Autera vs AIT Online

The AIT Online alternative
with no per-user fees.

AIT Online (Auto In Touch) is a UK workshop system from Motor Trade Technologies. It charges per user from £35/month plus paid modules for online booking, stock control and check sheets. Autera starts free, includes unlimited staff on every paid plan, and ships native iOS and Android apps.

Autera is best for workshops that want one price for the whole team, unlimited VRM lookups, online booking and vehicle health checks included, with native phone apps.

AIT Online is best for garages that need GSF Car Parts ordering built into the system, or multi-branch operations that want to pay only for the modules each branch actually uses.

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FEATURE COMPARISON

Side-by-side comparison

What a 3-person garage actually pays

The real monthly cost

AIT Online (3 users, booking + check sheets)
£80/month +VAT
Base £45 (3 users) + £5 (branch) + £15 (WebBOOKING) + £15 (CheckSHEETS) = £80/month +VAT. VRM lookups and SMS cost extra after 20 each.
Autera Workshop
£79/month
Unlimited staff, unlimited VRM lookups, online booking, vehicle health checks, SMS reminders, live accounting sync and native iOS and Android apps. All included, nothing extra.
10 clear winsAutera leads on 10 features AIT Online doesn’t match
FeatureAuteraAIT Online
Free planWINAutera Solo is free with no time limit: 20 jobs, invoices, quotes and customers a month. AIT Online has a 30-day free trial, then paid.Solo, free forever30-day free trial
Sign yourself upBoth let you sign up online without a demo. AIT Online creates a trial account; Autera creates a permanent free account.Yes, instant accountYes, free trial signup
Entry price (1 user, 1 branch)WINAIT Online is £30/month for 1 user + £5 for the first branch = £35/month +VAT. Autera Starter is £29/month with unlimited staff.£29/month£35/month +VAT
Price for a 3-person teamWINAIT Online with 3 users and 1 branch is £45 + £5 = £50/month +VAT, before any add-on modules. Autera Starter is £29/month with unlimited staff and no add-ons needed.£29/month£50/month +VAT (before modules)
Unlimited staffWINAIT Online charges £5/month for each additional user beyond the first. Autera includes unlimited staff on every paid plan.Every paid plan£5/month per extra user
Native iPhone and Android appWINAs at October 2026, AIT Online does not list a native iOS or Android app on their site. It appears to be browser-based. Autera ships native apps through both stores.Not listed
VRM lookupsWINAIT Online includes 20 free VRM lookups per month. After that, extra lookups cost £1 per 10. Autera includes unlimited DVLA lookups on Starter and above.Unlimited (Starter+)20 free, then £1 per 10
Online bookingWINAIT Online charges £15/month per branch for their WebBOOKING module. Autera includes online booking on Workshop and above at no extra cost.Included£15/month per branch (WebBOOKING)
Vehicle health checksWINAIT Online charges £15/month per branch for their CheckSHEETS module. Autera includes traffic-light vehicle health checks on every plan.Included£15/month per branch (CheckSHEETS)
Accounting syncWINAIT Online exports data to accounting software. Autera syncs live: invoices post straight to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage without a manual export step.Live sync with Xero, QuickBooks, SageExport to Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, MTT AllInOne
SMS messagingAIT Online includes 20 free SMS messages per month, then charges £1 per 20. Autera includes SMS on Workshop and above.Workshop+20 free, then £1 per 20
Parts ordering integrationAIT Online has a built-in GSF Car Parts integration at no extra cost: search, check availability, and order from within the system. Autera does not have parts ordering.GSF Car Parts (CarPARTS, free)
Stock controlAIT Online has a stock control module at £5/month per branch with purchase-to-fitting tracking and low-stock alerts. Autera tracks parts against jobs but does not have full stock management.Parts tracking per job£5/month per branch (StockCONTROL)
Quote, job card, invoice flow
MOT and service remindersWorkshop+
Workshop diary
Job progress board
Multi-branchMulti-bay plan£5/month per extra branch
Reporting and dashboard
Data migrationWINFree, usually within one working dayNot stated

Comparison reviewed October 2026. Pricing and feature sets change frequently, check autointouch.online for the latest from AIT Online.

WHY AUTERA

Why UK garages choose Autera

No per-user fees

Autera Starter is £29/month with unlimited staff. AIT Online charges per user: a 5-person team is £55/month before any modules.

Everything included

Online booking, vehicle health checks and unlimited VRM lookups come with the plan. AIT Online charges £15/month each for booking and check sheets, and meters lookups after 20.

Native apps on iOS and Android

Autera ships through the App Store and Google Play. AIT Online does not list a native app.

A free plan to start

Autera Solo is free forever. Run 20 jobs a month with the full app. AIT Online has a 30-day trial, then you pay.

Live accounting sync

Invoices post straight to Xero, QuickBooks or Sage without exporting a file. AIT Online exports to these systems but does not sync live.

Free data migration

Send whatever you have. We load your customers, vehicles, job history and staff free, usually within one working day.

QUESTIONS

Common questions

For most garages, yes. A 3-person workshop on AIT Online with online booking and check sheets pays £80/month +VAT. Autera Workshop is £79/month with unlimited staff, booking, health checks, unlimited VRM lookups and native apps all included. And Autera Solo is free.

As at October 2026, AIT Online does not list a native iOS or Android app on their site. It appears to be browser-based. Autera ships native apps through both stores.

AIT Online exports data to Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and MTT AllInOne Accounts. Autera syncs live with Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, so invoices appear without a manual export.

GSF Car Parts integration: search parts, check stock, and order from within the system at no extra cost. Stock control with purchase-to-fitting tracking. And modular per-branch pricing, which can work out cheaper if satellite branches only need the basics. If parts ordering matters to you, they have something Autera does not.

Export what you can, in whatever format it gives you. We load your customers, vehicles, job history and staff free, usually within one working day. No fee, on any plan.

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