Complete Marine and Boat Dealership Software
Grow your business with a dealer management system made by marine dealers, for marine dealers.
30+ years of industry experience
2500+ dealers
96% of dealers have never switched from Ideal
Marine and Boat Manufacturer Partnerships:
Automate Your Marine Dealership Operations
Inventory
Service
Invoicing
Customer
Accounting
Reports
Rental
Integrations
Mobile App
TargetCRM
Parts Locator
Inventory Control
Know what inventory is on your shelves at all times and keep your stocking levels lean for improved cash flow and better inventory control.
Service Management
Automate your service operations from start to finish with our service and repair software. Access complete service histories for every customer, manage deadlines, and ensure that you are delivering the service that was promised.
Sales & Invoicing
Offer better customer service at the point of sale. Easily access detailed customer and product information for quick transaction times, identify opportunities to upsell, and print and email detailed information to customers.
Customer Management
Provide more personalized communication and service by tracking detailed information on every contact in your system.
Accounting
- Get a clear picture of your dealership’s performance by tracking the profitability of every department.
- Post AR, AP and Inventory journal entries to Ideal and sync them automatically with QuickBooks.
Reports
Easily run reports to see how sales, service, finance, and everything in between all impact each other.
Rental
Manage every part of your rental operation in one place, eliminate double data entry, and streamline the entire rental process for both your team and your customers.
Integrations
Connect with leading manufacturers and technology providers to expand the functionality to the Ideal system. Automate warranty claims, product registrations, parts ordering, and more.
Ideal Mobile App
Equip your service and parts employees with the ability to perform their tasks from anywhere in your dealership. Access Ideal on most Apple or Android devices.
TargetCRM
Communicate with customers the way they want—by text message. Grow your dealership’s online reputation by generating more reviews, and even collect payments by text and email.
Parts Locator
Find reasonably priced parts for used and discontinued equipment. Quickly look up parts you need at nearby dealerships via an easy-to-use portal.
Alice Widtfeldt, Compliance Officer at La Conner Maritime
Everything is tied together – you can create an estimate, you can convert it into a work order, you can schedule the work, and while you’re at it, you can look up customer and part information right from the work order.
Read the full storyMarine equipment dealerships are busy places. Ideal helps you control the chaos.
Manage the impact of supply chain disruptions
- Buy parts for less by sourcing them from other dealers in your area
- Find used and hard-to-find parts
- Move aging stock by making it available to other dealers in your area
Meet parts revenue profit margins
- Stay up to date on manufacturer price list updates
- Automate the price list update process
Protect your business against cyberattacks
- Shield your data within a highly secure environment that is maintained by network security experts
- Greatly reduce the time and money it takes to maintain your business software and hardware
Stop phone tag at your dealership once and for all
- Communicate with customers using text messaging
- Send targeted promotions with higher return
- Offer text-to-pay convenience
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