CDK Communicator vs CDK CRM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDK Communicator
This app offers a unified communication platform for business users, integrating IP telephony, video calls, instant messaging, and presence management. It allows users to manage contacts, check availability, and communicate via chat, phone, or video, extending their office phone system to mobile devices.
- IP Telephony integration
- Video conferencing
- Instant messaging and presence
- Contact list management
- Click-to-dial functionality
- Voicemail management
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CDK Communicator is a collaboration solution for CDK Voice Connect customers. The solution provides an integrated experience for IP Telephony, Video, Instant Messaging & Presence. The easy to use SIP client provides a application where users can manage their contact list, check on availability, and interface with their co-workers by chat, phone, or video calls. Users can dial and manage calls from their personal smartphones, desktop, and tablet just as they would from their office desk phone, including tracking calls, picking up business voicemail, managing personal settings, and more. With CDK Communicator, users can also search corporate directories, click-to-dial from the contact, and manage calling options. CDK Communicator is completely integrated with the CDK Hosted Phone System, turning the business user’s personal mobile or tablet into an extension of the PBX.
CDK CRM
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Welcome to the completely redesigned, all-new CDK CRM mobile app. Built from the ground up, this modern platform replaces the legacy "CDK Modern Retail CRM" mobile app to provide automotive dealership professionals with a faster, more intuitive, and highly responsive workflow. Empower your sales team to step away from the desktop and close deals right from the showroom floor or out on the lot. Whether you are managing incoming internet leads, tracking showroom ups, scanning customer driver's licenses, or detailing a trade-in, the new CDK CRM app delivers the power of your dealership’s desktop CRM into a secure, mobile-first experience. What’s New & Upgraded: • Performance Boost: Built on an entirely new architecture for faster page loads and real-time syncing with your Desktop CRM. • Streamlined UI: A modernized, clean user interface designed to reduce clicks and help you manage your pipeline with ease. • Advanced Scanning: Effortlessly capture customer data with an improved dual-sided driver’s license scanner and an integrated vehicle VIN scanner for trade-ins. • AI Summary: Instantly digest customer activity history, notes, and lead details, allowing your sales team to catch up on an opportunity in seconds before making a call or walking out to the showroom floor. Core Features: • "My Day" Dashboard: Track your daily appointments, recent messages, and scheduled follow-ups at a single glance. • In-Showroom Experience: Desking a deal has never been more mobile. Guide your customers from introduction to final numbers without ever leaving their side. Seamlessly capture their vehicle of interest, evaluate and scan trade-in details, securely upload required documents, capture credit applications, and present real-time quotes—all directly from the showroom floor or out on the lot. Important Note for Existing Users: This app replaces the legacy "CDK Modern Retail CRM" app. Please download this new version and log in using your active dealership single sign-on (SSO) credentials to experience the next generation of dealership retail management. Transform how you connect with car shoppers. Download the new CDK CRM mobile app today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CDK CRM at every 3 days against CDK Communicator's every 14 months. CDK Communicator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CDK Communicator ships an update every 14 months, CDK CRM every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDK Communicator | CDK CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDK Global, Inc. | CDK Global, LLC |
In-app purchases
CDK Communicator
No in-app purchases
CDK CRM
No in-app purchases
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