Fergus vs Fieldmagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fergus grades higher than Fieldmagic: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fergus grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fergus
Job management for trade businesses, from a New Zealand company
Fieldmagic
Field service management with a free plan for teams of up to 5
Which one is for you
Pick Fergus if
- Fits if you're an electrician or plumber who wants to see what every job made
- Works for teams mixing office staff with timesheet-only site staff at $26 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your crew uses Android phones, as the listing shows an iPhone app only
- Not for you if you'd like a yearly discount, since it's billed monthly only
- Pricey if you want phone support, which needs Professional at $44 a user
- Watch out: certificates cost $30 or $80, texts $15 per 100, and card payments 2.95% + $0.30
Pick Fieldmagic if
- Fits if you are a team of up to 5 doing under 30 jobs a month and want to start for nothing
- Works for firms that bill through Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are busy: the free plan stops at 30 jobs a month and support is AI only
- Pricey if you outgrow it, since Professional is $235 for 5 users and $45 for each one after
- Skip it if you need reports, workflows, the API or recurring plans on the free tier, as they need Professional
- Watch out: the page shows Australian dollars by default and annual billing needs a custom agreement with sales
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFergusFair | 2.2GPAFieldmagicFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssentials is $31 per full user a month, billed monthly only, so three of you pay $93 ($83 if two only need timesheets at $26). That's mid-pack here, and there's no yearly discount to bring it down. | CProfessional is $235 a month for 5 users plus $45 for each extra one, about $47 a head for a team of five, which is the middle of the category at $49. Prices show in Australian dollars by default, and annual billing needs a sales agreement. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. No free plan. | CThe Free plan covers up to 5 users but stops at 30 jobs a month, with AI-only support. A 30-day Professional trial needs no card. |
| Features | BQuotes from price books, job cards from enquiry to sign-off, crew scheduling with GPS, timesheets that feed job costs, invoices, purchase orders and Fergus Pay, plus gas and electrical certificates. The whole job, though certificates cost extra. | CScheduling with AI route optimisation, quoting, invoicing, accounting sync, offline app, inventory and purchasing. Advanced reporting, custom workflows, API access and recurring service plans need Professional. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record for it. Price books, supplier links and certificates take some setting up before the job cards pay off. | CNo store rating on record. Accounting links and quote and invoice templates need setting up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone, with Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Zapier and Groundplan. There's no Android app in its listing, which matters if your crew carries Android phones. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks, an API and webhooks on Professional. No desktop app. |
| Best for | electricians and plumbers tracking job costs | small service teams starting free |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fergus and Fieldmagic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Fergus starts at $31 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Fieldmagic starts at $235 a month and scores 2.3.
Fergus scores higher and starts $204 a month lower. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 3 score higher than Fergus for less, and 15 score higher than Fieldmagic for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Fergus also covers time tracking.
- Fieldmagic also covers inventory.
At a glance
| Fergus | Fieldmagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $31 per full user / month and up, billed monthly | $235 per month for 5 users, plus $45 per extra user |
| Free plan | None | Up to 5 users, limited to 30 jobs per month, with basic scheduling, quoting and invoicing, accounting integrations and the offline mobile app. Support is AI only. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 30-day free trial of Professional |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Fergus | Fieldmagic |
| Price read from | fergus.com | fieldmagic.co |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fergus
- Billed monthly only, per full user; timesheet users start at $26 a month and contractor users cost $2.50 a day.
- Certificates cost $30 for 1–9 staff or $80 for 10+, texts $15 per 100, and card payments 2.95% + $0.30 each.
- Essentials comes with email and chat support only; phone support needs Professional.
- There is no yearly billing; the FAQ says Fergus charges month by month so users can be added and removed.
Fieldmagic
- The Free plan stops at 30 jobs per month, and its support is AI only.
- Advanced reporting, custom workflows, API access and recurring service plans need Professional.
- Prices on the page are shown in Australian dollars by default; the USD figures come from the vendor's USD pricing page, and it says billing is available in several currencies.
- Annual billing is available only through a custom agreement with sales.
Key features
Fergus
- Quotes and price books
- Build quotes and estimates from price books with tiered pricing, and pull in supplier prices and invoices through supplier integrations.
- Job cards
- Each job card keeps notes, files, photos, materials and job phases together, from the first enquiry to sign-off with the customer's signature.
- Scheduling and timesheets
- A calendar schedules jobs and crew, GPS tracking shows where staff are, and timesheets feed job costs and pay summaries.
- Invoicing and payments
- Invoice from the job card, take card payments through Fergus Pay, raise purchase orders, and sync with Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB.
- Certificates and safety forms
- Pre-filled gas and electrical certificates, hazard records and safe work method statements are kept with each job; certificates cost extra.
- AI assistants
- Fergus Assistant answers questions about jobs, costs and numbers, and the mobile assistant lets staff type or speak on site to update jobs and time.
Fieldmagic
- Scheduling and AI route optimization
- Basic scheduling is on the Free plan; Professional adds customer self-scheduling and AI route optimization.
- Quoting, invoicing and accounting sync
- Quotes, invoices and payments sync both ways with Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB.
- Offline mobile app
- A mobile app for iOS and Android that works offline is listed on every plan, along with asset inspections and defect management.
- Inventory and purchasing
- Professional adds multi-warehouse inventory, purchase orders, supplier invoices and cost centers.
- AI document conversion
- Professional lists AI conversion of PDFs into jobs and into supplier invoices.
- API and webhooks
- API access, webhooks and a data warehouse are included on Professional.
Plans
Fergus
Essentials$31
per full user / month and up, billed monthly
Job cards, quotes, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing, with email and chat support; the 14-day trial runs on this plan.
Professional$44
per full user / month and up, billed monthly
Marked most popular and aimed at growing the business; called Pro in the comparison table, and adds phone support.
EnterpriseCustom
A custom plan for businesses with more than 10 staff, arranged through sales.
Fieldmagic
Free$0
per month for up to 5 users
30 jobs per month, core asset inspections, basic scheduling, quoting and invoicing, POS, and Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks integrations.
Professional$235
per month for 5 users, plus $45 per additional user
Unlimited jobs, recurring service plans, multi-warehouse inventory, advanced dashboards, customer portal, AI route optimization, API access and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users, custom integrations, SLA, SSO and advanced security, and on-site training. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fergus or Fieldmagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Fergus starts at $31 per full user / month and up, billed monthly, and Fieldmagic starts at $235 per month for 5 users, plus $45 per extra user. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Fergus or Fieldmagic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fieldmagic has a free plan. Fergus does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Fergus and Fieldmagic run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Fieldmagic lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.