Compared
Tradies Line is our pick for a Fergus alternative if you want AI staff doing the office work and one price for the business, not per user. Wombo, the AI office manager, drafts quotes and invoices and chases what's owed, and the AI receptionist answers and books your calls. Fergus charges for every user and answers calls only through a partner app.
No card, no time limit.
Our pick: Tradies Line
Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses doing service work in AU and NZ.
No card, no time limit.
We make Tradies Line. Every other product's facts come from its own website or app store listing, checked on 6 October 2026. Each number links to the page the fact came from. On a phone, swipe the table sideways.
| What you get | Tradies Line | Fergus |
|---|---|---|
| AI built in | Wombo, the AI office manager: drafts quotes and invoices, finds anything, answers messages | Fergus Assistant on desktop and mobile, by voice or text [1] |
| Answers your calls | Yes, the AI receptionist on paid plans, or Free with a calls top-up | Through a partner, H3llo, in its marketplace [2] |
| Chases unpaid invoices | 3 emails, then 2 texts and up to 5 short AI calls once TradiesLine Pay is connected, from your plan's allowance | Automatic emails and texts on both plans; texts cost $15 per 100 [3] [4] |
| Priced per | Business: 1 login on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro and Enterprise | User [5] |
| Quotes | From your price list, by you or Wombo; accepted online; follow-ups by email and text | Templates, supplier price books and online acceptance [6] |
| Invoices and online payments | From the job; TradiesLine Pay takes card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Afterpay or Klarna where available | Yes, with Fergus Pay [4] |
| Scheduling and crews | Crews with their own calendars, a day board, and day runs by text or email | Drag-and-drop calendar, crews and subbies, and the Fergus Go app [7] |
| Australia and NZ | Both | Both [8] |
Job management software with AI staff for trade businesses doing service work in AU and NZ.
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Australian tradies and trade businesses, from sole traders to multi-crew.
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Sources, checked 6 October 2026: [1] fergus.com/au/ai , [2] fergus.com/marketplace/h3llo , [3] help.fergus.com/en/articles/1634555-invoice-reminders , [4] fergus.com/au/pricing , [5] help.fergus.com/en/articles/362678-what-does-fergus-cost , [6] fergus.com/au/features/quoting , [7] fergus.com/au/features/scheduling , [8] fergus.com/au/llm-info , [9] help.fergus.com/en/articles/11381674-deposits-for-quotes-and-estimates , [10] fergus.com/au/features/invoicing , [11] fergus.com/au/features/track-manage-jobs , [12] fergus.com/au
We make Tradies Line, so weigh what we say about ourselves. This page covers where Tradies Line does more; each product's own site has the rest. Every fact about another product comes from that company's own website or app store listing, linked under each one, checked on 6 October 2026. Prices are per month as each site shows them, including whether GST is added. Tradies Line is not GST registered, so its prices are the full price.
Yes. As of October 2026, Fergus charges for every user. Tradies Line is priced per business with no GST added, and Pro and Enterprise include unlimited logins.
Not itself. Fergus lists H3llo, a separate AI answering service, in its marketplace. Tradies Line's AI receptionist is built in and answers the calls you miss on your existing number, on paid plans or on Free with a calls top-up.
Fergus sends automatic email and text reminders, with texts at $15 per 100. Tradies Line sends 3 emails, then, once TradiesLine Pay is connected, 2 texts and up to 5 short AI calls that text the pay link, from your plan's allowance.
As of October 2026, Fergus has a 14-day trial with no card, and no free plan. Tradies Line has a free plan with one login and lifetime caps of 50 customers, quotes and invoices, with no card and no time limit.
Yes, both do. Fergus says invoices, contacts and financial data sync automatically with Xero. Tradies Line sends the invoice with a pay link, syncs a copy to Xero, and marks it paid when it's paid in Xero.
Jobs, quotes, invoices and every customer message in one place, with Wombo doing the admin while you're on the tools.
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