AutoBrain Is Just for Individual Users, Right?
Every club has the same problem, and it's not the vehicles — it's member retention. Newsletters don't hold members; value does. That's why AutoBrain's custom deployment exists: your club gets its own dedicated instance, hosted and maintained by AutoBrain, that becomes a membership perk members actually use. Here's how it works.
Your own instance — hosted by AutoBrain
With a custom deployment you don't buy software, you get a private, dedicated AutoBrain instance provisioned for your club and run for you. Servers, backups, security updates, uptime — all handled. No committee member becomes an unpaid sysadmin, and nothing is shared with other clubs. Inside that instance the whole fleet lives: club vehicles, loaned trailers, shared runabouts — each with its own service history, fuel log and maintenance reminders.
A membership perk members actually use
Retention is simple when you look at it honestly: members renew when being a member is worth more than the annual fee. Put AutoBrain behind the membership. Members join the club's instance and track their own cars — maintenance, fuel, rego reminders, AI diagnostics and resale estimates — as a perk of belonging. It's something they open every week, not once a year, which is exactly the kind of touchpoint that keeps a club front-of-mind.
Why value beats newsletters
Most clubs communicate, few clubs deliver. A run-down, a Facebook post, an events calendar — all easy to ignore. A working tool in every member's pocket isn't. Clubs that give members something tangible see it in their renewal rate, because the question changes from "why should I pay again?" to "why would I give this up?"
Records that survive committee changeovers
Clubs know the pain: a caretaker leaves, and the knowledge of what was serviced, when and by whom leaves with them. With AutoBrain the record lives in the system, not in someone's head. New committee members log in and instantly see the full history of every club asset — oil changes, tyres, roadworthy checks, the lot.
Receipts that keep the treasurer honest
Club finances get audited. Receipt scanning files every service invoice against the right vehicle the moment it happens — no shoeboxes, no "we definitely did that, it's somewhere". Clean, verifiable records make the treasurer's life dramatically easier.
Australian tools, built in
AutoBrain includes Australian rego lookup (auto-fills VIN, make, model and vehicle type from a plate), L/100km fuel calculations and financial-year exports aligned to the 1 July financial year Australian clubs run on. It's built for the Australian market, not adapted to it.
What it costs
- Garage plan — $11.90/month for up to five vehicles with priority support.
- Custom deployment — a dedicated instance, hosted by AutoBrain, sized to your fleet and membership, priced on enquiry.
Compare it to the cost of one lost membership renewal — or one overdue service on a club vehicle — and it pays for itself immediately.
Want to see a custom deployment for your club?
Email [email protected] and tell us how many vehicles and members you run. We'll provision your club's instance — and we run it from there.
Frequently asked questions
Can AutoBrain be used by a car club?
Yes. With a custom deployment each club gets its own dedicated AutoBrain instance, hosted and maintained by AutoBrain, built for fleets, clubs and garages with priority support.
Does the club have to run its own servers?
No. With a custom deployment AutoBrain hosts a dedicated instance for your club — servers, backups and updates are all handled for you. Self-hosting remains an option for clubs that prefer it.
How does AutoBrain help a club retain members?
A dedicated club instance becomes a real membership perk: members track their own vehicles — maintenance, fuel, rego reminders and AI diagnostics — as part of belonging. Tangible value is what turns casual joiners into renewing members.
See it in action — open the live demo or read about hosted plans.