CDK Modern Retail CRM vs Kenect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Manage customer relationships and dealership operations from a mobile tablet. Log prospects, search inventory, quote customers, and track leads from anywhere, anytime. Real-time integration ensures data is always up-to-date.
- Prospect logging
- Inventory search
- Customer quoting
- Lead management
- VIN scanner
- Driver's license scanner
- Two-way text messaging
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CDK Modern Retail CRM is a fully portable, interactive Customer Relationship and Dealership Management toolset available on a mobile tablet. This allows dealership sales staff to complete much of the process via a mobile device – at any time, from anywhere, without ever accessing sales tools through a traditional PC The CDK Modern Retail CRM App provides access to all CRM sales functionality to log prospects, search inventory, quote customers, track test drives, and follow up. CDK Modern Retail CRM provides ability to manage showroom, phone and internet leads no matter their location, and respond using phone, email or text tools to capitalize on every business opportunity. Real-time integration features with the in-store CRM ensures up-to-date data is available to authorized users at all times. These features include: · Search engine of customers and prospects. · Vehicle VIN scanner to instantly upload trade information. · Full vehicle walk-around to note damage with text, picture or video · Dual-sided drivers license scanner. · My Day page feature to keep track of contact info of potential customers. · Organizer page to consolidate calendar dates, phone numbers, and email addresses. · Vehicle Inventory search engine to find the desired vehicle through the dealership’s inventory. · Detailed vehicle descriptions and photos · Two-way text messaging platform to communicate with car shoppers · Sales Process management with Real-Time quoting tools · Mapping of the test drive · Fully Secured Credit application · Digital Documentation
Kenect
Connect with customers through text messaging to boost leads, gather online reviews, and process payments. Initiate video calls directly from text conversations.
- Customer texting
- Lead generation
- Online review generation
- Payment capture
- Video chat via text
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Engage with your customers where they are - texting on their phone. Double your leads, generate online reviews, capture payments and start video chat conversations all via text message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kenect at 3.9 against CDK Modern Retail CRM's 2.2. Kenect also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (38% vs 14%). CDK Modern Retail CRM's advantage is ratings volume (310 vs 69). 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.
Kenect holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 310 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of CDK Modern Retail CRM's written reviews are positive against 38% of Kenect's.
CDK Modern Retail CRM ships an update every 6 weeks, Kenect fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | CDK Modern Retail CRM | Kenect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (310 ratings) | 3.9 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 310 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Data Software Services LLC | Kenect, LLC |
Customer experience
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Kenect
Bugs and requests
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Reported bugs
5 issues- Blank white screen on launch
- Inability to log in or access features
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Errors when scanning licenses or VINs
- Disappearing appointment information
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support
- Ability to upload videos from gallery
- Improved notification system
- Simplified and streamlined UI
- Better integration with dealership systems
Kenect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CDK Modern Retail CRM
No in-app purchases
Kenect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CDK Modern Retail CRM free?
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