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		Related Products Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is vehicle acquisition software that helps franchise and independent dealers buy used cars directly from private sellers in their market, beyond trade-ins and the auction lane. The platform pulls for-sale-by-owner listings from 25+ online marketplaces into one dashboard, with VIN decoding, market valuation, automated outreach, and seller conversation tracking. VAN works with vAuto, CARFAX, Experian AutoCheck, and most dealer CRMs, and runs inside VINCUE Buy Center Pro as VAN Mode. On VAN Accelerate™, it replies automatically to KBB ICO and AccuTrade leads. For dealers who want private-party inventory without hiring and managing a buyer themselves, VAN Managed Buyer™ provides a full-time buyer, hired and managed by VAN. Every plan includes an Acquisition Coach™. Founded in 2013, VAN serves dealers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Plans start at $1,695 per month. To see VAN on your market, call 855-952-4949. 54 Ratings Visit Website Numa Dealerships don't lose customers because of price. They lose them because the phone rings and nobody answers, the customer calls three times for one status update, and the manager finds out about a problem when the survey comes back. Numa is the AI Operating System that fixes this where it breaks: in the daily work. Operator answers and routes every inbound call, so nothing goes dark. Status Updates reaches the customer before they have to call, so advisors stop drowning in callbacks. Voice AI books the appointment in the conversation, so the customer never waits. LiveCSI™ flags upset customers in real time, so managers step in before the CSI score takes the hit. Opportunities goes after declined services, open recalls, and equity moments while they're still warm. One inbox. One shared context. Your whole team working from the same system. Surveys tell you what happened last month. Numa is what happens today. 14 Ratings Visit Website Paladin POS Paladin is an all-in-one retail management platform built for independent hardware stores, lumber and building materials dealers, feed & seed retailers, pharmacies, and specialty retailers. Paladin combines point of sale, inventory management, e-commerce, mobile selling, and managed IT services in a single system. PaladinPOS™ helps retailers manage sales, inventory, pricing, purchasing, customer accounts, and day-to-day operations from one platform. PaladinGo™ extends selling beyond the counter with real-time mobile access to inventory, pricing, and customer information. PaladinShop™ provides a built-in online storefront that keeps inventory and pricing synchronized automatically. PaladinMSP™ delivers managed IT, security, updates, and network monitoring to reduce technology burdens. Serving independent retailers since 1980, Paladin is known for reliable systems, practical retail expertise, and industry-leading U.S.-based customer support. 28 Ratings Visit Website Creatio Creatio is an AI CRM and workflow platform where people and AI agents work together — with no limits on users, agents, workflows, or scale. Built for midsize and large organizations, it combines best-in-class CRM across sales, marketing, and service with an AI-native, no-code engine that lets business teams automate workflows, deploy AI agents, and adapt processes without developer dependency. The platform includes Creatio Business Studio for building applications and AI agents using natural language and visual designers, and Creatio AI Studio — a dedicated environment for managing the full enterprise agent lifecycle, from building and deploying to governing and optimizing agents at scale. The AI CRM suite covers Marketing, Sales, and Service, each with embedded AI agents that handle routine tasks autonomously so teams can focus on higher-value work. Creatio's Unlimited Enterprise model removes per-seat, per-agent, and per-workflow pricing constraints entirely — the more your people and AI agents do together, the more value you get, without the cost scaling with it. The platform supports industry-specific deployments across 20+ verticals including financial services, manufacturing, high-tech, and public sector, backed by 700+ marketplace add-ons and a global network of 500+ partners. Recognized as a Leader and Strong Performer across multiple Gartner and Forrester reports, Creatio serves thousands of customers in 100+ countries. 589 Ratings Visit Website Pipedrive Pipedrive is a web-based sales CRM (customer relationship management) software that lets sales teams track pipelines, optimize leads, manage deals and automate their entire sales process to focus on selling. Pipedrive’s simple interface empowers salespeople to streamline workflows and unite sales tasks in one workspace. Unlock instant sales insights with Pipedrive’s visual sales pipeline and fine-tune your strategy with robust reporting features and a personalized AI Sales Assistant. Reach the right contacts at the right time with intelligent lead segmenting and activity reminders that tell you when to take action. When it’s time to seal the deal, compose instant, irresistible sales emails in just one click. With Pipedrive, winning has never been easier. 12,537 Ratings Visit Website Act! Act! Advantage is a full front-office CRM solution with all-new functionality that unites sales, marketing, and customer management in one intuitive, affordable platform to help you stay organized, attract new customers, and turn relationships into results. Act! Advantage includes Interactive Quotes and Payments, Website Chat, Accounting Integration, Appointment Scheduling, Project Management, Web Forms, Online Surveys, and more, broadening Act!'s footprint across your entire front office, and reducing your need for costly, third-party tools. Additionally, you can select the perfect fit, cost-effective tier to meet your current needs with peace of mind knowing that Act! will grow with you. For 38 years, Act! has partnered with small and midsize businesses - listening, learning, and building alongside them and Act! Advantage is the culmination of nearly four decades of their feedback. Every feature is designed to reflect how today’s SMBs run their businesses. 