How Much Does Workshop Management Software Cost in Nepal? (2026 Price Guide)
There is no single price for workshop management software in Nepal. It runs from Rs 0 to a few thousand rupees a month, depending on how many branches, staff and features you need. What matters more than the sticker price is what that number covers — and what it quietly leaves out. Here is the full picture in NPR, using MekanikMitra's own plans as the worked example.
The short answer
| Plan | Price (NPR) | Built for | Job cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | Rs 0, no card, no expiry | A solo mechanic or home-based garage — one owner account, one branch | Up to 15 a month |
| Basic | Rs 999 a month at the launch price (list Rs 1,500); Rs 9,990 a year (list Rs 15,000) | A single-branch workshop going digital — up to 8 staff | Unlimited |
| Premium | Rs 2,499 a month at the launch price (list Rs 3,000); Rs 24,990 a year (list Rs 30,000) | A growing workshop — up to 5 branches and 30 staff, with stock, AMC and reports | Unlimited |
| Enterprise | Quoted per chain | A chain or dealership network with its own requirements | Agreed with you |
These are the prices at the time of writing. The launch offer is shown against the list price in the pricing section, which is always the current source. Paying yearly works out to 2 months free.
What the Free plan actually covers
Free Forever is a real plan, not a trial that runs out. It gives you one owner account and one branch, up to 15 job cards a month, invoices for a PAN-only or VAT-registered workshop, gate pass, the customer portal, SOS breakdown assistance and 4 Get a Quote requests a month. That is enough to run a small workshop for a full month and judge the system on real jobs. The limits are no staff seats and the 15-job-card cap.
When Basic makes sense
Move to Basic when you pass 15 job cards a month or want your mechanics and front desk on their own logins. You get unlimited job cards, up to 8 staff, SMS alerts and 10 online booking requests a month. At the Rs 999 launch price that is about Rs 33 a day; at the Rs 1,500 list price, about Rs 50.
When Premium makes sense
Premium is for a workshop that has outgrown a single counter: up to 5 branches, up to 30 staff, stock and inventory, AMC memberships, fleet accounts with credit limits, a credit ledger and statements, purchase orders and GRN, the VAT summary report, and P&L and analytics. If a taxi company, NGO or delivery firm pays for many vehicles and settles monthly, the credit ledger keeps what each company owes you in one place. If you run more than one branch or sell parts alongside labour, this is the plan that fits.
The costs that are not on the price tag
- Currency: a tool priced in dollars gets more expensive every time the rupee weakens. An NPR price stays put
- Commission: some platforms take a percentage of every invoice, so the more you earn, the more you pay. A flat monthly fee does not grow with your billing, and MekanikMitra takes no commission
- Per-user fees: check whether every mechanic needs a paid seat, and how many staff and branches each plan includes
- Setup and training: ask whether onboarding is charged, and how long it takes before your team is productive
- Your data: ask whether you can export your customers and invoices if you ever leave
- A poor fit: software built around another country's tax and payment habits costs you hours of workarounds every month
A simple way to check if it pays for itself
Set the price against what leaks out of your workshop today. Take a hypothetical: one small item a week — a filter, a bulb, twenty minutes of labour worth Rs 300 — gets done but never makes it onto the bill. Over a month that is Rs 1,200, more than the Rs 999 Basic launch price. (The figures are an illustration, not a measured result.)
In practice, the leaks usually come from the same few places:
- Work done but never written down — a job card captures it as it happens
- Estimates a customer later disputes — an approval from their phone leaves a record
- Vehicles that leave before the bill is paid — the gate pass only prints once the invoice is fully paid
- Regular customers who simply drift away — AMC memberships give them a reason to come back
Questions to ask any vendor before you pay
- Is the price in NPR, and is it fixed?
- Do you take a commission on my invoices?
- Is there a free plan that does not expire, or only a short trial?
- Can it issue both VAT bills and PAN bills?
- Can it record cash, eSewa, Khalti and bank payments?
- How many staff and branches does each plan include?
- What happens to my data if I leave?
For the longer checklist, see our guide to the best workshop management system in Nepal.
How to start without spending anything
Every workshop starts on Free Forever — no card and no clock. Run a month of real jobs through your 15 free job cards, see a real invoice come out, and only then decide. If you want Basic or Premium, pick it during signup or ask any time after, and our team reaches out to set you up. You can switch plans whenever you like: upgrades apply immediately and downgrades apply at the next billing cycle. Questions about which plan fits? Ask us on the contact form. And remember MekanikMitra is workshop software, not accounting software, so it works alongside your accountant rather than replacing them.
Run your workshop on MekanikMitra — Free Forever plan, no card needed.