Auto Repair Shop Software · reliability comparison
R.O. Writer vs Shop-Ware: which is more reliable? (2026)
Shop-Ware is more reliable than R.O. Writer, scoring 75.3 vs 40.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days R.O. Writer reported 0 incidents and Shop-Ware reported 6, with effective uptime of 95.81% and 99.88% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | R.O. Writer | Shop-Ware |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 40.0 | 75.3 |
| Rank (auto repair shop management systems) | — | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 95.81% | 99.88% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 47m |
| Outages we detected | 4 | 2 |
| Transparency score | 0/100 | 33/100 |
Where R.O. Writer and Shop-Ware differ
- R.O. Writer reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Shop-Ware reported 6.
- Shop-Ware had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for R.O. Writer.
- Our own probes detected 4 outages at R.O. Writer and 2 at Shop-Ware, of which 0 and 0 respectively were acknowledged on their status pages.
90-day uptime
R.O. Writer
Shop-Ware
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent R.O. Writer incidents
No incidents reported by R.O. Writer in the last 90 days.
Recent Shop-Ware incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
PartsTech Performance Interruption
Affected: PartsTech
- Degraded performanceSep 17, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Partial outageSep 15, 2026 · resolved in 2h 41m
Investigating: PartsTech Integration Issueofficial update ↗
Affected: PartsTech
- Degraded performanceSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Mitchell1 Degraded Performance
Affected: Mitchell1
- Partial outageAug 11, 2026 · resolved in <1m
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