Tools built for tradies.
Not another bloody subscription.
Straightforward digital tools for quoting, margins and getting the business side of the job sorted.
Margins shouldn't be a mystery.
Build the quote. Check the numbers. Know what you've allowed for before the job starts. MarginForge keeps quantities, costs, selling prices, estimated gross profit and margin in one focused desk.
Less detective work.
Better visibility.
Build quotes
Create, save and duplicate quotes with labour, materials, quantities, costs and selling prices.
Check the margin
See estimated gross profit and margin, then compare actual job costs afterwards.
Keep admin moving
Track quote status and follow-up dates, save customer-facing PDFs and keep JSON backups.
Pay once. Keep using Version 1.0.
One business licence. No monthly subscription for this version. Future major releases, cloud sync, team accounts and ongoing hosted services are not included.
Need cloud collaboration or a full job-management platform? MarginForge isn't pretending to be that. Pick the tool that matches the job.
See how it worksUseful stuff. Zero boardroom waffle.
Quoting, margins, job costing, admin and systems—written for people who have actual work to get back to.
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