Fergus
Trade job management / field service management (FSM) for small trade contractors · HQ Auckland, New Zealand
Pricing
From NZD 53/mo
Per full user, per month, month-to-month (no lock-in): default/NZ site 'From NZD $53/mo' Basic and 'From NZD $75/mo' Professional; timesheet users from NZD $26/mo. US site: 'From US$31/mo' Essentials and 'From US$44/mo' Professional. Enterprise (10+ staff) custom quote. 14-day free trial, no card
Full pricing as published by the vendor when we last checked. The starting price is converted to your chosen currency as a guide (≈). Confirm on their site before you buy.
What it does
Job management for trade businesses: quoting/estimating, price books, job cards, GPS tracking, timesheets, calendar, materials, supplier integrations, recurring jobs, checklists, enquiries, job phases, invoicing, payments, purchase orders, hazards/SWMS, tiered reporting
Integrations
Accounting: Xero, MYOB (AccountRight Live & MYOB Business) and QuickBooks. Also supplier integrations and Fergus Pay
Public ratings: the good and the bad
Public ratings as shown on each site when checked (2026-11-09). We link to them; we don't copy reviews.
What people like
- +Easy way to keep track of every job
- +app has improved a lot since its relaunch
- +Excellent for running a trades business
- +shows weekly hours and pay
What people don't like
- –Sometimes won't load or drops out for long stretches
- –can't add photos while typing job notes
- –keeps asking for background location
- –Gets stuck on loading screens
What tradies say
“I use Fergus, 4 users, a couple add ons (certs etc) it’s $500 a month. Support is pretty good. I’ve used it for probably 5-6 years off and on as an employee and employer. It’s basic but does everything I need”
Not stated (r/PersonalFinanceNZ; NZ context likely)
Source: Reddit · 2026-06-12
“I use Fergus for job management- Love that I can import supplier invoices to jobs austomatcally... One thing I hate is the job notes and task management. Just super basic and hardly worth using”
Not stated (r/AusElectricians; job management user)
Source: Reddit · 2025-06-16
“Fergus - trialled it for a few weeks and it just frustrated me, can't recall exact details”
Not stated (business owner; r/AusElectricians)
Source: Reddit · 2025-06-16
“cant leave xero rating so 1 star: cant leave xero rating so 1 star. just found out after 5 years that pricing hasnt updated in favourites which is not what we were advised previously. wont update add folders to jobs but add stupid items on invoices. wont listen to feedback. we…”
Not stated (Trustpilot; country=NZ)
Source: Trustpilot · 2026-07-29
“So many bugs & Integration broken everywhere. : Xero intergration Broken. Blank emails being sent to invoice. Supplier integration doesnt work. More bugs than i can poke a stick at”
Not stated (Trustpilot; country=AU)
Source: Trustpilot · 2025-12-23
“Disappointed by Unfair Pricing Changes & Feature Restrictions: We've been using Fergus for a long time and initially found it to be a reliable platform. However, over time, we've noticed a consistent pattern: the pricing changes every 6 to 12 months, usually increasing without…”
Not stated (Trustpilot; country=GB)
Source: Trustpilot · 2025-08-06
“Mate, its embarrassing tradify doesn't have auto save. It's one of the reasons why I moved off of it. I went to servicem8 and that was really good, but I don't like how it works only on apple devices”
Trade not stated (posted in r/AusElectricians; Australia subreddit)
Source: Reddit · 2025-09-03
“Fergus became annoying fast, no way to just mark a job as "complete", invoicing and quoting was messy and complicated”
Trade not stated (sole operator adding first employee); New Zealand (r/nzbusiness thread on NZ SMEs)
Source: Reddit · 2026-10-27
“If speak to fergus get fobbed off with sometime or someone will call but they never do”
Not stated (Capterra NZ listing; business with ~5+ staff per review text; reviewer details not shown)
Source: Capterra · 2025-05-26