Keep the right spares on the shelf, bill service jobs correctly, track every vehicle's history, and know what each job really earned — from one platform.
Software for an automobile business is what you use to keep the right spares on the shelf, bill service jobs, and know what each job earned.
Thousands of part numbers, and only the right one will do — guessing costs you a customer's day. Meanwhile job cards, parts and bills live in different books, so nobody knows whether a job made money. PeppyBooks makes the job card the bill.
Know your stock, your jobs and your margin.
Vehicle history and parts availability in one search.
Job cards arrive as clean accounting entries.
Estimate approved, work starts.
From live stock, costed as you go.
The job card becomes the invoice — and the accounting entry.
Thousands of part numbers, and only the right one will do. Guessing costs you a customer's day.
Live stock by part number
Search by part number, model or barcode
Reorder alerts on fast-moving parts
Ageing report — parts sitting on your money
Stock across counter, store and branches
A job card is a promise to the customer and a cost to you. Both should be on the same record.
Job card with parts and labour
Estimate approved before work starts
Parts issued from live stock
Bill raised straight from the job card
Margin per job, visible
The customer who comes back is the profitable one. Knowing their vehicle is how you keep them.
Full service history per vehicle
Search by registration number
Service due reminders to customers
Warranty and free-service tracking
Every bill posted to your accounts
The part is on the shelf because the system said to order it.
Parts and labour costed on every job card.
Service reminders and a history that shows you know them.
An honest look. Each of these is good at what it was built for — the question is whether your billing, your stock and your accounts end up as one thing or several.
| What matters | PeppyBooks | Tally | Zoho Books | QuickBooks | Your current setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job card carrying parts and labour into the bill | Yes | Depends on your setup | Depends on plan | Depends on plan | Two separate books |
| Accounts update from the bill | Yes — the bill is the entry | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | No — added up separately |
| Stock goes down as you sell | Yes | Yes — stock is included | Depends on plan; may require Zoho Inventory | Depends on plan | A separate register |
| Works with no internet | Yes — sends everything later | Yes — a genuine strength, runs on your computer | Best suited for working online | Best suited for working online | Depends what you use |
| Reach it from anywhere, on a phone | Yes — built for the web | Best suited for a computer in the office; remote access is available | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| More than one location on one login | Yes, on every plan | Depends on how your companies are set up | Depends on plan | Often a subscription per company | Each place on its own |
| Customers, purchases & staff pay together | Included by plan | Stock included; CRM and payroll may require another application | May require other Zoho applications | May require another application | Separate people and files |
| Country e-invoicing (India, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, UAE & more) | 9 countries built in | Strong in India (GST & e-invoicing) | Depends on the country edition | Not available in India since 2023 | Handled by hand |
| How it is priced | From $17 per user per month | Mainly a one-time licence, plus yearly support | Monthly subscription, by plan | Monthly subscription, by plan | Free, until something is missed |
Where each is strong: Tally is a genuine strength if you want your books on your own computer and your accountant already knows it. Zoho Books and QuickBooks are strong cloud accounting products, particularly for service businesses. A dedicated package for your trade may fit that trade's specific needs very well. PeppyBooks is best suited for automobile businesses that want the bill, the stock and the accounts to be one record, across more than one location. Compiled from each vendor's published information — last verified 17 July 2026. Features and pricing change and vary by country and plan; please check the vendor's current terms before deciding.
Most automobile businesses we talk to are on a parts register and a job card book. You do not have to stop working to change.
Nothing switches off. Set PeppyBooks up alongside what you use today.
Your items, customers and opening stock in a spreadsheet — we load them for you.
Run one real day, or one real cycle, and compare it with your own numbers.
Only then. Guided migration is free on annual plans.
Your items, customers and opening stock come across, and we check your opening balances against your existing books before you go live. Old records stay where they are for your reference.
The day-to-day screens are simple enough for staff who use a phone. Train on a quiet day, not your busiest one.
Usually not. It runs on an ordinary tablet or computer, and works with most printers and barcode scanners you already own.
The trial is 14 days and takes no card. Whatever you put in stays yours, and you can export it at any time.
Native to the PeppyBooks platform, open where it counts.
Yes. Search by registration number and see every job, part and bill for that vehicle — plus what service is due next.
Yes. Parts and labour on the job card carry straight into the invoice, so nothing is re-typed and nothing is missed.
Yes. The ageing report shows parts that have been sitting too long, so you can clear them instead of reordering more.
Yes. Automobile businesses use PeppyBooks for billing, stock, accounts, tax and customers in one platform — instead of separate tools that never agree with each other. Start with a free 14-day trial and see it with your own data.
No. Accounting, stock, billing, POS and customer management are all in the same platform, on one subscription. When you make a sale, your stock and your accounts both update — automatically.
Most businesses are billing on day one. If you're moving from another system, we bring across your customers, suppliers, products and opening balances — guided migration is free on annual plans.