Prices checked 10 September 2026

How much is car dealer software a month?

Between £39 and £199 a month where the provider publishes a price. 7 of the 12 we checked will not tell you without a sales call. Here are the real numbers, what you should expect for the money, and the costs that turn up later.

Taken from each provider’s own site
Dated 10 September 2026
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£39 to £199 a month, if they will say

Ask ten UK dealer software companies what they charge and roughly three will answer. The rest want you on a call first. That is worth knowing before you start comparing, because it means the shortlist you can actually price is much smaller than the shortlist you are shown.

Here is where the published prices land, and what each level tends to buy you.

Free
Vehiso, up to 5 cars
  • A website with a hard vehicle cap
  • Fine while you are starting out
  • You outgrow it at car six
£39–£53
TraderWay, Car Dealer 5 entry
  • Website and stock listing
  • Stock book and invoicing usually cost extra
  • Check whether VAT is in the figure
£79
CarDealerCMS — unlimited cars
  • Website on your own domain
  • Stock book, invoicing, VAT margin scheme
  • DVLA lookup and AI descriptions
  • Local Car Sales listing included
£99–£199
DealerSoftware, capped tiers
  • £99 covers ten cars, £199 covers twenty
  • Per-car caps rather than flat pricing
  • Cost rises as your stock does

What each provider publishes

Monthly prices as shown on each provider’s own website on 10 September 2026. Where it says not published, we looked at the homepage and every page in their sitemap and there was no figure to find.

ProviderPublished monthly priceVehicle limitMarketplace includedNotes
CarDealerCMSUnlimited · Marketplace includedWebsite, DMS and a Local Car Sales listing. One price, published. £79 Unlimited Yes Website, DMS and a Local Car Sales listing. One price, published.
TraderWayNot stated · No marketplaceSix months free on the Business plan. £59 adds AutoTrader sync. £39 Not stated No Six months free on the Business plan. £59 adds AutoTrader sync.
Car Dealer 5Not stated · No marketplace£52.80 with VAT. Tiers to £110 + VAT; the DMS is on the higher ones. £44 + VAT Not stated No £52.80 with VAT. Tiers to £110 + VAT; the DMS is on the higher ones.
Vehiso5 cars free · No marketplace£49 to 20 cars, £79 to 50, then higher tiers. £0 5 cars free No £49 to 20 cars, £79 to 50, then higher tiers.
DealerSoftware10 cars · No marketplace£199 for 20 cars. £99 10 cars No £199 for 20 cars.
CarbotixNo marketplaceNo price on the site or any page in its sitemap. Book a call. Not published No No price on the site or any page in its sitemap. Book a call.
MotorDeskNo marketplaceTiered, no public list. Not published No Tiered, no public list.
Click DealerNo marketplaceAimed at larger dealers and groups. Not published No Aimed at larger dealers and groups.
Dragon2000No marketplaceLong-established DMS and websites. Not published No Long-established DMS and websites.
SpidersnetNo marketplaceDealer websites and DMS. Not published No Dealer websites and DMS.
DealerWebsNo marketplaceWebsite-led provider. Not published No Website-led provider.
AutoWeb DesignNo marketplaceDesign-led, works alongside a DMS. Not published No Design-led, works alongside a DMS.

Cheaper monthly figures exist, and the thing to check underneath them is the vehicle limit and whether the stock book is included. A tier that caps at ten or twenty cars, or charges separately for invoicing, is a different product at a different total.

The four costs that turn up later

Is VAT in that?

Some prices are quoted before VAT. Car Dealer 5’s £44 is really £52.80. Always ask which one you are being shown.

Is there a setup fee?

Migration and setup charges are common and rarely on the pricing page. Ask for the first-year total, not the monthly figure.

How many cars?

A cap of ten or twenty is easy to pass. Find out what happens at car twenty-one, and what the next tier costs.

How long am I tied in?

Rolling monthly and a twelve-month contract look identical on a price list. They are not the same commitment.

What £79 buys here

For one published price, with no vehicle limit and no per-car charge:

Your own website

  • On your own domain, included
  • Nine designs, your colours and logo
  • Part exchange, warranty and town pages
  • Enquiry forms straight to your inbox

The back office

  • Stock book and invoicing
  • VAT margin scheme handled
  • Prep costs and true profit per car
  • DVLA lookup from the registration

Getting seen

  • Listed on LocalCar Sales, Local Car Sales
  • 99,697 cars from 3,413 dealers already on it
  • Your cars posted to our Facebook pages
  • AI descriptions and photo backgrounds

The marketplace listing is the part that makes the arithmetic different. We sell it on its own at £19 a month, so the website and back office work out at about £60.

Frequently asked

How much is car dealer software a month?
Where it is published, the range is £39 to £199 a month. TraderWay starts at £39, Car Dealer 5 at £44 plus VAT, CarDealerCMS is £79 for unlimited cars, and DealerSoftware is £99 for ten cars or £199 for twenty. Vehiso has a free tier for five cars. The rest of the market does not publish a price at all — of the twelve providers we checked on 10 September 2026, seven make you book a call before they will tell you.
Why do so many dealer software companies hide their prices?
Usually because the price depends on how much they think you will pay. A quote-only model lets a salesperson set the number after they have asked about your stock levels and your current spend. It is not necessarily dishonest, but it does mean two dealers can pay very different amounts for the same product, and you cannot compare anything until you have given up an hour on the phone.
What should be included for that money?
At a minimum: a website on your own domain, unlimited or generous vehicle numbers, photo hosting, a DVLA registration lookup so you are not typing specs by hand, and enquiry handling. Above that, look for stock book and invoicing with the VAT margin scheme, profit tracking per car, and somewhere your cars appear beyond your own site. Feeds to AutoTrader and Motors sound valuable but only pay off once you are already paying those portals separately.
What are the hidden costs to ask about?
Four things. Whether VAT is included in the headline figure. Whether there is a setup or migration fee. Whether the price is capped by the number of cars, because a twenty-car cap is easy to outgrow. And the contract length, because a rolling monthly deal and a twelve-month tie-in are very different commitments at the same monthly price.
Is CarDealerCMS the cheapest?
Our £79 is one published price with no vehicle limit and no per-car charge, and it includes a listing on Local Car Sales, Local Car Sales, our national marketplace, which we sell on its own at £19 a month — so the website and stock system work out at about £60. Lower headline figures exist: TraderWay is £39, Car Dealer 5 is £44 plus VAT, and Vehiso is free up to five cars. Those are worth comparing on what is included and how many cars they cover.
Do I need a DMS as well as a website?
If you are running a stock book on paper or in a spreadsheet, the stock and invoicing side usually saves more time than the website saves you money. Some providers sell them separately and you end up paying twice. Worth checking whether the price you have been quoted covers both.

Our price is on the page. Try it before you pay.

£79 a month, unlimited cars, no setup fee and no contract. Free trial, no card needed.