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Joist vs Fergus pricing (2026)

Joist starts at $10 a month and Fergus at $31. Every figure below was read from the two companies' own pricing pages on September 28 and 29, 2026.

The Joist homepage
The Joist homepage on September 6, 2026. Visit Joist
The Fergus homepage
The Fergus homepage on September 16, 2026. Visit Fergus

Side by side

Price both for your crew

Every line is a figure one of the two publishes, or the words not published.

Starts at
Joist$10 a month
Fergus$31 a month
A crew of 5 pays
JoistNot published
Fergus$31 a month
Plans published
JoistBasics, Pro, Elite, Run
FergusEssentials, Professional, Enterprise
Entry plan seats
Joist1 user
FergusNot published
Free trial
Joist14 days, no card
Fergus14 days, no card
Card rate
Joist3.49% plus $0.49 a transaction
Fergus2.95% plus $0.30 a transaction
Bank transfer
Joist1%, capped at $15 a payment
FergusNot published
Priced by
JoistFlat, seats included
FergusFlat, seats included
Crew size
Joist1 to 3 people
Fergus1 to 10 people
Trades named
JoistHandyman, Roofing, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Landscaping, Construction
FergusPlumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Construction

Every Joist plan

All Joist pricing

  • Basics

    Up to 5 documents a month

    Billed monthly
    $10 a month
    Billed annually
    $8.34 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Pro

    Unlimited documents and clients

    Billed monthly
    $17 a month
    Billed annually
    $14.17 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Elite

    Adds change orders and reporting

    Billed monthly
    $32 a month
    Billed annually
    $26.67 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Run

    For managing several jobs at once

    Billed monthly
    $70 a month
    Billed annually
    $58.33 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

Every Fergus plan

All Fergus pricing

  • Essentials

    From $31 a month. The page does not say how many users that covers

    Billed monthly
    $31 a month
    Billed annually
    Not published
    Seats included
    Not published
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Professional

    From $44 a month. The page does not say how many users that covers

    Billed monthly
    $44 a month
    Billed annually
    Not published
    Seats included
    Not published
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Enterprise

    Quoted per business, for more than 10 staff

    Billed monthly
    Not published
    Billed annually
    Not published
    Seats included
    Not published
    One more costs
    Not published

What the prices do not tell you

Joist
This is a quoting and invoicing app, not a field service platform: there is no dispatch board and no crew scheduling. For a solo contractor who only needs to look professional on paper it is a tenth of the price of everything else here.
Fergus
Both plans are printed as From $31 and From $44 a month, and the US page never says how many users those cover, so they are starting figures rather than a price for a crew. Fergus says it offers no yearly plans. Contractor users are $2.50 a day, SMS reminders $15 per 100 texts, and certificates $30 for 1 to 9 staff or $80 for 10 or more. Read from the US page, which points UK visitors to separate pricing. The FAQ says there are no setup fees, and the compare table prices setup and training from $0. The SMS pack, the daily contractor seat and the certificates are not recorded as fees because the fee list has no unit for a pack of 100 texts, a seat by the day or a charge whose period the page does not give. Re-read in Chrome on 2026-09-29.

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Where the numbers came from

Every figure above was read from Joist and Fergus on their own pricing pages on September 28 and 29, 2026. Nothing here ranks the two, because the ranking would be ours and you could not check it. These prices change, so check the current number with both before you buy.

Full pricing for Joist and Fergus. To put your own crew size, add-ons and what you take on cards against both, open the true cost calculator with the two already side by side. To start from your trade and crew size instead of from these two, open the picker with Joist pinned, and it will say whether Joist makes the list for your answers.