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Get the workshop software made to make your job easier.

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SAM - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

SAM overview

What is SAM?

SAM makes workshop management easy.

Sick of being stuck behind a desk or under paperwork? We make it our mission to make your job easier so you’ve got more time to do what you want, whether that’s getting more time to be on the tools, more time with the kids, or more time on the boat. We help you to make that happen.

How? SAM’s workshop management solution is a single system that allows users to manage jobs from booking to invoice, have full accounts functionality and get detailed analysis on labour and workshop performance.

Features:

- Booking diary

- Job management

- Stock management

- Marketing campaigns

- Basic or full accounting functionality

- Reporting.

Integrations available for Xero, MYOB, Repco Navigator Pro and more.

Starting price

NZ$
85per user /
per month

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SAM’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

SAM pros, cons and reviews insights

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
 
3-4(14)
5(16)

What do users say about SAM?

The best adaption for us has been the integration with Xero for an accounting package.

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Who uses SAM?

Based on 30 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Automotive
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Business Supplies and Equipment
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Others

Use cases

Auto Repair

SAM's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from SAM users:

Employee scheduling
Point of sale (pos)
Service history
Labor rates
CRM
Maintenance scheduling

All SAM features

Features rating:

Accounting
Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Appointment management
Appointment scheduling
Billing & invoicing
Communication management
CRM
Customer database
Customer history
Data import/export
Employee scheduling
Estimating
Inventory management
Job tracking
Labor cost reporting
Labor rates
Maintenance scheduling
Order management
Point of sale (pos)
Progress tracking
Purchase order management
Quotes/Estimates
Reminders
Reporting & statistics
Service history
Third-Party integrations
User management
VIN lookup
Work order management

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SAM pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

NZ$

85

/user

Per month

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range

User opinions about SAM price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of SAM's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“The best adaption for us has been the integration with Xero for an accounting package.”
SM

Sue M.

Director

“We are saving money as there are no longer parts and time being left off Job invoices. ”
MB

Mel B.

Director/Office Manager

SAM integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 30 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as SAM integrations and how users feel about them.

Xero logo
Xero

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

export to Xero for accouting purpose.

YN

Yu N.

Director

Other top integrations

SAM support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base

Training options

Videos
Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

SAM FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of SAM?

SAM has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Mid-size Business, Freelancers, Large Enterprises

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Q. What level of support does SAM offer?

SAM offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base

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