Job Costing & Quoting Software for General Contractors
Build accurate quotes for any job — repairs, call-outs, refurbs, or emergency work — and send professional PDFs that win contracts against larger firms.
Start Free — No Credit CardUsed by general contractors and maintenance trades across the UK 🇬🇧
The problem
General contractors take on too many different job types to use a rigid quoting system
One week it's a bathroom refurb, the next it's an emergency repair, then a commercial property maintenance contract. No template fits all of them. Call-out fees and emergency rates create disputes when they're not agreed in writing. And when a client asks for the quote from six weeks ago, it shouldn't take ten minutes to find it. CostForge is flexible enough for every job type — and professional enough to compete with anyone.
The solution
Flexible enough for any job, professional enough for any client
Build Any Quote from Scratch
No rigid templates. Add whatever line items your job needs — materials, labour hours, call-out fee, skip hire, sub-trade costs — and build the quote that fits the work.
Call-Out Fee & Minimum Charge
Add your call-out charge, first-hour minimum, and travel allowance as explicit line items. Clients see them upfront and agree to them — no awkward 'I didn't know about that' conversations.
Emergency Rate Premium
Quote out-of-hours and emergency work at your premium rate. The rate difference is shown on the quote — clients understand and accept it before you arrive.
Client & Job Management
Keep every client, job, and quote in one place. Find the quote you sent six weeks ago in seconds — no searching through texts, emails, or notebooks.
Professional PDF Quotes
Win jobs against bigger contractors by looking as professional as they do. A branded PDF quote beats a text message or email with a price — every time, with every client.
Before & after
What changes when general contractors use CostForge
Call-out fee and first-hour minimum not on the quote — client refuses to pay when they see the invoice
Call-out fee and minimum charge on the quote as named line items. Client agreed to them when they accepted the quote.
Emergency Sunday afternoon call-out completed at a premium rate — client thought it was the standard rate and disputes the invoice
Emergency/out-of-hours rate clearly stated on the quote with the total cost visible. No invoice dispute because the rate was agreed upfront.
Client calls to ask for a copy of the quote from three months ago — can't find it in texts, the price was never written down
Every quote stored in CostForge. Search by client or job, re-export the PDF, and send it in under a minute.
Pricing
Start free, scale as you grow
All features on every plan. You only pay for scale.
Free
- Up to 3 clients
- 5 jobs
- 10 quotes
- 1 user
Perfect for sole-trader general contractors.
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Any job. Any trade. Professional quotes in minutes.
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