Bolt-on recon control

Your recon line,
on the gauge.

The recon workflow you know, plus the ML overlays legacy tools don't have. Stuck-flag detection, time-to-line forecasts, and AI photo condition scoring. It writes status back to your DMS automatically. From $399/mo. Keep the tool you already run.

3 daysfaster to line
~$90back / car
1 dayto go live

No signup. Live demo with real seeded data, fully interactive. Drop a CDK, Reynolds, or Dealertrack CSV to see your own cars on the board.

Recon control
Live
Median TTL
6.2
days
Holding cost
$30
/car/day
Stuck now
4
cars
ROI
5.4×
annualized
3
Detail
2
Mech
2
Photos
2
Front
$26,400 saved / yr
Founding dealerships · pilot launching this quarter

We're onboarding the first 5 independent dealers personally. White-glove install, half-price first year, and you keep the data forever.

01The problem

The margin leak hiding in your back lot

Used-car gross fell from $4,000 to $1,500 per car since 2023. Every day a car sits in recon, depreciation and tied-up capital eat what's left. Most shops run this on a whiteboard.

$30/car/day
lost to depreciation + tied-up capital while a car sits in recon
8-15days
median time a car sits in recon. Most shops still track it on a whiteboard.
$80 to $150K/yr
bled per rooftop to slow recon throughput
~2 hrs/day
your GM spends walking the lot asking "where is everything?"
02The fix

Don't rip and replace. Bolt ReconOS on top.

Already running a recon tool, CDK, or Reynolds? Keep them. Plug ReconOS in for the things they don't do: ML insight, real-time status sync, and a price that makes sense.

ML overlays no one else ships
Stuck-flag detection finds cars sitting too long. TTL forecast predicts ready dates with confidence bands. AI scores photo condition automatically.
DMS write-back, day one
Stage changes push back to CDK Drive, Reynolds ERA, or Dealertrack as they happen. HMAC-signed, retried, audit-logged. Stop double-keying status.
$399/mo bolt-on tier
Less than what legacy recon software charges ($599 to $799/mo). Layer us on, cancel either tool with no migration cost.
Self-hosted option
Run the entire stack on your own Postgres + Docker. Only product in the category that does this. Built for enterprise franchise groups.
03The AI edge

The AI your recon tool doesn't have

Legacy recon tools run the workflow. ReconOS runs the workflow and does the work. It grades photos, writes listings, reads VINs, and answers questions about your lot. Built in, with no extra tools and no extra logins.

Photo condition scoring
Every uploaded shot graded 0 to 100 with a written summary and condition flags. Catch rough cars before they reach the line, with no manual grading.
Listings that write themselves
Market-ready headline, body, and feature bullets generated from the car's facts and its photo condition. Edit, then post to AutoTrader or CarGurus.
Snap the VIN
Point the phone at the windshield plate. AI reads the 17-digit VIN, validates the check digit, and decodes year, make, and model on the spot.
Text DONE, the car moves
Techs reply DONE to the notification text and the car advances to the next step. STATUS lists what's on their plate. No app to open on the floor.
Guided inspection
Walk the car through a multi-point check on the phone. Every item you fail or flag becomes the recon work list and feeds the cost estimate.
Stuck-flags + ready dates
ML flags any car sitting past your own stage median and forecasts each one's frontline date with optimistic / expected / pessimistic bands.
04The workflow

Four stages. One control surface.

Every car moves through the line. ReconOS shows exactly where each one is, who's on it, and what's blocking it.

01
Detail
Wash · vacuum · condition
02
Mechanical
Diagnose · repair · parts
03
Photos
Studio · listing copy
04
Frontline
Listed · ready to sell

Know where every car is, instantly

Open the board on your phone in the lot. See which cars are stuck (red), on track (green), waiting on parts. No whiteboards, no guessing.

Notify the right person automatically

Parts arrive → tech gets an SMS. Car hits Photos → photographer's queue updates. Sits >4 days → GM gets a flag. No status meetings.

