# BayStacker

> BayStacker is diagnosis-first transmission shop management software and shop operating system:
> the complaint, the decoded VIN and the first finding become one diagnosis case, Analysis A
> returns a ranked hypothesis with the next test and the rework risk, and the work order,
> R&R and bench labor, teardown inspection findings, unit build sheets, torque converter and valve body
> core tracking, QC verification gate, warranty rework ledger and invoice read from that same record.

BayStacker is sold per location per month, in two editions ($149 USD Intelligence and $499 USD Full OS),
with a 7-day free trial (a card is required when the trial starts and first charged when it ends) and 1,000 analysis runs a month. It is built for transmission shops,
powertrain rebuild shops, fleet operations and general repair shops with a transmission bay; the people who use it are
service writers, diagnosticians, builders, R&R technicians, parts staff, QC inspectors and owners. It has no labor guide, no
integrated supplier parts ordering and no two-way texting, it does not process card payments
(payments are recorded on the invoice), and it has no direct import from Tekmetric, Shopmonkey or any other
system: history comes in as a CSV file after a dry run. Canonical host:
https://baystacker.com (no trailing slash).

## Key pages

- [Transmission Shop Management Software Tour · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/product): Tour BayStacker transmission shop management software: VIN-gated diagnosis case, evidence ladder, work-order board, build sheets, cores and the QC gate.
- [Shop software for every shop size and role · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/solutions): Solo, departmental, multi-location or wholesale: shop fit picks the preset, merges the jobs one person holds, and gives each role its own rail in BayStacker.
- [Pricing: $149 and $499 per Shop Location · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/pricing): Two editions per location per month: $149 Intelligence and $499 Full OS, both with 7 days free and 1,000 analysis runs a month. Change or cancel any time.
- [Security, data location and sub-processors · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/security): Row-level security on browser reads, what the audit log records, the gates it enforces, data location, sub-processors, SOC 2 status and the security contact.
- [Request a Live Shop Software Walkthrough · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/demo): A live walkthrough runs Analysis A on a repair job that already came back: the complaint, the VIN, the ranked hypothesis, the next test and the rework risk.
- [Support for Transmission and Repair Shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/support): Support is included in every plan. Write to us or use the form and a person answers, with the hours the channel is watched and the response time stated.
- [Terms of Service for Auto & Transmission · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/terms): The agreement between a repair shop and BayStacker: the 7-day trial, billing per location, who owns the records, liability limits and the governing law.
- [Privacy Policy & Data Handling Practices · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/privacy): What BayStacker holds, where the database runs, every provider that handles a piece of it from Contabo to Stripe, and what the diagnosis assistant is sent.
- [Live Service Status and API Uptime History · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/status): The API health your own browser just read, plus the uptime record an outside probe keeps of the API and this site every five minutes, failed checks included.
- [Help Centre: Invoicing, Cases & CSV Import · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/docs): Short answers to what a shop actually asks: why an invoice is locked, why a case is blocked, and how to bring in history from another system as a CSV file.
- [Why Can’t I Invoice? Verification & QC Gate · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/docs/why-cant-i-invoice): A repair’s invoice is locked until its verification passes. What "Not invoiced yet" and "Locked — QC required." mean, and exactly what clears each one.
- [Why Is This Case Blocked? Diagnosis Blockers · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/docs/why-is-this-case-blocked): Every diagnosis case names its own blocker in plain words: a missing VIN, an unassigned technician, an open hold, or test evidence that has not arrived yet.
- [How Do I Import My Shop Repair History by CSV? · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/docs/how-do-i-import-my-history): Bring in a shop’s history as a CSV file, one row per repair. A dry run reports what the import would do — imported, skipped, refused — before it writes.
- [One Repair Order, Intake to Final Invoice · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/golden-path): Follow a real repair order on BayStacker’s own test shop, from intake to delivered: the actual screens, in order, with no mockup and no invented customer.
- [Transmission Shop Software for Rebuild Shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/transmission-shop-software): Transmission shop software for the work a general auto repair shop management system cannot hold: the diagnosis case, Analysis A and an invoice that waits.
- [Transmission comeback cost calculator · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/tools/comeback-cost): Free transmission comeback cost calculator: enter your auto repair comeback rate, cost per comeback and ticket, and see the monthly, annual and bay-hour cost.
- [Diagnosis, rebuild and shop software guides · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/blog): Practical guides for transmission and general repair shops: diagnostic codes, rebuild decisions, shop economics, and how to choose and price shop software.

