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Tint shop software built specifically for window film installers — not adapted from a general repair tool. Calendar with installer lanes + bay capacity, AI quote-suggest, film roll tracking in feet remaining, state VLT compliance widget, customer photo galleries with one-click tip jars, and a 12-month sales playbook that turns one tint into the next ceramic.
The best window tint shop software in 2026 depends on what else your shop sells: SalesThumb is the strongest pick for shops running tint alongside PPF, ceramic coating, detail, or wrap, with state VLT compliance and film-roll inventory built in. Tint Wiz and TintPro are solid tint-only alternatives; OrbisX suits detail-forward tint shops.
Best for: Shops running tint alongside PPF, ceramic coating, detail, or wrap
Purpose-built for window film installers: state VLT compliance at quote time, film-roll inventory tracked in feet, and a franchise-grade HQ tier for multi-location groups. AI quote-suggest and the 12-month sales playbook unlock on the Growth tier — see current SalesThumb plans above.
Best for: Single-location shops that want one flat price
Flat $150/mo with unlimited users and a proven QR-labeled film-inventory workflow. Live-checked July 2026: tintwiz.com now also markets to PPF, wrap, detailing, and flat-glass shops (feature depth for those newer verticals isn't independently verified) — still single-shop only, with no documented multi-location dashboard.
Best for: Tint shops that also handle flat-glass work
$79-199/mo across three tiers (Management, Growth, Executive). Centers on tint + flat glass rather than the full appearance-protection vertical set.
Best for: Detail-forward tint shops that want a polished customer app
$100/mo flat with a 30-day trial, a well-reviewed customer-facing app with ETA tracking, and an AI booking bot. Single published tier; multi-shop pricing is custom-quote only.
Best for: Mobile-first tint installers who also do reconditioning work
Entry tier from $39/mo, built for mobile appearance-recon trades (tint, PPF, PDR, wheel repair). SMS is capped by tier (50 to unlimited), and each added user costs $15-29/mo on top of the base license.
Best for: Budget-conscious shops that don't need tint-specific compliance tools
Lowest entry price in this list at $70/mo with unlimited users on every tier. A generalist service-business CRM — no VLT compliance, film-roll inventory, or warranty-PDF workflow built for tint specifically.
Best for: Shops that do tint alongside general auto repair
A mature auto-repair platform ($239-499/mo, or custom-quote Multi-Shop) with deep parts/labor workflows and a large integration catalog. Not tint-specific — no film inventory, VLT compliance, or warranty tooling out of the box.
Best for: General repair shops adding tint as a side service
Modern repair-shop platform ($199-449/mo) with strong digital vehicle inspections and an optional $99/mo AI phone receptionist. Built for engine/repair work, not tint-specific line items.
Best for: Multi-shop auto-repair chains that occasionally tint
Polished RO/estimate flow ($199-439/mo) with strong parts-catalog integrations, but multi-shop is a +$70/mo-per-shop add-on and it's built for engine work, not film.
Pricing and features verified July 2026 against each vendor's published pricing page; ShopMonkey and TintPro figures re-verified live 2026-08-01 — sources linked in each comparison.
What you're stuck on
Today's pain
Quotes take 20 minutes in Word + a tape measure for film coverage
How SalesThumb fixes it
AI quote-suggest reads the customer's car + vertical and pre-fills line items. Average quote drops to under 3 minutes.
Today's pain
Film inventory is a clipboard — you find out you're out mid-install
How SalesThumb fixes it
Inventory v2 tracks rolls in feet remaining, fires low-stock alerts, drafts the PO automatically.
Today's pain
VLT compliance varies by state — manual lookup, customer waivers in PDFs
How SalesThumb fixes it
State VLT compliance check at quote time + auto-attached customer waiver to the invoice + tint-laws widget for your booking page.
Today's pain
Customers ghost after the install — no review, no rebook, no upsell
How SalesThumb fixes it
Sales playbook fires automatically on every paid invoice: review at +24h, ceramic cross-sell at +30d, win-back at +6mo, anniversary at +1yr.
