Verendus is a capable marine DMS, but UK yards we speak to consistently raise the same three concerns: cost, complexity, and a feature set built around the Nordic and North American dealer model rather than the British one. If you're a UK yard that sells, services, and stocks marine parts — and you've been quoted £400+ per month for a system that does more than you need — there's a better fit.
Marina Yard Manager's DMS tier was built to give UK boatyards a complete dealer management system at £199/month flat. Parts catalogues, Shopify and WooCommerce sync, service-history PDFs, and the same drag-and-drop scheduling and one-click invoicing that powers our Workshop and Shipyard plans.
Where Verendus Wins — and Where It Doesn't
Verendus is excellent for large multi-site dealerships running new boat sales alongside brokerage and service. Its CRM, finance integrations, and OEM connections are mature. For a 30-engineer Scandinavian dealership, it's hard to beat.
For a typical UK yard — 2 to 15 engineers, mixed service and parts revenue, occasional brokerage — Verendus is overkill. You pay for OEM modules you'll never enable, sit through onboarding designed for international rollouts, and end up using maybe 30% of the platform.
The UK Reality: Service, Parts, Storage
Most UK yards earn the bulk of their revenue from service work, parts sales, and seasonal storage. New boat sales are a smaller, often brokered, contributor. A DMS designed around new-unit sales workflows doesn't reflect that.
Marina Yard Manager's DMS tier flips the model: scheduling and labour tracking are first-class, parts catalogues integrate directly with your retail channels, and service-history PDFs are generated in one click from completed jobs.
Honest Cost Comparison
Verendus pricing is bespoke, but UK yards report quotes between £350 and £600 per month plus a four-figure onboarding fee. Marina Yard Manager DMS is £199/month flat with no onboarding charge for yards under 15 users. Over a year, the difference is typically £2,500 to £5,000 — money that pays for a junior engineer's training budget or a workshop tool upgrade.
There are no per-job fees, no per-invoice fees, and no parts-catalogue limits.
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What You Get on the DMS Tier
Everything in Shipyard (£99) plus: parts catalogue with supplier price lists, Shopify and WooCommerce sync for online parts sales, service-history PDFs branded to your yard, multi-location stock tracking, and dealer reporting (margin by category, parts-vs-labour split, top suppliers).
All of it lives in the same interface as your scheduling and invoicing — no second login, no second contract.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I migrate from Verendus to Marina Yard Manager?
Yes. We import customers, boats, parts catalogues, and open job records from Verendus exports. Most migrations complete within a week.
Does Marina Yard Manager handle new boat sales?
It handles brokerage and used-boat sales well. For dealerships doing 50+ new-unit sales a year with OEM finance integrations, Verendus may still be the better fit.
Is the £199/month DMS price really flat?
Yes. Up to 15 users, unlimited jobs, unlimited parts SKUs, unlimited invoices. Beyond 15 users we quote per seat, but most UK yards stay well within the included tier.
Written by
Hamish Lowry-Martin
Founder & Lead Developer
With 30 years in IT and 20 years developing business systems, Hamish spent the last decade working closely with marinas and boat yards — watching first-hand how they struggle with outdated tools. That hands-on observation led to Marina Yard Manager.
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