Inventory Comparison

Dealer Specialties vs CDK Global

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

TL;DR: Dealer Specialties vs CDK Global for Inventory at your dealership, side by side: capabilities, tracked integrations (10 vs 93), and company profile. CDK Global 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
Dealer Specialties64
CDK Global78
Accounting
—
Business Intelligence
—
CRM
—
DMS
—
Digital Retailing
—
Finance and Insurance
—
Fixed Ops
—
Inventory
Logistics
—
Parts
—
Vehicle Media
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Company overview

Company size
Enterprise
Enterprise
Founded
1989
2014
Products
10
7
Integrations
10
93
Website
dealerspecialties.com
cdkglobal.com
AI domains
content-generation
analytics-insightsprediction-scoringcontent-generation
AI posture
ai-augmented
ai-augmented
AI verification
0 of 4 AI capabilities independently verified
0 of 2 AI capabilities independently verified
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