Trades & Field Service · Workshop management
Workshop Software
integration & API.
Australian-built workshop management for mechanical and automotive shops — we add bespoke booking, fitment and customer portals.
WS What is Workshop Software?
Workshop Software in plain English.
Workshop Software is an Australian-built workshop management system used widely by general mechanical, automotive performance, restoration, and specialty 4x4 workshops across Australia and New Zealand. Designed specifically for the workshop-floor workflow — booking, job cards, parts ordering, time tracking, and invoicing — with native Xero sync and a public REST API. Particularly strong as a fitting-bay handoff target for ecommerce stores selling fitment-dependent products (4x4 accessories, performance parts, restoration components). The closest direct competitor in the AU market is MechanicDesk; both target the mechanical workshop segment more deeply than the broader trades platforms like ServiceM8 or Tradify.
What businesses use it for
Common Workshop Software
use cases.
- 01 Workshop floor management for mechanical and automotive shops
- 02 Job cards with parts, labour and time tracking
- 03 Fitment scheduling and bay management
- 04 Parts ordering and inventory tied to job records
- 05 Workshop invoicing with native Xero sync
- 06 Customer history and vehicle records across jobs
Why custom?
Beyond the default Workshop Software integrations.
Workshop Software is the dominant Australian-built workshop management platform for mechanical and automotive workshops. We build the bespoke layer most Workshop Software users need: customer-facing booking with vehicle-aware fitment logic, branded build-progress portals for specialty workshops, and integration with ecommerce and parts-data systems.
What we build with Workshop Software
Common Workshop Software integrations.
Custom customer-facing booking that filters by vehicle year/make/model + workshop bay availability
Fitment selector integration with headless Shopify storefronts that hands the booking off to Workshop Software
Branded build-progress portal for restoration and EV-conversion workshops (photo timeline + milestone updates + deposit flow)
State-aware compliance layer for VSCCS, VASS and Approved Person engineering certificate workflows
Integration with PARts DB and TecDoc fitment data for parts-bay handoff
Multi-bay workshop reporting and technician productivity dashboards
How we build
Production-grade.
Not Zapier in a trench coat.
Every Workshop Software integration we ship handles failure properly: idempotent jobs, retry logic, dead-letter queues for unrecoverable cases, and observability so you can see exactly where data is at any moment.
Tested
Real test suite, real edge cases. Not just "it worked once."
Observable
You see what is happening — events logged, errors surfaced.
Maintainable
Documented, version-controlled, handed over properly.
More Trades & Field Service
Other trades & field service platforms we connect.
S simPRO
End-to-end job management for multi-trade businesses — we build the bespoke compliance and integration layer.
A AroFlo
Australian-built field service for HVAC, plumbing and electrical — we add bespoke compliance and integration.
S ServiceM8
Owns the small-team trades segment in Australia — we build the integration layer when teams scale up.
T Tradify
Mid-market job management with strong quoting — we add bespoke compliance and integration layers.
FAQ
Common questions about Workshop Software integration.
Does Workshop Software have a public API?
Yes — Workshop Software exposes a documented REST API supporting the booking, fitment-handoff and customer-portal integrations we typically build for automotive and specialty workshops.
Can Workshop Software handle restoration or EV-conversion workshops?
The core platform handles job tracking well, but customer-facing build-progress portals (the long-running project storytelling that restoration buyers expect) are typically a custom layer we build alongside Workshop Software.
How does Workshop Software compare to MechanicDesk, simPRO and Tradify?
Workshop Software and MechanicDesk are workshop-floor-native (parts, jobs, bays). simPRO is broader field service. Tradify is general trades. For mechanical/automotive workshops, Workshop Software or MechanicDesk are usually the right fit.
Does Workshop Software connect to Xero?
Yes — native Xero sync is one of Workshop Software's strongest features. Invoices, payments and parts costs flow without manual handling.
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