Today's pain
TCPA-safe SMS marketing is a minefield
How SalesThumb fixes it
STOP keywords carrier-honored, opt-out filters built into every blast, sends through SalesThumb's already-registered 10DLC channel. Send to 200 dormant customers in 17 minutes.
What you get
Drag-to-reschedule with automatic SMS reminders 24h + 1h out. Multi-day projects, recurring bookings, public booking page tuned to the way tint shops actually book.
Per-state legal-tint check at quote time. Flags out-of-spec selections + auto-attaches a customer waiver to the invoice.
Rolls tracked in feet remaining. Auto-PO when low. Multi-SKU warranty tier catalog with auto-generated certificates emailed on job-complete.
Per-job photo gallery with a tip jar — customers tip by card, 100% to the shop. Drives reviews + repeat business.
My Day brief, AI quote-suggest, AI inbox triage, AI dispute defender, plain-English booking. Every screen, not a chatbot.
Inbox + auto-tagged intent + 3-pick AI reply drafts. STOP/START honored carrier-side. Bulk blast composer with segment preview + opt-out filter.
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FAQ
It depends on what your shop needs beyond tint. SalesThumb is the strongest option for shops running tint alongside PPF, ceramic coating, detail, or wrap, with state VLT compliance, film-roll inventory, and a franchise-grade HQ tier built in — see current plans on our pricing page. Tint Wiz ($150/mo flat) and TintPro ($79-199/mo across three tiers) are solid tint-only alternatives for single-vertical shops; OrbisX ($100/mo flat) suits detail-forward tint shops. Full 9-option comparison above.
SalesThumb is the modern pick — built specifically for window film installers, not adapted from a general repair tool. You get film roll inventory in feet, state VLT compliance, automated SMS, and customer photo galleries on Starter ($199/mo); AI quote-suggest and the 12-month sales playbook unlock on Growth ($399/mo). Plans start at $99/month per shop.
Yes — SalesThumb is a direct TintWiz alternative with a substantially deeper feature set: scheduling, invoicing, payments, inventory, warranty, marketing, multi-location HQ, AI tools, mobile installer app. See our head-to-head at /compare/tintwiz.
Yes. The HQ add-on ($599/mo) adds aggregate dashboards across all shops, royalty calculation, a NACHA ACH file export to collect royalties, catalog push from HQ to child shops, and broadcast messages. The separate CRM/Franchise Sales add-on ($799/mo) covers the franchise-development pipeline for teams selling new units.
Yes — but multi-vertical support unlocks on Growth ($399/mo) and up; Starter is single-vertical. Once on Growth, enable any combination of tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detail, wrap, or general service from your shop settings. The catalog, scheduling lanes, and reporting all flex per vertical.
Per-state legal-tint thresholds are built in. When a customer picks a film at quote time, the system checks the front-window, side, and rear VLT minimums for your shop's state. If the selection is out of spec, the system flags it and auto-attaches a signed customer waiver to the invoice. There's also a tint-laws widget you can embed on your booking page so customers see the legal limits before they pick.
Yes. Connect payments is built in — customers pay deposits to lock in bookings, full payments via SMS-delivered pay link, tips via the customer photo gallery. Funds settle directly to your shop's bank, not through SalesThumb.
Two-way SMS via Twilio is built in. Appointment reminders fire 24h + 1h before. STOP/UNSUBSCRIBE keywords are honored at the carrier level. On the default plan you're automatically covered under SalesThumb's own shared 10DLC registration — nothing to register or wait on. High-volume shops can connect their own Twilio account (Bring Your Own Carrier) instead, where 10DLC registration happens directly with Twilio (1-6 weeks carrier review).
SalesThumb starts at $99/month per shop. TintWiz is $150/month flat, one tier. ShopMonkey starts around $239/month. OrbisX is $100/month flat (listed as limited-time promo pricing, one tier). Detailed plan-by-plan comparison at /pricing.
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