Honest comparison

Dealerexport vs DragonDMS
vs Pinewood vs spreadsheets.

We're not the most powerful tool in the market — we're the simplest and the cheapest. Here's where we win, where the bigger systems win, and why a spreadsheet is still beating most dealers in the small bracket.

Feature
Dealerexport
You
DragonDMS
Mid-tier
Pinewood / Keyloop
Enterprise
Spreadsheet
What most small dealers do today
Pricing & commitment
Free tier
Public pricing online
Monthly pricing (no annual lock-in)
Setup fee€0€500–€2,000€5,000+€0
Cancel from inside the app
Typical monthly cost (50 cars)€49€350+€800+Your time
Listing speed
Reg-plate auto-fill
AI-written description
Mobile photo capture
Time to first listingUnder 5 min1–2 days1–2 weeks15+ min/car
Channels
Carzone
CarsIreland
DoneDeal
Embed widget for your site
One push, syncs everywhere
Operations
Reservation flow + deposits
Multi-location support
CSV bulk import
Days-on-lot tracking
Print A4 window stickers
Things we deliberately don't do
Accounting / bookkeeping
CRM + email marketing
Service-bay scheduling
Finance / HP integration
Required onboarding call
Setup & support
Self-serve signup
Real human support
Works on a phone you already own
Training requiredNone1 week2+ weeksNone

When to pick which.

Pick Dealerexport if

You sell 5–80 cars a month, you don't employ a full-time admin, you currently use a spreadsheet (or nothing), and you want listings on every channel without re-typing them four times. Free up to 5 cars, €19/mo for 30, no contract.

Pick DragonDMS or similar if

You want one system that does inventory plus accounting, CRM, and finance. You can dedicate a week to onboarding, you have an admin person, and €350+/mo is comfortable.

Pick Pinewood / Keyloop if

You're a multi-site group, you have an IT manager, and you need deep integrations with manufacturer feeds and finance houses. You should also have €800+/mo in budget and an appetite for a proper procurement process.

Stick with the spreadsheet if

You sell fewer than 5 cars a year, only on a single channel, and you genuinely don't mind re-typing the same details on Carzone, CarsIreland, and DoneDeal separately. (For most dealers, even those at this volume, Dealerexport's free tier is a no-brainer upgrade.)

Try it on 5 cars. Free.

If it doesn't save you an hour in week one, cancel. No card to start.

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