Garage Hive review
An all-in-one workshop system for UK garages, starting at £145 per month.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Garage Hive brings workshop administration into a cloud-based system for vehicle repair businesses. It covers estimates, jobsheets, invoicing, technician scheduling and time tracking, alongside customer bookings and communication. Technicians can complete custom checklists and vehicle health checks with photos and comments, then send inspection reports for online approval of recommended work. The combination is aimed at garages that want operational and customer-facing workflows in one place, especially workshops managing several locations.
The published starting price is £145 per month, billed monthly, for the Garage Hive starting-price plan; the listed contract is one-month rolling. There is no free plan. At this price point, the breadth matters: the system includes parts inventory, stock transfers and purchase orders as well as workshop scheduling, online booking with automated confirmations and jobsheet creation, and SMS and email reminders or updates. Multi-location functions extend to schedules, stock management and reporting. Buyers should weigh the monthly cost against how much of that connected workflow they need rather than treating the starting price as a basic standalone booking tool.
Its integration options span accounting tools such as Sage, Xero and QuickBooks, payment services including Stripe and Dojo, and automotive suppliers and services such as NAPA Auto Parts, LKQ Euro Car Parts, GSF, AutoData and Castrol Oil Lookup. That ecosystem can suit garages already working with those providers. Garage Hive is web-based, with no mobile app; workshops seeking a dedicated app should compare alternatives. Support is offered by email, phone and documentation, and GDPR is listed. Choose it when joined-up workshop operations and multi-site oversight are priorities; a small garage needing only a narrow scheduling function may find its scope and monthly price harder to justify.
Questions about Garage Hive
Does Garage Hive have a free plan? No free plan is listed; paid plans start at £145/mo (Garage Hive (starting price)).
What does Garage Hive run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does Garage Hive integrate with? 15 integrations, including Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NAPA Auto Parts.
Who is Garage Hive built for? Small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
Garage Hive pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Connects estimates, jobsheets, invoicing and technician scheduling
- Combines inspections, customer approvals and online booking
- Includes parts control and multi-location schedules, stock and reporting
- Where it doesn't
- Paid plans start at £145 per month, with no free plan
- Available on web; no mobile app is listed
- Broad workflow may be more than a single-location garage needs
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