# Is CDK worth it for automotive digital retailing at a multi-rooftop dealership group, or does Tekion deliver a more modern platform at comparable cost?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Is CDK worth it for <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/automotive-digital-retailing">automotive digital retailing</a> at a multi-rooftop dealership group, or does Tekion deliver a more modern platform at comparable cost? This one is hard to answer cleanly because CDK and Tekion get compared constantly but not always by people actually running multiple rooftops, so I want to be upfront about what the reviews do and don't show.</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/cdk/reviews"><strong>CDK</strong></a>: reviewers describe it as centralizing sales, service, parts, and accounting into one system with a shared data model across departments, though the interface reads as dated to several reviewers and the mobile experience is a consistent weak point. Only 19 of its 116 reviews come from reviewers at enterprise-size companies, so the multi-rooftop picture specifically is thinner than the overall review count suggests.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/tekion/reviews"><strong>Tekion</strong></a>: reviewers who switched from CDK describe the transition as noticeably faster than previous system changes, with cloud-based updates and a more modern interface, though it isn't a certified provider for every manufacturer, and its own review base skews mid-market rather than enterprise too, just 1 of 13 reviews is enterprise-tagged.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For anyone actually running a multi-rooftop group on one of these two: did the switch, or the decision to stay, come down to cost, to the manufacturer certifications you needed, or something else that doesn't show up in a feature comparison?</p>

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&lt;p&gt;CDK still has an edge in deeply embedded dealership workflows, especially if your accounting and service ops are already tied in, but Tekion feels built for how dealerships want to operate moving forward. The trade-off I’ve seen isn’t just cost, it’s ecosystem lock-in. For your group, was the decision driven more by OEM requirements or by how flexible the platform felt day to day?&lt;/p&gt;

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