# Dealertrack DMS pricing, explained — what it costs and what to ask for
> Dealertrack doesn't publish DMS prices. What its site promises (no long-term contracting, add-ons), what to get in writing, and how DealerVLO's $29 compares.
- Source: https://www.dealervlo.com/blog/dealertrack-pricing-explained
- Published: 2026-10-18
- Updated: 2026-10-18
- Author: Chris Abouraad
- Tags: pricing, dealertrack, dealer software
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If you searched for what Dealertrack costs, the honest answer is that Dealertrack doesn't say. Its DMS pages don't list a price, and every path leads to a demo request. You get a number from Cox Automotive's sales team, for the modules you pick.
What its site does say is worth knowing before the call, because some of it runs against Dealertrack's reputation. This post covers what Dealertrack publishes about its DMS pricing, what to get in writing, and how it compares with DealerVLO at $29 a month.
*Everything below about Dealertrack comes from [Dealertrack's DMS page](https://us.dealertrack.com/dms/) and the DMS pages it links to, as I checked them on October 18, 2026, including the raw page code. Vendors change their sites and prices; confirm everything with Dealertrack. Full disclosure: I run a used-car lot and built DealerVLO, a competing DMS, so read my comparison sections with that in mind.*
## The short answer: quote only
Here's what Dealertrack's DMS pages say about price, and what they don't:
- **No published price.** No pricing page and no dollar figure for the DMS or its add-ons. The calls to action are "Request a demo" and "Schedule a demo."
- **"Right-sized pricing."** The DMS page lists lower costs as a benefit: "right-sized pricing, lower integration fees and no long-term contracting."
- **Add-ons.** The DMS product pages list a core system plus add-on modules, such as payment solutions, document management, and Pick-It for parts orders. They're priced in the quote, not on the page.
- **An integration-fee calculator.** It asks how many years are left on your current DMS contract, how many dealerships you have, and which third-party products you connect. It estimates what you'd save on integration fees, not what Dealertrack costs.
So the only Dealertrack price that exists is the one in your quote. Anyone quoting you a number from a forum or a comparison site is passing along someone else's deal.
For comparison, **DealerVLO is $29 a month flat**, published on the [pricing page](/pricing), with unlimited users and no setup fee or contract.
## Two things on the page worth reading closely
**"No long-term contracting."** Enterprise DMS systems have a reputation for multi-year agreements, and Dealertrack's own page says it doesn't do that. Good. But the page doesn't define it: it doesn't give a term length, a renewal rule, or a notice period. Get those in writing. "No long-term contract" from a sales rep and "month to month, cancel with 30 days' notice" in the agreement are different things.
**The $48,000 figure.** Dealertrack's DMS page says your *current* DMS "might cost you as much as $48,000 a year," pointing to integration fees from third-party vendors, with a footnote. That's a claim about what other systems can cost a dealership, not Dealertrack's price, so don't read it as a ballpark for the quote.
## What Dealertrack DMS is built for
Dealertrack, part of Cox Automotive, is two things people often lump together:
- **The DMS**, which covers sales and F&I, accounting, parts, service, and reporting, with an open platform for third-party integrations. Its demo form takes both independently owned used-car stores and franchised new-car stores.
- **The F&I network**, which many independent dealers already use without the DMS: credit applications to lenders, electronic contracting, compliance tools, and payoff quotes and titling.
This post is about the DMS. A lot of it, like the parts counter, the service lane, and full dealership accounting, is built for stores with a shop and a back office. If you run a small used lot, the useful question on the call is which modules you'd actually turn on, because that's what drives the quote. [CDK vs. Dealertrack](/blog/cdk-vs-dealertrack) goes deeper on who the big systems are built for.
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## How to get a quote you can compare
1. **List the modules you need.** Sales and F&I and accounting, plus any add-ons. If you don't run a service department, ask whether parts and service are in the price.
2. **Get each priced monthly, on its own line.** The core DMS and every add-on separately.
3. **Get the one-time fees in writing.** Setup, training, and converting your data.
4. **Get the term in writing.** What "no long-term contracting" means in months, whether it auto-renews, and how much notice it takes to leave.
5. **Add up year one.** Monthly fees times twelve plus every one-time fee.
Do the same for DealerVLO and it's one line: $29 a month, $348 a year, nothing one-time. [Flat-fee vs. per-user dealer software](/blog/dealer-software-cost-flat-fee-vs-per-user) covers how the different pricing models add up as a lot grows.
## What $29 a month gets you in DealerVLO
I built DealerVLO to run my own lot in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and it still does. One flat plan, in a browser:
- **Deals:** a deal jacket that computes the totals, trade equity, payment, and front-end and F&I gross as you type.
- **Paperwork:** the FTC Buyers Guide and your state's title and registration paperwork for all 50 states, filled from the deal, with e-signatures built in.
- **Inventory:** VIN decode, photos, reconditioning and other costs line by line so every car shows its all-in cost and margin, and days on the lot.
- **Website and feeds:** a dealer website that updates itself from your inventory, plus a daily listing feed to CarGurus, Cars.com, and Autotrader (their own fees apply).
- **Money:** buy-here-pay-here payment tracking with a collections view, a sales report with front- and back-end gross, and a P&L that subtracts your real overhead.
One thing DealerVLO deliberately doesn't do is talk to lenders. It doesn't send credit applications or pull credit. If you submit deals through Dealertrack's F&I network today, you keep doing that, and enter the approved rate and term on DealerVLO's deal jacket, which works out the payment and the totals. Plenty of small lots run exactly that way.
