Inventory Comparison

CDK Global vs DealersLink

Which Inventory platform is the better fit for your dealership? Capability-by-capability, side by side.

TL;DR: CDK Global vs DealersLink for Inventory at your dealership, side by side: capabilities, tracked integrations (86 vs 26), and company profile. DealersLink holds the higher neutral vendor score on LVL Up Auto's independent scale, but the right pick depends on your stack. Use the matrix below to match each to what you run.

Capability
CDK Global78
DealersLink86
Accounting
—
Business Intelligence
—
CRM
—
DMS
—
Digital Retailing
—
Finance and Insurance
—
Fixed Ops
—
Inventory
Parts
—
Vehicle Media
—

Company overview

Company size
Enterprise
Large
Founded
2014
1998
Products
7
11
Integrations
86
26
Website
cdkglobal.com
dealerslink.com
AI domains
analytics-insightsprediction-scoringcontent-generation
vision-inspectionanalytics-insightscontent-generationpersonalization-targetingprediction-scoring
AI posture
ai-augmented
ai-core
AI verification
0 of 2 AI capabilities independently verified
0 of 6 AI capabilities independently verified
Your dealership

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