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Fergus (AU) vs Tradify (AU)
Two Australia software options, compared side by side for Australia trades.
Which should you choose?
Fergus (AU) and Tradify (AU) are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. 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.
Tradify (AU)
Tier S · Published pricesJob management software for small trade businesses, owned by the UK's Access Group, from AU$48 per user a month excluding GST
Tradify is job management software for trade businesses, founded in New Zealand and bought by the UK's Access Group under a deal announced in October 2024. It covers enquiries, quoting, scheduling, job tracking, timesheets, invoicing and online payments, and syncs with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks. Pricing is per user per month, and Tradify says it serves tens of thousands of tradies.
Pros
- + Published AUD per-user prices, month to month with no contract
- + 14-day free trial with full access and no credit card
- + Free one-on-one training and phone support, with a Sydney office
- + Syncs with Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks, with Stripe for card payments
Cons
- − Per-user pricing adds up as the team grows
- − Timesheets, job photos and certificates need Pro; purchase orders and reporting need Plus
- − Prices exclude GST, and SMS (20c each) and the Instant Website ($19 a month) cost extra
Australia note
Australian prices are in AUD excluding GST. Tradify lists a Sydney office in Chatswood NSW, Australian 1800 support numbers and free one-on-one training and phone support.
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