Built for small-engine repair.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, outboards, generators. Once-a-year customers who'd rather see status on WhatsApp than phone you on a Saturday morning.

Sound familiar?

  • Customer brings the mower in every spring. Last year's notes are in a notebook you've since lost.
  • Parts from manufacturers that take three weeks to ship a carburettor. Customer doesn't know.
  • Most of your customers won't sign up for an app. They use WhatsApp. So should your shop software.

Seasonal once-a-year customers shouldn't have to remember a new login every spring.

The day-to-day

How it works.

  1. 01

    Customer drops it off.

    You scan / type in their phone and a description. Benchworks creates the ticket and texts them a status link automatically.

  2. 02

    You work the bench.

    Mark stages — diagnosed, parts ordered, ready for collection. Every change pings the customer on WhatsApp.

  3. 03

    They check status whenever.

    No login. No app. Their signed status link works from any phone. They stop phoning you.

  4. 04

    They collect, you close it.

    Repair history stays attached to their record. Next time the same kettle / phone / mower comes in, you have context.

What you'll be able to do.

  • Per-engine history that survives the off-season.
  • Parts-on-order status that pings the customer when stuff lands.
  • Quote ranges for awkward parts — not pretending you can fix a 12-year-old Stihl for a fixed fee.

The trust wedge

What makes Benchworks different.

We mined a year of public complaints about every other shop CRM out there. Here's what we built differently — because we run a shop too.

  • Cancel in one click. We won't fight you tooth and nail.

    No retention call, no 'are you sure', no hostage support ticket. The Cancel button cancels.

  • No 20% WhatsApp markup. You pay Meta what Meta charges.

    Most CRMs add their own per-message surcharge on top of Meta's. We pass Meta fees through at cost.

  • Your data is yours. Export it any time — no ransom.

    CSV / JSON export of every ticket, message, and customer, from any plan including the free trial.

  • We bill you for customers you actually serve — not strangers who DM "hey".

    A DM that never becomes a ticket is free. We only count contacts you've actually engaged with.

  • Bring your own AI keys. We don't markup tokens.

    Plug in your Anthropic / OpenAI / Gemini key. The bill goes to you direct. Our flat platform fee stays flat.

Pricing

One price. No surprises.

Bring your own AI keys (Anthropic / OpenAI / Gemini). You pay the AI bill direct — usually $5–15/month. No markup from us.

Every shop, unlimited technicians

$79/mo · BYOK

One flat price for your whole shop — every technician, every workbench. No per-seat fees, no per-location upsell.

Start a shop

No credit card needed. First 3 months free, then full price if it's earning its keep — in exchange for honest feedback.

Ready to try it?

Set up your shop in under five minutes. No credit card needed — first 3 months free.

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