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QuotePaid vs Fergus

Fergus runs the whole job for firms with an office and a crew. QuotePaid gets one person from quote to paid, with Irish VAT built in.

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01The short answer

Which one fits you.

Pick Fergus if…

  • you run an office and a crew in the field
  • you need scheduling, job phases and checklists
  • you want sync with Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB
  • you’d rather have a phone-store app

Pick QuotePaid if…

  • you work alone or with one or two others
  • you want the Irish VAT rates and two-thirds check built in
  • you want follow-ups on quotes, not just invoices
  • you want one price in euro: €19 a month
02Side by side

Feature by feature.

We make QuotePaid, so read this with that in mind. Every Fergus fact here comes from Fergus’s own pages, with a numbered link to the source and the date we checked. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

  • Who it’s built for

    QuotePaid
    Sole traders and small trades in Ireland[1]
    Fergus
    Trade firms from one person to an enterprise plan for 10+ staff[2]

  • Price

    QuotePaid
    €19 a month, flat, every feature included[3]
    Fergus
    £39 a month (Essentials) or £45 (Professional), plus timesheet users from £12 a month; a 90%-off offer runs until December[2]

  • Where it’s sold

    QuotePaid
    Ireland, priced in euro[3]
    Fergus
    Sites for the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the US and a global one; none for Ireland[2]
    QuotePaid is better here

  • Free trial

    QuotePaid
    21 days, no card needed[3]
    Fergus
    14 days, no card needed[2]
    QuotePaid is better here

  • Quotes by voice

    QuotePaid
    Yes. Say the job; the lines and prices come from your price list, and you check it before it goes[1]
    Fergus
    Not for quotes. Its phone assistant lets you type or speak to update jobs and time[4][5]

  • Customer accepts the quote online

    QuotePaid
    Yes, from a link on their phone: accept, ask a question or say why not[1]
    Fergus
    Yes, from the email link, with no login[5]

  • Follow-ups on quotes

    QuotePaid
    A short note on day 2 and day 5, sent for you[1]
    Fergus
    Shows which quotes were viewed, so you know when to follow up[5]
    QuotePaid is better here

  • Deposits and card payments

    QuotePaid
    Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay into your own Stripe account; the invoice marks itself paid. Stripe is optional[1]
    Fergus
    Card by link or QR code through Fergus Pay (1.6% + 20p); deposits and progress payments[2][6][4]

  • Reminders for overdue invoices

    QuotePaid
    Sent for you by email on the due date, then 3, 7 and 14 days after; a ready-written WhatsApp if there’s no email[1]
    Fergus
    Yes, by email and text; texts cost £8 per 100[6][2]

  • Irish VAT: 13.5%, 23% and the two-thirds check

    QuotePaid
    13.5% or 23% worked out on every quote, with the two-thirds check on materials[1]
    Fergus
    Not mentioned on its UK quoting or invoicing pages[5][6]

  • Scheduling and job tracking

    QuotePaid
    No[1]
    Fergus
    Yes: scheduling on both plans; checklists, job phases and GPS on Professional[2]
    Fergus is better here

  • Accounting sync

    QuotePaid
    No. Download each quote and invoice as a PDF[1]
    Fergus
    Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB[2]
    Fergus is better here

  • Phone apps

    QuotePaid
    A web app you add to your home screen, on iPhone, Android or a computer[1]
    Fergus
    iPhone and Android apps[4]
    Fergus is better here

Fergus has no Irish site, so its prices here are the pounds sterling shown on its UK pricing page.

Sources

Each number in the tables points here. Prices and features change, so every source has the day we checked it.

  1. QuotePaid: Features
    quotepaid.ie · checked
  2. Fergus: Pricing (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  3. QuotePaid: Pricing
    quotepaid.ie · checked
  4. Fergus: Home (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  5. Fergus: Quoting (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
  6. Fergus: Invoicing (UK)
    fergus.com · checked
03Try it

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