Jobsworth vs Fergus
Compare how Jobsworth and Fergus handle agreed extras, invoicing and access across customer properties.
Keep an accepted change with the affected agreement
A customer agrees to additional work during an installation.
In Jobsworth, record the discovery, publish a separate Variation and retain the response against that exact proposal. Acceptance adjusts the affected Project agreement while preserving the original offer.
Accepted lines remain available to select when preparing the Invoice.
Fergus manages Variations as linked Jobs with their own numbers and independent status progression. Costs can be included in a parent-job invoice, and its Financial Summary includes the linked Variations. Both products handle extras. Compare how easily your team can find the current agreement and accepted additions still to bill.
Delegate commercial work within selected Sites
A local coordinator needs to quote, schedule and invoice for two properties while a third remains outside their access.
Jobsworth combines selected-Site boundaries with role, record and financial permissions. A record covering several Sites requires access to every Site it covers. Direct sharing does not bypass that boundary.
Fergus already supports Sites and customisable user permissions. Equivalent selected-property restrictions across commercial records, reporting and downloads should be checked in a demonstration.
Compare using one realistic job
Ask both products to demonstrate:
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Revised extra-work offer
A revised extra-work proposal, customer acceptance and the agreed addition available to invoice.
Can the office trace acceptance and find the addition still to invoice?
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Combined property document
Commercial access to selected properties, including a combined document covering an inaccessible Site.
Does an inaccessible Site keep the whole record restricted?
Check what each person can see, which decisions remain traceable and how much information needs entering again.
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Does Fergus already support Variations?
Yes. Fergus uses linked Jobs with separate workflow progression and combined financial reporting. Jobsworth applies accepted adjustments to the affected Project agreement.
Does Fergus already support subcontractors?
Yes. Its Contractor user type provides configurable field access but cannot use Sign Offs. Eligible Full Users can.
Does Fergus already offer Site and user permissions?
Yes. Jobsworth’s selected-Site boundary is a specific access scenario to test, rather than a claim that Fergus lacks permissions.
Who should examine these differences?
Small firms doing quoted installations, refurbishment or work across customer properties.
Is Jobsworth a complete Fergus replacement?
That depends on your requirements. Compare scheduling, recurring work, field capture, payments and integrations alongside these workflows.
Comparison based on official documentation reviewed on 30 September 2026. Undocumented capabilities should be confirmed directly.