Fergus alternatives
Fergus Alternatives for UK Trades
Fergus alternatives for UK trades, compared on each vendor's published price. Fergus is from £39 a month on Essentials and £45 on Professional, priced per plan. FieldHive is free to start and £14.99 a month flat.
Fergus alternatives: six options compared
Fergus alternatives come up when the job-costing layer is more than a small business uses, or when £39 to £45 a month is the whole software budget. For a sole trader or a team of two or three, FieldHive fits: free to start, £14.99 a month flat. If profit-per-job reporting is why you bought Fergus, keep it — none of the smaller tools here replace it.
FieldHive
Free, then £14.99/month flatBest for: Sole traders and small teams who want quotes, bookings, invoices and customer history in one place without a costing layer to maintain. One price per business. The free plan has unlimited customers, bookings and invoices, five active quotes and CIS support.
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Tradify
£34–£44 per user/monthBest for: Established small teams who want a mature product and accept paying per user. For one person Tradify Lite is £5 a month less than Fergus Essentials; for two it is £29 more.
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ServiceM8
Free (30 jobs, 1 user), then £25–£269/month by job volumeBest for: Teams where several people need their own login. ServiceM8 charges by jobs completed, so every paid plan includes unlimited staff. If you dispatch two or three engineers day to day, ServiceM8 does that now and FieldHive does not — FieldHive is one account per business.
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Powered Now
£28–£40 per user/monthBest for: UK trades who want CIS paperwork and certificates handled inside the app, from a UK company with UK support. Priced per user, so the bill climbs with the team.
Powered Now vs FieldHive →
Simpro
No published price — request pricingBest for: Larger contractors. Simpro's own site says five to 200 staff. Worth it if you need stock control, purchasing, project tendering or asset maintenance — none of which FieldHive does.
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Staying on Fergus
From £39–£45/month per planBest for: Fergus prices by plan rather than per user on its UK tiers, so for a team of two or three it can cost less than the per-user tools above. And if exact profit per job is the reason you bought it, none of the smaller tools here replace that — FieldHive included.
Prices are the competitors' own published figures, checked 6 October 2026. Vendors change pricing — check before you decide.
Why UK trades look for a Fergus alternative
The costing layer. Fergus leads on exact profit per job. A one-van business that prices from a catalogue and invoices from the quote rarely opens those reports, but the setup that feeds them is still there every day.
The floor price. Essentials is from £39 a month and Professional from £45, with no free plan. Timesheet users are from £12 a month each and contractors £2 a user a day on top.
The setup. Fergus includes a free hour of onboarding, which tells you how much there is to configure. FieldHive is download and go.
What Both Platforms Do
Built for trade businesses
Connected workflow platform
Quotes and estimates
Jobs and scheduling
Invoices and payments
Customer records
Job history
Mobile access on site
Both are designed to replace spreadsheets, paperwork, and disconnected apps with one central system.
What is Fergus?
Fergus is UK job management software based in Manchester, built for electricians, plumbers, HVAC, builders, roofers and field-service firms. It covers quoting, scheduling, job tracking and invoicing, and leads on job costing: exact profit per job.
UK plans are Essentials from £39 and Professional from £45 a month, priced per plan, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. Enterprise is for more than ten staff and is quoted. Timesheet users are from £12 a month each, contractors £2 a user a day, SMS £8 per 100. Side-by-side: FieldHive vs Fergus.
Where They Differ
Where Fergus is the better choice
You price on exact profit per job and read the margin reports every week.
You run engineers on timesheets and bring in contractors by the day.
You are heading past ten staff and want a system that goes there with you.
Where a smaller business needs something different
One person does the admin, and £39 to £45 a month buys reporting they never open.
You want quote, booking, invoice and payment on one customer record, without a costing layer to maintain.
You want to start free and pay one flat price per business later.
The Growth Question
One engineer, one van
You know the margin on every job already. The reports are paid for and unread.
Ten customers a week
Repeat customers ring about last time. On one customer record the history is already there.
Fifty customers a month
If you now need timesheets and a second login, Fergus or ServiceM8 earn their money. If not, you are still one business paying one flat price.
This is where structure becomes increasingly valuable.
Fergus vs FieldHive at a glance
Fact | Fergus | FieldHive |
|---|---|---|
Starting price | From £39 a month (Essentials) | Free |
Paid plans | From £39 / £45 a month per plan; Enterprise 10+ quoted | £14.99 a month, or £144 a year |
Priced per | Plan, plus timesheet users from £12 a month | Business |
Free plan | No — 14-day trial | Yes — unlimited customers, bookings and invoices, five active quotes |
Contract | Monthly, no lock-in | Monthly, cancel any time |
Built for | Trade businesses up to ten staff, then Enterprise | Sole traders and small teams |
Job costing | Exact profit per job | Not a job-costing tool |
CIS deductions | See Fergus's UK site | Yes, on the free plan |
Based | Manchester, UK | UK |
Prices checked 21 September 2026 on each vendor's own site.
Today vs As Workload Grows
Fergus
Today
Exact profit per job from day one, if you set it up.
As workload grows
Timesheet users and contractors add to the monthly bill.
FieldHive
Today
Free to start. One customer record from quote to payment.
As workload grows
Still one price per business.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Who should stay with Fergus?
Firms that price and review on exact profit per job
Teams running timesheets and day-rate contractors
Businesses heading past ten staff
Who should choose FieldHive?
Sole traders and subcontractors who want the admin done, not analysed
Small teams that want one customer record from quote to payment
Anyone who wants to start free and pay one flat price later
Neither platform is wrong — they are built for different stages of growth.
Who FieldHive Is For
FieldHive is built for trade businesses that want practical job management, connected records and less rebuilding as workload grows.
This Is For You If You Are…
Self-employed trades
Subcontractors
Sole traders
Small trade businesses
Growing trade teams
This Is Not For…
Enterprise ERP systems
Corporate finance platforms
National contractor environments
Procurement-led organisations
Large enterprise field service operations
AT A GLANCE
FieldHive In 30 Seconds
THE CORE
Job management software built for UK trade businesses.
THE FIT
Subcontractors, sole traders, small teams and growing businesses.
THE DIFFERENCE
Customer records, quotes, bookings, invoices and payments stay connected throughout the workflow.
THE GOAL
Help businesses grow without needing to rebuild systems later.
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Start free. One price per business.
FieldHive is a Fergus alternative for UK sole traders and small teams: quotes, bookings, invoices and payments on one customer record, without a costing layer to maintain. Free to start, £14.99 a month flat when you grow.
