DMS software shouldn't take your margin on every sale.
Automotive dealerships and workshops run on specialised DMS (Dealer Management Systems), inventory, parts catalogues, and financing integration. Most of it is locked, expensive, and behind in features. Open source Odoo Fleet, Dolibarr Auto, and Vehicle Fleet Manager handle real dealer workflows.
R 4.57M
Typical annual licence spend
Across 6 common automotive tools
R 4.12M
Recoverable each year
After self-hosted OSS migration
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Sector pain points we cover
From licensing to compliance to access control
The automotive stack, on the books
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Bars show what the typical automotive firm spends annually on each licence. The sage portion is what the hosted open-source equivalent costs.
Typical Automotive stack
6 tools · R 4.57M/yr in licences
Replace
CDK Global
DMS / Dealer Management · R 2.66M per year
With
Dolibarr Auto / Odoo Fleet
Self-hosted on your infra
Annual savings
R 2.40M
After hosting · approx 90% reduction
Current annual spend
R 4.57M
Estimated OSS hosting
R 457K
Annual savings
R 4.12M
Tap any tool to see the open-source replacement and the per-tool saving
Where the automotive bleed starts
Three things we hear on every automotive discovery call.
DMS monthly per-user pricing is punishing
Dealership DMS often starts at R3k per user per month. Floor staff, finance, admin, service — the bill is brutal for an SME dealer.
Parts catalogue APIs gated behind premium tiers
Real-time parts availability often requires the top tier. Open source alternatives with the same API integrations exist.
Service history trapped in vendor software
Decades of service records on a DMS with a renewal hammer. Migrating means losing history unless you have leverage.
How we handle the automotive edges