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Product facts

BayAutomate product facts

BayAutomate is automation-first workshop management software for Australian service workshops. It connects bookings, job cards, digital inspections, quotes and approvals, parts and purchasing, stock, invoicing, counter sales, trade accounts, customer history and follow-up marketing in one web app. It runs in the browser on desktop, tablet and phone. Status: early access. Facts were checked on 8 November 2026.

Early access: BayAutomate is onboarding Australian workshops now. Anything marked Coming soon or Planned isn't available yet. Everything else is included on every plan.

Key facts

Category
Workshop management software (SaaS)
Market
Australia (GST, rego, AU terminology)
Audience
Independent mechanical and service workshops, from 1 to 20+ staff
Platform
Web app for desktop, tablet and phone
Data
Each workshop's data is isolated. Customer approval links are private and never indexed.
Pricing
Starter $79, Workshop $129, Workshop Plus $179 per month + GST. Every feature on every plan.
Migration
Free with a 6-month subscription. Migration scope agreed after checking your existing software's export.
Website
bayautomate.com.au

Status board

Booking diaryIncluded

Technician and bay diary, service durations, clash warnings, online booking requests, booking to job with no retyping.

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Digital job cardsIncluded

Mechanic "My Work" screen, one-tap clock on/off, parts, notes and checklists. Printable job cards.

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Digital vehicle inspectionsIncluded

Phone inspections with photos, measurements and traffic-light findings that turn straight into quote lines.

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Quotes and online approvalsIncluded

Quote lines with margin shown, a secure link for the customer, line-by-line approval, declined work kept for later.

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Parts reservations and purchase-order draftsIncluded

Approved work reserves stock and drafts purchase orders for shortfalls. Partial receipts and backorders tracked.

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Stock controlIncluded

FIFO cost layers, locations, stocktakes, quarantine for faulty returns, movement history.

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AI allowance and prepaid top-upsIncluded

Monthly AI allowance per plan, prepaid top-ups from $5 to $30, balances and usage by feature. AI pauses at zero; the workshop keeps running.

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Supplier invoice automationIncluded

Bills and credit notes read by AI, matched to purchase orders and deliveries, duplicates blocked, price changes held. Review, automatic-draft or autopilot mode.

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Actual job costing and profitIncluded

Quoted vs committed vs actual cost per job, using real receipt costs and each technician's loaded labour rate.

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Customer timeline (mini CRM)Included

Every booking, quote, approval, job, invoice, payment, message and note on one customer and vehicle history.

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Follow-ups, reminders and re-marketingIncluded

Service reminders, quote chasing, declined-work follow-ups, win-back journeys, campaigns and attribution. Real SMS/email delivery is coming soon (see Email and SMS).

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Invoices, payments and PDFsIncluded

Job to invoice with missing-charge checks, GST, payment allocation and duplicate protection. Tax invoices, quotes and job cards as PDFs.

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Counter sales and till cash-upIncluded

Barcode counter sales, split payments, refunds and end-of-day cash-up. Card payments are taken on your own EFTPOS terminal.

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Trade and fleet accountsIncluded

Credit limits, automatic credit holds with owner override, oldest-first payment allocation, monthly statements, account portal.

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Warranty and comeback trackingIncluded

Comebacks linked to the original job, true cost of $0 warranty work, supplier warranty claims.

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Clock on/off and timesheetsIncluded

Attendance and job time with approval and payroll CSV export.

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Staff sales and close-rate reportingIncluded

Quoted, approved, invoiced and collected per adviser; technician productivity.

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Customer and vehicle import (CSV)Included

Upload a CSV: columns are matched automatically, a dry run shows duplicates, and re-importing the same export matches instead of duplicating. History, stock and balances are migrated by our team.

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Free assisted data migrationIncluded

Free with a 6-month subscription. Scope confirmed from what your current software can export.

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Xero syncComing soon

Queued, retry-safe posting of invoices and payments is built and tested against the Xero sandbox. Not yet connected to live Xero files.

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Real SMS and email sendingComing soon

Built with consent and opt-out handling; real delivery is switched on at launch.

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Online card paymentsPlanned

Pay-by-link for invoices. Today BayAutomate records payments you take on your own terminal.

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Repco / Burson / NAPA orderingPlanned

Awaiting provider agreements. No partnership exists today. Purchase orders are prepared inside BayAutomate.

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Rego / VIN lookupPlanned

Provider not yet connected.

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Direct MechanicDesk history importerComing soon

Automated importer for service records, open quotes and opening balances. Until then our team migrates your export for you.

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Statuses checked 8 November 2026. "Included" means built into the current early-access release.

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