Shopkey vs the others.

[bobcatdan]

I know there are pretty good number of threads about alldata vs mitchell, but I rarely see a word said about shopkey other then it isn't the best organized. I'm shopping around right now and see shopkey is much better price then I thought at $130 a month. I have no front runner favorite so if alldata or mitchell is the way to go, just say it. Thanks.

 

[sselander]

Never used ShopKey, but it looks like ShopKey is powered by Mitchell

Take a look at the bottom of ShopKey's websites:
shopkeypro.com and shopkey5.com

shopkeypro
Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC. and Snap-on Incorporated

shopkey5
MRIC, LLC and Snap-on Incorporated

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checked wikipedia and learned something new:

It says "Mitchell 1 is headquartered in Poway, California and is currently 85% held by Snap-on Tools, Inc. and 15% held by NAPA."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_1

 

[Armstrong1720]

Forgive me for being stupid but what are yall talking about ??

 

[bobcatdan]

Shop key, all data and Mitchell are pay for use online tech info for independent repair shops.

 

[Alta_Racer]

When I had my own repair shop, I used both Mitchel and All-Data. There are holes and mistakes in each. Mitchel wiring diagrams are much better, but All-Data is easier to use, and usually a little more liberal with times for flat rate.

I prefer All-Data.

We just have Mitchel (Shopkey) at work, and it aggravates me often, things are never where you expect them to be, and seldom in the same place as the last car you worked on. I dislike the navigation on the diagrams, click and drag, I prefer using scroll. The search just plain *****.

 

[rmc115]

2nd for alldata, have shopkey now and not impressed. Mike