From a US$49 catalogue link you can share on WhatsApp to a full online store. Built for phones first and light on data.
Web, brand and social studio
Get your business
found,
trusted
and paid online
Websites, brands and social media for Zimbabwean businesses. Start with a US$49 WhatsApp catalogue and grow into a full online store, with one team the whole way.
Start your projectWhat we do
Brand design
Identity that works everywhere, from shop sign to WhatsApp profile.
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Websites, brands and content built to make your business stand apart
Demo work
One ladder, built for how Zimbabwe shops
We built five demo sites for the sectors we serve first, a boutique, a salon, a restaurant, a hardware store and a tutor. Each one shows a step on the Forge ladder.
Demo sitesinvented businesses, real Forge features
Swipe, or use the arrow buttons below, to see all twelve screens.
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Want to see yours? We build the homepage first, then you decide.
Get a free preview of your siteHow we work
Designed for speed,
trust and results
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Starter catalogues go live 2 to 3 days after we have your products. Go sites take 5 to 7 working days.
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Starter sites are built first and shown on a preview link. Go and above get a homepage preview before any deposit.
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A monthly report of visits, WhatsApp clicks and enquiries in plain language, so you can see what your site is doing.
Written delivery dates on every quote. See how we work
Why Forge
Going online,
redefined around
WhatsApp
Many Zimbabwean businesses sell through WhatsApp and word of mouth. We build on what already works, with sites that send orders to your WhatsApp, a Google Maps listing on every plan, and prices that start where your budget does.
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Reach
6.54M
Zimbabweans online, and growing
According to DataReportal, October 2025
+750k on Facebook in a year -
Price
$49
to start with a professional site
Starter setup, then $8 a month
Share your catalogueOrder on WhatsApp -
Speed
30 min
WhatsApp reply time in business hours
Mon to Fri 08:00 to 17:00, Sat 08:00 to 13:00
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Freedom
3 months
then month-to-month. Your domain stays in your name.
Forge Flex plans run for 12 months
No lock-in
What you get
Catalogue sites and online stores with an order-on-WhatsApp button on every product. From $49.
Pricing
Start small.
Step up when you're ready.
Five steps from a WhatsApp catalogue to a full online store. Moving up costs only the difference in setup fees, and everything you've built comes with you.
From Go up, pay a 50% deposit and 50% on approval. Maintenance goes month-to-month after three months.
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Starter
For mall and market traders and home businesses, a catalogue link to share instead of sending 40 photos.
Live in 2 to 3 days once your content arrives
$49 setup, then $8 a month. We build it first and show you a preview link; you pay in full before it goes live.
What's included
- One catalogue page with up to 20 products
- An order-on-WhatsApp button on every product
- Your address at yourshop.forge.co.zw, or your own domain at cost
- Your Google Maps listing, set up
- One update a month, up to 10 products
- A monthly visit count, daily backups and monitoring
Next step
Go +$50
Pay only the difference in setup fees. Monthly moves from $8 to $10, and your products and design come with you.
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Go
For small businesses starting online, a proper site with your own name, found on Google.
Live in 5 to 7 working days once your content arrives
$99 setup, then $10 a month. See a homepage preview before you pay the 50% deposit; the rest is due when you approve the site.
What's included
- Up to 6 pages and 30 products
- Orders by WhatsApp and email
- Your own .co.zw or .com, included while you're on maintenance
- Your Google Maps listing, set up and optimised
- Two small changes a month
- A monthly visitor snapshot and next-business-day support
Next step
Plus +$150
Pay only the difference in setup fees. Monthly moves from $10 to $25, and your pages and products come with you.
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Plus
For businesses ready to take payments, leads and bookings, so customers can pay with EcoCash without calling you.
Live in 2 to 3 weeks once your content arrives
$249 setup, then $25 a month. See a homepage preview before you pay the 50% deposit; the rest is due when you approve the site.
What's included
- Up to 10 pages and 100 products
- Online checkout with EcoCash and other mobile money via Paynow
- A landing page, lead form and follow-up templates
- Live chat, and bookings where you need them
- Up to 3 custom email addresses
- A monthly report of visits, enquiries and sales, and four small changes a month
Next step
Pro +$350
Pay only the difference in setup fees. Monthly moves from $25 to $49, and your content and design come with you.
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Pro
For established businesses selling online, a full store with accounts, stock and card payments.
Live in 4 to 6 weeks once your content arrives
$599 setup, then $49 a month. See a homepage preview before you pay the 50% deposit; the rest is due when you approve the site.
