Platform comparison
VAN pulls private-seller listings from 25+ sources into one feed and publishes its starting prices. VETTX works from about 5 major consumer listing sites and quotes by market. Both include a dedicated coach. VAN also syncs two ways with VINCUE and sends cars to vAuto for appraisal.
| At a glance | VAN | VETTX |
|---|---|---|
| Listing coverage | 25+ private-seller sources in one feed | About 5 major consumer listing sites |
| Price | Published. Plans start at $1,695/month. | Not published. Custom quote by market, plus a one-time implementation fee. |
| Appraisal workflow | Two-way VINCUE sync through VAN Mode. vAuto in every package. | DMS, email and messenger integrations. No VINCUE integration listed. |
| Done-for-you option | VAN Managed Buyer™: a buyer VAN hires, trains and manages for your store | None. Buyer recruiting puts a hire on your payroll. |
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VAN (Vehicle Acquisition Network, buywithvan.com) and VETTX (Vettx Inc., Chico, California) both sell software that helps dealerships buy used vehicles directly from private sellers. The biggest differences are coverage and pricing. VAN aggregates 25+ private-seller sources; VETTX works from about 5. VAN publishes starting prices from $1,695 a month; VETTX quotes by market size plus a one-time implementation fee. VAN also connects two ways with VINCUE, and offers VAN Managed Buyer™ for stores that want a buyer supplied.
| Feature | VAN | VETTX |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Published starting prices: Professional™ $1,695/mo (3 users), Accelerate™ $2,495/mo (7 users), Managed Buyer™ $5,995/mo. No territory restrictions; price scales with the size of your area. Canadian dealers billed in CAD. | No published prices. Every plan includes a "base market," and "a bigger market costs more," plus a one-time implementation fee. Advertises unlimited users. Home FAQ · How it works |
| Listing sources | 25+ private-seller sources, the most of any acquisition platform, with dealer and scam listings filtered out by AI | About 5 major consumer listing sites. Refreshes 1 to 4 times a day depending on market size and plan. List aggregation |
| Done-for-you buying | VAN Managed Buyer™: a full-time buyer from VAN's nationwide team, hired, trained and managed by VAN, working only for your store, with backup coverage. VAN launched it in 2025, the first private-party platform to offer a done-for-you buyer. You own the seller relationships. | Does not buy cars for you. The buyer recruiting add-on places a buyer on your own staff. How it works |
| Coaching | Dedicated Acquisition Coach™ on every plan. Coaches are experienced private-party buyers, trained by the best trainer in the industry. Weekly Coaching™ with your coach. | Dedicated coach on both plans, 1:1 weekly calls listed. Plans |
| Onboarding | The Path to Purchasing™: structured onboarding from Acquisition Analysis™ to ongoing Weekly Coaching™. Up and running on the software in 4 days. | Staged onboarding: audit, implementation, then coaching. Plans |
| Seller outreach | Text, email and call sellers inside VAN, with Call Whisperer and voicemail. Automated texting and follow-up on Accelerate™. | Centralized inbox and automated workflows. Automated outreach |
| Marketplace messages | VAN Loop™ Chrome extension files every marketplace conversation on the vehicle record in VAN, opens the VAN vehicle page beside the ad, adds any car you find in one click, and feeds VAN PACE™ reporting. Included with every subscription. | Bridge Chrome extension. Bridge |
| Inbound leads | Seller leads from KBB ICO, AccuTrade, CARFAX, AutoHub, ClearCar and many more sources, worked inside VAN on Accelerate™ and Managed Buyer™ | XLink reroutes KBB, AccuTrade and ClearCar leads. XLink |
| AI | AI dealer and scam listing filtering. Automatic plate-to-VIN from listing photos, plus text-to-VIN and pictures-to-VIN. | Plate-to-VIN from listing photos, AI dealer detection, smart filtering. VETTX AI |
| Integrations | VINCUE two-way through VAN Mode. vAuto in every package. CARFAX, AutoCheck, KBB ICO. Leads in and out of dealer CRMs. | DMS, email and messenger integrations. No VINCUE integration listed. How it works |
| Reporting | VAN PACE™: daily goal, pace and full funnel, with Pace Check™ emails delivering the numbers three times a day. Your coach reviews it with you. | Separate user and manager dashboards. Automated outreach |
| Product updates | Lincoln Park, the NADA 2026 release, shipped over 150 enhancements built from dealer feedback | New in 2025-2026: plate-to-VIN, AI dealer detection, XLink, Bridge. Home |
| Uptime | 99.9% SLA on source and integration uptime | None published |
| Terms | Flexible, dealer-friendly terms. Your agreement spells everything out before you sign. | Can't cancel before the term ends; early cancellation is charged for the rest of the term, with 30 days' written notice required. Cancellation policy |
As of October 2026, VETTX does not publish prices on vettx.com. Its website says pricing depends on your market, its size and how much help you want, plus a one-time implementation fee for onboarding and training. Some software directories list VETTX "from $500/month," a figure that does not appear on vettx.com and leaves out that implementation fee. Get VETTX's quote for your market, then bring it to your Acquisition Analysis™ and we'll show you the same area in VAN.
