Dealer-Mate vs Salesforce Automotive Cloud
Dealer-Mate
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| Figure | Dealer-Mate | Salesforce Automotive Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $65/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 14 |
| Spec score · Automotive CRM Software | 9.1 (#1) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Founded | 1987 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States | Salesforce’s principal executive office is Salesforce Tower, 415 Mission Street, San Francisco, California. |
| Product | Dealer-Mate is dealer management software for car, motorcycle, RV, heavy truck, boat and equipment dealerships. | Automotive Cloud is a CRM platform that unites driver and vehicle data and supports driver, partner, and employee experiences with AI agents. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 25,876 reviews for Agentforce Sales, formerly Salesforce Sales Cloud |
| Support | The pricing page says plans include online installation and training, tech support, software updates and forms programming; the contact page lists support at (323) 525-0747. | The Core plan includes Premier Success Plan, and the product page invites customers to contact Salesforce for detailed pricing information. |
| System requirements | The web version requires no installation, special hardware, additional network configuration or additional security configuration and works in a browser. | Lightning requires JavaScript, cookies, TLS 1.2 or 1.3 and supported current browsers; embedded WebView applications are unsupported. |
| What it does | Dealer-Mate is dealership-management software covering inventory, deals, financing and insurance, collections, websites, CRM, parts and service. | Automotive Cloud, now called Agentforce Automotive, is Salesforce’s industry CRM for automotive manufacturers, dealers, retailers, captive finance groups and partners. |
Plans
Dealer-Mate
- Cloud Monthly$119 a month
- Cloud Quarterly$99 a month
- Cloud Annual$79 a month
- Local Desktop Monthly$65 a month
- Local Area Network$350, paid once
- Local Desktop Application Monthly$65 a month
- Local Desktop Application — Monthly Plan$65 a month
- Cloud or Web-Based DMS — Annual Plan$79 a month
- Special 3 Months Package$79 a month
- Cloud or Web-Based DMS — Quarterly Plan$99 a month
Salesforce Automotive Cloud
- Experience Cloud for Automotive (Customer Community Plus)$15 a month
- Experience Cloud for Automotive (Partner Community)$20 a month
- Asset Service Lifecycle Management$75 a month
- Agentforce for Automotive Cloud$150 a month
- Automotive Cloud Sales & Service Core$300 a month
- Enterprise$350 a month
- Automotive Cloud Sales & Service Advanced$500 a month
- Unlimited$525 a month
- Automotive Cloud Sales Max$700 a month
- Automotive Cloud Service Max$700 a month
In their own words
Dealer-Mate
Dealer-Mate is dealer management software for car, motorcycle, RV, heavy truck, boat, and equipment dealerships. It supports financing and insurance, plus creating and recapping in-house, bank, lease, or cash deals. Inventory can be sorted, filtered, and published to dealer websites and third-party sites; listed connections include Kelley Blue Book, Black Book, Craigslist, Cars.com, Autotrader.com, eBay Motors, and Facebook. Its web-based CRM includes lead, showroom, business-development, auto-trade, database, and reporting modules, with no per-user fees according to the maker. Parts and Service supports work orders, mechanic scheduling, estimates, invoices, barcodes, and service histories. Dealer-Mate also integrates with Dealertrack and says users can submit deals to more than 1,000 lenders. It is offered through cloud/web and local desktop options across web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Cloud Monthly costs $119 a month; Cloud Quarterly costs $99 a month, billed quarterly at 297.00 USD; Cloud Annual costs $79 a month, billed annually at 894.00 USD. Local desktop monthly costs $65 a month, and Local Area Network costs 350.00 USD once for up to three workstations. A 30-day trial is listed, but there is no free plan.
Salesforce Automotive Cloud
Salesforce Automotive Cloud has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.