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GarageHub vs a Spreadsheet: Time to Graduate?

The maintenance spreadsheet is the classic hobby-mechanic move — and honestly, it beats not tracking at all. But a spreadsheet only remembers; a car maintenance tracker thinks ahead. Here's what you're missing.

Updated July 2026 5分で読めます

機能比較

機能 GarageHub Spreadsheet
AIメカニック (Rev) はい いいえ
写真診断 はい いいえ
整備記録 はい Manual
整備リマインダー はい いいえ
部品在庫 はい Another tab
修理/優先順位リスト はい Another tab
Photos & receipts attached to jobs はい いいえ
Receipt photo → draft entry はい いいえ
カスタム追跡 はい いいえ
Quick logging from your phone はい Painful
Cost Free tier Free

Where the Spreadsheet Honestly Shines

Let's give the spreadsheet its due. It's free, it's infinitely flexible, you own the file outright, and it will still open in twenty years. If you've kept one going for a decade, that discipline is exactly the habit that makes any tracking system work.

For a single vehicle with simple needs — date, mileage, what was done, what it cost — a well-kept sheet genuinely does the recording job.

The problems show up at the margins: logging from your phone with greasy hands, remembering to check the sheet before a service is overdue, finding the receipt for that alternator two years later, or asking "what should I do next?" — a question a grid of cells will never answer.

GarageHubはこんな方に

GarageHub keeps everything the spreadsheet gave you — a complete, dated, costed history — and adds the parts a static file can't do: reminders that come to you, photos and receipts attached to every job, and a to-fix list with priorities.

Rev, the AI mechanic, is the part no spreadsheet formula replicates. It reads your service history, knows your vehicle's year, make, model, and mods, and answers repair questions about your actual setup. Snap a photo of a leak and Rev will assess it.

And because your history imports from CSV in minutes, switching doesn't mean starting over — your decade of data becomes the context Rev works from on day one.

主な差別化要因

Reminders That Come to You

A spreadsheet only helps if you open it. GarageHub tracks each vehicle's schedule against date and mileage and notifies you when service is coming due — the difference between a record of the oil changes you did and never missing the next one.

Rev AIメカニック

Your spreadsheet knows what you did; Rev knows what it means. Rev is an agentic AI mechanic that reads your full garage data — vehicles, service logs, parts, to-fix items — and answers questions with that context. Ask "when should I change my timing belt?" and Rev checks your mileage and service history before answering.

Capture Beats Data Entry

Nobody transcribes a receipt into cells at the parts counter. In GarageHub you snap a photo of the receipt and the AI drafts the entry — date, cost, line items — for you to approve. Logging from the workbench takes seconds on your phone.

Build Tracking and To-Fix Lists

Project cars outgrow spreadsheets fast. GarageHub lets you plan build stages, track progress, and keep a prioritized to-fix list (critical / soon / someday) — connected to the same vehicle, parts, and history, not scattered across tabs.

移行しますか?

Your spreadsheet is already a perfect import file.

This is the easiest migration on this site: save your sheet as a CSV and upload it on the GarageHub web app. Map your columns once — date, mileage, service, cost — preview every draft, and commit. Your years of records become searchable history with reminders and an AI mechanic on top.

  • Save your spreadsheet as a CSV and upload it — map the columns once, duplicates are skipped automatically
  • または、古いサービス領収書の写真を撮るだけで、GarageHubのAIが各エントリの下書きを作成します。
  • または、GarageHubのAIメカニック「Rev」に作業内容を伝えるだけで、回答から入力を作成します
  • バッチを一度確認してから確定します。最初の10件は無料で、プレミアムでは無制限です。
無料で始めて、整備履歴を移行しましょう

結論

Stick with the spreadsheet if

You have one simple vehicle, you genuinely enjoy maintaining the sheet, and you never forget to check it before service is due.

GarageHub がおすすめなのは

You want reminders, photos, parts tracking, and an AI mechanic on top of your history — and a CSV import that makes the switch take minutes, not evenings.

よくある質問

GarageHub は無料ですか?

はい。GarageHubには無料プランがあり、車両1台、整備記録10件、パーツ20件、写真5枚、毎月15件のRevメッセージが利用できます。プレミアムプラン(月額$7.99 または 年額$59.99)では、車両、整備記録、Revメッセージがすべて無制限になります。

Can I import my maintenance spreadsheet into GarageHub?

Yes — this is the easiest switch of all. Save your spreadsheet as a CSV and upload it on the GarageHub web app. Map your columns once (date, mileage, service, cost), preview every draft entry, and commit. Duplicates are skipped automatically and mileage readings come along too. Free for your first 10 entries.

Why use a car maintenance app instead of a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet records the past; an app manages the future. GarageHub sends reminders when service is due, keeps a prioritized to-fix list, tracks your parts inventory, and gives you an AI mechanic that reads your history and answers questions about your specific car — none of which a spreadsheet can do on its own.

Does GarageHub work on my phone in the garage?

Yes. GarageHub has native iOS and Android apps plus a full web app, so you can log a job with greasy thumbs at the workbench and see the same garage on your desktop later.

Can I get my data back out of GarageHub?

Your data is yours. GarageHub lets you generate and share vehicle reports, and your service history stays accessible in the app on every platform.

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