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WattlePing vs Fergus: an honest comparison for trade businesses
Fergus lists two main plans, starting from a monthly price, plus extra charges for some features. WattlePing has four team plans from $49 to $299 a month including GST, with every feature on every plan.
Fergus is a job management app for trade businesses, with its own Australian website. It has two main plans, with checklists, enquiry management and job phases on the higher one. WattlePing has every feature on every plan and prices by team size. Here's what we found on Fergus's Australian website, next to what WattlePing does today.
WattlePing and Fergus, feature by feature
| Feature | WattlePing | Fergus |
|---|---|---|
| Customers accept quotes online | Yes. Customers accept or decline from a link, with no login | Not confirmed |
| Tax invoices with GST | Yes, with your ABN, and GST worked out for you | Yes, GST-compliant tax invoices |
| Card payments | Coming soon. Record cash and bank transfers for now | Yes, 1.95% + 30c per transaction |
| Automatic quote and invoice follow-ups | Yes. Two quote check-ins and two invoice reminders, off until you switch them on | Not confirmed |
| Enquiry or booking form | Yes. A website form, plus lead emails from hipages, Airtasker and others become enquiries | Enquiry management on Professional |
| Two-way texting with customers | Yes, with the Phone number add-on ($19 a month) | Texts at $15 per 100. Two-way texting not confirmed |
| Text-back for missed calls | Yes, with the Phone number add-on ($19 a month) | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Scheduling and assigning staff | Yes. Day and week views, with clash warnings | Yes, with GPS tracking |
| Job and safety checklists | Yes, set up for your trade, plus pre-start safety checks | Checklists and forms on Professional |
| Timesheets | Yes | Timesheet users from $26 a month |
| Purchase orders and stock | Yes. Stock on hand, reorder alerts and purchase orders | Materials on both plans |
| Job costing | Yes. Profit and margin on every job | Not confirmed |
| Accounting sync | Coming soon (Xero and MYOB) | Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB |
| Phone app | A web app you add to your phone's home screen. No app store, and it needs a phone signal | Mobile app |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card needed | 14 days, no card needed |
| Contract | Month to month. Cancel any time from the Billing page | Monthly billing, no lock-in contracts |
"Coming soon" on WattlePing means the feature is built but not switched on yet, so you can't use it today.
Prices compared
Fergus
| Plan | Price | Includes | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | From $53 a month | Job management, quoting, GPS tracking, calendar, invoicing, mobile app, Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB | Not confirmed |
| Professional | From $77 a month | Adds checklists, forms, enquiry management, job phases, safety documents (SWMS) and phone support | Not confirmed |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | For more than 10 staff | Not stated |
Extra charges listed on the pricing page: certificates ($30 a month for 1 to 9 staff), texts ($15 per 100), card payments (1.95% + 30c per transaction), timesheet users (from $26 a month) and contractor users ($4 per user per day).
Not confirmed Fergus's pricing page doesn't say whether these prices include GST, or whether they are per user.
WattlePing
| Plan | Price | Users | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49 a month | Up to 2 users | Includes GST |
| Professional | $99 a month | Up to 6 users | Includes GST |
| Business | $199 a month | Up to 15 users | Includes GST |
| Premium | $299 a month | Up to 30 users | Includes GST |
Annual billing gives you two months free. The optional Phone number add-on is $19 a month, and Autopilot is $99 a month. Full pricing.
Who each one suits best
Fergus may suit you better if you are
- Businesses running larger multi-stage jobs, with job phases and certificates
- Businesses that want GPS tracking of their team
- Teams that need safety documents such as SWMS inside the app (Professional plan)
WattlePing may suit you better if you are
- Smaller crews who want checklists and enquiry management without moving to a higher plan
- Trades beyond plumbing and electrical, such as cleaning, landscaping, pest control and removals
- Tradies who want a business number that texts back missed calls
Strengths and limitations
Fergus
Strengths
- Job phases for multi-stage work (Professional plan)
- GPS tracking, and certificates as an extra
- Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB on both plans
- A 14-day trial with no card needed
Limitations
- Checklists, forms and enquiry management are only on Professional
- Several extras are charged separately: texts, certificates, timesheet and contractor users
- The pricing page doesn't make the GST treatment clear
WattlePing
Strengths
- Every feature on every plan, with GST included in the price
- Set up for 11 trades at sign-up, with checklists and quick price items for each
- Missed-call text-back and lead email capture
Limitations
- No GPS tracking
- No certificates or job phases for large multi-stage work
- No native app-store app, and no QuickBooks connection
- A shorter free trial (7 days, compared with 14)
Switching from Fergus to WattlePing
You can bring your customers and your price list across yourself in an afternoon, using CSV files. Here's how.
- Export your customers. In your current app, export your customer list as a CSV file. Most apps have this under Clients or Customers, then Export.
- Export your price list. Export your items, materials or services as a CSV file as well, if your app lets you.
- Start your WattlePing trial. Sign up, pick your trade, and your checklists and quick items are set up for you.
- Upload both files. Go to Customers, then Import, and Settings, then Price list, then Import. WattlePing reads the column headings and shows you what it added and what it skipped.
- Run both apps for a week. Finish the jobs already in progress in your old app, and start new quotes in WattlePing. Cancel the old app once nothing is left open.
What comes across, and what doesn't
- Customers need a name column and a phone column. Mobiles are picked ahead of landlines, and the address is built from street, suburb, state and postcode columns.
- Prices need an item name column and a price column. Items with the same name are updated, not doubled up.
- Up to 2,000 rows per file. Customers already in WattlePing (same phone number) are skipped.
- Jobs, quotes, invoices, notes, photos and payment history don't come across. Keep your old app's records, or export them, for your tax records.
Good to know. We haven't yet tested the importer with a real Fergus export file. If a column isn't picked up, rename its heading to Name, Mobile, Email or Address and upload it again.
More detail on the switching page.
Questions about WattlePing and Fergus
Can I import my Fergus data into WattlePing?
You can import your customers and your price list from CSV files exported from Fergus. Jobs, quotes, invoices and history don't come across. We haven't yet tested the importer with a real Fergus export file. If a column isn't picked up, rename its heading to Name, Mobile, Email or Address and upload it again.
Is WattlePing cheaper than Fergus?
It depends on your team size and how you work. WattlePing plans are $49, $99, $199, $299 a month including GST, for up to 2, 6, 15, 30 users. Compare that with Fergus's prices in the table above, and check whether those include GST.
Does WattlePing have a phone app?
WattlePing is a web app. Your crew add it to their phone's home screen from the browser, and it opens like an app. There's no app-store download, and it needs a phone signal to load.
Can customers pay WattlePing invoices by card?
Not yet. Card payments through your own Stripe account are coming soon. For now you share your bank details on the invoice and record payments as they arrive.
How long is the free trial?
7 days from sign-up, with no card needed. You only add payment details when you choose a plan.
Can I use WattlePing and Fergus at the same time while I switch?
Yes. Many people finish the jobs already open in their old app and start new quotes in WattlePing, then cancel the old app once nothing is left open.
Is WattlePing affiliated with Fergus?
No. Fergus is a trademark of its owner. We wrote this comparison from Fergus's own website on 5 November 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
Sources
- Fergus pricing (Australia) (checked 5 November 2026)
WattlePing wrote this comparison. Competitor facts come from each company's own website on the date shown, and prices and features change. Anything marked "Not confirmed" wasn't stated clearly on their website. ServiceM8, Tradify, Jobber and Fergus are trademarks of their owners, and WattlePing isn't affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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