554 Ratings Visit Website Vibe Retail Vibe Retail is a cloud-based, all-in-one retail point-of-sale (POS) and operations platform built exclusively for single-store and multi-location retailers. Unlike POS systems designed for restaurants or service businesses, Vibe Retail focuses only on retail, enabling workflows tailored to physical product sales. From a single mobile-friendly interface, retailers can manage inventory, sales, staff, customers, and suppliers across stores and warehouses in real time. Features include multi-location inventory tracking, warehouse visibility, stock transfers, product variants, serialized items, barcode printing, purchase orders, and supplier deliveries. Vibe Retail supports cards, cash, checks, gift cards, and EBT, along with retail workflows such as layaway, loyalty programs, deliveries, branded receipts, and mobile receipt printing. Integrations with Shopify and WooCommerce and 40+ real-time reports provide operational visibility and performance insights. 93 Ratings Visit Website KUKUI Kukui's All-in-One Success Platform is a robust integrated marketing software solution that helps businesses in the automotive repair industry to grow their brand and take it to the next level. Kukui offers tools for conversion rate optimization, POS integration, email marketing and retention as well as revenue tracking. 80 Ratings Visit Website Fishbowl Fishbowl is the #1 selling manufacturing and warehouse management software for QuickBooks. Designed for small and medium-sized businesses, including manufacturers, distributors, and service providers, Fishbowl gives businesses the flexibility to stay within the QuickBooks platform for accounting while seamlessly integrating advanced inventory features with it. It also offers multi-location tracking, work orders, bills of materials, barcoding, shipping, auto reorder points, and integrations with EDI, shopping carts, merchant services, and other business solutions. If you are looking for an affordable inventory management solution that can help your business take advantage of the latest technology to streamline operations and save time and money, Fishbowl is a great option. 1,143 Ratings Visit Website KORONA POS Developed by COMBASE, KORONA POS offers innovative point of sale software with unique features built for retailers, ticketing and event operations, and quick-service restaurants and cafes. The subscription service includes automatic updates, 24/7 in-house customer support, and zero contracts, fees, or surcharges. With KORONA POS, businesses get an array of features to improve operations and increase efficiency and insight. Detailed reporting, inventory analysis, product performance, promotions, loyalty, employee management, vast integrations, multi-store management, online retail and ticketing, hardware options, and credit card processing options are just a handful of the point of sale features that make KORONA POS the fastest-growing POS solution in the U.S. Learn more by setting up a no-commitment free trial or scheduling a product demo. Your dedicated product specialist will walk you through each feature your business will use to succeed. 228 Ratings
About Thread Auto is a web-based dealership website and operations platform for independent and franchise auto retailers. It combines mobile-oriented dealer websites with inventory management, CRM and lead handling, customer records, service scheduling, and digital retail workflows. Dealership teams can maintain vehicle details, photos, pricing and aging-inventory alerts, then publish listings to their storefront and supported marketplace feeds. Shopper-facing sites provide inventory search, vehicle pages and inquiry options. The platform also supports lead assignment and follow-up, trade-in appraisals, finance workflows, deposits, test-drive and service booking, and reporting. Sales, business development, service and management staff can coordinate work using shared vehicle and customer records. Plans range from a website-only option to broader inventory and dealership-operations modules, with a 30-day trial of the portal.	About Today’s customers expect a flexible, personalized car-shopping experience, with more and more shoppers buying remotely. But delivering that experience at scale with limited dealership resources can be difficult and costly. Connect CRM integrates dealership tools and sales processes to deliver a single view of the customer – across touchpoints and departments. With customizable processes and powerful lead automation, our car dealer CRM streamlines the car-buying process and enables dealers to deliver the shopping experience customers expect. Create a personalized demo to see how VinSolutions gives you the data-driven insights needed to identify better opportunities sooner, accelerate the purchase process, and improve sales.
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Audience Independent US automotive dealerships, used car lots, auto retailers, and dealership sales managers looking to capture more mobile leads and streamline inventory operations.	Audience Auto dealers
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Not Supported
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Pricing $49/month The website-only plan is $49 per month. Higher plans add inventory and dealership-operations features. A 30-day portal trial is offered; add-ons may cost extra. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Company Information Thread Auto Founded: 2026 United States www.threadauto.com	Company Information Cox Automotive Founded: 2014 United States www.vinsolutions.com
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Categories Automotive CRM Supported	Categories Auto Dealer Supported Automotive CRM Supported
	Show More Features Auto Dealer Features Accounting Supported Buy-Here-Pay-Here Not Supported Collections Management Not Supported Contact Database Supported Customer Database Supported Document Management Supported F&I Management Not Supported Financing Management Supported Form Printing Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Lease Management Not Supported New Car Dealer Supported New Car Lot Supported Online Inventory Supported Parts Management Not Supported Sales Management Supported Service Department Supported Used Car Lot Supported Website Integration Supported
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