Tradify vs Fergus vs Powered Now UK: Which Job Management Software Fits Your Trade Business?
Updated: Aug 30
There is no shortage of job-management software for trades. Tradify, Fergus and Powered Now all cover the core day-to-day work, which means the useful comparison is less “who has scheduling?” and more “whose version of the workflow fits us?”
Tradify
Tradify is strongly trade-focused and connects enquiries, quotes, scheduling, job records, invoicing, payments and accounting sync. Its UK plans are priced per user, with features increasing across tiers.
Fergus
Fergus centres on jobs, quoting, scheduling, time, materials, job costing, invoices and supplier/accounting connections. It uses full-user plans plus lower-cost timesheet-user options, which can matter for mixed office/field teams.
Powered Now
Powered Now combines job management, diary and scheduling, job sheets, documents, certificates, invoices and accounting-related tools. Its published plans are also per user, with more features appearing as you move up the tiers.
A better comparison method
Use the same real-world job in all three trials
Price every person who needs the required access
Check your exact accounting connection
Check certificates and forms, not the word “compliance”
Change the schedule and scope halfway through
See whether the field user can complete the job unaided
What not to do
Do not add up green ticks and call the biggest number the winner. A feature you never use is not value. A missing feature your office recreates manually every day is very much a cost.
Bottom line
All three belong on a UK trade-business shortlist. The winner should be the one that makes your real workflow simpler at the true team cost.
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