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A clear, side by side look at BuyScrapSoftware and Scrap Dragon for yards that want modern, easy-to-use software.

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Scrap Dragon is modular scrap yard software with buying, inventory and sales, dispatch, and analytics modules. BuyScrapSoftware brings ticketing, compliance, inventory, payments, dispatch, and reporting together in one system, designed by a scrap metal dealer with 25+ years of experience. Compare the two below.

Feature Comparison

BuyScrapSoftware vs Scrap Dragon

Area

Scrap Dragon

BuyScrapSoftware

Ticketing

Buy module with automatic price calculation, including scale and door pricing

Itemized ticketing with material grading, saved pricing, and photo attachments per line item

Compliance

Specialized reports include a Texas State Report and a Canada Sales Tax Report

ID scanning, thumbprint logging, electronic signatures, and LeadsOnline integration

Inventory

Inventory and Sales module with contract management and shipping

Real-time inventory with full chain of custody and audit trail

Payments

Cashier module supporting cash, check, and ATM payments, with payment splitting and check printing

Check, cash, or digital payouts with customizable hold periods and cash drawer reconciliation

Dispatch

Dispatch available as a module

Jobs, drivers, and containers on one dashboard, with a container map and inspections

Reporting

Over 80 built-in reports across seven categories, with screen preview, printing, and Excel export

Dashboards by date range with breakdowns by material, supplier, and cashier

Scale Connectivity

Scale integration with multiple manufacturers, including Cardinal, Rice Lake, Mettler-Toledo, and Fairbanks

Connect a scale directly from the ticket screen

Hardware

Image capture through the JPEGger companion product using networked cameras

Touchscreen keypad, item photos, and seller ID capture on the ticket

Implementation

Three-phase installation with remote configuration options

Team-assisted setup with data transfer help and guided onboarding

Support

Phone, email, and remote support, with software upgrades included in the monthly maintenance fee

Real support from a team that has run a scrap yard

Pricing

Contact Scrap Dragon for pricing

Lite and Plus plans, with zero setup fees on select plans

Comparison based on features Scrap Dragon publishes on their own site.

What Makes Us Different

Built By Real Scrap Yard Owners

25+ years of hands-on scrap yard experience built into the software, not guessed at

Built by people who have run a scrap yard, not just software engineers

Straightforward pricing with no long-term contracts holding you hostage

Setup and onboarding handled by a team that assists with your data transfer

See It In Action

The Real Product, In Action

Real screens from BuyScrapSoftware, straight from a working scrap yard. Customer, driver, and ID details are blurred for privacy.

BuyScrapSoftware ticket details screen with graded materials, item photos, scale weights, and a keypad for entering price — Ticketing
Grade each material, attach a photo to every line item, and see gross, tare, net, and price on one screen. Connect a scale, keep the seller's ID on the ticket, and place items on hold with a release date.

BuyScrapSoftware dispatch dashboard showing jobs, active drivers, today's schedule, and a container map — Dispatch
Assign drivers, schedule pickups, and track available and deployed containers on a map, with inspections and job status in one dashboard.

BuyScrapSoftware reporting dashboard with dollars spent, weight purchased, ticket count, and purchasing by material — Reporting
See dollars spent, weight purchased, ticket counts, and average price per pound for today, this week, this month, or a custom range, with breakdowns by material.

BuyScrapSoftware cash drawer screen with opening balance, cash paid out, payment breakdown, and drawer reconciliation — Cash Drawer
Track opening balance, cash paid out, and payments by check, cash, and electronic payment, with drawer reconciliation built in.

BuyScrapSoftware ship out screen listing bills of lading with options to convert a shipment to an invoice — Shipping
Create outbound shipments and bills of lading, then convert them to invoices when you are ready to bill.

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