VAN publishes starting prices: Professional™ from $1,695 a month with 3 users, Accelerate™ from $2,495 a month with 7 users, and Managed Buyer™ from $5,995 a month with the buyer included. You draw your own target area, any shape and any size, and price scales with the area you cover. Canadian dealers are billed in CAD. Compare VAN plans and pricing.
When you compare a VAN quote with a VETTX quote, line up the same things: the area covered, the number of users, the coaching, any one-time fees, how often new listings show up, and whether anyone works the sellers for you.
You want the widest view of the private-party cars in your market, with 25+ sources in one feed and dealer and scam listings filtered out. VAN also fits if you run VINCUE (VAN cars land with your buy plan already applied) or vAuto (VAN sends cars over for appraisal), or if you want to see the price before the first call.
No buyer yet, or lost the last one? VAN Managed Buyer™ supplies one VAN hires, trains and manages, with backup coverage built in.
You want to hire your own buyer and keep them on your staff. On its higher plan, VETTX recruits that buyer and replaces them free if they don't work out in the first 90 days.
It also fits a store that wants unlimited seats, and leadership that wants an in-person workshop and a printed playbook.
You already have a buyer who can work private sellers. Then compare listing coverage, how fast new listings show up, and who your coach will be.
VAN (Vehicle Acquisition Network) is a VETTX alternative for dealers who want more private-seller listings, published prices and two-way VINCUE sync: 25+ sources to VETTX's about 5, with plans from $1,695 a month. The quickest way to judge it is your own market. On an Acquisition Analysis™, VAN pulls live private-seller listings from your area so you can see what 25+ sources turn up before you commit to anything.
When you switch from VETTX to VAN, your Acquisition Coach™ sets up your target area and saved searches around the cars you want, and your team is live on the software in 4 days. If you run VINCUE, VAN Mode puts your VAN cars inside Buy Center Pro with your buy plan already applied. Your coach also sets up VAN Loop™, included with your subscription, so your buyers' marketplace conversations log on each vehicle record in VAN. On Accelerate™, KBB ICO, AccuTrade and other inbound seller leads flow into VAN and get an automatic first response. If you're still under contract with another vendor, we time your onboarding around it so you aren't paying two vendors to do one job.
Your coach meets with you every week and reviews your numbers in VAN PACE™. Stores without a buyer can add VAN Managed Buyer™, a buyer VAN hires, trains and manages for your store.
VAN Mode puts VAN's private-seller listings inside VINCUE Buy Center Pro. The sync runs both ways: VAN targets show in VINCUE, and VINCUE appraisal insights flow back into VAN. VINCUE applies your buy plan (recon, pack, expenses, projected profit) to every VAN vehicle, so your buyer sees the numbers the moment the car appears. See how VAN Mode works.
VETTX has real strengths. Its founder ran a franchise used-car department, and it publishes named franchise case studies. Its top plan adds an in-person workshop, a printed playbook of 50+ pages, and buyer recruiting with free replacement in the first 90 days. It advertises unlimited users. If that is what your store needs, put it on your shortlist.
