Quote from structure
Break the work into sections and line items so recurring scopes are easier to review, price, and explain.
CostForgeQuoting software for trades
Quoting software for UK trades
Send better trade quotes without rebuilding the job every time.
CostForge gives trade businesses a structured place to capture clients, build estimates, check labour and materials, protect margin, and send a professional quote that is ready for a decision.
Structured labour, materials, allowances, and margin
Branded client-ready PDF quotes
Quote history, revisions, jobs, and team access
Use the live Xero integration for accepted quote invoicing
Trade quote workspace
Live commercial view
Estimate → quote → invoice
Costs
Visible
Margin
Protected
Client
Ready
The commercial problem
Quoting is where good trade work can become unprofitable.
A quick price is not always a good quote. When labour, materials, site allowances, markups, and revisions live across notes and spreadsheets, small omissions become expensive. CostForge keeps the commercial detail close to the client document without exposing every internal cost decision.
Protect the margin
See labour, material, markup, tax labels, and the client total before the quote leaves the business.
Look professional
Turn working detail into a branded PDF with clear scope, terms, totals, and the next step for the client.
Keep the record
Connect clients, jobs, quote versions, statuses, and team activity so follow-up is based on facts.
A repeatable workflow
From enquiry to accepted quote in one commercial record.
The best quoting app is not only a document generator. It should help the business remember what was priced, why it was priced, and what needs to happen next.
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Capture the client and job
Record the site, scope, client context, and commercial notes before the details disappear into a message thread.
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Build the estimate
Add materials, labour, allowances, markup, and internal lines with the structure your team uses to price real work.
03
Send and capture the decision
Send the client a secure public quote link so they can review, sign, accept or decline, with the response kept against the quote record.
Built for real work
One quoting workflow for sole traders and growing teams.
CostForge is designed for businesses that have outgrown one-off documents but do not want a heavyweight system that takes months to learn.
Builders
Price extensions, refurbishments, groundworks, and staged work with scope sections and allowances.
Explore pageElectricians
Separate labour, parts, testing, certification, and optional work in a quote a customer can understand.
Explore pagePlumbers
Build repeatable repair, installation, bathroom, and heating quote packages without starting from a blank page.
Explore pageTrade teams
Give owners, estimators, and admins a shared record for clients, jobs, quote history, and team roles.
Pricing a job
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Use the answers below to compare a structured quoting workflow with spreadsheets and generic accounting tools.
What is quoting software for trades?
Quoting software for trades helps a business record the client and job, calculate labour and materials, create a professional quote, track its status, and carry accepted work into the next commercial step.
Can a sole trader use CostForge?
Yes. CostForge has a free plan for sole traders getting started with structured clients, jobs, and quotes, with more capacity available as the business grows.
Can I keep internal costs out of the client quote?
Yes. CostForge is designed to keep the working estimate and client-facing quote connected while letting you control which lines and details appear in the customer document.
Does CostForge work for different trades?
Yes. The workflow is flexible for builders, electricians, plumbers, installers, contractors, estimators, and other businesses that price project or service work.
Build a calmer commercial process
Make your next quote easier to trust.
Start with the structure your business already needs, then grow into templates, team workflows, analytics, and quote-to-invoice handoffs.
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