. It watches part prices on supplier websites and alerts you when something you reorder regularly drops. On Starter and Pro you can still store supplier records, pricing you have entered, and lead times, and create purchase orders against any of them, but the automatic web price checks are a Business feature.
Does it handle tools as well as parts?
Yes, but they work differently. Consumable parts are tracked as stock with counts and minimums. Tools are tracked as assets you check out to a tech, with a due-back date and a record of who had them, which is the Pro plan at $49/mo and above. Most shops end up using both.
What does it cost for a repair shop?
Starter is $19/mo for 250 parts, 3 locations, and 2 users, which covers a single-bay shop tracking consumables. Pro at $49/mo adds tool check-out and raises the limits to 500 parts and 3 users. Business at $149/mo adds supplier price monitoring and demand forecasting. The free trial unlocks every feature on every tier. You pick a plan and enter a card to start it, and you won’t be charged for 7 days.
Guides for repair & service shops: Barcode scanning without extra hardware · How to prevent stockouts · How the inventory tools compare · Tool crib software
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