Field Service Management · reliability comparison
Fergus vs Housecall Pro: which is more reliable? (2026)
Housecall Pro is more reliable than Fergus, scoring 91.4 vs 84.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Fergus reported 6 incidents and Housecall Pro reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.83% and 99.93% respectively. Fergus resolves incidents faster on average (37m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Fergus | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 84.5 | 91.4 |
| Rank (field service management apps) | #10 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.83% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 6 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 37m | 2h 17m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Fergus and Housecall Pro differ
- Fergus reported 3× as many incidents as Housecall Pro over the last 90 days (6 vs 2).
- Fergus had 6 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Housecall Pro.
- Fergus fixes problems faster: 37m on average, against 2h 17m for Housecall Pro (3.7× quicker).
- Fergus's longest outage on record lasted 1h 26m (Oct 18, 2026); Housecall Pro's lasted 7h 22m (Jul 2, 2026).
90-day uptime
Fergus
Housecall Pro
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Fergus incidents
- Major outageOct 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 26m
Reporting Data Outageofficial update ↗
Affected: Fergus App
- Partial outageOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 4m
Affected: Fergus App, Fergus API, Fergus GO
- Major outageOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 29m
Fergus unavailable - asset manifest not found
Affected: Fergus App
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 23m
Fergus Go Crashingofficial update ↗
Affected: Fergus App, Fergus GO
- Major outageSep 15, 2026 · resolved in 8m
All pages very slow to respond
Affected: Fergus App
- MaintenanceSep 12, 2026 · resolved in 40m
Fergus will undergo maintenance
Affected: Fergus API, Fergus App, Fergus GO
Recent Housecall Pro incidents
- Major outageSep 3, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Service Instabilityofficial update ↗
Affected: Pro web, Text notifications, Email notifications, iOS Mobile App, Android mobile app
- Degraded performanceAug 11, 2026 · resolved in 3h 37m
Delayed job payment status for cash/check/other invoice payments (up to 1 hour)
Affected: Payment processing - Stripe
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