Fergus is a job management platform from New Zealand that has become popular with trades businesses in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It is well known among plumbers, electricians, and builders. But if you are a removals operator looking for business software, is Fergus the right fit?
In this comparison we look at Move and Store and Fergus side by side across the features that matter to UK removals and self-storage businesses.
Quick feature comparison
| Feature | Move and Store | Fergus |
|---|---|---|
| Built for removals | Yes; purpose-built for UK removals and storage | No; designed for trades (plumbing, electrical, building) |
| Room-by-room quoting | Yes; quoting wizard with inventory and auto pricing | No; margin-based quoting for trades |
| Customer quote portal | Yes; view, accept, and pay deposits online | Customer quoting with approval workflow |
| Storage management | Yes; included on all plans | Not available |
| Free tier | Yes; free forever | Limited; paid plans for full features |
| Pricing transparency | All plans published on pricing page | Pricing varies by region; not always clear in GBP |
| Payments | Stripe Connect; deposits and full payments | Invoice payments; Stripe integration |
| UK-focused | Yes; GBP, VAT, British English | NZ origin; available in UK but not UK-first |
| Timesheets | Not included (not relevant for removals) | Yes; built-in time tracking for trades crews |
| Margin tracking | Revenue per job and storage | Yes; detailed job costing with labour and materials margins |
| Integrations | Stripe, email; growing | Xero, QuickBooks, Stripe |
Where Fergus wins
Fergus has clear strengths for the businesses it was designed for.
Job costing and margin tracking
Fergus excels at tracking the true cost of a job: labour hours, materials, subcontractor costs, and profit margins. If your business model depends on tracking profitability down to the individual job with detailed time and materials breakdowns, Fergus provides strong tools for this.
Timesheets and labour management
Fergus includes built-in timesheet management with GPS tracking, which is useful for trades businesses billing hourly rates. Crews can clock in and out of jobs from the mobile app, and managers can approve timesheets for payroll.
Strong in the trades community
Fergus has built a loyal following among NZ, Australian, and UK trades businesses. Their customer community, training resources, and peer support network are real advantages for businesses in the trades.
Accounting integrations
Fergus connects to Xero and QuickBooks, which covers the two most popular accounting platforms for UK small businesses. The integration is well-regarded for keeping job costs and invoices in sync with your accounts.
Where Move and Store wins
Purpose-built for removals
Fergus was designed for fixed-location trades: a plumber goes to a house, fixes a boiler, logs time and materials. Removals are fundamentally different: multi-room inventories, volume-based pricing, pick-up and delivery locations, and storage alongside the move. Move and Store understands this workflow natively because it was built for it.
Room-by-room quoting
Move and Store's quoting wizard walks customers through a room-by-room inventory, calculates pricing automatically, and lets them accept and pay a deposit online. Fergus's quoting is built around materials and labour mark-ups for trades, not volume-based removals pricing.
Storage management included
If you offer self-storage or containerised storage, Move and Store handles unit tracking, occupancy, and billing. Fergus has no storage management features at all.
Transparent GBP pricing
Move and Store publishes all pricing in GBP on its pricing page. Fergus pricing can be confusing for UK users as it originates from New Zealand and prices are not always clearly displayed in GBP. Move and Store is straightforward: Free (£0), Pro (£29/mo), Scale (£79/mo).
Free forever plan
Move and Store's Free plan includes the quoting wizard, CRM, customer portal, storage management, and Stripe payments with no trial expiry and no credit card required. Fergus's free offering, where available, is more limited.
Pricing comparison
Move and Store pricing
| Plan | Monthly cost | Transaction fee | Key inclusions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | £0 forever | 5% | Quoting wizard, CRM, storage management, payments |
| Pro | £29/mo | 2% | Automated follow-ups, Google Reviews, team seats |
| Scale | £79/mo | 0.5% | Everything, lower fees, guided onboarding |
Fergus pricing
Fergus plans start at approximately £23 per month for basic features, with higher tiers available for larger teams. Pricing can vary by region and is not always prominently displayed in GBP. Unlike Move and Store, there is no free plan for long-term use.
Who should choose which?
Choose Fergus if:
- Your primary business is a trade (plumbing, building, electrical)
- You bill by the hour and need detailed time and materials job costing
- You need timesheet management with GPS tracking for payroll
- You want Xero or QuickBooks integration for trades-style invoicing
Choose Move and Store if:
- Removals and storage are your core business
- You need room-by-room quoting with online deposit collection
- You offer or plan to offer self-storage
- You want clear GBP pricing with a free plan to get started
- You want software built specifically for the removals trade, not adapted from a trades platform
The bottom line
Fergus is a solid choice for trades businesses, particularly plumbers and electricians. But adaptability has its limits: trying to run a removals business on a trades platform means working around features that were not designed for you. Move and Store is free to try and built specifically for the way removals businesses actually work.