One system for the whole shop

Everything your shop needs to move repairs forward

See how AutoHound brings scheduling, estimates, production, parts, communication, payments, and reporting together.

80+ capabilities across 13 product areas

Today, alerts and reporting

Start the day with the jobs, money and decisions that need attention.

  • Shop Priorities

    Keep the jobs and decisions that need attention in view, then pin and arrange the Today cards that matter to you.

  • Daily Digest Email

    Each shop user can configure their own Daily Digest, choosing the delivery time and up to five reports in one PDF pack. Content follows their role.

  • 50+ Shop Reports and Insights

    Review production, margins, billing projections, customers, and team performance.

  • Historical Snapshots and Report Exports

    Trust what the shop looked like on that date, then export branded PDF or CSV reports for a DRP review, lender or accountant.

Booking, schedule and capacity

Bring in the work your shop can handle without promising an already full week.

  • Online Drop-off Requests

    Add a public booking page to your website, Facebook and Google Business. Requests feed straight to AutoHound for your team to accept or decline.

  • Schedule to Real Capacity

    Book drop-offs against labor hours, planned work, vacations, holidays, equipment limits and promised deliveries before the week is overloaded.

  • Remote Pre-Arrival Intake

    Text the customer a secure link to complete contact, vehicle, authorization and condition details before arrival.

Customers, vehicles and fleet

Find the right vehicle and its complete history before the customer finishes explaining the job.

  • Permanent Customer and Vehicle Records

    Keep every customer, vehicle, claim and prior RO connected so a returning customer never starts from scratch.

  • Find Any Customer, Vehicle or RO

    Search from part of a name, phone, plate, VIN, claim number, color or damage description.

  • VIN Scan and Vehicle Decode

    Scan the VIN with a phone camera or search it manually to start the RO from the correct year, make, model and vehicle.

  • Fleet and Commercial Accounts

    Keep fleet units, customer POs, payment terms, and account history together, with one verified portal for the fleet contact.

  • Heavy Duty

    Plan heavy-duty repairs with truck-specific details, damage outlines, large-unit capacity, and linked multi-unit incidents.

Repair orders and promise control

Keep the entire repair and every commitment on one connected record.

  • One Connected Repair Order

    Run intake, estimate versions, supplements, assignments, parts, photos, messages, payments and delivery from the same RO.

  • Promise Date Guardrails

    See capacity and job risk before you make the promise, then surface a slipping repair early enough to call the customer first.

  • RO Timeline and Permanent History

    See who changed what and when across the repair. Keep the signed form, documents and complete history with the RO.

  • Printable RO Tags with Scan-to-Open

    Print a windshield, dash or mirror tag with the RO details and a safe QR code that opens the right repair for signed-in staff.

Estimates, claims, supplements and total loss

Keep writing in the estimating system your team knows while AutoHound runs the work around it.

  • Estimate Imports and Version History

    Keep estimate totals, source files, and every supplement version together on the RO without overwriting earlier history.

  • Automatic Estimate File Pickup

    A small Windows connector picks up supported estimates and supplements from CCC ONE, Mitchell, Audatex, and AdjustRite automatically.

  • Supplement Tracking and Follow-Up

    See every supplement's amount, status, age and next follow-up so money waiting on an adjuster does not get forgotten.

  • Claims and Insurer Directory

    Keep the carrier, claim, deductible, adjuster contact and prior communication on the RO, backed by one clean insurer directory.

  • Total Loss Workflow

    Track teardown, storage, towing, admin charges, signed documents and payment without treating a total loss like a canceled repair.

  • Carrier Rate Comparison

    Compare agreed carrier rates with each estimate and make rate shortfalls visible.

Production, assignments and labor

Keep the floor on the right repair and give the manager an honest view of the work.

  • Live Production Board

    See every RO by stage, promise risk, blocker, assignment and parts status on the shop screen or TV.

  • Controlled Stage Movement

    Move work forward from the board or phone while AutoHound records who moved it, when and why it moved backward.

  • Focused My Work Queues

    Give staff a focused queue showing what is on their bench, what is next and which job is late, blocked or urgent.

  • Labor Time and Job Costing

    Compare booked and tracked hours, and use your shop's cost rates to understand labor margin.

  • Production Warnings

    Flag late jobs, stalled work, parts holds and other exceptions on the board before they become tomorrow's missed delivery.

Parts, vendors and sublets

Know what is holding the repair, whether the vehicle is on site or somewhere else.

  • Parts Management

    See what is needed, ordered, backordered, received, returned and invoiced across every active RO, with status and ETA in one queue.

  • Purchase Orders and Barcode Receiving

    Create numbered purchase orders, scan parts at the truck and handle partial or over shipments without losing the order trail.

  • Vendor Invoice Matching and Core Tracking

    Photo scan vendor bills and match what was invoiced against what was ordered and received, including core charges and credits.

  • Vendor Performance and Parts Margin

    See which suppliers deliver on time and what parts margin you actually make with each one.

  • On-Site and Off-Site Sublet Tracking

    Track who has each vehicle, the service being performed, when it is due back, documents and reports received, and whether the sublet is cleared before delivery.

