# Alternative to FairGarage (FairGarage)

Source: https://terminio.ai/en/vergleich/fairgarage-alternative

FairGarage or terminio.ai? Prices, booking fees, features and limits compared honestly, with a switching guide and answers to the most common questions.

As of September 2026 · Sources: FairGarage's website and pricing page

## Verdict

- FairGarage fits if … you want new customers who are comparing workshops right now and pay €15 per booking and €2 per request for them. No base fee: when nothing comes in, it costs nothing.
- terminio.ai fits if … you want your appointments on your own page, at a fixed price instead of per booking, with WhatsApp reminders from your own number.
- The biggest difference Portal versus your own page. €15 per booking with no upper limit versus €0 to €19.99 a month, however many appointments you take.

## Prices

- terminio.ai: €0 – €19.99 a month · Pro Voice with phone assistant €129.99 · no fee per booking · cancel monthly
- FairGarage: no base fee but €15 per booking and €2 per request · billed per booking, with no upper limit

## Honestly

FairGarage:
- New customers who are comparing workshops find you through the portal without you doing anything.
- No base fee: in a quiet month without bookings you pay nothing either.
- A workshop portal run by DAT and ZDK, so from inside the trade and known in the car repair world.

terminio.ai:
- Your own booking page instead of a profile on fairgarage.com. Your customers stay yours.
- Reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, with no cost per message; on Pro Voice the phone assistant picks up.
- A fixed price however many appointments you take: €0 to start, Pro €19.99 a month, unlimited staff in every plan.

## Switching

1. Set up your services Tap your industry, adjust the prefilled jobs, set durations and prices. Ten minutes, and the booking page is live.
2. Bring your customers Export your contacts, import them and confirm existing appointments once by WhatsApp. From then on reminders go out from your number.
3. Swap the link Booking link on your Google profile, your website and your invoices. Keep the FairGarage profile running for as long as the portal still brings you new customers.

## Common questions

**What does FairGarage cost per booking?** There is no base fee; you are billed per transaction: €15 for a booking, €2 for a request. At 30 bookings a month that is €450 a month, or €5,400 a year. terminio.ai starts at €0 and Pro costs €19.99 a month, whatever number of appointments comes in.

**Does FairGarage replace my own booking page?** Only in part. You get a profile on fairgarage.com, so your customers book through the portal rather than through a page of your own. terminio.ai gives you your own booking page, which you link from your website, your Google profile and your invoices.

**Does FairGarage have WhatsApp reminders?** On FairGarage's website we find confirmation by email; WhatsApp is not confirmed there. terminio.ai sends reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, five a month on the Free plan, unlimited on Pro and with no cost per message.

**Does anyone answer the phone while I am under a car?** A phone assistant is not confirmed on FairGarage's website. terminio.ai has one on Pro Voice for €129.99 a month: a German number that picks up while you are at the ramp and puts the appointment straight into your calendar.

**Do my customers need an account?** With neither: FairGarage allows bookings without a customer account, and with terminio.ai your customers open your link, pick a job and a time and enter their name and mobile number.

**Can I use FairGarage and terminio.ai in parallel?** Yes, and that is exactly the point: the two do different jobs. FairGarage brings new customers from the portal, terminio.ai takes your own with no fee per booking. Both calendars run independently; in terminio.ai you block the times handed out through FairGarage.


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terminio.ai is online appointment booking for small businesses with WhatsApp reminders and an AI phone assistant, from €0 a month, hosted in the EU. Provider: terminio.ai UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Großschönau, Saxony, Germany.