Cost tracking with true profit per vehicle
FreeLog the purchase price and everything attached to it — auction fees, transport, inspection, keys — on the car, wherever you bought it.
Platform
Five gears.
One record per car.
GARAGEBIRDS is a dealer management platform for independent used-car lots, built around the five stages every car goes through: Buy, Inventorize, Restore, Display and Sell. A car gets one record the day you buy it, and every cost, listing, deal and form reads from that record until the day it sells, so nothing is typed twice and the profit you see is the profit you made.
Buy
Know the real cost of the car. The purchase and everything attached to it, so every car carries its true acquisition cost from the day it lands.
Private-party purchases
ProBuy from a private seller with the seller, the title, the payoff and the state’s transfer forms on one record, then the car goes into inventory at its cost.
Private-party purchases, in detailGuide: buying from a private seller
Inventorize
Every car, entered once. One record per car that every cost, listing, deal and form reads from.
Inventory management and listings
FreeYour whole lot on one sheet you can search and filter, with one record per car: VIN, specs, mileage, colors, photos, status and asking price. There is no cap on the number of vehicles.
Inventory management, in detailInventorize, in detailGuide: a lot sheet that stays current
VIN decode
FreeType or paste the 17-character VIN and the year, make, model and specifications fill in, ready to check before you save.
Unlimited users
FreeEveryone who works the lot signs in to the same account and works from the same record, on both plans.
Restore
Recon spend, as it happens. Every parts, labor and detailing cost on the car with its receipt, whoever does the work.
Cost tracking with true profit per vehicle
FreeParts, labor, paint and detailing go on the car as the recon is done, each with its receipt. The car’s total investment and estimated gross update with every entry.
Display
Entered once. Listed where buyers are. Listings filled in from the vehicle record, and kept in step with the car.
Assisted marketplace posting
ProThe Posting Assistant for Chrome autofills the listing form on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, eBay Motors, Cars.com, AutoTrader and more from the vehicle record. You review it and publish it, and every listing is kept on the car with a reminder to update it when the price changes or the car sells.
The Posting Assistant, in detailDisplay, in detailGuide: Facebook Marketplace for dealers
Sell
The deal and the paperwork. Desk the deal, then print the state’s forms and your own documents, filled in from it.
Cash desking
FreePrice, fees, tax and trade-in, with the per-deal margin in view before you close.
Built-in state forms for all 50 states
FreeOver 300 official title, registration and sale forms, filled in from the deal. Every built-in form is on the Free plan, with no limit.
State DMV forms, in detailOfficial forms by stateGuide: dealership paperwork
Finance desking
ProDesk a financed deal for any lender, with amortization tables and more than one deal structure to compare.
Smart Print Forms
ProUpload your own buyer’s order, contracts and dealer documents once; every deal fills them in.
Consignment
ProSell a car for its owner, with the agreement, owner-approved costs, payout due dates and the owner’s statement.
Leads, quotes and contact history
ProContacts are on Free and build themselves from your deals; Pro adds leads, quotes, each contact’s history and follow-up dates.
Inventory, cost tracking, cash desking and the built-in state forms are on the Free plan, free forever with no card. Pro adds finance desking, your own contracts, assisted marketplace posting, private-party purchases, consignment and leads; both plans are compared in the pricing section. Start free →