Some platforms recruit a buyer onto your payroll. VAN hires, trains and manages yours: a dedicated buyer works 40 hours a week for your store only. They call and text sellers, negotiate, and set appointments. You own every seller relationship. Compare that to what an in-house buyer really costs, or read the dealer case studies.
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"VAN isn't just a tool. It's a competitive advantage, quickly becoming the foundation for modern acquisition. And if you're trying to run a buy center without it, good luck."
"VAN has significantly enhanced our capacity to augment our fleet monthly, thanks to the unparalleled support from our Acquisition Coach™. Their expertise and dedication have been pivotal to our success."
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VAN (Vehicle Acquisition Network) and VETTX both give dealerships software to find and buy vehicles from private sellers. VAN aggregates 25+ private-seller sources to VETTX's about 5, publishes its starting prices, and syncs two ways with VINCUE. VETTX quotes custom pricing by market size. VAN also offers VAN Managed Buyer™, a buyer VAN hires, trains and manages for your store; VETTX does not buy cars for dealers.
No. VETTX's own FAQ answers "Does VETTX buy the cars for us?" with "No." Its add-on is buyer recruiting, which places a buyer who becomes your dealership's employee. VAN Managed Buyer™ is different: VAN hires, trains and manages a full-time, 40-hour-a-week buyer who works only for your store, with backup coverage, from $5,995 a month including VAN Accelerate™ software.
VAN publishes its starting prices: Professional™ from $1,695 a month, Accelerate™ from $2,495 a month, and Managed Buyer™ from $5,995 a month. Canadian dealers are billed in CAD. As of October 2026, VETTX does not publish prices; its website says pricing depends on your market, its size and how much help you want, plus a one-time implementation fee. Some software directories list VETTX "from $500/month," a figure that does not appear on vettx.com, so ask VETTX to quote your exact market. See every plan's starting price.
No. You define your target area, and it can be any shape, not just a radius. Price scales with the size of the area you buy in, and each plan includes a set number of users (3 on Professional™, 7 on Accelerate™). VETTX prices by market the same way: its FAQ says every plan includes a base market and "a bigger market costs more." Ask each vendor to quote your exact area.
VAN's terms are flexible and dealer-friendly, and every plan's starting price is published on our pricing page. Your agreement spells out exactly what you're signing before you sign it. VETTX's published cancellation policy says its agreements can't be cancelled before the term ends and early cancellation is charged for the rest of the term.
VAN aggregates listings from 25+ private-seller sources, including online marketplaces and consumer listing sites, into one platform with AI filtering for dealer and scam listings. VETTX pulls from about 5 major consumer listing sites and says its listings refresh one to four times a day depending on market size and subscription.
VAN does. VAN Mode runs inside VINCUE Buy Center Pro with two-way sync: VAN's private-seller targets appear in VINCUE, VINCUE appraisal insights flow back into VAN, and VINCUE applies your buy plan to every VAN vehicle. As of October 2026, VETTX does not list a VINCUE integration on its website; it lists DMS, email and messenger integrations. If your store runs VINCUE, ask each vendor to show you the workflow live.
Yes, for franchise and independent dealers who want a vendor that can also do the buying. VAN aggregates 25+ private-seller sources, includes a dedicated Acquisition Coach™ with every plan, and offers VAN Managed Buyer™. If your store already has a buyer and wants unlimited seats, VETTX is a real option. Ask both vendors the same questions before you decide.
Book an Acquisition Analysis™. Your dedicated Acquisition Coach™ then sets VAN up around how your store buys, and you can be up and running on the software in 4 days. Already mid-agreement with another vendor? We'll time your onboarding around your current commitment, so you're never paying two vendors to do one job. If you already run a buy center, your team keeps the process it knows; VAN adds the listing coverage and the coaching behind it.
Book a 30-minute Acquisition Analysis™. We pull live listings from your market and show you what it takes to buy them.
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VETTX is a trademark of Vettx, Inc. Vehicle Acquisition Network is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vettx, Inc. VETTX information reflects vettx.com as of October 22, 2026; confirm current features and pricing with each vendor.
