Focused workflow clarity for shops that aren't ready for a heavy all-in-one rollout.
Shopmonkey is a mature, broad shop-management platform — inspections, marketing, payments, mobile, multi-shop. Cyon Auto is intentionally narrower: we want to fix the advisor-to-customer transparency loop first, then grow from there.
A best-fit table, not a checkmark matrix.
A checkmark matrix would imply Cyon Auto matches every line a mature platform ships. We don't. Instead — for each buyer need, who's the better fit today?
- You spend hours on status calls and approval follow-ups every week.
- You're an independent shop with 1–10 bays — not a national group.
- You want a tool you can roll out in days, not a platform migration project.
- You want a live audit trail for every customer interaction.
- You want to influence the roadmap as the product matures.
- You need integrated marketing automation today.
- You need deep DVI with reusable templates and severity workflows.
- You run multiple shops and need cross-location reporting now.
- You need a mature mobile tech app on day one.
- You're ready to invest in onboarding a full operating platform.
What we don't yet ship — out loud.
These are the surfaces where Shopmonkey is broader. We're not hiding the gap; we're showing you the timeline.
Multi-section inspections with reusable templates and severity findings.
Automated customer marketing, reviews, retention sequences.
Cross-location reporting, shared parts pool, tech allocation.
In-portal financing partners, card-present terminals, deposits.
Major distributor catalog integrations and reorder.
Technician utilization, comeback rate, lead-time analytics.
takes twenty minutes.
Tell us what you're using today, what's broken, and what you'd want to bring with you. We'll tell you whether Cyon Auto solves it or whether Shopmonkey is the better fit. No commission, no script.