Check-in, photos and documentation

Create the evidence trail while the vehicle and the facts are still in front of you.

  • Guided Check-In and Damage Map

    Walk the vehicle, tap damage on the diagram, capture photos and collect the customer's signed authorization the same way every time.

  • Photos and Documents on the RO

    Capture photos from a phone or tablet, keep working offline when needed and store every document with the repair.

  • Photo Markup and Adjuster Evidence

    Crop and mark up a copy to show new damage, connect it to an estimate line and preserve the untouched original.

  • Secure Photo and Document Packages

    Send customers or adjusters only the photos and documents they need through a secure link with no new login.

Customers, adjusters and messaging

Keep customers and adjusters informed without making the front office repeat the same update.

  • One Shared Texting Inbox

    Keep customer and adjuster conversations tied to the RO so anyone at the front office can see what was promised and reply.

  • Automatic Updates and Custom Templates

    Send milestone updates with fully customizable English and Spanish templates, quiet hours and consent controls.

  • Customer Status and Payment Portal

    Automatically text customers a secure tracking link when the RO is created. When staff approves a payment request, the same portal provides a secure way to pay before pickup.

  • Adjuster Approval Pages

    Send adjusters estimate and supplement packages with photos and line items to approve. Mark up photos in AutoHound to show new evidence.

  • Internal Team Messaging

    Message teammates directly, in groups, or in channels. Share repair-order links, use @mentions and notifications, edit messages, add reactions, and pin conversations.

  • Vendor and Sublet Texting

    Keep vendor and sublet texts in dedicated inboxes so parts and off-site work stay separate from customer messages and internal team chat.

Delivery, payments and closeout

Finish the repair with the same control and proof the shop used to bring it in.

  • Quality Control and Closeout Gates

    Use the right QC checks for the repair before calling it ready. Before close, confirm the zero balance, received parts, completed sublets, approved estimate and required reports, with permitted overrides kept on the RO.

  • Delivery Proof Pack

    Capture final condition photos, the signed delivery form and a PDF receipt so the handoff is documented as carefully as check-in.

  • Customer and Insurer Receivables

    Know what the customer owes and what the carrier still owes, with deductible and pay-type changes recorded instead of silently rebasing the balance.

  • Online Payments Before Pickup

    After staff approves the amount, text a secure card or ACH payment link or let the customer pay through the portal. The payment posts to the correct RO automatically.

  • Automatic Google Review Follow-Up

    After delivery, automatically text customers for a Google review and route any problem reply straight back to the shop.

  • Repairable-Job Storage

    Track storage on repairable jobs as well as total losses. Repairable-job charges join the balance at delivery.

  • Automatic Closeout

    Delivered jobs close automatically after seven days when the balance is settled and every closeout check passes.

Team access, devices and notifications

Give each employee the right view of the shop on the device already in their hand.

  • Shared Devices, Roles and Account Security

    Give every employee their own identity with fast PIN switching, role-based access, sign-in alerts and clear attribution for every change.

  • In-App and Phone Notifications

    Send late jobs, customer replies, parts issues and other exceptions to the person who can act, inside AutoHound or on their phone.

  • iPhone, Android, Tablet and Browser Support

    Use AutoHound on iPhone, Android phones, tablets and the shop's computers without installing separate desktop software.

Setup, language and your data

Make AutoHound fit the shop without giving up control of the shop's records.

  • Configure Your Shop

    Set stages, roles, templates, insurers, QC steps, the guided intake photo checklist, quiet hours and shop details, with guided setup that gets the team working quickly.

  • English or Spanish for Every Employee

    Let each employee work in English or Spanish, with their own language choice on shared jobs and devices.

  • Your Data and Account Stay in Your Control

    Import customer data, export the shop's records at any time and manage the subscription without a support ticket.

AutoHound MSO capabilities

Multi-location control without shared logins or disconnected spreadsheets.

  • One Account Across Every Shop

    Use one named account to switch between permitted shops on desktop or phone. Search the network for the right repair and open the shop that owns it.

  • MSO Today, Daily Digest and Alert Tripwires

    Start with ranked network exceptions, review group notifications, and receive one morning Daily Digest. Set alert thresholds and track acknowledgment and resolution.

  • Benchmarks, Goals and Action Plans

    Compare shop performance, follow monthly goals, and turn quality or performance gaps into action plans with an owner and due date.

  • Vendor, Insurer and DRP Intelligence

    Compare vendor delays, parts margin, and carrier performance across shops. Review carrier profitability alongside DRP targets using your network's own numbers.

  • Capacity, Financial and Quality Rollups

    Compare location capacity, group and shop profitability, and sales mix. Keep customer and insurer receivables separate and track QC and delivery evidence across the network.

  • Expansion, Administration and Governance

    Clone a proven setup, manage group settings, billing and staff, and send targeted or scheduled announcements. Keep group changes in the audit trail and export network results.

  • Repair Transfers Between Shops

    Move repair orders between locations when another shop will take on the work.

  • Regions and Regional Managers

    Organize shops into regions and give regional managers a focused view of the locations they oversee.

  • Shared Standards and Configuration Drift

    Push shared setup standards to selected shops and see where local settings differ. Review those differences before deciding what needs to change.

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