The field guide library, refreshed weekly
How to evaluate any dealer-tech vendor in 2026
One permanent reference per category, grounded in real catalog counts, not vendor marketing. What the category is for, which capabilities are baseline versus rare, where the field is strong and weak, and the exact bar to grade any vendor against.
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Evaluating Marketing
168 vendors·score 53·-2.1%
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Evaluating Business Intelligence
135 vendors·score 59·+0.7%
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Evaluating Finance and Insurance
115 vendors·score 60·+4.9%
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Evaluating Inventory
109 vendors·score 61·+7.5%
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Evaluating Fixed Ops
100 vendors·score 62·+6.8%
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Evaluating Digital Retailing
92 vendors·score 63·+4.2%
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Evaluating Vehicle Media
69 vendors·score 59·+3%
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Evaluating BDC
62 vendors·score 57·+1.8%
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Evaluating CRM
60 vendors·score 64·+9.2%
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Evaluating Messaging
57 vendors·score 63·+6.1%
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Evaluating Website
45 vendors·score 58·-3.1%
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Evaluating Facilities
44 vendors·score 51·-1.1%
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Evaluating DMS
41 vendors·score 60·+11.7%
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Evaluating Accounting
34 vendors·score 50·+0.6%
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Evaluating Logistics
33 vendors·score 52·+2.1%
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Evaluating HR
26 vendors·score 63·+4.8%
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Evaluating Consulting
25 vendors·score 52·+5.1%
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Evaluating Auction
24 vendors·score 56·+5%
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Evaluating Reputation
23 vendors·score 46·-10%
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Evaluating EV Support
21 vendors·score 58·+3.9%
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Evaluating Parts
13 vendors·score 39·+1.7%