Understanding Autodata Subscription Tiers

Understanding Autodata Subscription Tiers

Autodata sells two product tiers that connect to Garage Hive: Autodata Essentials and Autodata Advanced. The tier you subscribe to controls which Autodata-powered lookups appear on your Vehicle card and inside your jobsheets, estimates and checklists. This article explains what each tier includes so you can pick the one that fits how you work.

Autodata Essentials

Essentials is the entry-level subscription. With Essentials, you get the everyday vehicle data needed to price a job and service it correctly:
  • Repair times. Labour-time estimates pulled into the document so you can price jobs against the manufacturer's expected hours.
  • Fluid specifications. The correct fluid type for the vehicle (engine oil, transmission, coolant, and so on).
  • Oil quantities. The volume needed for an oil change, so you don't over-fill or under-fill.
  • Service schedule intervals and operations. The manufacturer's recommended service intervals and what each service should include.
  • Timing belt replacement intervals. When the cambelt is due, by mileage or age.
Inside Garage Hive, this means the following lookups are available on Essentials:
People
Tags
    Repair Times
    Oil (Autodata)
    Timing Belt Interval
    Castrol Lookup
    Lubricants (Autodata)
    Service Interval Matrix
    Service Schedules

Autodata Advanced (DR1, DR2, DR5)

Advanced is the full Autodata package. On top of everything Essentials includes, Advanced adds direct access to the Autodata Workshop Application through Garage Hive, plus the lookups that depend on it:
  • Autodata Workshop Application. Opens the full Autodata portal in context for the vehicle on your document.
  • Technical Specifications. The wider technical data library beyond the basic fluid and timing data.
  • TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) test lookup.
  • Service Indicator reset procedures.
The DR part of the name stands for Diagnostic & Repair. The number tells you how many people from your garage can have the Autodata portal open at the same time:
Tier
Concurrent portal users
Autodata Advanced DR1
1
Autodata Advanced DR2
2
Autodata Advanced DR5
5
Note: If you have DR1, the second person who tries to open the Autodata portal will see a message that all sessions are in use until the first person closes theirs. Pick the tier that matches the number of staff who realistically need the portal open at once.

Which tier is right for you?

Choose Essentials if your team mainly needs vehicle data on service documents (oil, repair times, service intervals) and you don't open the Autodata Workshop Application directly.
Choose Advanced if your technicians need the full Workshop Application, TPMS data, Service Indicator reset procedures, or wider technical specifications. Then pick DR1, DR2 or DR5 based on how many people will be using the portal concurrently.
If you're unsure, contact  Garage Hive support⁠  for help picking the right tier.


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