Built for the trades. By people who understand the problem.
Trade businesses were losing money on undercosted jobs, copying quotes into spreadsheets, and losing track of clients. The tools available weren't built for them — so we built one that was. CostForge started as a fix for a real problem, and that's still what drives us.
The problem
The hidden cost of winging it
Most trade businesses price jobs from memory, gut feel, and a spreadsheet that hasn't been updated since last year. You finish a job, realise you forgot to include travel time, and your margin disappears. A client asks for a revised quote and you spend an hour hunting through email threads to find the original. It's not laziness — it's that no one ever built the right tool for this kind of work. The chaos costs real money, every single week.
Our story
Why we built CostForge
We watched tradespeople consistently lose money on jobs they'd worked hard to win — not from laziness, but because the tools available were never designed for them. Spreadsheets break. Memory fails. Margins get guessed. And every hour spent wrestling with admin is an hour not spent on the tools.
CostForge was built to change that — starting with job costing and quoting, designed specifically for the way trade businesses actually work. No bloated enterprise software. No generic invoice builder. A focused platform that understands that your materials, your labour rates, and your client relationships are the core of your business.
We're a small, UK-based team and we're building this for the long haul. Every feature we ship is shaped by real feedback from real tradespeople. That's not going to change.
The CostForge Team
Building for the trades since 2025
The platform
What We've Built
CostForge gives trade businesses a single platform for costing, quoting, and client management. No spreadsheets. No guesswork.
No Spreadsheet Nightmares
Replace's error-prone spreadsheets with a purpose-built costing tool. Clients, jobs, and quotes all live in one structured system.
Quote With Precision
Build detailed quotes with nested line items — materials, consumables, and sub-items. Every figure is traceable back to a line.
Know Your Labour Costs
Define staff roles with hourly rates. Add labour directly to any quote — CostForge calculates the cost as you type. Show it or hide it from the client.
Know Your Numbers
Dashboard KPIs, revenue charts, and per-client analytics give you a real-time picture of your business. See open quotes, active jobs, and accepted revenue.
Your Brand, Your Quotes
Upload your logo, set brand colours, configure your tax label and currency. Every client-facing quote looks like it came from your business — not a generic platform.
Grow With Your Team
Multi-user accounts with role-based access — Owner, Admin, and Member. Invite by email, manage pending invitations, and deactivate members without losing history.
Built for the trades
Who It's For
If you price up work, manage clients, and want to look professional — CostForge was made for you.
What's coming
We're just getting started
Quote Templates
Save your most-used quote structures and re-use them in seconds.
Invoicing
Send professional invoices directly from accepted quotes.
Profit Reporting
See your real margin per job, per client, and over time.
Ready to try it?
Join trade businesses already using CostForge. No credit card required.
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