Fergus vs Housecall Pro
We give Fergus a 2.4 GPA and Housecall Pro a 2.6, out of 4.0. Housecall Pro grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features 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
Housecall Pro
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFergusFair | 2.6GPAHousecall ProGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic 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. The 90% offer shows $5.30, which matches the New Zealand price, not 90% off the US one, so we graded the full price. | CBasic is $59 a month but holds 1 user, so a crew of three starts on Essentials: $149 a month billed yearly ($189 monthly) for up to 5 users. That's the middle of what this category charges. Route optimization and service plans wait for Max at $299. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. No free plan. | CA 14-day trial of the Max plan with no card needed, which is the usual deal here. There's no free plan to fall back on afterwards. |
| 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. | BOnline booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoices, card and bank payments, a price book, job costing and review requests, with routes, GPS and checklists on Essentials. That's the whole job. AI call answering and payroll cost extra. |
| 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. | B4.65 from 31,013 App Store ratings, more ratings than any other app in this category. The crew app runs in English and Spanish and techs can still view jobs offline. |
| 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 QuickBooks, Thumbtack, Google Local Services, Gusto, Mailchimp and CompanyCam. Zapier and the open API need Max, and there's no desktop app. |
| Best for | electricians and plumbers tracking job costs | home service crews that take bookings online |
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 Housecall Pro. 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. Housecall Pro starts at $59 a month and scores 3.0.
Housecall Pro scores higher, and starts $28 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 3 score higher than Fergus for less, and 2 score higher than Housecall Pro 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 starts at $31 per full user / month and up, billed monthly. Housecall Pro starts at $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly).
- Only Housecall Pro lists an Android app.
- Fergus also covers time tracking.
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
At a glance
| Fergus | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $31 per full user / month and up, billed monthly | $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Fergus | Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) |
| Price read from | fergus.com | housecallpro.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Fergus
- Electrical and plumbing businesses that track materials and costs per job
- Trades that need gas or electrical certificates and safety forms
- Teams mixing office users with cheaper timesheet-only site staff
Housecall Pro
- Home service trades such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical and cleaning
- Owner-operators who want booking, dispatch and payments in one app
- Teams with Spanish-speaking technicians
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.
- Basic comes with email and chat support only; phone support needs Professional.
- The 90% offer runs until December, but the $5.30 and $7.50 it shows match the New Zealand prices, not 90% off the US ones.
Housecall Pro
- Basic includes 1 user, Essentials 5 and Max 8; the pricing page prices extra users only on Max, at $35 a month each.
- Route optimization, recurring service plans, Zapier and the open API are only on Max, the plan sold through a demo.
- Card processing starts at 2.59% a transaction and bank payments carry a 1% fee.
- AI call answering, payroll, bookkeeping, websites and vehicle GPS are add-ons with no price on the pricing page.
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.
Housecall Pro
- Scheduling and dispatch
- Assign technicians to jobs on a shared schedule. Essentials adds routes and phone-based employee GPS tracking; Max reorders a day's jobs by live drive time.
- Estimates, invoices and payments
- Send estimates by text or email, invoice from the field, take cards and bank payments, deposit checks in the app and offer customers financing.
- Online booking and reviews
- Customers can book and pay online from Google or the business's own website, and review tools ask for reviews after the job and help share them.
- Price book and job costing
- A price book keeps service prices current and job costing tracks what each job costs. Essentials adds flat-rate pricing with margins and commission rates.
- Crew mobile app
- The iOS and Android app works in English and Spanish, with offline viewing, and from Essentials adds job checklists and annotated photo reports.
- Service plans and add-ons
- Max adds recurring maintenance agreements and visual sales proposals. AI call answering, payroll, bookkeeping, websites and vehicle GPS are sold separately.
Plans
Fergus
Basic$31
per full user / month and up, billed monthly
Called Essentials in the FAQ. Job cards, quotes, scheduling, timesheets and invoicing, with email and chat support. Shown at $5.30 under a 90% offer.
Professional$44
per full user / month and up, billed monthly
Marked most popular and aimed at growing the business; adds phone support. Shown at $7.50 under the offer running until December.
EnterpriseCustom
A custom plan for businesses with more than 10 staff, arranged through sales.
Housecall Pro
Basic$59
per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Online booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoicing and payments, a price book, job costing and review management.
Essentials$149
per month for up to 5 users, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
Adds routes, flat-rate pricing, checklists, photo reports, employee GPS tracking, commissions and QuickBooks Online sync.
Max$299
per month for up to 8 users, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)
Adds route optimization, recurring service plans, the sales proposal tool, the open API and a dedicated onboarding specialist. Extra users $35/mo each.
Ways to pay less
Fergus
- Other savings
90% off until December
A limited offer on the pricing page takes 90% off until December; the US page shows Basic at $5.30 and Professional at $7.50 a month under it.
Housecall Pro
- Annual discount
Save $20 to $40 a month with annual billing
Annual billing lowers Basic from $79 to $59 a month, Essentials from $189 to $149 and Max from $329 to $299.
