Fergus vs Markate

Fergus is job management software for trades and service businesses, covering work from customer enquiry and quoting through scheduling and invoicing. Teams can prepare professional quotes and use a customisable calendar to assign jobs. Job Cards gather information such as quotes, purchase orders, costs, reporting, and customer details. The mobile app for iOS and Android supports quoting, invoicing, and job management, with real-time tracking of time, materials, and safety. Fergus lists recurring jobs, route optimisation, and offline mode. Accounting integrations with Xero, QuickBooks, and MYOB can sync business information. Supplier integrations can import invoices and match them to jobs; premium supplier connections add pricebook updates, purchase orders, and invoice reconciliation. A Zapier integration connects Fergus to more than 3,000 apps. The product is made by Fergus, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Its 14-day free trial of Essentials starts without a credit card. Features are offered in set tiers rather than selected individually. Listed additional charges include certificates at $30 for 1–9 staff or $80 for 10+ staff, SMS at $15 per 100 texts, and credit-card payments at 2.95% + $0.30 per transaction. Local support in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom is available by phone, live chat, and email.

Markate combines customer management, scheduling, dispatch, routing, payments and automation for field service businesses. Its tools include job management, estimates and invoices, reporting, time logs, employee roles, a customer portal, online booking and virtual video estimates. Managers can assign jobs and track employee time and location; field staff can use checklists, photos and the mobile app offline, with changes syncing after reconnection. Customers can pay invoices online. Square supports saved cards, ACH payments, tips and instant payouts. Markate is available on web, Android, iOS and API, and lists integrations including Google Calendar, CompanyCam, PayPal, QuickBooks Online, Zapier and Twilio. A 14-day trial offers full feature access without requiring a credit card. Owner Operator costs $39.95 a year (billed yearly; one payment 479.40 USD) or $49.95 a month. The annual-billing price is listed as $39.95 a year; the monthly plan is listed separately. Add-ons include online booking for $10/month, Zapier for $10/month, Connect API access for $50/month and employee app access for $5 per employee/month.