PBS Systems vs Tekion

Head-to-head comparison for car dealers evaluating Core Systems. Both vendors are in the same subcategory, so the comparison is apples-to-apples.

Compare PBS Systems with

Integrated DMS across North America

Founded—

HQCalgary AB

SegmentFRANCHISE

PricingPer rooftop / month

OwnershipPRIVATE

ParentIndependent

Employees—

Cloud-native automotive retail platform

Founded2016

HQPleasanton CA

SegmentFRANCHISE

PricingPer rooftop / month

OwnershipPRIVATE

ParentIndependent

Employees—

What each vendor does

PBS Systems

PBS Systems provides the Aristo DMS with integrated CRM and fixed ops modules, serving franchise dealers across Canada and the US.

Tekion

Tekion's Automotive Retail Cloud is a born-in-the-cloud DMS with modern APIs, connecting sales, service, accounting and CRM on a single platform.

Integration kind	PBS Systems	Tekion	Overlap
dms	—	Self	None

Only PBS Systems (0)

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Shared integrations (0)

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Only Tekion (1)

Self

Feature	PBS Systems	Tekion
Mobile app	● Yes	● Yes
Open API / webhooks	● Yes	● Yes
SSO / SAML	● Yes	● Yes
Native AI tools	○ —	○ —
Third-party marketplace	○ —	○ —
Two-way texting	○ —	○ —
Video messaging	○ —	○ —
Digital retail workflow	○ —	○ —
Desking & payments	○ —	○ —
Credit prequal / soft pull	○ —	○ —
Inventory syndication	○ —	○ —
Custom reporting dashboards	● Yes	● Yes
Call tracking & recording	○ —	○ —
Spanish-language support	○ —	○ —
Multi-rooftop management	● Yes	● Yes

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Dimension	PBS Systems	Tekion	Edge
Track record	—	2016	B
Scale	—	—	—
Segment breadth	FRANCHISE	FRANCHISE	—
Integrations listed	0	1	B
DMS connectivity	0 DMSes	1 DMS	B