At a glance
- Free plan
- 1 salesperson, unlimited videos
- Whole store
- $19 a month, any number of salespeople
- Longest video
- 2 minutes
- Included with
- Studio and Car Pages Pro
On this page
A video for one shopper, with the car on the same page
A shopper asks about the Tahoe. Instead of a text that says "still available," you walk to the car, hold record and say their name. CarShots puts the video on a page made for that shopper and you send it from your own phone.
If you already shot the car in CarShots, the video sits on top of its Car Page: the studio photos, the 360° walkaround video, the window sticker, the price, the model's recalls, a history report link and a lead form, all one tap below your face. If there's no car yet, the video gets a page of its own, for intros, thank-yous and trade-in follow-ups.
How it works
Record or upload
Hold the record button in your browser on a phone or computer, up to 2 minutes, or upload a clip you already shot. Uploads keep going on a weak signal, so the back of the lot is fine.
Pick where it lands
The video goes on a personal page for one shopper: a page with just the video, or on top of that car's Car Page with its studio photos, 360° walkaround video, window sticker, price, the model's recalls, a history report link and a lead form.
Send it your way
Text it from your own phone (it opens your messages app with the link, so there's no business texting registration), email it with a moving 3-second preview that opens the page, or copy the link anywhere.
See who watched
You see when the shopper opens it and how much they watched. They reply with the call, text and email buttons on the page, straight to you.
What every video comes with
- Captions on every video, made automatically. Shoppers can switch them to their own language.
- Text from your own phone. No business texting registration, no new number for shoppers to ignore.
- An email preview that moves. A 3-second animated preview opens the page.
- Watch alerts. See when they opened it and how much they watched.
- Replies come to you. Call, text and email buttons on the page reach the salesperson who sent it.
- Leads to your CRM as ADF/XML on Car Pages Pro.
- Uploads that don't quit when the signal drops at the back of the lot.
Pricing
One salesperson is free forever. $19 a month covers the whole dealership. No contract; cancel anytime.
Free
$0forever
For 1 salesperson.
- Unlimited videos
- Record up to 2 minutes or upload
- Text, email or link
- Captions and watch alerts
- A small "Sent with CarShots" badge on the page
Store
$19a month
For the whole dealership.
- Unlimited salespeople
- Unlimited videos
- Your dealership's logo instead of the badge
- Captions and watch alerts
- No contract, cancel anytime
Included
$50a month with Studio
Free with Studio and Car Pages Pro ($149 a month).
- Everything in the Store plan
- The video on top of each car's Car Page
- Studio photos and 360° walkaround videos
- Leads to your CRM as ADF/XML on Car Pages Pro
What video messaging costs a dealership
Most dealer video tools charge per salesperson or quote a price on a call. For a five-person sales team, CarShots costs $19 a month. The same five seats run about $245 to $345 on Covideo (reported single-seat prices), $180 to $210 on BombBomb, and $295 to $445 on Vidyard Starter. CitNOW, TruVideo and TradePending Video don't publish prices.
| Tool | One salesperson a month | 5 salespeople a month | Free start | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarShots Video messages | Free (unlimited videos, with badge) | $19 for the whole store | Free forever for 1 salesperson | Pricing |
| Covideo | About $69, or about $49 paid yearly | About $245 to $345; teams by quote | Free trial | Secondhand |
| BombBomb | $36 yearly, $42 monthly ($56 to $70 with AI) | $180 to $210 | Free trial | Source |
| Vidyard | Free plan; Starter $59 yearly, $89 monthly | $295 to $445 | Free plan, 5 videos a month | Source |
| Loom | Free plan; Business $18, Business + AI $24 | $90 to $120 | Free plan, 25 videos per person | Source |
| VentaVid | €69 (30 videos a month) | €149 (Business, up to 8 users) | Not published | Source |
| CitNOW | About US$500 flat to start | About US$500 flat to start | Not published | Secondhand |
| TruVideo | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Source |
| TradePending Video (Protomiq) | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Source |
Prices checked November 2, 2026, per seat in each company's own currency, before tax. "Secondhand" means a software listing site reports the price, not the company. Five-salesperson costs multiply the per-seat price by five; companies that quote team plans may charge differently.
Who it is for, and who should look elsewhere
Good fit: independent and franchise stores that want every salesperson sending video this week, with a price they can see and no demo. Stores already shooting cars in CarShots get the most, since the video lands on the car's page.
Look elsewhere if you need the record button inside VinSolutions, DealerSocket or CDK (Covideo does that), repair videos with estimates and payments for your service drive (TruVideo), or AI avatar videos made for you (Vidyard and others offer them). Compare them side by side in the roundup.
Just need to send one video?
Anyone can use the free send a video by link tool: record or upload up to 2 minutes, no signup, and get a link plus an email-ready preview. Guest videos stay up 14 days; a free account keeps them.