Measure improvement, prove ROI

Median time-to-line trend over weeks. Benchmark your shop against similar rooftops. The numbers that justify keeping us, or firing us.

05See it live

Click around the real product.

Pre-seeded with realistic recon data: cars at vendors, ML stuck-flags lit, per-task SLA breaches, daily shop report. Drop your own CDK, Reynolds, or Dealertrack CSV and the board lights up in 30 seconds. No signup.

ML overlays live
Stuck-flag + TTL forecast on real cards
CSV import flow
Drop your CDK / RR / Reynolds export
Vendor cycle-time
Sublets, @vendor badge, analytics chart
06Run the numbers

How much could ReconOS save your shop?

Adjust the sliders. Numbers update live.

5200
5d25d
1d8d (top quartile)
You'd save
$32,400
per year, per rooftop
ReconOS pays for itself in
6 days
Standard plan, $499/mo

Calculation: cars/mo × 12 × $30/day × days saved. ReconOS cost: $499/month standalone, $399/month bundled with DealerDash.

07Pricing

Simple pricing. Pays for itself in days.

Unlimited users at your shop. 30-day pilot on every plan.

DealerDash Bundle
$399/mo per rooftop
Already a DealerDash customer
  • Full recon board + drag-drop
  • SMS + email notifications
  • Unlimited techs + parts vendors
  • Auto-fills from DealerDash valuations
  • NHTSA VIN decoding
Add to my plan
Most popular
Standard
$499/mo per rooftop
For dealers without DealerDash yet
  • Everything in Bundle
  • Standalone, no DealerDash required
  • Free upgrade path to DealerDash valuations
  • Mobile-responsive, works on the shop floor
  • Priority email support
Start the 30-day trial
Pro
$799/mo per rooftop
For multi-rooftop groups
  • Everything in Standard
  • Time-to-line benchmarks vs market
  • Multi-rooftop reporting
  • Parts vendor performance tracking
  • Phone + Slack support
Talk to sales
Multi-rooftop / enterprise pricing for groups with 5+ stores. Get a quote.

Why dealers switch to ReconOS

How ReconOS stacks up against the way most shops run recon today.

FeatureLegacy recon tool
Per-rooftop SaaS
ReconOSWhiteboard /
Spreadsheet
Modern mobile UXPartial
AI photo scoring + listing copy
DealerDash valuation integration
SMS + email notifications
Time-to-line analytics
Multi-rooftop benchmarking vs marketNetwork onlyAll independents
Setup time2 to 4 weeksSame dayAlready free
Price (50-car shop)$599 to $799/mo$399 to $799/mo$0 + $80K/yr lost

Common questions

How long until I'm up and running?

Most shops are live the same day they sign up. We import your active inventory automatically (paste a CSV or connect to your DMS), train your team in a 30-minute call, and you're tracking from your first car the next morning.

Do my techs need to learn anything?

Drag a card from one column to the next. That's the whole training. Most techs are productive in 5 minutes. Older techs can also call our support line and we'll move cars for them based on what they tell us.

What if I'm already on another recon tool?

We do a free data migration. Your historical recon data carries over so you don't lose your benchmarks. Most dealers run both for 30 days side-by-side, then drop the old tool when they're confident.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. The whole app is mobile-responsive. Your GM checks the dashboard on the way to work, your techs update cards from the bay, your photographer queues from the studio iPad. No app to install.

Is my data safe?

All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Each dealer's data is isolated, with no cross-customer access. We never sell raw dealer-level data. Aggregate, anonymized benchmarks power the Pro-tier benchmarking feature only.

What if I want to cancel?

Cancel any time, no contract. We'll export your full recon history as a CSV so nothing's locked in. Most dealers stay because they immediately notice when the dashboard goes dark.

Limited pilot

Get your first 30 days free.

We're onboarding 5 design partners this month. White-glove install, half-price for the first year, you keep the data forever.