What's included
- Up to 15 pages plus the store, and up to 1,000 products
- Full cart and checkout, adding Visa, Mastercard and ZimSwitch
- Customer accounts, order history and stock tracking
- An installable web app with a home-screen icon and no app-store fees
- An AI assistant trained on your products and FAQs, up to 1,000 conversations a month
- A live dashboard, a quarterly review and eight small changes a month
Next step
Enterprise Quoted
When you need apps or connected systems, your Enterprise quote is reduced by the $599 you've already paid for Pro.
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Enterprise
For businesses that need apps or connected systems, scoped around how you already work.
Timeline agreed in your quote
Quoted per project, from $1,500 setup and from $150 a month. Paid 40% to start, 40% at a milestone and 20% on delivery.
What's included
- Native Android and iOS apps
- A connection to your POS or accounting system
- Any payment gateway and custom integrations
- Customer portals and custom dashboards
- Fiscal invoicing through a ZIMRA-approved virtual fiscal device provider
- An SLA with an after-hours option, and a named account manager
Top of the ladder
Coming from Pro?
Your quote is reduced by the $599 Pro setup you've already paid. Content, products and design carry over.
All prices in US$, excluding VAT. Delivery times start when your content arrives. Every plan works on phones, tablets and computers, with SSL, daily backups and uptime monitoring.
Compare every featureBundles
Three packs that cost less than their parts
Each pack joins a website with the brand and social media a business needs at its stage. One team, one plan, and a lower price than buying each part on its own.
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Cubicle Pack
For market traders and home sellers. Get found, and share one catalogue link instead of 40 photos.
- Starter site$49
- WhatsApp Business setup$15
- 20 product photo clean-ups$40
$69 instead of
$104bought separately Save $35then $8 a month
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Launch Pack
For new small businesses. A brand, a website with your own domain and a first month of posts, launched together.
- Brand Essentials$149
- Go website$99
- First month of Social Lite$99
$299 instead of
$347bought separately Save $48then $10 a month
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Growth Pack
For established businesses ready to grow. A full brand kit, a site that takes EcoCash, and three months of content.
- Brand Kit$499
- Plus website$249
- First three months of Social Growth$597
$1,149 instead of
$1,345bought separately Save $196payable in three instalments
Separate prices are what each part costs on its own. All prices in US$, excluding VAT.
See what each pack includesStraight answers
The questions every business asks us
Plain answers on price, trust and what happens after launch, from the team that will build your site.
Still unsure? Book a free Digital Health Check. In ten minutes we'll show you what to fix first, whether or not you buy.Not at Forge. A Starter catalogue site is $49 to set up, then $8 a month. On Go, Plus and Pro, Forge Flex spreads the setup over 12 months, and when you're ready to move up a step you only pay the difference in setup fees.
Because a Forge site feeds WhatsApp instead of replacing it. Every product can have an order-on-WhatsApp button, so customers see your photos and prices first, then message you ready to buy. You share one link instead of sending 40 photos.
You see the work before you pay for it. Starter sites are built first and shown to you on a preview link, and Go and above get a homepage preview before the deposit.
Delivery dates are written down. If you send your content on time and we miss the agreed launch date, your first month of maintenance is free. We're a local team in Bulawayo, with support on WhatsApp.
Every plan includes a Google Maps listing, so people nearby can find you. Each month you get a report in plain language. On Starter that's a visit count, on Go a visitor snapshot, on Plus your visits, enquiries and sales, and on Pro a live dashboard with a quarterly review.
No. Maintenance is month-to-month after the first three months (Forge Flex plans run for 12 months), and your domain is registered in your name. If you'd rather pay once a year, the annual option gives you 12 months for the price of 10.
No. We build lightweight pages and test them on slow mobile networks, so your site opens quickly and doesn't eat into your customers' data.
Yes, your domain is registered in your name. On Go, your own .co.zw or .com is included while you're on maintenance, and Plus and above run on your own domain. Starter sites live at yourshop.forge.co.zw, or on your own domain at cost.
On Starter and Go, customers order through WhatsApp (and email on Go) and pay you the way they do today. From Plus, your site takes EcoCash and other mobile money through Paynow, and Pro adds Visa, Mastercard and ZimSwitch.
You can pay Forge by EcoCash USD, InnBucks, card through a Paynow link, bank transfer, or cash against a receipt. ZiG is accepted at the official rate on the invoice date.
Your logo, photos, product list and a few words about your business. A content checklist comes with your deposit receipt, and the delivery clock starts the day your content arrives. Need help with the words? Copywriting is available as an add-on.
If your content hasn't arrived within 14 days, the project pauses until it does.
Didn't see your question? Ask us on WhatsApp. We reply within 30 minutes in business hours.
Free Digital Health Check
Ten minutes. Three fixes.
One honest recommendation.
We review your Google listing, Facebook page, WhatsApp setup and website, if you have one. You leave with three specific fixes and the one Forge package we'd recommend, useful whether or not you buy.