Does a showroom operating system replace management software?

Yes. It covers everything management software does (stock, clients, invoices) and adds what management software leaves to be done by hand: landed-cost calculation, payment status derived from real amounts, generated contracts, import tracking and alerts.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Showroom213 runs in the browser, on desktop and phone, with nothing to install.

Is a showroom operating system right for a small showroom?

Yes. The Starter plan covers one branch and one user; move to Pro when you import, need contracts and invoices, or add team members.

What is a car showroom operating system?

Definition

A car showroom operating system is the single platform a showroom runs its day-to-day business on. It doesn't just store information: it connects every step — buying a car abroad, its arrival at the port, putting it in stock, the lead interested in it, the order, the payments and the contract — and does the calculations for the team.

The name borrows from a computer's operating system: everything else runs on top of it.

Management software or showroom operating system?

	Management software	Showroom operating system (Showroom213)
Stock	A list of cars	Full record, live status, customs and paperwork
Imports	Outside the software (WhatsApp, Excel)	Containers, shipping stages, landed cost calculated
Payments	Status typed by hand	Balance and status calculated from real amounts
Contracts	A Word template to fill in	Generated contract with RC, NIF and amount in words
Team	One shared file	Roles, isolated branches, Telegram notifications
Oversight	Exports to reconcile	Dashboard and PDF performance report

Management software records what happened. A showroom operating system runs what is happening.

What a showroom operating system does, from port to contract

Import — the purchase price is entered in EUR, USD or CNY with the rate applied; freight, customs and port fees are added to give the real landed cost.
Container — cars are grouped by container and tracked to the port; shared costs are split across them.
Stock — every car has its record: photos, status (available, reserved, sold), customs and paperwork status, PDF spec sheet.
Leads — a 5-step pipeline, scheduled follow-ups, cars of interest ranked by priority.
Sale — a 4-step order; the client balance and every payment status are calculated, with an overpayment alert.
Contract — generated automatically; an alert warns when it no longer matches the order.
Team and branches — each branch keeps its own stock, team and quota; the owner gets an "All branches" view.

Why an operating system built for Algeria

A translated foreign tool doesn't know how an Algerian showroom works. Showroom213 builds in:

prices in DA or in Million (1 Million = 10,000 DA);
subscription payment by CIB and Edahabia, or CCP and BaridiMob;
RC and NIF on contracts;
imports from China and Europe, with exchange rates and containers;
an interface in French, Arabic (right-to-left) and English.

Does your showroom need an operating system?

Probably, if at least two of these sound familiar:

orders and follow-ups live in WhatsApp groups;
the landed cost of an imported car is estimated, not calculated;
you can't say, without checking, which client has paid what;
several people or several branches work on the same stock.

To compare with how you work today, read Showroom213 vs Excel and WhatsApp.