Kampala gets Garage SaaS
Esrol Technologie launched 'Kampala Garage PRO,' an enterprise‑grade SaaS for Uganda's automotive workshops that promises improved efficiency, compliance and growth tools for small and mid‑sized operations. The product underlines how regional SaaS vendors are digitizing dealer & workshop workflows outside mature markets. (x.com)
Kampala Garage PRO’s product pages list job‑card lifecycle tracking, vehicle and customer history, parts/SKU inventory with low‑stock alerts, LPO procurement, technician scheduling and role‑based enterprise access on a multi‑tenant dashboard. (esroltechnologie.com) The service advertises direct URA EFRIS integration and displays “EFRIS Ready” on its login page, aligning generated invoices with Uganda’s electronic fiscal receipting and invoicing framework. (kampalagaragepro.com) Uganda’s EFRIS mandates electronic invoice submission and signed invoice formats (JSON and certificate requirements) for registered taxpayers since the platform rollout, creating an immediate compliance requirement for workshop billing systems. (edicomgroup.com) Esrol’s help documentation and product copy specifically call out LPO procurement, inventory management and auto‑generated financial reports, meaning part‑level procurement records and invoice metadata are captured centrally by the app. (kampalagaragepro.com) Autochek — a pan‑African auto‑tech operator active in Uganda — already runs a partner‑led retail footprint across more than 1,500 dealers and workshops and works with 70+ banking partners on vehicle finance and after‑sales, representing a regional competitor and a commercial model Kampala Garage PRO would encounter in dealer/finance integrations. (autochek.africa 1) (autochek.africa 2) Solifi customer rollouts illustrate lender demand for the same workshop/dealer data Kampala Garage PRO captures: Kawasaki Motors Finance implemented Solifi’s wholesale portal to give dealers self‑service access, end‑to‑end visibility and upgraded order processing, and Rosenthal & Rosenthal adopted Solifi portfolio management to expand into equipment finance — concrete precedents for lenders integrating point‑of‑service SaaS feeds. (nefassociation.org) (theincmagazine.com) Kampala Garage PRO’s site lists a local support contact (+256 777 341 255), a demo request flow and a v2.1.1 build labelled “Trusted by top workshops,” indicating the product is positioned for immediate commercial trials with workshop networks and potential lender pilots. (kampalagaragepro.com) (esroltechnologie.com)
