Software · Australia · Head-to-head
Fergus (AU) vs Simpro (AU)
Two Australia software options, compared side by side for Australia trades.
Which should you choose?
Fergus (AU) is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. Simpro (AU) is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Australia-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Fergus (AU)
Tier S · Published pricesJob management software for trade businesses, built by a tradesman, from AU$53 per user a month
Fergus is job management software created by Dan Pollard, a tradesman who built it while running his own trades business. It covers quoting, scheduling, job phases for progress claims, time and materials tracking, invoicing, job costing and reporting, with iOS and Android apps. Fergus says it is trusted by more than 25,000 tradies and sells Essentials and Professional plans, with a custom Enterprise plan for teams over 10 staff.
Pros
- + Published AUD prices, month to month with no setup fee or lock-in
- + Supplier invoice import from Australian merchants such as Reece and Tradelink
- + Job phases for progress claims, plus job costing and reporting
- + 14-day free trial with no credit card and a free one-hour onboarding session
Cons
- − Checklists, forms, purchase orders and SWMS tools are on Professional only
- − Essentials support is email and chat only; phone support needs Professional
- − Pricing page does not say whether prices include GST
- − Teams over 10 staff need a custom Enterprise quote
Australia note
Priced in AUD, month to month per user, with an office in Woolloomooloo NSW. Fergus says supplier invoices from Australian merchants such as Reece and Tradelink import and match to jobs automatically, and it syncs GST-compliant invoices to Xero or MYOB; QuickBooks is also supported.
Simpro (AU)
Tier A · ListedJob, project and service management software for trade contractors, founded in Brisbane and now run by Simpro Group
Simpro is job, project and service management software for trade contractors. It started in Brisbane and is now run by Simpro Group, which received a growth investment of over US$350 million from K1 in November 2021 and then bought AroFlo and ClockShark, followed by BigChange in October 2024. The group named Miami its North America headquarters in December 2025 and launched an AI platform called Lightning in May 2026.
Pros
- + Pricing tailored to team size (office and field users) and the add-ons you choose
- + Well-funded owner: K1 invested over US$350 million in the business in 2021
- + Ongoing AI development: Lightning platform (May 2026) plus AI scheduling, CRM and safety tools (July 2026)
- + Australian-founded, with a sister product (AroFlo) in the same group
Cons
- − No public prices: you need a sales quote
- − Initial setup fee for onboarding, training and data migration
- − Add-ons change the price, so compare full quotes including setup
Australia note
Founded in Brisbane. The same group also owns AroFlo, a Melbourne-based job management product for Australian and New Zealand trades, so Australian buyers can compare both from one owner.
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