Is Field a good alternative to Fergus for a small plumbing team?

Field suits teams who want rosters, checked clock-ins and team messages in the same app as their jobs. Fergus suits teams who want supplier costs matched to jobs and invoices synced with their accounting software. Field does not connect to accounting software yet, but you can export your records.

Does Fergus or Field handle staff rosters?

Fergus schedules jobs on a calendar and sends your techs the job details. Field also has rosters your team accepts on their phone, with open shifts and shift swaps.

Which one handles safety on site?

Fergus offers templated hazard logs and certificates on the job. Field has safety forms and incident reports, in the same app as your jobs and rosters.

Field vs Fergus

Field vs Fergus. You be the judge.

Fergus is job management software for trade businesses, from quote to invoice. It says it mainly serves teams of 1 to 15 people, and is known for matching job costs to invoices.

Go with Field if

you want rosters your crew accepts, clock-ins checked against the job site and team messages, all next to your jobs.

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Free in beta. No card required. See our pricing page.

Go with Fergus if

you want supplier costs matched to your jobs automatically and invoices synced with your accounting software.

Who Fergus suits

Trade businesses, mostly teams of 1 to 15 people. (source)
Electricians, plumbers, builders, HVAC, roofers, cleaning and pest control businesses. (source)
Owners who want to know their margin before they invoice. (source)

Where Field is different

Field has rosters your team accepts on their phone, with open shifts and swaps. Fergus schedules jobs on a drag-and-drop calendar and sends techs the details.
Field checks each clock-in against the job site. Fergus tracks time with a start and stop timer or manual entry.
Field has team messages and announcements, and each person keeps their own signed work record.

Head to head

Yes
Partly
No (they say so)
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Field and Fergus compared feature by feature
What you need	Field	Fergus
Jobs, quotes and invoices in one place	Yes	Yes
Rosters your team accepts, plus open shifts and swaps	Yes	Not shown
Clock in checked against the job site	Yes	Not shown
Timesheets ready for payroll	YesExport your checked hours for payroll	YesTimesheets in the Fergus Go app
Customers book online	Yes	Not shown
Safety forms and incident reports	Yes	PartlyTemplated hazard logs
Team messages and announcements	Yes	Not shown
Keeps working with no signal	PartlyClock-ins, notes and photos save, then sync when you're back in range	Not shown
Your team keep their own signed work record	Yes	Not shown
Post work to find extra staff	Yes	Not shown
App from the App Store or Google Play	NoInstalls from your phone's browser in a tap	Yes
Connects to your accounting software	NoNot yet. Export your records instead	YesXero, MYOB and QuickBooks

Where Field wins

Your crew accepts shifts on their phone, and can pick up open shifts or swap.
Customers book online from your own booking page.
Short a pair of hands? Post the work on Find staff.

Where Fergus wins

Frequently asked

Is Field a good alternative to Fergus for a small plumbing team?
Field suits teams who want rosters, checked clock-ins and team messages in the same app as their jobs. Fergus suits teams who want supplier costs matched to jobs and invoices synced with their accounting software. Field does not connect to accounting software yet, but you can export your records.
Does Fergus or Field handle staff rosters?
Fergus schedules jobs on a calendar and sends your techs the job details. Field also has rosters your team accepts on their phone, with open shifts and shift swaps.
Which one handles safety on site?
Fergus offers templated hazard logs and certificates on the job. Field has safety forms and incident reports, in the same app as your jobs and rosters.

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