Vehicle · head-to-head
Auto Body Shop Directory vs Smartcar
Auto Body Shop Directory lists more than 81,000 collision repair and auto body shops across the United States, searchable by ZIP code, city, or coordinates. The keyless API returns JSON across five public endpoints, including city search and single-shop profile lookups. It is a free directory service with no paid tier; listings that use the data should credit AutoBodyShopNear.com.
Smartcar's Vehicle API lets apps lock/unlock vehicles and read odometer, location, and other telematics data from most late-model cars through a single OAuth2 integration across dozens of automaker backends. A live unauthenticated GET and OPTIONS preflight against api.smartcar.com/v2.0/vehicles both returned no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header — resolving the stored "yes" cors to "no", consistent with Smartcar's own docs, which say API calls must be made from a backend, never a browser; auth "OAuth" and https were reconfirmed via a 401 AUTHENTICATION error. Its pricing page offers a Free plan (1 connected vehicle, no credit card) alongside paid Growth/Enterprise tiers — freemium.
| Auto Body Shop Directory | Smartcar | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | OAuth |
| Pricing | free | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | no | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Auto Body Shop Directory needs no API key, while Smartcar requires OAuth — pick Auto Body Shop Directory to start without signup.