--- description: Review of Forge Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Forge | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Review Management Software](/directory/4285/review-management/software) > [Forge](/software/556708/Forge) # Forge Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/556708/Forge > Who Forge is built for Forge is designed for one type of business: the independent home service contractor. If you're an HVAC technician, plumber, electrician, roofer, or landscaper running a shop with somewhere between one and twenty employees, you're exactly who we built this for. Most marketing software isn't. Generic small-business platforms don't understand that you're on a roof when a lead comes in, that your busiest month depends on the weather, or that a homeowner choosing between you and three competitors is looking at your Google reviews before anything else. Forge is built around how contracting actually works. The two problems Forge solves We analyzed the Google profiles of 513 independent Texas contractors. Two patterns showed up clearly. First, 45.8% had fewer than 10 Google reviews — roughly the threshold where a business begins ranking in local search at all. Not ranking poorly. Not appearing. Second, most contractors respond to web inquiries in hours. The contractor who responds first wins the large majority of jobs, and in an emergency call — a burst pipe, an AC failure in July — the homeowner is calling the next number while the first one rings. Neither problem is about the quality of your work. Both are fixable with a system. What Forge does Forge sends a Google review request by text to every customer the same day the job closes, with an automatic follow-up for anyone who doesn't respond. Most contractors double their review count within 90 days of switching this on. When a new lead comes in — from your website, your chat widget, or your Google Business Profile — Forge sends a professional, personalized response within 30 seconds. You don't have to stop what you're doing. The lead stays warm until you can call back yourself. Alongside that, you get a contractor website builder with trade-specific templates and domain registration, a customer CRM for tracking leads and completed jobs, mass SMS campaigns for seasonal offers, and a visual geo-grid that shows exactly where you rank on Google Maps across your whole service area — not just at one address. What makes Forge different It's contractor-specific, not generic. Twenty-two trades are supported with templates, messaging, and workflows built for each. You're not adapting software designed for retail. It's built for people who aren't technical. Setup takes about ten minutes. You enter your business name, your Google Business Profile link, and your phone number. There's no implementation project, no onboarding call you have to schedule, no training required. We back it with an outcome, not a trial. Get 10 new Google reviews in your first 30 days or you don't pay. Not a refund window — a specific result. It's one platform, not five subscriptions. Website, CRM, review collection, lead response, and rank tracking in one dashboard at one price. Pricing Plans start at $49/month for Starter, $97/month for Pro, and $197/month for Agency. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, month-to-month billing, and no long-term contract. Code FORGE50 takes 50% off the first three months. Most contractors start on Starter to build their review base and move to Pro once they're ranking and want to compete for the top three Google Maps positions. Support Forge is built and supported from Dallas, Texas. Support comes by email, and questions are answered by the person who built the product — not a ticket queue. Setup help is available if you want someone to walk through it with you. We started with Texas contractors because that's where we're based and where we know the market. Forge is available to contractors anywhere in the United States. > > Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**. ----- ## About the vendor - **Company**: Forge ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$49.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Forge Pricing Simple, transparent pricing built for independent contractors. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, month-to-month billing, and no long-term contract. Cancel anytime from your account settings. Starter — $49/month For contractors just getting started with online marketing. Customer CRM — track every lead, customer, and completed job in one place Automated Google review requests sent by text after every job SMS follow-up templates for non-responders Review request campaigns to your existing customer list Chat widget for your website Professional contractor website builder with trade-specific templates Up to 100 customers Best for: solo operators and two-person crews who need to build a review base and stop losing leads to slow response times. Pro — $97/month For growing contractors who want more calls. Everything in Starter, plus: AI chat widget — captures and qualifies leads from your website 24/7, including after-hours emergency inquiries AI lead response — sends a professional, personalized reply to every new inquiry in under 30 seconds, even while you're on a job site Full geo-grid rank tracker — see your Google Maps position across your entire service area on a visual map, updated weekly Mass text campaigns — send seasonal offers, maintenance reminders, and re-engagement messages to your whole customer list Nextdoor lead monitoring — get alerted when homeowners in your service area post asking for contractor recommendations Unlimited customers Best for: established contractors with steady job volume who are competing for top-three Google Maps positions in a busy metro. Agency — $197/month For multi-location operators and marketing agencies. Everything in Pro, plus: Multiple business locations under one account Backlink network access White-label reporting for client-facing summaries Priority support Best for: contractors running more than one location, franchise operators, and agencies managing marketing for multiple contractor clients. The 30-Day Guarantee Every plan is backed by an outcome guarantee, not just a refund window: Get 10 new Google reviews in your first 30 days, or you don't pay. Here's why we can offer that. Upload your past customer list, send your first review request through Forge, and a meaningful share of satisfied customers will respond. If you've done good work for 20 or more people, reaching 10 new reviews is not a stretch — it just requires actually asking, consistently, at the right moment. If you don't hit 10 new Google reviews in 30 days, we refund you. What's Included in Every Plan 14-day free trial — full access before you're billed No long-term contract — month-to-month, cancel anytime No setup fees — nothing beyond the monthly price Setup in about 10 minutes — no technical skills required 22 trades supported — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, garage door, handyman, pest control, cleaning, painting, flooring, fencing, pool service, concrete, remodeling, and more Available nationwide — built and supported from Dallas, Texas Promotional Pricing New customers can use code FORGE50 for 50% off the first three months on any plan. That brings the first three months to: Plan Regular With FORGE50 Starter $49/mo $24.50/mo Pro $97/mo $48.50/mo Agency $197/mo $98.50/mo Choosing a Plan Start with Starter if you have fewer than 25 Google reviews. At that stage, review collection is the highest-return thing you can do, and the additional Pro features won't matter until you're ranking. Start with Pro if you're already getting web inquiries and losing some of them to slow response, or if you're competing in a large metro where the top three Google Maps positions require 50+ reviews. The AI lead response and rank tracking are what separate contractors at that stage. Choose Agency if you run more than one location or manage marketing for other contractors. You can upgrade or downgrade at any time, and changes take effect on your next billing cycle. Most contractors start on Starter, build their review base, and move to Pro once they're ranking and want to compete for the top spots. Billing Details Billed monthly by credit card through Stripe Prices in USD No usage limits on Pro and Agency plans Starter is capped at 100 customers; upgrade anytime if you exceed it Cancel from account settings — access continues through the end of your paid period No cancellation fee - **Target Audience**: 2–10 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Alerts/Notifications - CRM - Chat/Messaging - Content - Dashboard - Marketing - Monitoring - Multi-Location - Performance Metrics - Response Management - Retail - Review Monitoring - Review Notification - Review Request - Widgets ## Integrations (2 total) - Stripe - Stripe Billing ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Chat ## Category - [Review Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4285/review-management/software) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/556708/Forge) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data