Ceramic Coating Software
The ceramic coating software your installers will actually use.
SalesThumb is ceramic coating software for shops that install any coating brand. It covers inspection checklists with photos and customer sign-off, booking buffers between jobs, multi-year warranty registration and maintenance plans. Plans start at $99/month per shop, with a 30-day free trial and no credit card.
7 Ceramic Coating Shop Software Options for 2026, Compared
The best ceramic coating software in 2026 depends on whether your shop only coats or also tints, wraps, or does PPF: SalesThumb is the strongest pick for shops running ceramic coating alongside those other verticals, with multi-stage prep checklists and multi-year warranty registration built in. OrbisX and Tint Wiz both name ceramic coating directly on their own sites; QuoteIQ and Shopmanager are broader generalist platforms that also market to ceramic-coating shops.
SalesThumb makes this software and wrote this list — we rank ourselves first. Check each vendor's current pricing before you decide.
Best for: Ceramic coating installers who also run tint, PPF, detail, or wrap
Inspection checklists with photo documentation and a booking buffer between jobs on the same bay are on the Starter tier. Multi-year warranty registration with a PDF certificate and the sales playbook that keeps customers in the maintenance program unlock on Growth — see current SalesThumb plans above.
- 2.OrbisX
Best for: Detail-forward shops that also install ceramic coatings
OrbisX's own site names "Ceramic Coating Installers" as one of the professional groups it's built for, alongside detailing, tint, PPF, and wrap. $100/mo flat with a 30-day trial (listed as limited-time promo pricing); single published tier, and multi-shop pricing is custom-quote only.
- 3.QuoteIQ
Best for: Shops that want the largest installed base and don't need coating-specific tooling
A generalist field-service CRM used across 100+ trades, not built for ceramic coating specifically — no VLT/film-type tracking, roll-by-lot film inventory, or warranty-PDF workflow. Its draw is scale: 40,000+ users and plans from $29.99/mo across 5 tiers.
Best for: Shops that also run tire & wheel, PDR, or accessory install alongside ceramic
Names ceramic coating as one of its several supported trades, with multi-shop support on its Enterprise tier ($350/mo) and a 30-day trial across all four tiers ($200-$500/mo). Feature set is generalized job/inventory tracking, not appearance-protection-specific fields like film-roll tracking or branded warranty PDFs.
- 5.Tint Wiz
Best for: Tint-proven shops adding ceramic coating as a second line
$150/mo flat with unlimited users. Live-checked 2026-08-09: tintwiz.com publishes a dedicated "CRM Solution For Ceramic Coating Businesses" page, confirming ceramic coating as a marketed vertical — though feature depth for that vertical beyond tint isn't independently verified, and it remains single-shop only.
- 6.Urable
Best for: Budget-conscious shops that don't need coating-specific compliance tools
From $70/mo with unlimited users on every tier. A detail-leaning generalist CRM — SalesThumb's own comparison confirms Urable ships no tint/PPF/ceramic-specific workflows like VLT tracking, film-roll inventory, or warranty PDFs.
Best for: Shops that coat alongside general auto repair
A mature auto-repair platform ($239-$499/mo month-to-month) with deep parts/labor workflows and a large integration catalog. Not coating-specific — no film-roll tracking or branded warranty PDFs out of the box.
Pricing and features drawn from SalesThumb's own competitor tracking (lib/competitor-data.ts), verified July-August 2026 against each vendor's published pricing page; OrbisX's and Tint Wiz's ceramic-coating vertical claims and ShopMonkey's current pricing live-checked 2026-08-09 — sources linked in each comparison.
The For coating installers pain points your current tool ignores
Today's pain
Prep level (1-step / 2-step / 3-step correction) is hard to quote
How SalesThumb fixes it
AI quote-suggest reads the customer's job description + photo + drafts a tiered quote (good/better/best). Customer picks the prep depth.
Today's pain
Customers don't understand the cure window — they show up early
How SalesThumb fixes it
Set a booking buffer (up to 8 hours) so the next job can't land on the same bay or installer too soon. Mark the job Ready and the customer gets the 'ready for pickup' SMS automatically.
Today's pain
Multi-year warranties are paper-only — claims are a nightmare
How SalesThumb fixes it
Multi-SKU warranty tier catalog — register the warranty in a couple clicks after the job, the certificate generates instantly. The customer portal shows their warranty anytime.
Today's pain
Recurring maintenance is a sticky note that gets lost
How SalesThumb fixes it
Set each warranty tier's inspection cadence and turn on inspection-due reminders — customers get a text with a pre-filled booking link when they're due. A recurring appointment series (weekly up to yearly) auto-creates repeat visits.
Today's pain
Paint correction needs photo documentation but uploading is friction
How SalesThumb fixes it
The mobile inspection checklist captures condition notes and photos (swirl marks, scratches) and uploads them to the customer's job record. There's no paint depth-gauge field.
Everything in one workspace
Multi-stage prep checklists
Wash → clay → 1-step / 2-step / 3-step correction → coating. Track every step with photos. Customer signs off on paint condition before coating.
