Digital job cards
Track every vehicle's job from booking to completion, digitally.
Automotive · Built for Kenya
Garage Management System
Job cards, parts and billing for busy auto workshops
Real industry context
Garage Management System
Quick answer
What is the Garage Management System?
Auto garages and workshops handle multiple vehicles in the bay at once, each needing different parts, labour, and time — hard to track on paper job cards. Zinen Technologies builds garage management software that tracks job cards, spare parts inventory, mechanic scheduling, and customer billing in one system.
Built for independent garages and multi-bay workshops, the system helps you quote accurately, track job progress per vehicle, and bill customers for parts and labour without disputes.
Kenya-ready solution
What this system helps you manage
Garage Management System gives automotive teams a structured way to replace scattered spreadsheets, notebooks and disconnected tools with one searchable workflow for daily operations, reporting, customer records and management decisions.
Best suited for
- garages and workshops
- car hire businesses
- car washes
- dealerships and vehicle operators
What's included
Everything included in the Garage Management System
System modules
A complete workflow, not just a feature list
The modules below are based on the underlying Zinen system design and show how the solution can be organized for day-to-day operations.
Vehicle health checks (VHC)
Run configurable vehicle health check templates and share findings with customers.
Spare parts inventory
Parts stock is tracked and costed against each job accurately.
Technician scheduling & shifts
Assign jobs to technicians and track shifts and commissions.
Online booking & customer portal
Customers can request bookings on a public website and track jobs via a portal.
Billing with M-Pesa & bank payments
Bill parts and labour together, accepting M-Pesa and bank payments including Equity Jenga and KCB Buni.
Vehicle service history
Every vehicle's past jobs and parts are kept for repeat customers.
Loyalty points programme
Reward repeat customers with loyalty points, redeemable against future jobs.
See the solution in context
How the Garage Management System fits the real operation
These images show the type of environment, people, assets or workflow the system is designed to support. The software is tailored around the operational records and processes described on this page.
A mechanic working on a car in a garage
Workshop tools and equipment organized for inventory and maintenance
A worker washing a car in a professional car wash
Why it pays off
The results businesses see
- Fewer billing disputes, since VHC findings and job cards are shared with the customer upfront
- Clear job progress for every vehicle in the bay, from any device
- Parts stock tracked against actual usage, not estimated
- Repeat customers served faster with full service history and loyalty points
- Warranty and insurance claims tracked alongside the job, not in a separate file
- Fleet customers billed accurately and separately from retail walk-ins
- One dashboard across every branch, or across every client garage for resellers
Built and supported from Nairobi
Zinen Technologies is based at Bazaar Plaza, Moi Avenue, Nairobi. Every Garage Management System deployment is configured, tested and supported by a local team who understands how businesses in Kenya operate — including M-Pesa payments and local compliance requirements.
Speak to our Nairobi team How it works
From first record to completed transaction
- 1 Register customers, vehicles and service requests
- 2 Create bookings, jobs or rental records
- 3 Track labour, parts, services and operational status
- 4 Record payments and outstanding balances
- 5 Notify customers about progress or collection
- 6 Review utilisation, revenue and service history
Integrations & connectivity
Fits into the tools your team already uses
M-Pesa and card paymentsSMS customer notificationsvehicle and asset recordsinventory and parts trackingbranch and revenue reporting
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Common questions
Garage Management System — frequently asked questions
Can it track parts used per job? +
Yes, parts are deducted from inventory and costed against each job card.
Does it help avoid billing disputes? +
Yes, vehicle health checks and job cards can be shared with customers before work is billed.
Can it keep a service history per vehicle? +
Yes, every vehicle's past jobs and parts are saved for future reference.
Can customers pay with M-Pesa? +
Yes, M-Pesa and bank payments, including Equity Jenga and KCB Buni, are supported at checkout.
Can customers book online? +
Yes, a public booking website and customer portal let customers request bookings and track job progress.
Does it support warranty or insurance claims? +
Yes, warranty and insurance claims are tracked directly against the related job.
Can I run a loyalty programme for regular customers? +
Yes, customers earn loyalty points that can be redeemed against future jobs.
Can it be used across multiple garage branches, or by a software reseller? +
Yes, it supports a single garage with multiple branches, or a multi-tenant setup for garage-software resellers.
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