Comparing Fergus with NextMinute? We’ve put together a clear, no-nonsense comparison to help Australian builders and tradies choose the right job management software.
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While Fergus is built for on-the-go sparkies and plumbers doing lots of quick jobs each day, NextMinute is made for tradies working on bigger, more involved projects. If you’re in residential building, renos, landscaping, or carpentry, NextMinute gives you the tools to keep everything on trackom quoting and planning to timesheets and site comms. It’s built to handle the real day-to-day of longer jobs, with less stress and more control.
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NextMinute helps keep your crew in the loop and up-to-date with what needs to be done.
Job Scheduling
The NextMinute app enables you and your crew to get your admin done anywhere, anytime on mobile or tablet.
Mobile App
Need to invoice part way through a project? NextMinute makes progress payments and claims super simple.
NextMinute Invoicing
Place supplier orders with a few clicks.
Set custom buy/sell rates for machinery and have your crew log the hours.
Create and send estimates or import take-offs from your QS/software.
Quoting Software for Trades
Easily import takeoffs from your software or quantity surveyor of choice.
Takeoff Imports
Easily add in job expenses to keep track of your actuals vs. estimates.
Expense Tracking
Easily communicate with your crew within the NextMinute app.
Your crew can easily view site plans – anywhere, any time.
All pricing in Australian Dollars (AUD)
Pricing
Comparing NextMinute 1 Admin and 5 Team users
Easy to use mobile apps
Fully featured mobile app built for fat fingers
Job Management
All job information in one place, available anywhere – contacts, files, notes, photos etc
Job planning
Fully drag and drop gantt chart including multiple jobs
Timesheets
Easy to use timesheets with configurable rate cards
Payroll integration
Accounting system payroll integration and standard payroll extracts for other systems
Invoicing
Quick job invoicing for both fixed price and cost plus, integrated to accounting system
Supplier invoice integration
2 way supplier invoicing sync, match supplier invoices to jobs for accurate cost allocation
Detailed back costing
Job and stage level profitability analysis incorporating all material and labor costs
Reporting
Full reporting suite including live WIP report, job profitability and timesheet analysis
Customer Portal
Customer facing portal incorporating progress updates, invoices, variations and customer interactions
Quoting
Template driven job quoting and workflows
If you’re running longer jobs with stages, materials and subs, NextMinute keeps it tidy with quoting, job costing, progress invoicing and (on desktop) Gantt planning. If your day is mostly small service jobs and call-outs, Fergus can do the job. But most Aussie crews move to NextMinute once the projects get bigger and the paperwork stacks up.
Pretty much run the job: create quotes and invoices, raise POs, track timesheets, add photos and notes, update tasks and check schedules—all from your phone. Perfect when you’re bouncing between sites.
Yep. Connect Xero or MYOB so contacts, invoices and payments stay in sync. Invoices show your ABN and GST cleanly, which keeps the bookkeeper happy.
Yes. Timesheets, job notes and photos land in NextMinute in real time. Times worked can flow through to payroll (Xero/MYOB), so you’re not chasing paper at week’s end.
We’ll help you import the lot—customers, suppliers, jobs, items and price books—so you’re not starting from scratch. Our team can walk you through it on a quick call.
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