Discover the simplest trade CRM
Key take-away
Fintrano
Fintrano is designed for smaller service businesses that want straightforward job management without unnecessary complexity. It's pay-per-job pricing and simple workflow make it a good fit for businesses that want to get up and running quickly and pay in line with the work they do.
Fergus
Fergus is a more comprehensive field service management platform, with a broad range of tools for managing jobs, customers, quoting, invoicing, scheduling and business operations. It may be a better fit for trades businesses that need more extensive functionality and are happy to invest more time in managing their software.
What is Fergus?
Fergus is cloud-based job management software designed for trade and service businesses. It helps businesses manage jobs, scheduling, quoting, invoicing, customer information and day-to-day field operations from one platform.
What
Fergus
does:
- Manages jobs, scheduling and customer information for trade and service businesses.
- Creates and manages quotes, purchase orders, invoices and payments.
- Helps field teams access job information, update work and manage tasks from mobile devices.
- Includes business reporting and tools to help track job profitability, costs and performance.
What to
consider
- Business complexity: Fergus offers a broad set of tools for managing jobs, finances and day-to-day trade operations. Consider whether you need this wider functionality or whether a simpler system would cover what your business actually uses.
- Ease of use: More comprehensive software can offer greater control but may take longer to learn and configure.
- Pricing and growth: Consider how the pricing structure will work as your business grows and whether you're paying for functionality you'll actually use.
When Fintrano
makes sense
Fintrano makes sense if you are a solo operator or running a small team and want to avoid expensive, overly complex software. If your main business goal is simply stopping customer no-shows, and keeping your customers well informed leading to great reviews then Fintrano will be the best option.
Fintrano's philosophy
We believe software should adapt to the way that small businesses work, rather than expect you to adapt to the software. That's why we prioritise clarity and simplicity over unnecessary complexity.
- Platform freedom – Your team can use Android, iPhone, or a laptop; whatever they already have.
- Clear customer communication with 4 automated texts per job to confirm, remind, track and request feedback.
- Zero learning curve – If you can use a calendar, you can use Fintrano. No templates to configure, no modules to learn.
- Customer experience focus – Automatic confirmations, reminders, live location tracking, and review requests are built in. Your customers get a premium experience without you lifting a finger.
- Review generation – Fintrano actively helps you build your online reputation by requesting reviews after every job.
- Genuinely simple pricing – 80p per job (or 70p on Pro). No surprises, scales with your business.
When Fintrano
isn't right:
- You need a more comprehensive trade management system with advanced tools for managing costs, profitability, purchasing and wider business operations.
- Your business has more complex workflows or operational requirements and you want greater control and functionality from your job management software.
Our features work
for our customers
Automatic
notifications
Live 'on my way'
tracking
Automatic
review requests
Quick Decision Guide
Choose
Fintrano if:
- You want straightforward job management that is quick to learn and easy for your team to use.
- You run a small or growing service business and don't need extensive business management features.
- You prefer a simple pay-per-job pricing model that scales with the work you do.
Choose
Fergus if:
- You want a broader trade management platform that covers purchasing, costs and business reporting.
- Your business has more complex operational requirements and you need greater visibility over job costs and profitability.
- You're happy to use a more comprehensive system in exchange for additional functionality.
