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what are the best alternatives to CDK Global

9 of the 22 checked vendors were never named for “what are the best alternatives to CDK Global”. The most named: CDK Global, in 15 of 15 answers; then DealerCenter in 15 and Dealertrack in 15. Every engine named CDK Global in every valid run. 9 of the 22 checked vendors were never named here, including Ideal Computer Systems and EverLogic.

If you sell dealership management systems and your name is not in that list, this is the question to fix first.

These answers come from one capture on 22 September 2026, three runs per engine, to this fixed wording. They are not a ranking, and an engine can answer differently on a refresh.

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Who was named

Each count is over the 15 valid answers to this exact question. Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Checked dealership management systems vendors named in answers to this question, counted per answer.
VendorNamedRateWilson 95% interval
CDK Global15 of 15100.0%79.6% to 100.0%
DealerCenter15 of 15100.0%79.6% to 100.0%
Dealertrack15 of 15100.0%79.6% to 100.0%
Tekion15 of 15100.0%79.6% to 100.0%
Reynolds and Reynolds14 of 1593.3%70.2% to 98.8%
AutoManager5 of 1533.3%15.2% to 58.3%
PBS Systems5 of 1533.3%15.2% to 58.3%
DealerBuilt3 of 1520.0%7.0% to 45.2%
DealerSocket3 of 1520.0%7.0% to 45.2%
Auto/Mate2 of 1513.3%3.7% to 37.9%
Autosoft1 of 156.7%1.2% to 29.8%
Dominion DMS1 of 156.7%1.2% to 29.8%
Frazer1 of 156.7%1.2% to 29.8%

Checked and never named

9 of 22 checked vendors: 0 of 15 each.

BiT Dealership Software, DX1, EverLogic, Ideal Computer Systems, IDS, Lightspeed DMS, Motility Software, Quorum Information Technologies, ZiiDMS.

By engine

Three runs per engine. Each cell is how many valid runs named the vendor.

Runs naming each vendor, by engine, for this question.
VendorChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AI OverviewsGoogle AI Mode
CDK Global3 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 3
DealerCenter3 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 3
Dealertrack3 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 3
Tekion3 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 33 of 3
Reynolds and Reynolds3 of 33 of 33 of 32 of 33 of 3
AutoManager0 of 32 of 32 of 31 of 30 of 3
PBS Systems3 of 31 of 30 of 30 of 31 of 3
DealerBuilt0 of 33 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 3
DealerSocket1 of 32 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 3
Auto/Mate1 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 31 of 3
Autosoft0 of 31 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 3
Dominion DMS0 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 31 of 3
Frazer0 of 31 of 30 of 30 of 30 of 3

What the engines said

Assuming you mean replacing CDK’s dealership management system (DMS) at a U.S. dealership, I’d shortlist Tekion, Reynolds & Reynolds, Dealertrack DMS, and PBS Systems.

ChatGPT, . Full answer text in the deposit.

Reynolds and Reynolds is CDK Global's top competitor, a private company founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1866.

Claude, . Full answer text in the deposit.

The best alternatives to CDK Global depend on what you need, but the most consistently recommended options are DealerCenter, Tekion, Dealertrack DMS, Reynolds and Reynolds, and Odoo.

Perplexity, . Full answer text in the deposit.

The best overall alternatives to CDK Global for dealership management are DealerCenter for independent dealerships, Tekion for modern cloud scalability, and Dealertrack DMS for established franchise functionality.

Google AI Overviews, . Full answer text in the deposit.

The best overall alternatives to CDK Global for dealership management include Tekion Automotive Cloud, Dealertrack DMS, and Reynolds and Reynolds.

Google AI Mode, . Full answer text in the deposit.

One sentence per engine at most, chosen by a fixed rule: the first full sentence naming a checked vendor, read in run order. Every answer in full: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695.

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Release
2026-09, published
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.22907695
Method
v1.1: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode; ten fixed buyer questions per category; three runs per engine
Captured
Base
15 valid answers to this question; 0 excluded
Licence
CC BY 4.0, attribution to Broadcastwell
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Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

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