Shopmonkey is a polished US all-in-one. Openhood is the local one. It speaks GST, rego, Xero and MYOB, and the parts accounts your shop already runs, with your data kept in Australia. You open a live demo yourself instead of booking a sales call, and your techs talk the finding straight into the job. Openhood drafts, your people confirm.
Australian workshop software comparison
Openhood vs Shopmonkey
Compare Openhood with Shopmonkey for Australian workshops weighing a US all-in-one platform against a local, technician-first operating system built for GST, rego, Xero, and MYOB.
A US all-in-one with pricing behind a sales demo. Openhood is AU-native, technician-first, and you can try it live yourself.
Shopmonkey publicly positions as the all-in-one shop management software for North American auto repair shops, bundling workflow and reporting, digital estimates and invoices, payments, CRM and digital inspections, inventory, and marketing, with QuickBooks integration and pricing available through a demo request rather than on the page.
Openhood is built in and for Australia: GST, rego lookup, Xero and MYOB, and the Burson, Repco, and Capricorn accounts workshops already use, with data hosted in Australia. It leads with technician adoption and a live demo you can open yourself, and it keeps every quote, price, and send under your people's control.
See the difference
The moment Openhood pulls ahead.
Customer's phoneA Better Experience
8:47
Your Workshop
Today 8:47 AM
Hi Rachel, thanks for booking in with Your Workshop today. We'll keep you updated as we work on your car and let you know if anything needs your approval.
- Your Workshop
Hi Rachel, Tim from Your Workshop here. We've completed your Safety Check and have 2 items to discuss. 1. Cabin Filter - $68.00 2. Front Brake Pads - $189.00 Please respond with "ALL" to approve all recommendations, or with each item number you want to approve. eg "1, 2, 3" If you'd like to discuss please reply "CHAT". To decline, please reply "NO". If you can please respond before 12:00 pm, we'll be able to complete these by 4 pm. To see the full report and quote, please go here: https://openhood.live/r/1spt321 Thanks!
8:47Your Workshop
Hi Rachel, here is the Safety Check Report for your 2022 Kia Sportage.
Safety Check Report
Make Model2022 Kia Sportage
Registration1SPT321
N/A
Critical
Early Repair
Monitor
Good
6.5mm
6.0mm
36PSI
1.0mm
8.0mm
24.1mm
Inspection Results
Today's Recommendations
2 items need approval
Authorise All
1
Cabin Filter
$68Very dirty and requires replacement.
2
Front Brake Pads
$189Worn to 1mm and require immediate replacement.
If you could please respond before 12:00 pm we can complete this for you by the end of today.
Waiting on your approvalAction required
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Feature comparison
Where Openhood differs from Shopmonkey.
This comparison is based on public positioning and buyer-facing material. It focuses on how quickly accurate floor information becomes advisor action and approved work.
Local fit
Built for the North American market, with QuickBooks among its integrations.
Built for Australia: GST, rego lookup, Xero and MYOB, and the Burson, Repco, and Capricorn accounts you already use, hosted in Australia.
Trying it and pricing
Public material routes buyers to a booked demo; pricing is not shown on the page.
Open a live, production-shaped demo yourself, then see real prices on the page.
Technician input
Digital inspections are part of a broad all-in-one platform.
Voice-first capture from the bay floor is the core workflow, built to replace handwriting and retyping.
Sources reviewed
Public buyer information used for this page.
Source links are shown because comparison pages are sales assets and liability surfaces. Openhood should win on fit, not on unsourced claims.
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