## Guides

Buyer's guides to auto repair shop software and shop management software. Vendor prices are read
from each vendor's own pricing page on the date the page states, and every guide lists its sources.

- [Auto repair shop software: what it costs · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/auto-repair-shop-software): Auto repair shop software compared: published October 2026 prices from $199 to $1,299 a month, what the plan card leaves out, and how to choose for your shop.
- [Auto repair shop management software, by module · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/auto-repair-shop-management-software): Nine jobs a shop management system must do, the question that tests each, and what BayStacker does and does not do in intake, parts, invoicing and reporting.

## Comparisons

BayStacker against the shop management systems buyers compare it with. Competitor prices are
read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date each page states, and every page lists
its sources.

- [Transmission Shop Management Software Compared · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare): Compare transmission shop management software against Tekmetric, Shopmonkey, Shop-Ware, AutoLeap, Mitchell 1 and Protractor: 2026 prices, features and CSV.
- [Tekmetric Alternative for Transmission Shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/tekmetric-alternative): Compare BayStacker as a Tekmetric alternative: Tekmetric pricing ($199 to $439) vs $149 or $499 per location, teardown build sheets, core tracking and CSV.
- [Shopmonkey Alternative for Transmission Shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/shopmonkey-alternative): Compare Shopmonkey alternatives for transmission shops: Shopmonkey price ($239 to $499 plus $20/user) vs $149 or $499 per location, core tracking and QC.
- [Shop-Ware alternative for transmission shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/shop-ware-alternative): BayStacker as a Shop-Ware alternative: the diagnosis and its verification on the record, $149 or $499 per location, without Shop-Ware’s parts and texting tools.
- [AutoLeap alternative for transmission shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/autoleap-alternative): BayStacker as an AutoLeap alternative, and AutoLeap vs Tekmetric plan by plan: published September 2026 prices, labor guide, parts ordering and texting.
- [Mitchell 1 alternative for transmission shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/mitchell-1-alternative): BayStacker as a Mitchell 1 Manager SE alternative: monthly per-location billing instead of a 12-month lease, and a diagnosis case in place of repair data.
- [Protractor alternative for transmission shops · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/protractor-alternative): BayStacker as a Protractor alternative: $149 or $499 per location against $399 to $1,299, a diagnosis case and verification gate, but no Epicor labor guide.
- [Tekmetric vs Shopmonkey: 2026 Price & Features · BayStacker](https://baystacker.com/compare/tekmetric-vs-shopmonkey): Compare Tekmetric vs Shopmonkey plan by plan: Tekmetric pricing ($199 to $439) vs Shopmonkey price ($239 to $499), user fees, texting, and transmission fit.

