⚡ Quick Verdict
Who wins with Fergus:
You need specific features from this tool.
Who wins with ZenMaid:
US-based small to mid-size residential and commercial maid/cleaning business owners and office managers who need easy scheduling, recurring cleans, automated client/staff communications, GPS time tracking, and built-in invoicing/payroll calculations.
| Feature | Fergus | ZenMaid |
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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. | 14-day free trial available; three flat monthly tiers (Starter $19 / month, Pro $39 / month, Pro Max $49 / month). |
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| Accept Payments / Invoicing | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Accounting Integrations | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Booking / Intake Forms | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Calendar Sync (Google / Outlook) | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Cleaner SOS Alert (mobile) | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Create Estimates & Invoices On Mobile | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Custom Branding (booking forms, site) | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Custom Job Forms | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Digital Forms & Checklists | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Digital Signatures / E-sign (via SignRequest) | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Dispatch / Map / Staff Locations View | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Embeddable Booking Forms / Widget | — No data | ✅ Included |
| File & Photo Attachments (Photo Proof) | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Free Onboarding / Optimization Call | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Free Transfer / Data Import Help | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Health & Safety (SWMS, Hazards) | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Inventory / Materials Tracking | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Invoicing | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Job Management | ✅ Included | — No data |
| MYOB Integration | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Native Mobile App (iOS & Android) | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Online Payments / Get Paid Faster | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Price Books / Supplier Price Books | ✅ Included | — No data |
| QuickBooks Integration | ✅ Included | — No data |
| QuickBooks Online Integration / Sync | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Quoting & Estimating | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Real-time GPS Tracking for Cleaners | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Recurring Bookings / Repeat Work | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Recurring Jobs / Scheduled Recurrences | ✅ Included | — No data |
| SMS Alerts & Reminders (paid add-on) | ✅ Included | — No data |
| SMS Reminders / Texting | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Signature Capture (via Digital Forms) | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Staff & Business Reporting | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Supplier Integrations (100+) | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Team / Multi-person Scheduling | — No data | ✅ Included |
| Timesheets / Time Tracking | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Visual Status / Dispatch Board | ✅ Included | — No data |
| Xero Integration | ✅ Included Xero Sync (Realtime) | ✅ Included |
| Zapier Integration | — No data | ✅ Included |