A Crankshop alternative for small engine shops.
Crankshop and ReedPort both market to independent small engine repair shops. The differences that matter are seats, texting, warranty paperwork, and how much of the dealer stack you want in the same app.
Target search: crankshop alternative. Facts below are from each vendor's own public pages, with links and a checked date. If we could not verify a claim, it is not here.
| Crankshop | ReedPort | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Independent small engine repair shops. Crankshop states it is not for phone repair, auto, or HVAC. | Independent small engine / OPE repair shops at the counter. |
| Entry price (published) | Starter $49/mo, plus $25 per additional teammate (owner seat covered by the base tier). | $40 a month per shop. Every employee included. No per-seat fee. |
| Other published tiers | Shop $99/mo and Pro $199/mo, each plus $25 per additional teammate; annual billed as $490 / $990 / $1990. | One plan. $40/mo. |
| Customer texting | SMS conversations from the ticket are listed on Starter; status and estimate flows are a headline feature. | Not included. |
| Warranty claims | OEM warranty submission appears on the Shop tier; claim tracking from the ticket is a published feature area. | No OEM warranty claim filing. By design. |
| Payments | Stripe Terminal and tap-to-pay appear on Shop; published card rate 2.6% + $0.10. | Optional Stripe payments at Stripe's published rates. ReedPort adds no fee. |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online sync is listed on Pro. | Not yet. |
| Trial | 14-day free trial. No credit card. | 14 days free. No card. |
Crankshop facts, checked Oct 2026
Every price and product claim in this table links to the vendor page it came from. Confirm there before you buy; vendors change terms.
| Item | What their page says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49/mo (or $490/yr) · plus $25 per additional teammate · tickets, customers, parts, SMS, offline mobile | crankshop.app/pricing · checked Oct 2026 |
| Shop | $99/mo (or $990/yr) · plus $25/seat · adds counter POS, Stripe Terminal, OEM warranty submission, winter storage | crankshop.app/pricing · checked Oct 2026 |
| Pro | $199/mo (or $1990/yr) · plus $25/seat · adds QuickBooks Online sync, multi-distributor parts, dealer compliance | crankshop.app/pricing · checked Oct 2026 |
| Seat math | Base tier covers the owner; each additional teammate $25/mo (up to 25 seats per shop) | crankshop.app/pricing · checked Oct 2026 |
| ReedPort | $40 a month per shop. Every employee included. 14 days free, no card. | reedport.com/pricing · checked Oct 2026 |
Checked Oct 2026. Cancel-anytime and annual savings claims are taken from Crankshop's pricing page; confirm there before you buy.
When Crankshop is the better fit
- -You want SMS on the ticket, estimate approvals by text, or a customer status page.
- -You file OEM warranty claims and want that paperwork tied to the ticket (Shop tier and up on their pricing page).
- -You need offline mobile/iPad apps for a pole-barn bay.
- -You want QuickBooks Online sync (Pro) or winter storage contracts (Shop).
When ReedPort is the better fit
- -You want a flat $40/mo for the whole crew, without $25 per teammate.
- -You do not need SMS, warranty portals, or a dealer-compliance stack.
- -Charge-account aging and serial history across owners are the main jobs to be done.
- -You want the smallest surface area at the counter, not a phone-first workflow.
Questions
Are Crankshop and ReedPort the same kind of product?
Both market to independent small engine shops. Crankshop's public pricing adds SMS, warranty submission, storage, and (on Pro) QuickBooks Online, with per-teammate seats. ReedPort stays on counter tickets, serial history, inventory, and charge accounts at $40/mo flat.
What is Crankshop's published starter price?
Starter is $49/mo (or $490/yr) plus $25 per additional teammate, per crankshop.app/pricing (checked Oct 2026). A owner-plus-two-techs shop on that seat math is $99/mo before choosing Shop or Pro.
Does ReedPort do warranty claims or SMS?
No. Those are deliberate boundaries. If warranty filing or texting is required, Crankshop's published feature list is closer to that job.
See the full category view on the compare page, the pricing page, or how ReedPort handles work orders, equipment history, inventory, and charge accounts.
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