CDK Netchex Integration: What It Is and Why It Works

Last updated: August 2026

If your dealership runs on CDK, payroll shouldn’t mean re-typing employee data by hand every pay period. The Netchex integration with CDK lets you export payroll and employee data straight from your dealership management system and bring it into Netchex, so your team spends less time on duplicate entry and more time running the dealership.

Here’s what CDK is, what Netchex is, and why dealerships that use both together get a simpler, more accurate payroll process.

What Is CDK?

CDK Global is an industry-leading provider of dealership management system (DMS) software, trusted by nearly 15,000 dealer locations to manage sales, service, accounting, and operations. It’s the operational backbone for many automotive dealerships, tracking everything from deal records to technician hours.

What Is Netchex?

Netchex is a payroll and HR platform built for mid-market businesses with lean HR teams and hourly or deskless workforces. Instead of stitching together separate systems for payroll, time, HR, and benefits, Netchex brings them into one platform backed by real support, so dealership HR teams spend less time on data entry and more time on their people.

How the CDK Netchex Integration Works

The Netchex integration with CDK allows automotive dealerships to export payroll and employee data from CDK and upload it into Netchex through a manual file transfer process. This streamlines payroll processing for dealership teams, reduces the need for duplicate data entry across systems, and ensures your HR and payroll data stays aligned with dealership operations.

• Payroll and employee data files export from CDK and upload directly into Netchex.
• General ledger data can flow back to CDK to keep dealership accounting aligned.
• The manual file transfer process reduces duplicate data entry across your dealership systems.

Why Netchex Is the Best Payroll and HR Solution for Companies That Use CDK

Dealerships already running CDK don’t need to choose between a strong DMS and a strong payroll and HR platform. The CDK Netchex integration means your team gets a straightforward file transfer process instead of manually re-keying payroll data from one system into another.

Beyond the integration itself, Netchex is built to be the strongest payroll and HR partner for dealerships like yours. Netchex is ranked #1 on G2 for service, with a 98% customer satisfaction score and 90% of support calls answered by a real, US-based person in under a minute. That’s the difference between a vendor that just connects to CDK and a partner that actually backs up the connection.

That combination of dependable technology and unmatched service is why the average Netchex customer stays for 10 or more years, and why dealerships running CDK choose Netchex as their payroll and HR system of record.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page reflects publicly available information about CDK as of 2026. Integration availability may vary by plan. Contact Netchex for current details.

Disclaimer: Any product roadmap or future plans provided herein are for informational purposes only. They do not represent a commitment to deliver any material, code, feature, or functionality. Plans may change without notification. The development, release and timing of any features or functionality described remain at the sole discretion of Netchex, its affiliates, and partners. Netchex does not give legal, tax, or accounting advice. You are responsible for ensuring your use of Netchex product meets your individual business and compliance requirements.

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