Comparison

Buildertrend

50 features ✅
VS

Fergus

18 features ✅

⚡ Quick Verdict

Who wins with Buildertrend:

Mid-sized to large residential builders, remodelers and specialty contractors (teams ~5–200, companies generating $500K+ annually) who need an integrated scheduling, client-communication and job-costing platform with mobile field capabilities.

Who wins with Fergus:

You need specific features from this tool.

Feature Buildertrend Fergus
💰 Pricing Pricing is custom and not listed publicly—you must request a tailored quote; the offering notes unlimited users/projects and a 10% discount for annual prepayment. 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
  • All-in-one construction management platform covering estimating, scheduling, change orders, invoicing and client portal
  • Robust scheduling with Gantt, dependencies and critical path support
  • Mobile-first app with offline capabilities for field teams (Daily Logs, Time Clock, photo uploads)
  • Built-in client and subcontractor portals that centralize communication and document sharing
  • Integrated financial workflows and accounting syncs (QuickBooks, Xero) plus payment processing
  • No data
⚠️ Cons
  • No forever free plan and reviewers repeatedly state 'No free trial'
  • Pricing is custom/non-transparent and can be expensive for many customers; reports of sharp price increases
  • Steep learning curve and complex setup u2014 many users report misconfigured templates and charts of accounts causing issues
  • No major cons logged
Cancel Anytime ❌ Not available ✅ Included
Dark Mode ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Free Plan ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Keyboard Shortcuts ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Learning Curve Advanced Easy
Lifetime Deal ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Mobile First Design ✅ Included ❌ Not available
Nonprofit Discount ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Onboarding ✅ Included ✅ Included
Phone Support ✅ Included ✅ Included
Pricing Transparent ❌ Not available ✅ Included
Setup Time Estimate A few days with guided onboarding (varies by company size) Easy to set up (described as easy to set up and use)
Student Discount ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Support Hours Mon–Fri 8:00am–5:00pm CST (support documentation also references similar CT hours) Business hours; email & chat standard, phone support available on higher plan
Support Languages English English
Trial Days ❌ Not available 14
API ✅ Included — No data
Accounting ✅ Included — No data
Agile Sprints ❌ Not available — No data
Appointment Rescheduling ✅ Included — No data
Approval Workflow ✅ Included — No data
Automations ✅ Included — No data
Baseline Tracking ✅ Included — No data
Budget Tracking ✅ Included — No data
CRM ✅ Included — No data
Change Order Tracking ✅ Included — No data
Chat Support ✅ Included — No data
Communication Log ✅ Included — No data
Community Size 1000000 — No data
Convert To Invoice ✅ Included — No data
Crew Management — No data ✅ Included
Critical Path ✅ Included — No data
Custom Branding ❌ Not available — No data
Customer Portal — No data ❌ Not available
Dependencies ✅ Included — No data
Digital Signature ✅ Included — No data
Dispatch Board — No data ✅ Included
Document Sharing ✅ Included — No data
Equipment Tracking — No data ❌ Not available
Estimates Mobile — No data ✅ Included
Feedback Reviews ✅ Included — No data
Financing Options ✅ Included — No data
Founded Year 2006 — No data
GPS Tracking Realtime — No data ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking
Gantt Charts ✅ Included Gantt Chart Scheduling — No data
Guest Access ✅ Included — No data
Integrations Accounting — No data ✅ Included
Inventory Tracking — No data ✅ Included
Invoice View ✅ Included — No data
Invoicing Onsite — No data ✅ Included
Item Library ✅ Included — No data
Job Forms Custom — No data ✅ Included
Kanban Boards ✅ Included — No data
Labor Material Split ✅ Included — No data
Maintenance Reminders ✅ Included — No data
Make Integration ❌ Not available — No data
Markup Auto ✅ Included — No data
Migration Help ✅ Included — No data
Milestones ✅ Included — No data
Mobile Offline ✅ Included — No data
Mobile Quoting ✅ Included — No data
Mobile Responsive ✅ Included — No data
Multi Language ✅ Included — No data
Notification Preferences ✅ Included — No data
Offline Mode — No data ❌ Not available
Parts Ordering — No data ❌ Not available
Payment Mobile — No data ✅ Included
Payment Online ✅ Included — No data
Photo Attachments ✅ Included — No data
Photo Gallery ✅ Included — No data
Photo Proof — No data ✅ Included
Portfolio View ✅ Included Portfolio / Multi-project View — No data
Profit Margin Calc ✅ Included — No data
Quickbooks — No data ✅ Included
Quote Approval ✅ Included — No data
Recurring Service — No data ✅ Included
Recurring Tasks ❌ Not available — No data
Reporting Won Lost ✅ Included — No data
Resource Allocation ❌ Not available — No data
Reviews Capterra Rating 4.5 — No data
Reviews G2 Rating 4.3 — No data
Route Optimization — No data ❌ Not available
SMS Quote Delivery ❌ Not available — No data
Scheduling Calendar — No data ✅ Included
Service History ✅ Included — No data
Service Requests ✅ Included — No data
Signature Capture — No data ✅ Included
Tax Calculation Auto ✅ Included — No data
Templates Quote ✅ Included — No data
Time Clock GPS — No data ❌ Not available
Time Tracking Builtin ✅ Included — No data
Timesheets ✅ Included — No data
White Label ❌ Not available — No data
Wiki Docs ✅ Included — No data
Zapier Integration ❌ Not available — No data
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