Wax Stak vs Urable
Urable is the detailing-specific platform most crews already know. Here is how it lines up against Wax Stak on price, payment rates, Spanish support and the field app — with the numbers, not the adjectives.
By The Wax Stak Team · Wax Stak is in private beta; our figures are launch pricing.
Who Urable is good for
Urable is a mature, detailing-specific platform with unlimited users on every plan — if you run a large crew and would pay per seat elsewhere, that alone can make it the cheaper option. It also has years of shipped features and an established community, and route optimization is included on every tier. Where it costs more is the entry point: the cheapest plan is $70/month with no free tier, online booking starts on Pro ($110/month), and payment processing runs through Stripe or Square at their standard rates, with no debit or card-present discount.
Wax Stak vs Urable, side by side
| Wax Stak | Urable | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — Starter is free forever (up to 15 active customers) | No |
| Paid plans | Pro $24/mo · Business $39/mo ($22 / $35 billed annually) | Express $70/mo · Pro $110/mo · Enterprise $183/mo ($840 / $1,320 / $2,200 per year) |
| Users | 1 (Starter) · 3 included (Pro) · 10 included (Business); +$5/user | Unlimited on every plan |
| Spanish | Full — back office, field app, booking page, customer portal, texts and emails | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Card-present credit rate | 2.9% + 30¢ (Starter) · 2.75% (Pro) · 2.65% (Business) | Your processor’s rate (Stripe or Square) — not published by Urable |
| Card-on-file rate | 3.2% + 30¢ · 3.05% on Business | Your processor’s rate (Stripe or Square) |
| Debit rate | 2.5% + 30¢ (Starter) · 2.2% (Pro) · 2.0% (Business) | No debit-specific rate |
| ACH / bank payments | 1% (50¢ minimum), every plan | Supported through the processor |
| Route optimization | Pro and up ($24/mo) | Every plan |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online sync on Business; built-in bookkeeping from Pro | QuickBooks Online on Pro and Enterprise |
| Offline field app | Yes — schedule, jobs, photos and status work offline; payments need a connection | Not listed on their pricing page |
| Review requests | Automated requests + AI review analysis from Pro; manual on Starter | Rate/review messages on every plan |
Last verified September 2026. Urable figures are from urable.com/pricing as of September 2026; Wax Stak figures are from our pricing page. If something here is out of date, email hello@waxstak.com and we will fix it.
What to check before you switch
- Export your history first. Ask Urable for a CSV of customers, vehicles and jobs and check what it includes (notes, photos, pricing) before you cancel anything.
- Saved cards don’t transfer. Cards on file belong to the old payment processor; customers re-enter them once, on their first Wax Stak invoice or through their portal.
- Your review link and booking URL change. Update your Google Business Profile, website and social bios the day you switch.
- Run both for two weeks. Finish open jobs where they started; book new ones in Wax Stak.
- Reminders come from a new number. Tell regulars to expect texts from Wax Stak so nothing lands in spam.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wax Stak cheaper than Urable?
On subscription, yes at every tier: Wax Stak starts free, Pro is $24/month and Business is $39/month, against Urable’s $70, $110 and $183. If you have many more than ten users on Business, Urable’s unlimited seats can close the gap — do the math on your own headcount ($5 per extra user on Wax Stak).
Does Urable support Spanish?
Urable’s pricing page does not list a Spanish interface (as of September 2026). Wax Stak runs fully in English and Spanish — back office, field app, booking page, customer portal, texts and emails — and every user and customer picks their own language.
How do the payment rates compare?
Urable connects to Stripe or Square and you pay their published rates (Stripe’s standard online rate is 2.9% + 30¢). Wax Stak’s built-in payments start at 2.9% + 30¢ on Starter and drop to 2.65% on Business, with debit as low as 2.0% and ACH at 1%.
Can I move my data from Urable to Wax Stak?
Export your customers, vehicles and job history from Urable and import the CSV into Wax Stak. Saved cards cannot move between payment processors; customers re-enter them once on their first Wax Stak invoice.
See Wax Stak on your own jobs
We’re in private beta. Join the list and we’ll invite you as spots open — free to start, bilingual from day one.