Compare shopboss and Inventaire on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both ERP & Business Management tools, Shop Boss is sold on four monthly…
At a Glance
shopboss
Inventaire
Primary category
ERP & Business Management
ERP & Business Management
Rating
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Pricing model
Shop Boss is sold on four monthly subscription tiers: Gold ($199/mo), Platinum ($349/mo), Premier ($449/mo), and Premier Plus ($649/mo), with roughly 10% savings on annual billing plus an optional CRM + Online Scheduler add-on ($249/mo).
Free / Open Source
Starting price
$199/Mo
Free
Free plan
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
shopboss
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Inventaire
Hosted (inventaire.io) — Free N/A
Self-Hosted — Free (open source) N/A
Pros & Cons
shopboss
Pros
Purpose-built for auto repair shops by former shop owners, with direct parts and tire ordering from national distributors built into the platform
Digital vehicle inspections (BOSS Inspect) and a real-time KPI dashboard (BOSS Board) give shops visibility into revenue, productivity, and customer satisfaction
Higher tiers bundle marketing CRM, online scheduling, and even website design/maintenance, reducing the need for separate vendors
All plans include unlimited repair orders and users plus two-way customer texting and email
Cons
Pricing starts at $199/month and rises to $649/month, which is a meaningful monthly cost for very small independent shops
Key capabilities like the online scheduler and marketing CRM are gated behind the top Premier Plus tier
Built specifically for the auto repair vertical, so it isn't a fit for other field-service industries
Inventaire
Pros
Completely free with no subscription or transaction fees
Open-source (AGPLv3) and self-hostable for privacy-conscious communities
Book data is federated with Wikidata rather than siloed, improving accuracy and openness
Nonprofit, community-governed model with no advertising-driven incentives
Well suited to local lending circles, reading groups and cooperative libraries
Cons
Smaller user base than mainstream platforms like Goodreads limits network effects
No integrated payments or shipping, so exchanges rely on manual, local coordination
Interface and feature set are more minimal than commercial book-tracking apps
Self-hosting a federated instance requires technical setup knowledge
Development pace is limited by a small volunteer and nonprofit team
Use Cases
shopboss
Inventaire
Personal library cataloguing — Casual readers track their book collections and share availability with friends.
Community lending libraries — Reading groups and cooperatives manage shared or circulating book collections.
Open bibliographic data contribution — Wikimedia and open-data contributors enrich the Wikidata book graph while cataloguing their own collection.