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Wraptor vs Work5

Work5 is a wrap-shop management app built by a wrap shop owner — projects, team, time tracking, and leads in one place. It handles the shop-floor basics well (TV job display, employee time clock, photo measurements), but it stops at operations: no invoicing or payments, no design or proofing tools, no website, and nothing that brings customers to you.

Wraptor wins in 17 of 31 categories

The gaps

What Work5 is missing for wrap shops

Beta with limited spots, gated behind a demo call — you can't sign up and start today.

Invoicing is a tracking overview only — no quote builder, no payment processing, no Stripe. The money side still lives in QuickBooks.

No design tools of any kind: no vector editor, no AI mockups, no client proofing flow.

A leads CRM logs inquiries, but nothing generates them — no hosted website, no booking page, and no team routing inbound work to you.

Material order tracking only — no roll-level vinyl inventory with footage and low-stock alerts.

No AI anywhere in the product.

Side by side

Feature-by-feature comparison

FeatureWraptorWork5
Wrap-specific job pipeline
Shop-floor TV job display
Employee time clock
Vehicle database & photo notes
Built-in quoting & invoicing to your own Stripe
Vinyl roll footage inventoryOrder tracking only
Client proofing & approval
AI design studio (mockups + vector cut files)
Inbound leads routed to your shop (no per-lead fee)
Hosted shop website + online booking
Freelance installer network + escrow
AI assistant (WrapGPT)
Customer job tracker & fleet portal
Wrap warranty certificates
Open pricing, a 7-day no-card trial, optional demoBeta, limited spots, demo-gated
Payroll-ready pay periods
Document e-signatures
Public API & webhooksShop plan
Department boards with combined job stages1 / 3 / unlimited active boards by planConfirm department setup with vendor
Install-date or due-date schedules; bays optionalConfirm scheduling options with vendor
Today view, handoff owners, blockers, and acknowledgmentConfirm handoff workflow with vendor
Print catalog, quantity breaks, and production ticketsConfirm product workflow with vendor
Print reorders with current rates and material costsConfirm reorder and costing workflow with vendor
Freelance installer network + escrow payments
AI pricing import from supplier PDFs
Printable job packets + no-login installer view
Per-stage time tracking & profitability
Fleet accounts: parent job + a child job per vehicle, one customer link
Deposit + balance split with the payment schedule on the invoice PDF
Measured sq-ft auto-filled from 2,232 real vehicle measurements
Starting price$99/mo$99/mo (beta)

Work5 pricing verified 2026-07-28 against Work5.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wraptor better than Work5 for wrap shops?

Wraptor is built specifically for vehicle wrap, tint, and PPF shops, while Work5 is focused on a different niche in the sign and print industry. Wraptor wins in 17 of 31 categories we compared, including wrap-specific CRM fields, vinyl roll inventory tracking, AI creative studio, and customer job tracking.

How much does Work5 cost compared to Wraptor?

Work5 starts at $99/mo (beta). Wraptor Starter is $99/month for 2 seats and one location, one shared WrapMail box, 25 GB storage, 60 AI credits/month, and 10 professional logo vectorizations/month. Wraptor Shop is $199/month with unlimited seats, up to 3 mailboxes, 200 GB storage, 500 AI credits/month, and 40 vectorizations/month. Wraptor Fleet is $299/month with the white-label Magic Wrap lead generator. All plans include core job tracking, CRM, quoting, invoicing, inventory, proofing, and the customer job tracker.

Can I migrate from Work5 to Wraptor?

Yes. Wraptor's import hub brings customers, their vehicles, and jobs in from Work5 exports or any CSV — a mapper matches your columns automatically, AI handles unfamiliar headers, and re-running an import never duplicates a record. Most shops are fully set up within a day.

Does Work5 work for vehicle wrap shops?

Work5 can be used by wrap shops, but it wasn't designed for them. Beta with limited spots, gated behind a demo call — you can't sign up and start today. Invoicing is a tracking overview only — no quote builder, no payment processing, no Stripe. The money side still lives in QuickBooks.

Ready to switch from Work5?

Work5 sells you one piece. Wraptor runs your whole shop in one place — book a 30-minute demo, and your 7-day Wraptor Shop trial starts when you open your workspace.

7-day trial · optional free demo · No card required · Cancel anytime