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Powerlink, Checkmate or Pinnacle: which yard management system fits your yard?

Nobody publishes market share, but the three names you’ll hear are Powerlink, Checkmate and Pinnacle, and where you sell usually decides between them. If the Car-Part marketplace is where your parts move, Checkmate fits. If you want the Hollander interchange and eBay through one vendor, it’s Powerlink, or Pinnacle if you’re a URG yard already on it. If you’re ready to leave the incumbents, look at the cloud newcomers. Whichever you pick, settle who can get your data out before you sign.

Disclosure, up front: I don’t sell a yard management system, none of these vendors pays me, and I’m not ranking myself here. I haven’t run every one of them end to end. From 2012 to 2026 I ran the eBay side of AllOEMRims, a Broward County OEM wheel business, and built the software behind it, next to Hollander interchange data. Now I build software that works around these systems, so read the last section with that in mind.

Who owns what

This is where most of the confusion starts, so it goes first.

  • Solera owns Hollander, which makes Powerlink and its eBay bridge, eLink. Solera also owns the Hollander Interchange, the parts-interchange data Powerlink is built on.
  • Car-Part.com owns Checkmate and runs the Car-Part marketplace that yards sell through.
  • CCC Intelligent Solutions owns Pinnacle. It bought Pinnacle in December 2014, after the FTC made Solera sell it. In October 2026 CCC agreed to be acquired by GTCR and Elliott, and the deal is expected to close in early 2027.

So no one company owns all three. What Solera does own is the Hollander Interchange, which other systems have licensed in the past. Keep that in mind when you ask about data.

The three incumbents

The systems most full-service yards already run.

Hollander Powerlink

Solera (Hollander)

The long-standing system of record: buying vehicles, dismantling, inventory, interchange and the counter, run on a server at the yard. Solera says more than 600 yards have upgraded to its latest version. Its eBay bridge, eLink, was announced in 2009. In May 2026 Solera showed Powerlink 4.0 to an invited preview group. It has Condition and Options fields up to 128 characters that carry through to eLink listings, plus built-in links to Direct-Hit and InsightsConnect.

Best fit: Full-service yards that want the interchange, the inventory and eBay in one vendor's stack.

Watch out for: No published API. Your data, the interchange and the eBay bridge all sit with one company, so get export rights in writing.

Checkmate

Car-Part.com

Car-Part's yard system, and the one Car-Part says the most yards on its marketplace run. Car-Part still ships Checkmate Retro, the older blue-screen version, alongside the newer Sales Pro, and yards run both. It runs on a server at the yard, and Car-Part promotes its own interchange, Interchange Plus, rather than Hollander's. Its eBay tool, Listing Manager, lists in bulk, keeps Checkmate and eBay in sync and translates interchange numbers into eBay fitment.

Best fit: Yards that sell through the Car-Part marketplace first and everything else second.

Watch out for: No published API on the product pages. Ask exactly what a third party can read, and how, before you need it.

Pinnacle

CCC Intelligent Solutions

It started at Actual Systems, which Solera bought in 2012. The FTC ordered Solera to let it go, and CCC bought it in December 2014. The FTC order also made Solera license the Hollander Interchange to Pinnacle's owner for ten years. CCC doesn't publish how Pinnacle is delivered today or whose interchange it uses now, so ask.

Best fit: Yards already on it, and URG members, since URG endorses it.

Watch out for: CCC agreed in October 2026 to be sold to GTCR and Elliott, with the deal expected to close in early 2027. Ask what the sale means for Pinnacle's roadmap and your contract.

The cloud newcomers

Newer options, sold as subscriptions. Each one is built for a different kind of yard.

Dismantly

Dismantly

A cloud yard management system built for phones and tablets, with migration from legacy systems. It says 200+ yards in 7+ countries run on it.

Best fit: A full-service yard ready to leave the incumbents and move to the cloud.

Watch out for: You're swapping your system of record. Price the data migration and the retraining, not just the subscription.

Crush

Crush Software Solutions

Software for self-service yards, with more than 200 installs in the US and Canada. A new company bought it from its developer, S3, in September 2025 and is rebuilding it on cloud infrastructure as Crush 2.0. In 2026 three of the big self-service chains invested: Pull-A-Part, EZ Pull N Pay and Kenny U-Pull. That says a lot about who it's built for.

Best fit: Self-service (you-pull-it) yards.

Watch out for: Not built for full-service yards that pull and ship parts to order.

reParta

reParta

Calls itself salvage yard management and eBay listing software. It projects a vehicle's parts value at bid time, publishes to your own eBay account, and guards against selling a part twice. Published plans run $49, $299 or $599 a month, billed annually.

Best fit: Yards that sell mostly on eBay and want buying, listing and margin in one place.

Watch out for: It's built eBay-first. If most of your sales are at the counter or through Car-Part, check how it handles those before you plan to replace anything.

Side by side

Price is left out on purpose: none of the five yard systems publishes one.

