DMS · Comparison

A CDK Global alternative
built for dealer groups.

CDK is a deep, established DMS and system of record. Revamply doesn't ask you to rip it out overnight — we replace the rented tools around it first, and the core over time, on your terms.

What CDK Global is

CDK Global is one of the largest dealer management system (DMS) providers in North America — the system of record for accounting, F&I, parts, and service at thousands of stores. As a DMS, it's deeply embedded and mission-critical, which is exactly why any change has to be handled carefully.

The trade-off

Deeply embedded — and deeply rented

A DMS is the hardest tool to move, and we won't pretend otherwise. But being mission-critical doesn't mean a group should rent its entire operation forever, with data held in a platform and pricing that only goes up. The right approach isn't a reckless rip-and-replace of the system of record — it's replacing the rented CRM, BDC, inventory, and reputation tools around the DMS first, then addressing the core over time, on the group's terms.

CDK Global vs Revamply

Rent a tool, or own the system.

CDK Global
Revamply
Ownership
Rented subscription — you pay forever and never own it
A custom system your group owns outright
Migration approach
All-in on one vendor's ecosystem
Replace surrounding tools first; address the core incrementally
Fit to your process
A standard platform thousands of dealers share
Engineered around how your group actually operates
Your data
Held in the vendor platform
Isolated and owned by your group
Risk
Big-bang dependence on one system of record
Small, reversible, provable steps — never bet the store
Why groups switch

What you get instead of CDK Global.

No reckless rip-and-replace

We start with the rented tools around the DMS — CRM, BDC, inventory, reputation — proving each win before touching anything mission-critical.

Own more over time

Step by step, your group owns more of its operation and rents less — eventually addressing even the core on your timeline, not a vendor's.

Your data, your terms

Everything we build keeps your data isolated and owned — so you're never held hostage by switching costs again.

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