For most auto repair shops, the estimate is where the job begins. and where bottlenecks hit hardest. Service advisors juggling phone calls to suppliers, flipping through catalogs, and manually entering part numbers can easily spend 20 to 30 minutes building a single estimate. Multiply that across a full day of jobs, and you have got a serious productivity problem. PartsTech is changing that equation for over 30,000 shops nationwide.
The Estimate Bottleneck
Creating an accurate repair estimate requires identifying every part needed, finding current pricing and availability, and presenting the total to the customer quickly enough to keep the workflow moving. When that process depends on calling multiple suppliers or searching separate websites one at a time, delays are inevitable.
Those delays cost more than just time. Customers waiting too long for an estimate are more likely to leave without approving the work. Service advisors stuck on the phone cannot greet walk-ins or follow up on pending approvals. The ripple effect touches every part of your shop's operation.
One Search Changes Everything
PartsTech eliminates the biggest time sink in estimate creation: sourcing parts. With a single search, the platform queries more than 225 parts and tire suppliers across 30,000+ locations, returning real-time pricing and availability from multiple sources on one screen. No more calling around. No more toggling between supplier portals.
The platform's job-based searching takes this even further. Enter the repair type, and PartsTech pulls every part needed for that specific job in one click. For a brake job, you are not searching separately for pads, rotors, hardware kits, and brake fluid. it is all there in a single result set, ready to compare and order.
Interactive vehicle diagrams covering 30 years of makes and models make visual part identification fast and accurate. Service advisors can confirm exactly which component they need without second-guessing fitment or calling the parts counter for clarification.
From 30 Minutes to Under 10
The results speak for themselves. Gomez Auto Repair cut their estimate creation time from 20–30 minutes down to just 5–10 minutes after adopting PartsTech. That single change saved their team 2 to 3 hours every day. time they reinvested into writing more estimates and improving their shop's overall efficiency.
Across the platform, shops report saving 5 to 15 minutes per repair order and reducing phone time to vendors by 80 percent. For a service advisor handling 10 to 15 jobs daily, those minutes add up to meaningful capacity gains.
Seamless Integration With Your Workflow
PartsTech connects directly with over 35 shop management systems, including Tekmetric, Mitchell 1, Shop-Ware, NAPA TRACS, and Shopmonkey. That means estimates built through PartsTech flow straight into your existing system. no re-keying part numbers, no copy-paste errors, no friction between sourcing and invoicing.
For tire estimates, the Tire Finder provides good/better/best comparison sheets with split fitment support, making it simple to present options to customers without additional research.
Faster Estimates, Stronger Shop Performance
When service advisors can build accurate estimates in under 10 minutes, your shop closes more jobs per day, customers get faster answers, and your team stays focused on productive work instead of administrative overhead. Pair that with payment processing strategies that keep more money in your shop, and you are building a shop that is efficient from the estimate all the way through to the transaction.
PartsTech's free plan includes access to 175+ suppliers, unlimited searches, and full vehicle diagrams. no credit card required. If estimates are still the slowest part of your day, it is worth seeing how fast things can move.