The full recon workflow — from acquisition to frontline-ready and beyond.
30+ connections with your DMS, IMS, CRM, key boxes, and more.
Flat-rate plans from $400/mo. No long-term contracts.
Real-time visibility into every unit in your pipeline.
Dispatch, track, and hold vendors accountable without phone calls.
Trigger tasks, alerts, and approvals automatically.
Built inside a running dealership. Not in a boardroom.
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What dealers are saying about Cartuul.
Straight answers about Cartuul — how it works, what it costs, what it does, and what it's done for other dealers.
For the Lite plan, you can be live in 24 hours. For Pro, we do a full workflow audit first — mapping your workflows, recon steps, processes, vendor relationships, and team structure. Most Pro customers have full access within 2–3 days, though the complete rollout timeline varies depending on how your process is built and how your operation runs. We're thorough in training every manager, technician, and vendor so your whole team is confident on the platform.
No. Cartuul runs on month-to-month billing after an initial three-month period — no long-term contracts required.
You get a dedicated onboarding specialist who handles setup, connects your feeds, builds your workflow, and trains your team — starting with management and working down through every role. But onboarding doesn't end at go-live. Our performance managers proactively monitor your account, flagging issues and opportunities before they become problems instead of waiting for you to call us. We keep training new staff and reviewing your setup for as long as you're a client.
We don't offer a free trial, but we'll show you everything in a no-pressure demo — a live walkthrough of the platform tailored to your store and how you run recon. You'll see exactly how it works before you make any decision.
Cartuul Lite starts at $400/month with a $0 setup fee. Cartuul Pro is $800/month with a $1,500 one-time setup and customization fee. Cartuul Enterprise starts at $1,400/month per rooftop for dealer groups. View the full breakdown on our pricing page.
Yes. Cartuul is a modern reconditioning platform focused on execution, not just tracking steps like legacy recon software. If you're feeling limited by your current platform, Cartuul gives you deeper workflow customization, per-vehicle workflow overrides, a full external vendor portal, parts ordering and tracking, AI-flagged failure points before inspection, and hands-on support from a team that knows recon.
The average daily holding cost for a used vehicle in recon is approximately $40–$85 per unit, factoring in floor plan interest, depreciation, and opportunity cost. At $62.50 average per car per day, a 100-unit inventory carries $187,500 in monthly holding cost. Most Cartuul dealers see a 50% improvement in time-to-frontline within 90 days.
Cartuul integrates with Tekion, Dealertrack, PBS, Frazer, DealerCenter, Wayne Reaves, Auto Master Systems, ASN Software, Dealr.Cloud, AutoDealer Pro, and DealerClick — plus IMS, CRM, GPS, key box, and photo platforms. We're constantly adding new integrations, so if your DMS isn't listed, just reach out and we can start the process. Full list on our integrations page.
Yes — more than any other platform. You can define unlimited custom reconditioning steps in any order, build customizable multi-point inspections, set up dynamic multi-step task workflows, and run separate workflows for new and used inventory. Configure user roles and permissions per department, set personalized alerts and escalation thresholds, and even assign different workflows per individual vehicle. No other recon platform offers this level of customization.
Every external vendor — PDR tech, detail shop, windshield vendor, transporter — gets their own dedicated portal in Cartuul. They see only the cars assigned to them, update job status themselves, can request approvals, and complete tasks directly in the system. You get real-time visibility into every vendor's performance without a single phone call.
Yes. Full functionality is available on desktop, phone, and tablet. The built-in VIN scanner works on any mobile device and reads barcodes, QR codes, and even text. There's no watered-down mobile version — the full platform is available everywhere.
Most Cartuul dealers see a 50% improvement in their average time-to-frontline within the first 90 days. The biggest gains come from eliminating idle time between steps — the hours and days vehicles sit waiting because no one knew it was ready to move.
Cartuul automates every handoff in the recon process. The moment a step is marked complete, the next person or vendor is notified automatically — no phone calls, no group texts, no waiting for someone to check in. By eliminating that idle time between steps, most Cartuul dealers cut their time-to-frontline by 50% within 90 days.
Cartuul AI is growing and getting smarter all the time. Today, it analyzes VIN and mileage-specific data to flag the most common issues for a given vehicle before a technician ever inspects it. Some dealers even use it in their appraisal process — having Cartuul analyze likely problem areas on a trade before putting a number on the car. It also powers morning brief reports that break down your data and highlight exactly what needs your attention in your process.
Cartuul tracks the metrics that matter in recon: Time in Transit, Time in Recon, Time to Frontline, Time to Sale, per-step times, and user and vendor metrics. You'll also get a daily morning brief powered by Cartuul AI that surfaces what needs your attention, so nothing falls through the cracks. All data is actionable, not just informational.
Book a demo and we'll walk you through how Cartuul would work for your specific store — your workflow, your vendors, your team.
No long-term contracts. Live in 24 hours.