Comparison
⚡ Quick Verdict
Who wins with Fergus:
You need specific features from this tool.
Who wins with Housecall Pro:
US-based small to mid-sized home service companies (plumbers, HVAC, electricians, landscapers, cleaning) running multi-tech teams (approx. 3–20 technicians). Ideal persona: operations-focused owner/dispatcher who needs polished mobile technician UX, integrated payments, QuickBooks sync, online booking, automated customer communications, and can budget $129–300+/month for Essentials/Max + add-ons.
| Feature | Fergus | Housecall Pro |
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| 💰 Pricing | 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. | Housecall Pro offers a 14-day free trial and three paid flat-rate monthly plans with user limits (Basic 1 user, Essentials up to 5, MAX up to 8). |
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| Cancel Anytime | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Crew Management | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Customer Portal | ❌ Not available | ✅ Included |
| Dark Mode | ❌ Not available | ✅ Included |
| Dispatch Board | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Equipment Tracking | ❌ Not available | ✅ Included |
| Estimates Mobile | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Free Plan | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| GPS Tracking Realtime | ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking | ❌ Not available |
| Integrations Accounting | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Inventory Tracking | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Invoicing Onsite | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Job Forms Custom | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Learning Curve | Easy | Easy |
| Lifetime Deal | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Mobile First Design | ❌ Not available | ✅ Included |
| Nonprofit Discount | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Offline Mode | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Onboarding | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Parts Ordering | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Payment Mobile | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Phone Support | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Photo Proof | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Pricing Transparent | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Quickbooks | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Recurring Service | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Route Optimization | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Scheduling Calendar | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Setup Time Estimate | Easy to set up (described as easy to set up and use) | Quick self-serve setup via onboarding wizard (minutes to a few hours); dedicated onboarding for Max/Enterprise |
| Signature Capture | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Student Discount | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| Support Hours | Business hours; email & chat standard, phone support available on higher plan | Help AI: 24/7; Chat Support Mon–Fri 5:00 AM–5:00 PM PST, Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–4:00 PM PST; Phone Support Mon–Fri 5:00 AM–5:00 PM PST, Sat 8:00 AM–4:00 PM PST |
| Support Languages | English | English, Spanish |
| Time Clock GPS | ❌ Not available | ✅ Included |
| Trial Days | 14 | 14 |
| API | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Calendar Sync | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Class Booking | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Client Portal | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Community Size | — No data | 30000 |
| Credit Notes | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Custom Branding | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Data Residency | — No data | Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| Debt Chasing Auto | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Embed Widget | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Estimates Quotes | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Expense Tracking | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Founded Year | — No data | 2013 |
| Group Events | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Intake Forms | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Integrations | — No data | 27 |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | ❌ Not available | — No data |
| Late Fee Auto | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Make Integration | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Migration Help | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Mobile App Native | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Multi Currency | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Partial Payments | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Payment Collection | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Payment Link | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Quickbooks | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Recurring Bookings | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Recurring Invoices | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Reports Financial | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Reviews Capterra Rating | — No data | 4.7 |
| Reviews G2 Rating | — No data | 4.3 |
| Round Robin | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| SMS Reminders | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Tax Calculation Auto | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Team Scheduling | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Time Tracking Billable | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Uptime Sla | — No data | 99.7% |
| Xero | — No data | ❌ Not available |
| Zapier Integration | — No data | ✅ Included |