Fergus Review

Fergus
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Fergus
2012
Aukland, New Zealand
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Fergus At A Glance

Good: The software offers customization and strong reporting capabilities.
Bad: New users report a steep learning curve with the software and difficulty with navigation.
Bottom Line: Fergus is a cloud-based FSM solution that helps service businesses with up to 50 employees track and optimize jobs, field workers, quotes and invoices. 

Product Overview

Fergus is a cloud-based field service management (FSM) solution that targets trade and service businesses with up to 50 employees. The software helps companies track jobs, field workers, quotes and invoices.

Primary features include:

  • Automated SMS reminders
  • GPS tracking
  • Job tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Payments
  • Quoting
  • Reporting
  • Time tracking

Customers can access a free 30-day trial of the solution with full functionality. Afterward, the trial will default to a free, limited version of the product. Paid plans start at $20 USD per user, per month.

The vendor serves companies in over 30 industries, including builders, electricians, HVAC, plumbers, roofing and other field services.

Users can access the software through a web-based platform, as well as iOS and Android mobile apps.

Features

The software’s key features include:

Automated SMS reminders – The software can automatically send SMS reminders to customers for quotes, invoices and site visits.

GPS tracking – Track real-time worker location, see jobs on a map and get a history of past movement.

Job tracking – Companies can use a dashboard to track jobs by group, priority or revenue. Users can create and assign jobs, attach photos and supplier documents, monitor progress, generate financial reporting and invoices, and request customer approval. Jobs can also be broken down into milestones with separate invoices, progress checks and multiple workers.

Invoicing – Convert quotes into invoices and organize them by site visits. Users can also get cost previews, set percentages and automatically send invoices at certain dates.

Payments – The solution accepts credit card payments through an invoice or a mobile app.

Quoting – Companies can use built-in templates or create their own quotes with tools to upload price books or Excel files. Users can also adjust margins and markups for materials based on client or job type. Companies can convert quotes into invoices for customers or purchase orders for suppliers.

Reporting –  Generate visual reports on activity, profit and loss, material and labor costs, job progress and timesheets.

Time tracking – Users can manually enter time or clock in and out of work using the timesheet feature. Timesheets are synced with payroll and accounting.