## Blog

- [AutoLeap pricing: what each plan costs in October 2026](https://baystacker.com/blog/autoleap-pricing): AutoLeap costs $199/month for Essentials ($179 billed annually), $349 for Pro and $449 for Elite. Setup is a one-time fee; the page does not state the amount.
- [4L60E rebuild: the hard parts that fail, what a kit includes, and what to upgrade](https://baystacker.com/blog/4l60e-rebuild): A 4L60E rebuild is predictable work: the 3-4 clutch, the reaction shell and the pump are the usual failures. What to replace, upgrade, and what labor runs.
- [68RFE transmission problems: what fails first, and what a rebuild has to fix](https://baystacker.com/blog/68rfe-transmission-problems): The 68RFE fails in a known order: overdrive clutches, then valve body bore wear, then the converter. What to test, what the codes mean, and what a fix costs.
- [Auto repair estimate software: what it has to do](https://baystacker.com/blog/auto-repair-estimate-software): What auto repair estimate software has to do — labor guides, parts pricing, written authorization — and why a transmission estimate needs staged approval.
- [Auto repair invoice software: what the invoice has to contain](https://baystacker.com/blog/auto-repair-invoice-software): What auto repair invoice software has to produce: itemized parts and labor, separate subtotals, tax, state disclosure fields, payments and accounting sync.
- [How to choose the best transmission shop software](https://baystacker.com/blog/best-transmission-shop-software): There is no single best transmission shop software. Here are the criteria that matter for unit work — and what seven real products cost as of September 2026.
- [Digital vehicle inspection software: evidence, not a checklist](https://baystacker.com/blog/digital-vehicle-inspection-software): What digital vehicle inspection software does, what published shop approval data shows, and the transmission-specific test evidence a DVI must capture.
- [Free auto repair shop software: what is actually free in 2026](https://baystacker.com/blog/free-auto-repair-shop-software): An honest look at free auto repair shop software in 2026: which tools really have a free tier, what the caps are, the hidden costs, and when to move on.
- [P0700 code: what it means and how to diagnose it](https://baystacker.com/blog/p0700-code): P0700 means the transmission module asked for the check engine light, not that a part failed. How to pull the TCM companion codes and test in the right order.
- [P0741 code: torque converter clutch performance or stuck off](https://baystacker.com/blog/p0741-code): Code P0741 means the converter clutch was commanded to lock and slip never dropped. Read commanded against actual slip and test the apply circuit first.
- [Shopmonkey pricing: what each plan costs in September 2026](https://baystacker.com/blog/shopmonkey-pricing): Shopmonkey costs $239/month for Basic ($215 billed annually), $399 for Clever and $499 for Genius. Each tier, user license and add-on changes the total.
- [Tekmetric alternatives: why shops switch, and what they switch to](https://baystacker.com/blog/tekmetric-alternatives): Why shops look past Tekmetric — add-on costs, parts workflows, DVI limits, heavy-duty fit — and six alternatives with their published September 2026 pricing.
- [Tekmetric pricing: what each plan costs in September 2026](https://baystacker.com/blog/tekmetric-pricing): Tekmetric costs $199/month for Start ($179 billed annually), $349 for Grow and $439 for Scale, with unlimited users. Add-ons stack per shop on top of any plan.
- [Torque converter shudder: how to confirm it and fix it once](https://baystacker.com/blog/torque-converter-shudder): Shudder at light throttle is usually the converter clutch sticking, not slipping. Confirm it with slip data, then choose between fluid and a converter.
- [Transmission diagnosis: the sequence that survives a comeback](https://baystacker.com/blog/transmission-diagnosis): The professional transmission diagnosis sequence, from fluid and line pressure to the pan, and why writing each step down is what actually stops comebacks.
- [Transmission rebuild vs replace: what each costs, what each warranty actually covers](https://baystacker.com/blog/transmission-rebuild-vs-replace): Rebuild, reman, used or new: 2026 installed cost ranges, core-charge rules and what each warranty really covers, plus a decision table for shops and owners.
- [Transmission repair cost: what each repair costs, and how to present the estimate](https://baystacker.com/blog/transmission-repair-cost): 2026 costs for fluid service, solenoids, valve bodies, module work, rebuilds and replacements, plus how shops should present and authorize the estimate.
- [Transmission slipping: what it means and how to find the cause](https://baystacker.com/blog/transmission-slipping): Engine revs without the car pulling means something is not holding. The fluid-first, pressure-second test order that separates a cheap fix from worn clutches.

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