Comparison

Fergus

18 features ✅
VS

ZenMaid

32 features ✅

⚡ 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
💰 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).
✅ Pros
  • No data
  • Easy-to-use, fast learning curve suited for non-technical users
  • Cleaning-specific booking forms that can be embedded and convert well
  • Automated communications (email + SMS) and templates for clients and cleaners
  • Mobile app with GPS clock-in/out, 'On my way' and SOS alert for cleaners
  • Built-in payroll calculations and payroll export (CSV) for pay processing
⚠️ Cons
  • No major cons logged
  • Key third-party/payroll integrations are limited or not native u2014 payroll export only (CSV) rather than direct payroll integrations
  • Important features (availability/time-off, PTO tracking) gated behind the top-tier plan (Pro Max)
  • Offline mode is not available u2014 mobile app requires connectivity
Cancel Anytime ✅ Included ✅ Included
Crew Management ✅ Included ✅ Included
Dark Mode ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Dispatch Board ✅ Included ✅ Included Dispatch / Map / Staff Locations View
Free Plan ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
GPS Tracking Realtime ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking ✅ Included Real-time GPS Tracking for Cleaners
Integrations Accounting ✅ Included ✅ Included
Job Forms Custom ✅ Included ✅ Included
Keyboard Shortcuts ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
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
Phone Support ✅ Included ❌ Not available
Photo Proof ✅ Included ✅ Included
Pricing Transparent ✅ Included ✅ Included
Quickbooks ✅ Included ❌ Not available
Recurring Service ✅ Included ✅ Included
Scheduling Calendar ✅ Included ✅ Included
Setup Time Estimate Easy to set up (described as easy to set up and use) Less than 5 minutes to get started (with optional free 1:1 onboarding call/import available)
Student Discount ❌ Not available ❌ Not available
Support Hours Business hours; email & chat standard, phone support available on higher plan No set hours (email + live chat; not 24/7)
Support Languages English English
Time Clock GPS ❌ Not available ✅ Included
Trial Days 14 14
API — No data ❌ Not available
Booking Limits — No data ✅ Included
Buffer Time — No data ❌ Not available
Calendar Sync — No data ✅ Included
Cancellation Policy Custom — No data ✅ Included
Class Booking — No data ❌ Not available
Community Size — No data 8000
Custom Branding — No data ✅ Included
Customer Portal ❌ Not available — No data
Debt Chasing Auto — No data ✅ Included
Embed Widget — No data ✅ Included Embeddable Booking Forms / Widget
Equipment Tracking ❌ Not available — No data
Estimates Mobile ✅ Included — No data
Estimates Quotes — No data ✅ Included
Gdpr Compliant — No data ❌ Not available
Group Events — No data ❌ Not available
Intake Forms — No data ✅ Included
Integrations — No data 12
Inventory Tracking ✅ Included — No data
Invoicing Onsite ✅ Included — No data
Jpk VAT — No data ❌ Not available
Ksef — No data ❌ Not available
Make Integration — No data ❌ Not available
Migration Help — No data ✅ Included Free Transfer / Data Import Help
Mobile App Native — No data ✅ Included Native Mobile App (iOS / Android)
No Show Protection — No data ❌ Not available
Ocr Scanning — No data ❌ Not available
Parts Ordering ❌ Not available — No data
Payment Collection — No data ✅ Included Accept Payments / Invoicing
Payment Link — No data ✅ Included
Payment Mobile ✅ Included — No data
Quickbooks — No data ❌ Not available
Recurring Bookings — No data ✅ Included
Recurring Invoices — No data ✅ Included
Reports Financial — No data ✅ Included
Resource Booking — No data ❌ Not available
Reviews Capterra Rating — No data 4.6
Reviews G2 Rating — No data 4.7
Round Robin — No data ❌ Not available
Route Optimization ❌ Not available — No data
SMS Reminders — No data ✅ Included
Signature Capture ✅ Included — No data
Team Scheduling — No data ✅ Included Team / Multi-person Scheduling
Timezone Detection Auto — No data ❌ Not available
Two Way Accounting — No data ❌ Not available
Updates Frequency — No data Monthly
Waitlist — No data ❌ Not available
Xero — No data ✅ Included
Zapier Integration — No data ✅ Included
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