How DS Automotive makes internal processes run smoothly with Softr
DS Automotive's internal platform is a great example of a custom employee portal built with Softr and Airtable.
INDUSTRY
Automotive
USE CASE
Employee portal
TECH STACK
Airtable, Zapier, Google Workspace, Wix
“I've been impressed with the flexibility of Softr. The ability to pull data from different Airtable bases into different blocks and display them on one page was one of the main reasons I chose Softr. It's also more user-friendly.”
DS Automotive is an independent Jaguar Land Rover specialist based in the UK. Company director Dan Smith used a combination of Airtable and Softr to implement an employee portal for his team, where employees can find all the required information on vehicles, customers, and more.
🤔 The Problem
Dan had tried many different platforms and services throughout the years to manage his data and had always faced significant restrictions and limitations. He made the decision to switch to Airtable, which allowed him to maintain his databases successfully and establish new processes.
After making the switch, Dan and his team needed a tool to create a front-end for Airtable, so his team's user experience would be more straightforward than navigating a database.
When choosing among the available options (including Stacker and miniextensions), Dan based his decision on such criteria as flexibility, user-friendliness, and the ability to display the information in ways that would fit his employees' needs.
💡 The Solution
The ability to experiment with Softr under the free subscription plan and get help from the support team also played an important role in Dan's decision to choose Softr and stick with it. He also used (and continues to use) Zapier for certain automations, as well as Google Workspace.
DS Automotive’s employee portal built with Softr allows Dan’s team to view the company information stored in Airtable in a clear and usable way and access the database from any device, making them more productive and less frustrated.
For instance, vehicle technicians can access vehicle data, job cards, and history in one spot, and office staff have user-friendly access to customer, vehicle, and booking data and more.
“The support from everyone at Softr is amazing! You listen, you help, and you make us feel like we're part of something that is growing day to day.”
Dan Smith, Director, DS Automotive
Next steps
Curious about what plans Dan had in mind for the near future, we asked if he thought Softr would continue to meet his business requirements as his company grew. We were excited to hear that he planned to expand the portal for customer use, and would also like to move the company website to Softr (currently on Wix).
