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NetView ECO (HBS Systems)

NetView ECO (HBS Systems) at a glance
VendorHBS Systems, Inc.
HeadquartersRichardson, Texas, USA
OwnershipPrivately held, family-owned; no private equity or venture funding
DeploymentCloud (web-based)
Target marketSmall to multi-location equipment dealerships in North America
IndustriesAgricultural, construction, aggregate, industrial, material handling, and rental equipment dealerships
PricingNot published; quote-based
Websitehbssystems.com

What NetView ECO is

NetView ECO is the web-based dealership management system from HBS Systems, a Richardson, Texas software company that has served equipment dealers since 1985. Accounting, parts inventory, wholegoods, service, rental, and e-commerce run inside one platform, built for dealerships in agriculture, construction, aggregate, industrial, and material handling equipment. HBS Systems reports serving thousands of dealership locations, with a customer base concentrated in North America.

The company behind it

Independence is the unusual part of this profile. HBS Systems was founded in 1985 and has stayed privately held and family-owned for its entire history, with no private equity or venture funding, in a dealer software market where several major competitors were absorbed by consolidators. Chad Stone leads the company as president and CEO. NetView ECO is the current generation of the dealership platform, developed as a genuinely web-based system rather than a hosted client-server product. The vendor holds an AGCO-approved DMS integration, keeps adding third-party connections such as Record360 for equipment condition documentation, and ships a customer-facing mobile app called Dealer Now.

Core functionality

The platform covers the operational core of a dealership: integrated accounting and financials, parts inventory management, unit and wholegoods tracking, service work orders with mobile access for technicians in the field, rental management from quotation through invoicing and collection, and e-commerce. Rental gets real depth, with fleet utilization tracking, condition photo uploads, and live availability. A configurable workspace called ActiveView lets teams assemble role-based dashboards from more than 100 drag-and-drop tiles. Dealer Now handles the customer side: paying invoices, ordering parts, scheduling service, and checking inventory without calling the parts counter.

Typical customers

Equipment dealerships and rental houses in agriculture, construction, aggregate, industrial, and material handling, with the sweet spot at small and midsize dealers and multi-location groups that want one database across rooftops. HBS Systems turns up regularly as the independent name on shortlists otherwise filled with consolidator-owned systems. Customers are primarily in the United States and Canada.

Deployment and pricing

Delivery is cloud and browser-based, so dealers run it without maintaining local servers. Pricing is not published; HBS Systems quotes after a demo based on dealership size, number of locations, and module selection. Look at subscription, implementation, data migration, and integration fees together across a multi-year horizon rather than comparing monthly rates.

Editorial verdict

Small to midsize North American dealers and multi-store groups that want full dealership scope from a vendor answerable to a family rather than a holding company will find a strong fit here, and rental-heavy operations get more than checkbox treatment. Breadth across parts, service, rental, and integrated accounting makes this a genuine dealership ERP, not a point solution. The price of independence is size. HBS Systems is smaller than Constellation-backed rivals, so verify the specific OEM integrations your franchise agreements depend on before signing anything; a dealer whose manufacturer stack is thinly covered will be happier with a consolidator-owned system, however unfashionable that ownership model looks. Compare it against DIS Quantum and other dealer platforms in a structured selection process with scripted parts, service, and rental demos.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NetView ECO and who makes it?

NetView ECO is a web-based dealership management system developed by HBS Systems, a software company headquartered in Richardson, Texas. The company has focused on equipment dealerships since 1985 and remains privately held and family-owned. The platform combines accounting, parts, wholegoods, service, rental, and e-commerce in a single system aimed at North American equipment dealers.

Which types of dealerships is it designed for?

HBS Systems targets dealerships in agricultural, construction, aggregate, industrial, and material handling equipment, as well as rental equipment businesses. The system fits single stores up to multi-location dealer groups that want unified financials and inventory across rooftops. Rental-heavy dealers are a particular focus, with fleet utilization, condition photos, and quote-to-invoice workflows built into the rental module.

Is HBS Systems independent or owned by a larger software group?

HBS Systems is one of the remaining independent vendors in the equipment-dealer software market. It is privately held and family-owned, has taken no private equity or venture funding, and has not been acquired by a consolidator. Some dealers read that as roadmap continuity; it also means the vendor is smaller than competitors backed by large holding companies such as Constellation Software.

How does NetView ECO handle accounting?

Accounting is integrated directly into the system rather than handled through an external package. Parts tickets, service work orders, rental invoices, and unit deals post to the general ledger inside the same platform, which gives dealer principals real-time financial visibility. That integration is the main reason dealer management systems in this category are treated as vertical ERP platforms for the dealership industry.

What is ActiveView?

ActiveView is the configurable workspace inside NetView ECO. Teams build role-based dashboards from more than 100 drag-and-drop tiles, so a service manager and a controller can each see the operational numbers relevant to their day without custom development.

What does the Dealer Now app do?

Dealer Now is the customer-facing mobile app. Dealership customers use it to pay invoices, order parts, schedule service appointments, and check inventory on their own, which takes routine traffic off the parts counter and the service phone line during busy season.

What does NetView ECO cost?

HBS Systems does not publish pricing; quotes follow a demo and depend on dealership size, number of locations, and selected modules. Ask for a full breakdown covering subscription, implementation, training, and any OEM or third-party integration fees. Modeling total cost over several years, for example with the ERP TCO calculator, makes vendor comparisons more reliable than comparing monthly rates alone.