Chip
Chippie's AI assistant
G'day, I'm Chip, Chippie's AI assistant. Ask me anything about Chippie.
The biggest difference is how you're charged: Fergus bills per user, from $53 a month each, so costs multiply with every person you add. Chippie Pro is $25 a month including 2 users, and Team is $45 including 4. Fergus counters with 100+ supplier integrations and deep accounting sync; Chippie counters with simplicity, a free plan, and a capped small-crew price.
Free plan: 20 jobs a month
No free tier; 14-day trial + free onboarding session
Fergus pricing and feature details verified 3 July 2026 against Fergus's Australian pricing page and help centre. Fergus does not state whether prices include GST.
| Feature | Chippie | Fergus |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan / Pro $25/mo | From $53/user/mo (Essentials) |
| Free plan | 20 jobs/mo | 14-day trial only |
| Pricing model | Flat base: 2 users (Pro) or 4 (Team), +$10/extra | Per user, every plan |
| Android & iPhone | Yes, same app on both | Yes (Fergus Go) |
| Quotes & invoices | Yes, with GST | Yes |
| Offline mode | In development | Time entries only, plus read-only viewing |
| Supplier integrations | Not yet | 100+ (Reece, Tradelink, CEF) |
| Accounting sync | Xero (Pro plan) | Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks |
| GPS, purchase orders, SWMS, advanced reporting | Not all offered | Professional tier only ($77/user/mo) |
| SMS to clients | In development | Paid add-on: $15/100 texts |
| Euro pricing | €15 Pro / €25 Team | None published |
| Best for | Crews of 1 to 10 wanting simple, capped-cost software | Teams scaling past 10 with supplier-heavy workflows |
Fergus charges per user, so the gap grows with every person on the tools. Chippie's price is a flat base with users included.
| Crew size | Fergus (Essentials) | Chippie | You save per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just you | $636/yr | Free, or Pro $300/yr | Up to $636 |
| 2-person crew | $1,272/yr | Pro $300/yr | $972 |
| 4-person crew | $2,544/yr | Team $540/yr | $2,004 |
| Based on Fergus Essentials at $53 AUD/user/month, AU list price verified 3 July 2026 (Fergus does not state whether GST is included; time-limited introductory discounts run in some regions). Professional is $77/user/month. SMS, contractor users, and certificates are separate add-ons. Chippie's free plan covers 20 jobs a month; Pro includes 2 users and Team includes 4, extra users $10/month. | |||
Fair context: Fergus is a mature, well-reviewed product ("built by a plumber", NZ-founded, sold across AU, NZ, the UK and the US). The honest case against it for a small crew is cost structure, not quality: per-user pricing, feature-gated tiers, and add-on charges stack up fast at 2 to 5 people.
We'll import your Fergus client list for free, usually the same day. No lock-in, month to month, export your data anytime.
For small crews, yes, because Fergus charges per user and Chippie doesn't. Fergus Essentials is from $53 per user per month, so a 4-person crew pays around $212 a month before add-ons. Chippie Team is $45 a month including 4 users.
No. Fergus offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card, plus a free one-hour onboarding session. Chippie has a genuinely free plan: 20 jobs a month, free forever.
On Fergus Essentials at $53 per user per month, a 4-person crew pays about $212 a month, or roughly $2,544 a year. On Professional at $77 per user, that rises to about $308 a month. SMS, contractor users, and certificates are charged as separate add-ons on top.
That figure is out of date. Fergus's Australian list price rose in 2026 from $48 to $53 per user per month for Essentials, and from $72 to $77 for Professional. Third-party review directories often lag the vendor's live pricing page. Fergus also runs time-limited introductory discounts in some regions.
Only narrowly. Per Fergus's own 2026 release notes, its mobile app supports creating and editing time entries offline, plus read-only viewing of previously loaded data. There's no documented offline job creation, quoting, or invoicing. Chippie's offline mode is in development and not shipped yet, so neither tool offers full offline capability today.
Per Fergus's pricing page, full GPS tracking, checklists, job phases, purchase orders, tiered pricing, health and safety tools (hazards and SWMS), and advanced reporting all require the Professional tier at $77 per user per month; they're not included in Essentials.
Yes, several things are billed on top of the per-user subscription: extra timesheet-only users from $26 a month, contractor users at $4 per user per day, SMS alerts at $15 per 100 texts, and certificates from $30. Card payment processing fees also apply.
Yes. Export your client list from Fergus as a CSV, send it to us, and we'll import it into your Chippie account for free, usually the same day. Keep PDF copies of old quotes and invoices for your records. Request a free migration.
Fergus runs dedicated pricing and marketing for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US, but as of July 2026 it publishes no euro pricing for European customers. Chippie has euro pricing (Pro €15, Team €25 per month) with VAT handled.
Choose Fergus if you need its 100+ supplier integrations (Reece, Tradelink, CEF), deep Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks sync, service reminders for recurring maintenance work, or you're scaling past 10 staff. It's a mature, well-reviewed product, rating 4.6/5 on Capterra, and includes a free onboarding session. Chippie is the better fit for crews of 1 to 10 who want simple software at a capped price.
A flat price for your whole crew. Start on the free plan: 20 jobs a month.
Start freeCompetitor pricing and feature details on this page were verified 3 July 2026 from Fergus's public Australian pricing page and help centre release notes. Fergus is a trademark of its owner; Chippie is not affiliated with Fergus.
G'day, I'm Chip, Chippie's AI assistant. Ask me anything about Chippie.