## Where each one fits
**DealerVLO is the better fit if:**
- You want the price before you talk to anyone. It's on the pricing page.
- You run a used lot with no service department, and need the deal, the paperwork, a website, and listing feeds.
- You want to start the same day: paste a VIN or import your inventory from a spreadsheet and run a deal.
**Dealertrack DMS is the better fit if:**
- You run a service lane and a parts counter and need them in the same system as sales.
- You want full dealership accounting in the DMS. DealerVLO has a P&L but no general ledger, and it doesn't connect to QuickBooks.
- You want lender submission and electronic contracting built into the DMS.
- You run more than one rooftop. DealerVLO is one dealership per account.
For the side-by-side, see [DealerVLO vs. Dealertrack](/vs/dealertrack). For vendors that publish prices, [Frazer pricing, explained](/blog/frazer-pricing-explained) and [DealerCenter pricing, explained](/blog/dealercenter-pricing-explained) lay theirs out, and [the cheapest DMS for used-car dealers](/blog/cheapest-dms-for-used-car-dealers) lines them up.
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## Frequently asked questions
### How much does Dealertrack DMS cost?
Dealertrack doesn't publish a price for its DMS. When I checked [its DMS pages](https://us.dealertrack.com/dms/) on October 18, 2026, there were no prices; every page leads to a Request a demo form. The page says Dealertrack offers right-sized pricing, lower integration fees, and no long-term contracting, but the number comes from a quote. DealerVLO, a competing DMS, is $29 a month flat for unlimited users and any number of cars.
### Does Dealertrack DMS require a long-term contract?
Dealertrack's DMS page says it offers no long-term contracting. It doesn't publish the actual term, renewal, or notice period, so get those in writing with your quote. DealerVLO is month to month with no contract.
### Is Dealertrack DMS for independent dealers?
Dealertrack's demo form lets you pick Independently Owned (Used Car Sales) or Franchised (New Car Sales), so it takes both. Its DMS covers sales and F&I, accounting, parts, and service, and much of that, like parts and service, is built for stores with a shop.
### What is the $48,000 figure on Dealertrack's site?
Dealertrack's DMS page says your current DMS might cost you as much as $48,000 a year, pointing to integration fees from third-party vendors. That's Dealertrack's claim about what other systems can cost, with a footnote on its page. It isn't Dealertrack's own price.
### Can I use DealerVLO and still submit deals through Dealertrack?
Yes. DealerVLO doesn't send applications to lenders or pull credit, so you keep submitting through Dealertrack, RouteOne, or the lender's portal as you do now, then enter the approved rate and term on DealerVLO's deal jacket, which works out the payment and the deal totals.
### What does DealerVLO include for $29 a month?
A full dealer management system on one plan: unlimited users and any inventory size; a deal jacket with live deal math; the FTC Buyers Guide and state title and registration paperwork for all 50 states filled from each deal; e-signatures; inventory with VIN decoding, per-car reconditioning costs, and aging; a dealer website with listing feeds to CarGurus, Cars.com, and Autotrader; buy-here-pay-here payment tracking; and sales, aging, and profit-and-loss reports. It runs in a browser, with no setup fee and no contract.
## Bottom line
Dealertrack DMS is quote-only. Its page promises right-sized pricing and no long-term contracting, which is worth holding them to: get every module priced, and the term, renewal, and notice period, in writing. If you run a shop and want sales, service, parts, and accounting in one system, it's built for that.
If you run a used lot and want the deal, your state's paperwork, a website, and listing feeds at a price you can read today, DealerVLO is $29 a month with no contract. [Start a free DealerVLO trial](/signup) and run a real deal through it.
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## FAQ
### How much does Dealertrack DMS cost?
Dealertrack doesn't publish a price for its DMS. When I checked its DMS pages on October 18, 2026, there were no prices; every page leads to a Request a demo form. The page says Dealertrack offers right-sized pricing, lower integration fees, and no long-term contracting, but the number comes from a quote. DealerVLO, a competing DMS, is $29 a month flat for unlimited users and any number of cars.
### Does Dealertrack DMS require a long-term contract?
Dealertrack's DMS page says it offers no long-term contracting. It doesn't publish the actual term, renewal, or notice period, so get those in writing with your quote. DealerVLO is month to month with no contract.
### Is Dealertrack DMS for independent dealers?
Dealertrack's demo form lets you pick Independently Owned (Used Car Sales) or Franchised (New Car Sales), so it takes both. Its DMS covers sales and F&I, accounting, parts, and service, and much of that, like parts and service, is built for stores with a shop.
### What is the $48,000 figure on Dealertrack's site?
Dealertrack's DMS page says your current DMS might cost you as much as $48,000 a year, pointing to integration fees from third-party vendors. That's Dealertrack's claim about what other systems can cost, with a footnote on its page. It isn't Dealertrack's own price.
### Can I use DealerVLO and still submit deals through Dealertrack?
Yes. DealerVLO doesn't send applications to lenders or pull credit, so you keep submitting through Dealertrack, RouteOne, or the lender's portal as you do now, then enter the approved rate and term on DealerVLO's deal jacket, which works out the payment and the deal totals.
### What does DealerVLO include for $29 a month?
A full dealer management system on one plan: unlimited users and any inventory size; a deal jacket with live deal math; the FTC Buyers Guide and state title and registration paperwork for all 50 states filled from each deal; e-signatures; inventory with VIN decoding, per-car reconditioning costs, and aging; a dealer website with listing feeds to CarGurus, Cars.com, and Autotrader; buy-here-pay-here payment tracking; and sales, aging, and profit-and-loss reports. It runs in a browser, with no setup fee and no contract.