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$7.6K in 30 days: Plate Lookup’s vehicle reports and shop tools
Plate Lookup provides vehicle information, history reports, and digital tools for automotive operations. Its $7.6K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.
What it actually sells
Plate Lookup sells license plate and VIN vehicle information, history reports, inspections, work orders, and payments. Its vehicle history report includes accidents, auction history, recalls, damages, mileage records, ownership details, market value estimates, photos, and official OEM specifications.
The service scans license plates with a phone camera and returns vehicle information. Its mobile business app supports digital work orders, invoices, signatures, payments, and maintenance records.
How it charges
The pages we read do not state a price. The service includes vehicle lookup, history reports, an iOS and Android mobile app, and tools for generating work orders, invoices, signatures, payments, and maintenance records.
Month by month
Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.
| Month | Revenue (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | $387 |
| 2025-11 | $724 |
| 2025-12 | $912 |
| 2026-01 | $1,344 |
| 2026-02 | $1,586 |
| 2026-03 | $3,381 |
| 2026-04 | $5,073 |
| 2026-05 | $6,215 |
| 2026-06 | $6,481 |
| 2026-07 | $8,150 |
| 2026-08 | $8,015 |
| 2026-09 | $7,507 |
Where customers come from
Plate Lookup is available through the App Store and Google Play. It supports iOS and Android mobile business operations, and its site presents vehicle lookup through a phone camera and mobile apps.
The site offers newsletter subscription for updates and offers and supports custom data source connections for integrations. Its listed customers are car buyers, mechanics, dealerships, automotive professionals, fleet managers, towing companies, and auto shops.
What stands out
Plate Lookup is “Rated 4.7 stars with 3985 reviews.” Version 6.4.1 was released 111 days ago. The service connects multiple trusted data sources and allows users to export or integrate data.
From the official site
Perfect for car buyers, mechanics, dealerships, and automotive professionals.
iOS & Android mobile app
Rated 4.7 stars with 3985 reviews
Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.
Where it sits in the data
Plate Lookup's $7.6K in the last 30 days is higher than 92% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “Marketplace” category (134 projects) it is higher than 84% (category median $308). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.
Currency
All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.
Could you build something like this?
In my view, demand spans car buyers and automotive businesses that need vehicle information. Buyers include mechanics, dealerships, fleet managers, towing companies, and auto shops, with App Store and Google Play providing visible distribution.
Building this would require reliable data connections, accurate vehicle records, secure payments, integrations, and support for different automotive workflows. Regulation, data quality, customer support, and competition would create substantial work.
Verdict: Needs real work.
One thing to take from it
Plate Lookup brings vehicle lookup, mobile business apps, and work-order tools into one product, with App Store and Google Play distribution.
Sources
- Plate Lookup official website, fetched October 1, 2026
- TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026
Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure