Bidmio vs Fergus: job management or the whole firm?
Fergus is job management for plumbers, electricians and builders, with certificates and supplier price files. Bidmio also includes stock, projects, assets and the books in one system. Fergus facts checked on 7 Nov 2026.
Fergus vs Bidmio at a glance
| Bidmio Professional | Fergus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €49/mo. (1 user included) | Essentials from £39/mo., Professional from £45/mo. (UK) |
| Field users | €19 per extra user | Timesheet users from £12/mo. |
| Contract | None, cancel anytime | No lock-in contracts, monthly billing |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card, can be extended up to 2× | 14 days, no card |
| Accounting | Native books included (1,000 posting lines/year) | Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB sync |
The short, honest verdict
Fergus is strong job management for trades: quotes with price books, job cards, timesheets, certificates, supplier integrations and Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB sync. Bidmio covers the job flow too and keeps warehouses, projects with Gantt and daily logs, assets and accounting in the same system. For full access for every paid user, with accounting included (1,000 posting lines per year are included; then EUR 0.07 per line or a bigger package) and no lock-in, Bidmio may be the better fit. Compare both with your own requirements during a trial.
Bidmio
Bidmio suits trade firms that want one system for jobs, projects, stock, assets and the books, and that do not want separate prices for office and field users.
Fergus
Fergus is the better choice if you rely on certificates, supplier price files and a ready Xero, QuickBooks or MYOB sync, and your accountant already runs the books there.
Price comparison
Bidmio Professional
€49/mo. (1 user included; extra users +€19/mo. each)
No lock-in, cancel anytime. 14-day free trial without a card, can be extended up to 2×. Price from bidmio.com/pricing in EUR. Accounting: 1,000 posting lines per year are included; above that EUR 0.07 per line, billed monthly, or a bigger yearly package. Bookkeeping is never blocked at the limit.
Fergus
from £39/mo.
UK prices on fergus.com/uk/pricing: Essentials from £39/mo., Professional from £45/mo. Timesheet users from £12/mo., contractor users £2 per user per day, 100 SMS £8, card payments 1.6% + £0.20 per transaction. Enterprise for more than 10 users on request. Setup and training included. Australian prices are in AUD on fergus.com/au/pricing (Essentials from $53, Professional from $77). The page does not say whether VAT is included.
What you pay by team size
1 user
5 users
10 users
Fergus starts below Bidmio for a single office user. Its team price depends on how many office and timesheet users you have, so Fergus does not publish one figure for 5 users; ask Fergus for your exact price. Every extra Bidmio user is €19 with the full system. *Prices are in different currencies and on different billing terms, so we show them as published and do not convert them.
Bidmio: bidmio.com/pricing. Fergus: fergus.com/uk/pricing and fergus.com/au/pricing, checked 7 Nov 2026.
Feature comparison
Status on 7 Nov 2026. Bidmio: checked in the product code. Fergus: checked on its public website where a source is given. Included = the feature exists. Partial / add-on = part of it exists, or it needs a paid add-on or integration. Not native = we confirmed it is not part of the product. Not verified = we could not confirm it. A feature missing from a marketing page is not proof that it does not exist.
You start with a quote, a job, hours and an invoice. Behind that are over 1,000 functions that keep the rest of the company in order when you need them. You do not have to learn them to get started.
Why teams choose Bidmio over Fergus
One price for every user
No separate office, timesheet and contractor prices: each extra user on Professional is €19 with the full system.
Warehouses and van stock
Stock levels per location, transfers, van minimums and purchase orders.
Projects as well as jobs
Gantt, daily log with AI voice reports, change orders and defects.
Accounting in the same system
Double-entry books with bank matching, instead of a sync to a second program.
Assets and fleet
Vehicles, machines and company assets with service intervals.
What Fergus does well
Fergus is strong job management for trades. To be fair, it is ahead of Bidmio here:
- Certificates for trades, free on the UK plans.
- Supplier integrations with automatic price updates on Professional.
- Ready Xero, QuickBooks and MYOB sync.
- Card payments built in.
- Setup and training included, with phone support on Professional.
- No lock-in contracts and a 14-day trial without a card.
Simple first
Bidmio is built for today: a calm screen and few clicks, and you can sign up and start the same day without a course. You switch modules on as you need them, from quotes and jobs to stock, assets and the books.
Both products can be tried before you decide. Check the features you rely on most during the trial, especially payments, texting and your accounting link, because that is where the two differ most.
Frequently asked questions
Try Bidmio free for 14 days
Jobs, projects, stock and the books in one system. No card, no lock-in, and the trial can be extended up to 2×.