carassessments.com.au vs Nexgate
carsales’ dealer platform: inventory distribution, leads, sourcing and Instant Offer, and dealer websites. Here’s how it lines up with an app built around consignment and buying, using only what each company says on its own website.
Checked 19 October 2026. Products change: confirm details with Nexgate before you decide.
| carassessments.com.au | Nexgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Consignment (Form 9, seller portal) | Yes: Form 9 e-signed on the seller’s phone, agreement controls, seller portal | Not mentioned on their website |
| Trust accounting | Yes: per-seller trust ledger, no deletes, deadline timers, licensee-only withdrawals, auditor export | Not mentioned on their website |
| Buying cars outright | Yes: instant offers, max-buy calculator, PPSR gate, pre-filled QLD transfer form | Sourcing, trade-in valuation and Instant Offer |
| Appraisal and valuation | Yes: seller self-assessment, 11-section inspection scored out of 100, AI valuation with sources | RedBook Inspect; pricing and market insights |
| Leads and CRM | Yes: web, Meta and Google leads, duplicates merged, AI voice/SMS follow-up, Gmail sync | Leads and buyer conversations with AI reply suggestions; test-drive and loan-car management |
| Listings and websites | Yes: carsales feed, Facebook and Gumtree packs, website stock page | Inventory distribution to 80+ destinations; dealer websites and campaigns |
| Accounting and compliance | Xero / MYOB sync | Not mentioned on their website |
| Mobile | Installs on your phone, works offline | Not mentioned on nexgate.ai |
| Pricing | Public: $199, $449 or $899 a month + GST | Public: used-car plans from $99 to $1,299 a month ex GST, plus listing or enquiry fees and a $515 establishment fee |
Where Nexgate fits
Dealers whose priority is reach on carsales and 80+ other destinations, with sourcing and Instant Offer tools tied to that marketplace.
Who it’s for, in its own words: Dealership teams, dealer groups and OEMs, with separate used-car plans.
Where carassessments.com.au fits
Dealers who sell on consignment or buy outright, or both, and want the whole job in one app on a phone: from the seller’s first enquiry, through Form 9 and the trust ledger, to the settlement statement. It’s built by TradeBeat, a licensed QLD consignment dealer.
Sources
“Not mentioned on their website” means we couldn’t find it on Nexgate’s public pages on 19 October 2026, not that the product can’t do it. Product names belong to their owners.