OrbisX and Tekmetric price along different axes, so which one costs less depends on your shop size and what you need turned on. This post walks through each vendor's published pricing and what it adds up to for a few common shop sizes.
Pricing moves. The figures below are what each vendor published when we last checked, in September 2026. Confirm current rates on each vendor's own pricing page before you decide.
The pricing models in plain English
OrbisX publishes a single plan: $100/month flat, listed as limited-time promotional pricing with no published standard rate. It advertises a 30-day free trial. We found no multi-shop dashboard or franchise tier documented; OrbisX publishes no multi-location price, so ask how it bills more than one shop.
Tekmetric publishes four tiers: Start ($199/month, or $179/month billed annually), Grow ($349, or $309 annually), Scale ($439, or $409 annually) and a custom-quoted Enterprise tier. Two-way texting is listed on Scale. Add-ons are priced separately: Marketing (campaigns and review requests) at $345/month per shop, Multi-Shop Management at $70/month per shop on top of each location's plan, and integrated payments at rates that aren't published.
Shop size A: a single shop that needs texting
- OrbisX: $100/month for the plan. Its pricing page adds that pay-per-use features run on credits, and texting from your own number goes through third-party apps such as Twilio or Dialpad, so ask what texting adds.
- Tekmetric: two-way texting is listed on Scale, so $439/month ($409 billed annually).
Shop size B: a single shop that also wants marketing campaigns
- OrbisX: $100/month; OrbisX says its single plan includes all features, including bulk SMS and email, but campaign texts may add pay-per-use credit or third-party texting costs, so confirm them.
- Tekmetric: Scale plus the Marketing add-on, $439 + $345 = $784/month.
Shop size C: three locations with a shared dashboard
- OrbisX: three plans at list price would be $300/month; OrbisX publishes no multi-location price, and no multi-shop dashboard is documented.
- Tekmetric: three location plans plus Multi-Shop Management at $70 per shop. On Start that's 3 × $199 + 3 × $70 = $807/month; on Scale it's 3 × $439 + 3 × $70 = $1,527/month, before any Marketing add-on.
What to confirm before you sign
For either vendor, ask about:
- Payment processing rates, if you'll take card payments through the platform
- Contract length and cancellation terms
- Onboarding or setup fees
- Text message limits and overage pricing
- How you export your data if you leave
What about SalesThumb?
For context, here is SalesThumb's published pricing:
- Basic: $99/month, 1 user seat, no outbound SMS or email
- Starter: $199/month, 5 user seats, two-way SMS with 500 segments/month
- Growth: $399/month, 10 user seats, 2,500 SMS segments/month, bulk SMS and email campaigns
- Pro: $599/month, unlimited user seats, 10,000 SMS segments/month
- Multi-location: one flat HQ add-on on top of the shops' plans; see pricing for current multi-shop terms
The honest take on which to pick
- Pick OrbisX if you run one shop, the low flat price matters most, and its feature set covers your workflow.
- Pick Tekmetric if you run a general repair shop and want its repair-order, parts-catalog and multi-shop reporting depth.
- Pick SalesThumb if you are in tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detail, or wrap and you want a tool built for the appearance protection workflow specifically.
Whichever you look at, do the math at your actual shop size, with the tier and add-ons you'd really need turned on.
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