Draper-based Convenient Brands Inc., a provider of enterprise software and payment processing services to the auto dealership and auto repair industries, has acquired Web-Est LLC, a collision repair estimating platform for independent body shops. Located in Oldsmar, Florida, Web-Est was co-founded in 2008 by Eric Seidel, whose leadership as CEO of the company will transition to current president Carey Paris.

Web-Est uses an intuitive, browser-based estimating software platform that offers multiple proprietary tools, including ProAdvisor, an AI-guided tool that auto-populates vehicle data for the estimator, and Image Editor, a photo editor that enables the user to notate, highlight, crop and zoom photos of damaged vehicles to provide a Please log in to see the rest of this story.