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By Eric11 Seidel11

 In the auto repair industry, there are many different companies that provide collision repair software. While all shops must estimate collision repair, most of the programs that can do that are sometimes too steep for the smaller and mid size collision repair businesses. There are several options available for shop owners to choose from when purchasing an estimating system for their shop.

Most of the automotive estimating programs that you find today will place OEM auto part prices on computer software that is then downloaded on their customers computers which then allows them to generate estimates. Most of these programs are only available on the computers that the software is downloaded on. This means that when you are going to prepare an estimate, you need to access that computer which has the program installed on it. You will also find that most of these companies charge around $150 to $300 per month to use the software. You are paying to use the service as well as keep getting updates when the software changes. If you are one of the smaller or mid size auto collision repair shops, you have to decide if you can afford the cost of this service.

If you are looking for a system that does collision repair estimating that is more affordable, there are other options available. There is an auto body repair estimating provider called Web-Est, LLC that caters to the smaller and mid size repair shops and is accepted by all insurance companies. How their service differs from most of the other companies you will find is that their program is available online. With their system, you can log on to their website and prepare your estimates from any location that has an internet connection. The standard service fee is only $99 per month compared to the other companies charging $150 to $300 per month. This service also provides a graphic interface where you can point and click to the OEM parts that are needed rather than looking them up. This software not only saves you money but also saves a huge amount of time.

All of the collision estimating software companies will have programs with unique characteristics and features that are beneficial to the shop owners and their technicians. Finding the right software and knowing how to operate it is the key to success.

Eric Seidel is author of this article on collision repair software.

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