Compare · checked October 2026
Zap Trades and Fergus
Both are tools a trade can use to run jobs. This page lists what Zap Trades includes in the product as shipped. It does not mark Fergus down, and it does not quote their price. Read their current page beside this one.
| Topic | Zap Trades | Fergus |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | UK trades. Prices in pounds. The company is Simps Ltd, registered in England and Wales. | Read Fergus's own description of where the product is based and who it is for. |
| Phone | An AI receptionist on a local UK number is included. It is not a second phone platform. Urgent calls can be passed to a mobile. The trial includes a practice call, and a live number waits for an active plan. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Jobs, quotes and invoices | Quotes have materials and labour, templates, deposits and a link the customer can accept with a typed name. A quote becomes a job and then an invoice. VAT follows the trade’s own VAT status. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Card payments | Invoices can be paid by card on Stripe Connect Express. The money goes to the trade. Zap Trades takes no cut. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Texts | Appointment reminders, on the way, job done and review requests go from the firm’s own number. Replies sit on the job. STOP opts the number out. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Photos and sign-off | Before and after photos, and a customer signature when the job is done. Team and Pro can add an optional photo at clock-in. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Certificates | Gas safety records (CP12), EICRs and minor works, with a PDF, signatures and a renewal reminder. The engineer writes the record. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Time and wages | Team and Pro have geofenced clock-in, a rota, timesheets, payroll export and a BrightPay file. Holiday accrues at 12.07% of approved pay, or as 5.6 statutory weeks. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Accounts | CSV exports stay on every paid jobs plan, including a Sage purchase file. Team and Pro can connect Xero or QuickBooks and send contacts, invoices, payments and approved expenses. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| CIS | Pro records subcontractor deductions at 0%, 20% or 30% and prints a monthly summary and statements. You still file the return with HMRC. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Repeat work | Service visits remind the customer before they are due. There is a customer page, and a public booking page that uses the same free slots as the receptionist. A deposit is optional. | Check the current Fergus plan for this. This page does not score their product. |
| Moving across | CSV import maps columns for customers, jobs and quotes. Setup help is by email. An existing number can be forwarded to the Zap Trades number. | Ask Fergus what export they provide. A CSV with a header row is enough for the Zap Trades importer. |
| Price | Features sit in Receptionist, Solo, Team or Pro. They are not sold as separate add-ons. Extra people and extra answered minutes are the usage charges. The first 200 firms can keep 20% off. | Fergus's price is not quoted here. Read it on their site. Prices change. |
Checked October 2026. Competitor prices are omitted on purpose. Confirm Fergus’s current price and feature list on their own site before you decide.