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GarageCal vs MOT Manager

MOT Manager bundles booking into a wider garage management package with a tailored monthly price. We are a smaller, cheaper, published-price alternative if booking is all you need.

MOT Manager is an all-in-one MOT booking and garage management system, covering online bookings, customer reminders, invoicing and reports. Its published packages start from £50 a month, with the final figure tailored to your garage.

That tailoring is the real difference. MOT Manager works out a price for your specific setup, which suits garages that want a package shaped around them. We publish one number and let you check it against your own diary without a conversation.

At a glance

Checked 2 August 2026. Where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess at one.

  GarageCal MOT Manager
Entry price £29/month + VAT, or free on one bay Packages from £50/month
How the price is set Published, same for everyone Tailored to your garage
Free tier Yes, one bay None published
Online booking The whole product Part of the wider package
Bay-level capacity Products mapped to specific bays Not published in detail
MOT reminders Included on Workshop Included
Invoicing and reports No Yes

Where MOT Manager is the better buy

  • You want invoicing and reporting in the same system as your bookings. We do not do either.
  • You would rather have a package shaped around your garage than a fixed product, and you do not mind a conversation to get there.
  • They are long established in the MOT trade with a track record we cannot claim yet.
  • You want one supplier and one bill for the whole of the front office.

Where we would pick GarageCal

  • You want to know the price before you speak to anyone.
  • Booking is the only thing you actually need fixed.
  • You want to run it free on one bay first and see whether online bookings even come in.
  • Your bays do different jobs and you need the booking page to respect that.

Questions people actually ask

How much does MOT Manager cost?

Their published position is that packages start from £50 a month, with the exact cost tailored to your garage. For a current figure for your setup you would need to ask them.

Does GarageCal do invoicing?

No. GarageCal takes the booking and gets the right vehicle into the right bay. Invoicing stays in whatever you already use.

Sources, checked 2 August 2026: MOT Manager

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