SMASH vs Fergus
Fergus is a New Zealand-born job management platform built for trade businesses. It's genuinely good at what it does. But if you're a solo tradie who needs to quote and get paid fast, it's more than you need.
If speed-to-invoice is your problem, SMASH solves it in 60 seconds. Fergus solves a different problem entirely.
The right tool depends on whether you're managing jobs across a team — or just trying to stop losing money to forgotten invoices.
Find your fit
Choose Fergus if…
Choose SMASH if…
How SMASH works
No typing. No templates. No desk required. This is what most tradies are missing.
Open SMASH and tap record. Five seconds. No form, no template, no navigation.
Turning voice into a professional document...
Talk for 30 seconds — labour, materials, call-out fee. SMASH builds the quote automatically.
Due by May 15, 2024
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Installation of custom heavy-duty shelving units in main kitchen area, including material sourcing and structural reinforcement for masonry walls.
01. Direct deposit or Secure card processing available.
02. Late fees apply after 30 days of invoice date.
Due by May 15, 2024
Secure Transaction
256-Bit SSL Encrypted
Installation of custom heavy-duty shelving units in main kitchen area, including material sourcing and structural reinforcement for masonry walls.
01. Direct deposit or Secure card processing available.
02. Late fees apply after 30 days of invoice date.
Your client gets a link. They approve with one tap and pay by card. Done before you leave.
A straight look at what each tool does.
From tradies who switched
"Fergus is great if you have a team. I'm on my own. SMASH is what I actually needed — fast invoicing, no fuss, get paid."
Ryan C.
Plumber, Canberra
Previously: Fergus
"I was paying $65/month for Fergus. Switched to SMASH and paid $22. The invoicing is better and I'm not using 80% of the features I was paying for."
Kelly M.
Electrician, Gold Coast
Previously: Fergus
"SMASH is the only app I've found that actually works the way a tradie thinks. Voice input changes everything."
Tom B.
Concreter, Darwin
Where Fergus is strong
Trade-specific job management
Fergus was built by a plumber, for trade businesses. Job cards, scheduling, timesheets, purchase orders — it understands trade workflow deeply.
Job costing
Track labour, materials, and margins per job. If you want to know exactly where your money is going on every job, Fergus handles it.
Multi-trade team management
Dispatch jobs to different staff, track hours, manage subcontractors. For a larger trade business, it's a genuine operations platform.
Where SMASH wins
Voice changes the speed
No voice input in Fergus. SMASH lets you describe the job out loud and send the invoice before you've packed up your tools. That's a fundamentally different experience.
Right-sized for solo
Fergus charges per user and scales with team size. For a one-person operation, you're paying for team features you'll never touch.
No onboarding required
Fergus has setup sessions, onboarding documentation, and a learning curve. SMASH takes minutes. Talk and it works from job one.
AI pricing that learns
SMASH reads your past invoices and learns how you price your work. No manual price books or rate cards to maintain.
The real cost of waiting
Every week you're paying for Fergus features you don't use is money you're not spending on tools, materials, or a better work-life balance. For solo tradies, the complexity of a full job management platform often slows invoicing down rather than speeding it up.
Start invoicing free$0
free vs $45+/mo for Fergus
60 sec
average invoice time in SMASH
0
onboarding calls needed
Common questions
Fergus is built for
Trade businesses with multiple staff, job costing requirements, purchase order workflows, and the need to manage a full field service operation.
SMASH is built for
Solo tradies and small teams who want to speak a job description and have it turned into a professional, paid invoice in under 60 seconds.
"Running a team and need full job management? Fergus. Solo tradie losing money to uninvoiced jobs? SMASH."
2 free quotes per month. Upgrade when you're ready. No setup, no training — just talk and send.
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