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Fergus vs Simpro (NZ)
Two New Zealand software options, compared side by side for New Zealand trades.
Which should you choose?
Fergus is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. Simpro (NZ) is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and New Zealand-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Fergus
Tier S · Published pricesAuckland-based job management software for trades, built by a tradesman, from $53 a month
Fergus is job management software created by Dan Pollard, a tradesman who built it while running his own trades business, and is based in Eden Terrace, Auckland. It covers quoting, scheduling, job tracking, job phases, time and materials, invoicing and reporting, with iOS and Android apps and Fergus Pay for card payments. Fergus says it is trusted by more than 25,000 tradies and sells Basic and Professional plans, with a custom Enterprise plan for teams over 10 staff.
Pros
- + Published monthly prices with no lock-in contract and a 14-day free trial
- + Supplier invoice import from Plumbing World, Mico, Corys, PlaceMakers and ITM
- + NZ-based support team in Auckland
- + Job phases, deposits and progress payments for staged work
Cons
- − GPS tracking, checklists, job phases and purchase orders are on Professional only
- − Basic support is email and chat only; phone support needs Professional
- − Pricing page does not say whether prices are per user or include GST
- − Certificates, SMS and card payments are charged on top
New Zealand note
Fergus says its support is New Zealand-based, by phone (0800 461 219), live chat and email, in your time zone. It imports supplier invoices from NZ merchants including Plumbing World, Mico, Corys, PlaceMakers and ITM, applies 15% GST automatically and syncs to Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks. Its NZ pages do not mention ACC or PAYE handling.
Simpro (NZ)
Tier A · ListedJob, project and service management software for trade contractors, from Simpro Group, with an Auckland office
Simpro is job, project and service management software for trade contractors, covering quotes, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, payments and inventory. It started in Brisbane and is now run by Simpro Group, which raised US$350 million from K1 in November 2021 and also owns AroFlo, ClockShark and BigChange. Simpro says more than 8,500 service, project and maintenance businesses use it.
Pros
- + Quoting, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, payments and inventory in one system
- + Auckland office and a New Zealand 0800 number
- + Platinum Partner of Master Plumbers New Zealand
- + Two-way Xero sync, listed on the Xero NZ app store
Cons
- − No public prices: you need a sales quote
- − Initial setup fee for onboarding, training and data migration
- − Add-ons such as fleet tracking and maintenance planning change the price
New Zealand note
Simpro lists a New Zealand office on Albert Street in central Auckland with an 0800 number. It is a Platinum Partner of Master Plumbers New Zealand, and its Xero NZ app syncs contacts, invoices, supplier invoices, payments, timesheets and inventory journals.
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