subscriptions
All subscriptions are for 12 months and must be renewed on an annual basis to maintain access to the selected product. Subscriptions include access to monthly updates through our standards release notes. The release notes also communicate information about education and training classes related to using VIP, ACES, PIES and more.
To obtain Auto Care Member rates, companies must be current Auto Care members in good standing. To apply and learn about all the benefits of an Auto Care membership, visit the membership page!
Need help with your subscriptions? Contact Auto Care Association’s Technology Group: technology@autocare.org
If you are a software or solution provider and want to learn about how you can license and integrate ACES and PIES data into your products, contact technology@autocare.org.
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VCDB
For use with the ACES Delivery Standard
VCdb Light Duty & Power Sports Subscription
Annual Company Sales | Member Rate LD & PS data | Non-Member Rate LD & PS data |
$0 - $5M | $3,218 | $7,021 |
$5 - $50M | $4,451 | $9,710 |
$50M - $1B | $5,135 | $11,204 |
$1B+ | $6,847 | $14,939 |
VCdb Medium & Heavy Duty Subscription
Annual Company Sales | Member Rate MD & HD data | Non-Member Rate MD & HD data |
$0 - $5M | $3,500 | $4,400 |
$5 - $50M | $4,100 | $6,200 |
$50M - $1B | $4,800 | $7,200 |
$1B+ | $5,700 | $8,550 |
VCdb Off-Highway and Equipment Subscription
Annual Company Sales | Member Rate OH & Equip data | Non-Member Rate OH & Equip data |
$0 - $5M | $3,500 | $4,400 |
$5 - $50M | $4,100 | $6,200 |
$50M - $1B | $4,800 | $7,200 |
$1B+ | $5,700 | $8,550 |
VCdb Global Data
Annual Company Sales | Member Rate LD, MD, HD data | Non-Member Rate LD, MD, HD data |
Chile | $2,500 | $3,500 |
Colombia | $2,500 | $3,500 |
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PADB
For use with the PIES Delivery Standard
Annual Company Sales | Member Rate | Non-Member Rate |
$0 - $5M | $1,100 | $2,300 |
$5M - $50M | $1,575 | $4,500 |
$50M - $1B | $3,425 | $10,000 |
$1B+ | $5,500 | $15,950 |
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iShop
iShop Shop Management Server (SMS)
Subscription types (12-month)
Auto Care Association Member: $5,000
Non-Auto Care Association Member: $7,500
Includes:
- Licensed use of the iShop Standard to develop and distribute an implementation of an SMS Server and/or SMS Client application internally or to customers
- Access to the full iShop Software Developers Kit
- iShop Technical Implementation Guide - includes step by step instructions for implementing the SDK sample test client and server projects
- iShop Functional Guide - provides detailed definitions for each iShop business entity and its corresponding XML schema definition
- Periodic documentation updates, version releases and bug fixes
- Technical support in the deployment and use of iShop SDK resources, including sample project, business Entity definitions, XML schema and WSDL artifacts.
iShop Inspection Server (IS)
Subscription types (12-month)
Auto Care Association Member: $2,500
Non-Auto Care Association Member: $4,500
Includes:
- Server identification
- Equipment Sign-in & Sign-off
- One way exchange of the Diagnostic Results Object – from the test device to a SMS server
- Implementation support from Auto Care Association