SystemOwnerDesktop or cloudInterchangeMarketplace bridgesBest fitWatch out for
Hollander PowerlinkSolera (Hollander)A Windows server and workstations at the yard; 4.0 in invite-only preview, platform not announcedHollander Interchange, built in (Solera owns it)eLink for eBay; Hollander's EDEN network; WHI eBay Listing for URG membersFull-service yards that want the interchange, the inventory and eBay in one vendor's stack.No published API. Your data, the interchange and the eBay bridge all sit with one company, so get export rights in writing.
CheckmateCar-Part.comA Windows server at the yard; the older Retro screen still ships beside Sales ProCar-Part's own Interchange Plus and CrashLinkCar-Part.com marketplace; Checkmate Listing Manager for eBay; WHI eBay Listing works, but orders don't sync backYards that sell through the Car-Part marketplace first and everything else second.No published API on the product pages. Ask exactly what a third party can read, and how, before you need it.
PinnacleCCC Intelligent SolutionsNot publishedNot published; ask CCC whose and on what termsWHI eBay Listing, with orders syncing back; URG Image Uploader for photosYards already on it, and URG members, since URG endorses it.CCC agreed in October 2026 to be sold to GTCR and Elliott, with the deal expected to close in early 2027. Ask what the sale means for Pinnacle's roadmap and your contract.
DismantlyDismantlyCloud, mobile-firstNot stated on its site; askNot detailed on its site; ask which marketplaces it syncs withA full-service yard ready to leave the incumbents and move to the cloud.You're swapping your system of record. Price the data migration and the retraining, not just the subscription.
CrushCrush Software SolutionsBeing rebuilt on cloud infrastructure as Crush 2.0Not its focus; self-service buyers pull their own partsNot detailed; built around the self-service yard rather than shipping partsSelf-service (you-pull-it) yards.Not built for full-service yards that pull and ship parts to order.
rePartarePartaOnline subscriptionAn OEM part-number lookup, not a full interchange databaseYour own eBay account; help with Facebook MarketplaceYards that sell mostly on eBay and want buying, listing and margin in one place.It's built eBay-first. If most of your sales are at the counter or through Car-Part, check how it handles those before you plan to replace anything.

Method: every entry comes from the vendor’s own pages, press releases and industry press, checked on October 28, 2026, plus fourteen years working with Hollander interchange data. I haven’t run every system end to end, and none of the vendors reviewed this page. Where a vendor doesn’t say, the table says so.

Five questions to ask any vendor

Ask them in this order. The first one is the one that’s hard to fix later.

  1. Can I get all of my data out, in a format I can use, at any time? Ask first and get the answer in writing. Inventory, sales, customers, photos, vehicle records. Ask what format, how often, whether there's a charge, and whether a third party you hire can read it while you're still a customer. This matters more than any feature, because it decides whether you can ever add anything around the system or leave it.
  2. Whose interchange is it, and what happens to it if I leave? Interchange is the part of a yard system you'd miss first. Ask whose data it is, how often it updates, what it costs on its own, and whether you keep any of it after you cancel.
  3. Which marketplaces does it sync with, both ways, and how fast? Ask how long it takes for a part sold at the counter to come off eBay and Car-Part. Minutes is fine. Overnight is how a yard ends up cancelling eBay orders, and cancellations are what put eBay accounts Below Standard.
  4. What's the whole bill? None of the three incumbents publishes a price, so ask for every line. The license, per-user or per-yard fees, the eBay bridge, the interchange, support, hardware, conversion from your current system, and training. Then ask what went up last year.
  5. What happens if you're sold, or I am? Pinnacle has already changed hands twice, and its owner, CCC, agreed to a sale this month. Ask what your contract says about a change of ownership on their side, and whether it transfers if you sell the yard.

When your yard system is fine and the gap is around it

A lot of yards shopping for a new system don’t need one. The inventory is right and the counter works. The pain is somewhere else: dated listings, an eBay account sliding toward Below Standard, returns nobody owns. Switching systems is a year of retraining to fix a problem that sits next to the system, not in it.

What I build, since you’re reading my site. I don’t replace your yard system. I build the pieces around it that it doesn’t do well. Photos that become finished listings. Stock that comes off eBay when a part sells at the counter. Pricing checked against what’s listed on eBay right now. One queue for returns and messages. It works with the data your system can export, which is one more reason the first question above matters. I did this work for fourteen years inside a wheel operation, and I’ll tell you if your vendor already has what you need.

Straight answers

Who owns Powerlink, Checkmate and Pinnacle?

Solera owns Hollander, which makes Powerlink and the eLink eBay bridge, and Solera owns the Hollander Interchange. Car-Part.com owns Checkmate. CCC Intelligent Solutions owns Pinnacle, which it bought from Solera in December 2014 after an FTC order. CCC agreed in October 2026 to be acquired by GTCR and Elliott, a deal worth about $6.1 billion that's expected to close in early 2027.

Is Pinnacle owned by Solera?

Not anymore. Solera bought Pinnacle's maker, Actual Systems, in 2012. The FTC ordered Solera to sell Pinnacle in 2013, and CCC bought it in December 2014.

Which yard management system is best for selling on eBay?

Each incumbent has an eBay bridge: eLink for Powerlink, Listing Manager for Checkmate, and WHI eBay Listing for URG members on Powerlink or Pinnacle. The better question is how fast each one pulls a listing after a counter sale, and whether its listings are good enough to compete. If they aren't, a listing subscription on top is usually cheaper than switching systems.

Is there a cloud yard management system?

Yes. Dismantly is a cloud system for full-service yards, and Crush is being rebuilt on cloud infrastructure for self-service yards. Powerlink and Checkmate run on a Windows server at the yard. CCC doesn't say how Pinnacle is delivered, and Solera hasn't said whether Powerlink 4.0 changes that.

Do yard management systems publish their prices?

Not Powerlink, Checkmate or Pinnacle, and not Dismantly or Crush either, as of October 2026. reParta does: $49, $299 or $599 a month, billed annually.

Sources

All checked on October 28, 2026. Vendors change products and owners; if something here is out of date, the vendor’s own page wins.

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