Smartgenix vs Garage Hive
Garage Hive is a cloud garage management system built around Microsoft Dynamics 365, with strong accounting and multi-location reporting. Smartgenix focuses on bringing customers to you: a free customer app for booking, approving quotes and paying online, with automatic MOT reminders, a 28-day free trial and no contract.
Starting price
Smartgenix: From £158.25 a month
Garage Hive: From £145 a month
Contract
Smartgenix: No minimum contract; cancel any time
Garage Hive: One-month rolling contract
Free trial
Smartgenix: 28 days
Garage Hive: Not stated on their website (free demo offered)
Online booking
Smartgenix: Yes: customer app (iOS and Android) and web portal
Garage Hive: Yes: website or standalone booking page
MOT and service reminders
Smartgenix: Automatic email reminders 14 and 7 days before
Garage Hive: Automated SMS or email reminders
Customer approves work online
Smartgenix: Yes, with photos and video; customer can pay online
Garage Hive: Yes, by SMS or email with photos
Customer mobile app
Smartgenix: Yes, free for drivers
Garage Hive: Not stated on their website
Card payments
Smartgenix: Stripe, plus recorded cash payments
Garage Hive: Dojo and Pay360 integrations
Accounting integration
Smartgenix: Not yet available
Garage Hive: Built-in Microsoft Dynamics 365; Sage, Xero and QuickBooks
Parts and stock
Smartgenix: Spare-parts stock
Garage Hive: Parts stock management; GSF Car Parts integration
Multiple locations
Smartgenix: Yes (Smartgenix Enterprise)
Garage Hive: Yes, with centralised accounting and reporting
Recovery operators
Smartgenix: Dedicated recovery product
Garage Hive: Not stated on their website
Garage Hive information is taken from Garage Hive's own website (garagehive.co.uk/, garagehive.co.uk/pricing/ ) on 13 October 2026 and may have changed since; please check with them for current details. Garage Hive is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with Smartgenix.