Fergus alternative
InstaQuote vs Fergus.Said fairly.
Job management for trades, with quotes, scheduling, invoices, deposits, and voice-to-quote launched in the UK in September 2026. Here's where it's good, and where InstaQuote does the job differently.
Where Fergus is good
- Established job management for trades.
- Now quotes from a voice note too.
- Takes deposits and chases quotes and invoices.
Where InstaQuote is different
- Their site doesn't show the deposit booking the job or the customer moving the date; with InstaQuote both happen on their own.
- Extra users cost extra on top (timesheet users from £12 a month, contractors £2 a day); InstaQuote's Accounts plan covers up to 10 logins with nothing added.
- No bank statement matching or tax estimate found; InstaQuote has both on Accounts.
- Fergus locks you out at the end of the month you cancel; InstaQuote lets you download everything, even after cancelling.
Side by side
| Fergus | InstaQuote | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From £39 or £45 a month | £49/mo for one user. £109/mo covers up to 10 logins. £129/mo adds a website (first 100 members), £149 after. |
| Charged per user? | Their page doesn't say; extra user types cost extra | No. Accounts covers up to 10 logins for one price. |
| Deposit taken on the quote | Yes | Yes, by card on the quote |
| The deposit books the job | Not found on their site | Yes. Paying the deposit books the job into your next free days |
| Customer moves the date | Not found on their site | Yes, the customer moves it themselves |
| Chases late invoices | Yes | Yes, up to four reminders, on every plan |
| CIS and the reverse charge | Through the Xero integration (their site) | Yes, tick it on the quote, on every plan |
| The books | Not found on their site | Built in on Accounts, no Xero needed |
| Bank matching and tax estimate | Not found on their site | Yes on Accounts: bank statement matching and a tax estimate |
| Quote from typing or a photo | Yes, voice to quote (UK launch 13 Sep 2026) | Yes, typing or a photo |
| When you leave | Locked out at the end of the month | Download everything in one file, any plan, even after cancelling |
Every line about Fergus comes from its own website and help pages, checked 26 September 2026: fergus.com/uk/pricing; fergus.com/tradehub/blog/what-is-cis-and-who-has-to-pay-it (CIS through Xero); Fergus voice to quote press release, 13 Sep 2026; help.fergus.com (payments, reminders, cancelling). "Not found on their site" means we couldn't see it there, not that it can't be done. Prices can change, so check theirs before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@getinstaquote.com and we'll fix it. All InstaQuote prices before VAT. We're not VAT registered, so no VAT is added.
7 days free · No card to start · Cancel any time
Our word
No catches. Here's the small print, in big print.
No card to start.
Seven days on real jobs: quoting, jobs, invoices, chasing and the books. We don't ask for a card until you pick a plan.
Nothing taken on the quiet.
No card to start. At the end you pick a plan, or the account pauses with nothing deleted. The only thing we take in the free week is 2.9% of card payments you collect through the app.
No call to see a price.
Every price is on this page, in pounds. No demo to sit through first.
One price, not a price per head.
Accounts covers up to 10 crew logins for the same monthly price. Taking someone on doesn't put your bill up.
Leave any time, take the lot.
Every customer, quote, invoice, photo and receipt, downloaded in one file, on any plan, even after you've cancelled.