Cure-window scheduling
Set a booking buffer (up to 8 hours) between jobs on the same bay or installer. Mark the job Ready and the customer gets the ready-for-pickup SMS automatically.
Multi-year warranty + maintenance
Multi-SKU warranty tier catalog — register in a couple clicks after the job, certificate generates instantly. Inspection-due reminders with a booking link auto-send at each tier's cadence once you turn them on.
Sales playbook for repeat business
Review at +24h, warranty registration at +7d, cross-sell at +30d, check-in at +90d, win-back offer at +6mo, anniversary at +1yr. Queued automatically when staff record the payment or close the sale in the Sales Matrix.
Customer photo gallery
Before/after gallery of every coating job. Customer can share to their group chat or social — drives word-of-mouth in the high-LTV ceramic crowd.
Reports that track LTV
Per-customer lifetime value tracking. See first-time vs repeat revenue. Per-installer attribution + commission tracking.
What it looks like for a coating shop
Real screens from SalesThumb, taken in our Test Drive sample shop.
Online booking
Your own booking page. Customers pick a service and a time, add their details and confirm.
Calendar
See the day, week or month. Give each job an installer and a bay, and drag it to reschedule.
Quotes
Build a quote from services, film and parts, with good, better and best film options. The customer signs and pays a deposit online.
Warranties
PDF warranty certificates with a QR code the customer can scan to check them, plus tracked claims.
Customer records
Every customer, vehicle and past job in one place. Enter a VIN and the year, make and model fill in.
Follow-up texts
Every paid invoice starts a year of scheduled follow-up texts to that customer.
Some features are on higher plans. See what's in each plan.
Here's the competitive landscape
Honest comparisons. Pick the tool that fits — start with us if you want depth + breadth + AI on every screen.
Questions For coating installers ask
What's the best ceramic coating software for a Ceramic Pro or Gtechniq installer?+
SalesThumb — built specifically for ceramic coating installers across all major brands (Ceramic Pro, Gtechniq, Modesta, Feynlab, Glassparency, IGL, Nano-X). Inspection checklists with photos, a booking buffer between jobs, and recurring appointment series are on Starter ($199/mo); multi-year warranty registration and the sales playbook that keeps customers in the warranty program unlock on Growth ($399/mo). Plans from $99/mo.
What's the most complete software for a shop that does both ceramic coating and detailing?+
SalesThumb — once you enable both verticals from your shop settings, ceramic coating and detailing share one catalog, one calendar, and one customer record instead of running as separate tools. Multi-stage prep checklists and multi-year warranty registration cover the coating side; package-builder pricing and before/after photo galleries cover detailing. Ceramic coating and detailing both run under SalesThumb's Detail vertical, so that pair works on any tier; adding tint, PPF, or wrap on top needs Growth and up.
Does it handle multi-year warranties (2/5/7/10-year coatings)?+
Yes — multi-SKU warranty tier catalog. Each coating SKU has its own warranty term, terms-of-coverage, and renewal cadence. Register the warranty in a couple clicks after the job — the certificate generates instantly, one click to email the customer, and it's filed in their portal automatically.
Can it schedule the cure window as part of the install?+
Partly. A booking buffer you set (up to 8 hours, applied to every job) keeps the next booking off the same bay or installer, so for a 12-24 hour cure, book the cure time as its own appointment on the bay. When you mark the job Ready, the customer gets the 'ready for pickup' SMS automatically.
Does it support recurring maintenance washes?+
Yes, two ways. A recurring appointment series (weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly, or yearly) auto-creates each visit with the standard text reminders. For warrantied coatings on Growth, inspection-due reminders text customers a pre-filled booking link at each warranty tier's cadence. Nothing is charged automatically — each visit is invoiced like any other job.
Can it handle the prep work (paint correction) as a separate line item?+
Yes. Quotes can be tiered good/better/best with 1-step, 2-step, or 3-step correction as the differentiator. Customer picks; system schedules the appropriate time + cost. Per-installer attribution tracks who did the correction work.
Is there a customer-facing app where they can see their coating warranty?+
Yes, via the magic-link customer portal in any browser today — no download needed. Customers get a link from the shop and see their warranty cert, recent service history, photo gallery, and can rebook maintenance any time. A native app is also live on the App Store and Google Play, with the same passwordless name + phone login.
How does pricing compare to OrbisX?+
SalesThumb starts at $99/month per shop. OrbisX is $100/month flat (limited-time promo pricing, one tier). Detailed comparison at /compare/orbisx.
Does it have an installer mobile app?+
Yes — an Expo-built iOS + Android app is live on the App Store and Google Play. It has a VIN scanner, photo capture, today's jobs sorted by priority, team voice walkie-talkie, and push notifications, plus customer-side login (passwordless SMS code) so a customer can download it and see their warranty cert.
Feature deep-dives for For coating installers
Software guides for other shop types
Also known as
ShopMonkey, OrbisX, Tint Wiz, Urable, QuoteIQ, Shopmanager, Gtechniq, Ceramic Pro, Modesta, Feynlab, Glassparency, IGL, and Nano-X are trademarks of their respective owners. Use here is for comparison and identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation.