Comparison

Jobber

52 features ✅
VS

Fergus

18 features ✅

⚡ Quick Verdict

Who wins with Jobber:

US-based small home-service business owner (1–10 employees) running recurring, service-call work (lawn care, cleaning, HVAC/plumbing maintenance, pest control). Persona: Owner/operator or operations manager who needs a mobile-first system, fast onboarding, professional estimates/invoicing, client self-service (Client Hub), and simple scheduling/route planning without heavy project-phase billing or complex inventory management.

Who wins with Fergus:

You need specific features from this tool.

Feature Jobber Fergus
💰 Pricing Jobber lists four paid tiers — Core $29 / month, Connect $99 / month, Grow $149 / month, Plus $529 / month — and offers a 14-day free trial; pricing on the page is shown as annual prepaid options. Fergus offers month-to-month, per-user billing with two published paid tiers (Basic and Professional) starting From $53 / month and From $75 / month, plus an Enterprise option that requires contacting sales; a 14-day free trial is available.
✅ Pros
  • Intuitive, mobile-first app that field teams actually use
  • Reliable offline mode for field work (cache job details, complete forms, take photos while offline)
  • Integrated quote → approve → convert to job → invoice workflow (reduces data re-entry)
  • Scheduling, dispatch, and route optimization (map view, drag-and-drop calendar)
  • Client Hub (customer self-portal) with online booking and payment links
  • No data
⚠️ Cons
  • Per-user pricing becomes expensive as teams scale (users billed per-seat can make costs steep for 10+ techs)
  • QuickBooks / accounting sync reliability issues (occasional dropped transactions, manual reconciliation required)
  • No native change order support and limited multi-invoice / multi-phase invoicing under a single job
  • No major cons logged
Crew Management ✅ Included Crew / Team Management ✅ Included
Customer Portal ✅ Included Customer Self-Service Portal ❌ Not available
Dark Mode ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Dispatch Board ✅ Included ✅ Included
Equipment Tracking ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Estimates Mobile ✅ Included Mobile Estimates / Quotes ✅ Included
Free Plan ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
GPS Tracking Realtime ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking of Field Workers ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking
Integrations Accounting ✅ Included Accounting Integrations ✅ Included
Inventory Tracking ❌ Not available ✅ Included
Invoicing Onsite ✅ Included On-site Invoicing ✅ Included
Job Forms Custom ✅ Included On-site Job Forms & Checklists ✅ Included
Keyboard Shortcuts ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Learning Curve Easy Easy
Lifetime Deal ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Mobile First Design ✅ Included Mobile-first Design ❌ Not available
Nonprofit Discount ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Offline Mode ✅ Included ❌ Not available
Onboarding ✅ Included ✅ Included
Parts Ordering ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Payment Mobile ✅ Included Mobile Payments (accept credit cards in field) ✅ Included
Phone Support ✅ Included ✅ Included
Photo Proof ✅ Included ✅ Included
Pricing Transparent ✅ Included Public Pricing Visible ✅ Included
Quickbooks ✅ Included ✅ Included
Recurring Service ✅ Included ✅ Included
Route Optimization ✅ Included ❌ Not available
Scheduling Calendar ✅ Included Scheduling / Team Calendar ✅ Included
Setup Time Estimate Minutes to a few hours for basic setup; dedicated onboarding specialist available on higher tiers Easy to set up (described as easy to set up and use)
Signature Capture ✅ Included ✅ Included
Student Discount ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Support Hours Business hours with responsive live chat and phone support; weekend responses reported; premium support available on higher tier Business hours; email & chat standard, phone support available on higher plan
Support Languages English, Spanish English
Time Clock GPS ✅ Included GPS-based Time Clock / Location Timers ❌ Not available
Trial Days 14 14
API ✅ Included — No data
Bank Reconciliation ✅ Included — No data
Booking Limits ✅ Included — No data
Buffer Time ✅ Included — No data
Calendar Sync ✅ Included — No data
Cancel Anytime — No data ✅ Included
Cancellation Policy Custom ✅ Included — No data
Client Portal ✅ Included — No data
Community Size 350000 — No data
Credit Notes ✅ Included — No data
Custom Branding ✅ Included — No data
Debt Chasing Auto ✅ Included — No data
Embed Widget ✅ Included — No data
Estimates Quotes ✅ Included — No data
Expense Tracking ✅ Included — No data
Founded Year 2011 — No data
Intake Forms ✅ Included — No data
Integrations 50 — No data
Late Fee Auto ✅ Included — No data
Make Integration ❌ Not available — No data
Migration Help ✅ Included — No data
Mobile App Native ✅ Included Native Mobile App (iOS / Android) — No data
Multi Currency ❌ Not available — No data
No Show Protection ✅ Included — No data
Partial Payments ✅ Included — No data
Payment Collection ✅ Included — No data
Payment Link ✅ Included — No data
Quickbooks ✅ Included — No data
Recurring Bookings ✅ Included — No data
Recurring Invoices ✅ Included — No data
Reports Financial ✅ Included — No data
Reviews Capterra Rating 4.5 — No data
Reviews G2 Rating 4.6 — No data
SMS Reminders ✅ Included — No data
Tax Calculation Auto ✅ Included — No data
Team Scheduling ✅ Included — No data
Time Tracking Billable ✅ Included — No data
Xero ✅ Included — No data
Zapier Integration ✅ Included — No data
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