Best for marine + RV combined dealer DMS
Try IDS Astra G2 MarineIDS Astra G2 Marine Standard at custom $495 per dealer monthly covers marine + RV dealer DMS + sales + service + parts + accounting + F&I + customer database + standard support. Plus at $795 per dealer adds advanced reporting + APIs + integrations + multi-store + custom workflows + priority support. Where Lightspeed Marine focuses on marine-only DMS, IDS Astra G2 leads on marine + RV combined dealer DMS: a single IDS Astra G2 platform handles marine + RV dealer ops in one stack tuned for combined-vertical dealers (a dealer running both marine + RV combined). For combined-vertical marine + RV dealers, IDS Astra G2 Marine beats Lightspeed Marine on stack consolidation. The trade vs Lightspeed Marine: 0.83x lower per-dealer cost (mid-tier sweet spot), weaker Lightspeed-equivalent CDK-stack alignment depth, less mature CDK-aligned installed base.
Strengths
- +Marine + RV combined dealer DMS
- +$495 + $795 per dealer predictable tiers
- +Plus adds APIs + multi-store + custom workflows
- +Strong fit for combined-vertical marine + RV dealers
Trade-offs
- −Weaker Lightspeed-equivalent CDK-stack alignment
- −Less mature CDK-aligned installed base
- −Less mature marine-only-led ops
- Standard
- Custom ~$495/dealer/mo
- Plus
- Custom ~$795/dealer/mo with APIs + multi-store
- Differentiator
- Marine + RV combined
- Strength
- Combined-vertical marine + RV
- Pricing verified
- 2026-04-30
Migration steps
- Schedule demo at ids-astra.com (typically a 60-90 minute walk-through plus custom pricing).
- Plan a 4-6 month rollout; pilot IDS Astra G2 Marine on 1 store first.
- Migrate Lightspeed Marine inventory + sales + service + parts + F&I history via IDS onboarding.
- Configure IDS Astra G2 Marine + RV dealer DMS + sales + service + parts + F&I workflow.
- Cancel Lightspeed Marine once IDS Astra G2 Marine covers full dealer DMS + sales + service + parts cycle for one quarter.
Not for: Pass on IDS Astra G2 Marine if you are a marine-only dealer valuing Lightspeed Marine's CDK-stack alignment + marine-only DMS depth; Lightspeed Marine Standard + Plus fit those shapes better.
Paid plans from $495.00/mo