Costs get missed
Travel, labour, wastage, small materials, and revision time quietly disappear from the quote.
About CostForge
Built for the trades, not generic office work.
CostForge exists because quoting construction and trade work should not depend on memory, fragile spreadsheets, or copied documents from last year.
UK
based company
Built close to the market we serve.
2025
started building
Focused on trade quoting from day one.
Free
plan available
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The problem
The hidden cost of winging it.
Most trade businesses are not short on skill. They are short on clean systems for pricing work, protecting margin, and keeping client quotes organised.
Versions drift
One client change can create three files, two email threads, and no obvious final quote.
Margin becomes guesswork
The final price looks fine until the job is finished and the real cost catches up.
Our focus
A quoting system shaped around real job costing, not generic admin.
Our story
Why we built CostForge.
We watched tradespeople lose money on jobs they had worked hard to win, not from laziness, but because the tools available were never designed for them.
Spreadsheets break. Memory fails. Margins get guessed. Every hour spent fighting admin is an hour not spent winning or delivering work.
CostForge started with job costing and quoting because that is where profit is often protected or lost before the job even begins.
The CostForge Team
Small, UK-based, and building with feedback from real trade businesses.
The platform
What we have built.
CostForge gives trade businesses a single place for costing, quoting, client records, and professional quote output.
No spreadsheet nightmares
Replace error-prone spreadsheets with a structured costing system where clients, jobs, and quotes stay connected.
Quote with precision
Build detailed quotes with nested line items, materials, labour, and traceable costs instead of vague totals.
Know your labour costs
Set staff roles and hourly rates, then add labour directly to quote items so time is costed properly.
Know your numbers
Use quote status, client history, job totals, and revenue signals to understand what is moving through the business.
Your brand, your quotes
Upload your logo, configure colours, and send client-facing quotes that look like they came from your business.
Grow with your team
Invite team members, manage access, and keep quote history available when staff change or roles shift.
Built for the trades
For businesses that need quoting to feel controlled.
If you price up work, manage clients, and need your quotes to look professional without slowing the team down, CostForge is being built for you.
ElectriciansPlumbersBuildersGeneral ContractorsLandscapersHVAC Engineers
Product principles
Built around how trades quote real work
Clear costs before client-facing prices
Professional output without enterprise bloat
What is coming
We are just getting started.
The long-term goal is simple: help trade businesses move from estimate to accepted quote to invoice with less manual work and better commercial control.
Quote templates
Save common quote structures and reuse them in seconds.
Invoice workflows
Move accepted quotes closer to invoice creation and payment.
Profit reporting
Understand margin by job, client, and quote type over time.
Ready to try it?
Build your next quote with clearer numbers.
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