One ladder from a US$49 catalogue link to a full online store. Every product can carry an order-on-WhatsApp button, and you see your site before you pay for it.
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Whichever step you start on, these come with it. The cheapest plan is still a proper, professional site that works for your customers.
Lightweight pages, built and tested for slow mobile networks, so your customers don't spend their data waiting.
We set up your Google Maps listing on every plan, and optimise it from Go, so people nearby find you.
Every product can have an order-on-WhatsApp button. Your site feeds the chats you already have instead of replacing them.
Secured with SSL and backed up daily. Automatic downtime alerts mean we usually know about a problem before you do.
Plain-language numbers every month, from a visit count on Starter to visits, enquiries and sales on Plus, and a live dashboard on Pro.
Your own .co.zw or .com is included while you're on maintenance, and it's registered in your name, not ours.
Plans
For most small businesses we recommend Go, shown here next to Plus, the step above it. Starter, Pro and Enterprise sit just below. Prices are in US$ and exclude VAT.
Not sure? Try the plan finderRecommended for most small businesses
Small businesses starting online
$99setup
then $10 a month, or $100 a year 12 months for the price of 10
Or pay $29 upfront with Forge Flex, then $19 a month for 12 months.
One step up
Ready to take payments, leads and bookings
$249setup
then $25 a month, or $250 a year 12 months for the price of 10
Or pay $79 upfront with Forge Flex, then $45 a month for 12 months.
Smaller to start, or bigger from day one. Delivery times start when your content arrives.
Mall and market traders, home businesses
$49setup
then $8 a month, or $80 a year
Established businesses selling online
$599setup
then $49 a month, or $490 a year
Apps or connected systems
from$1,500quoted
then from $150 a month, per contract
Every plan works on phones, tablets and computers. A small change is one edit of up to 30 minutes, such as new prices, a photo or opening hours; unused changes don't roll over.
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They're the questions we'd ask you on WhatsApp. Answer them and we'll suggest one plan, show you the step above it, and you can send your answers straight to us.
Under the hood
Each step is built the way that keeps it fast and affordable to run. The technical detail, for anyone who likes to know.
One master catalogue template, with your products in a simple data file on a fast static host.
Assembled from Forge's own library of page sections on a static framework, so it stays fast on slow networks.
A lean content-managed site with Paynow checkout, forms that send to WhatsApp and email, bookings and live chat.
A full store with accounts, stock, card and mobile-money payments, an installable web app and an AI assistant with a usage cap.
Scoped per project, with native apps, POS and accounting integrations, and fiscal invoicing through a ZIMRA-approved virtual fiscal device provider.
We work in the cloud, with UPS and solar backup, so a power cut doesn't stop your delivery.
Upgrades
Move up a step whenever you're ready. You pay only the difference in setup fees, and your content, products and design carry over.
Start herefrom $49
Starter to Go, +$50monthly $8 to $10
Go to Plus, +$150monthly $10 to $25
Plus to Pro, +$350monthly $25 to $49
Pro to Enterprise, Quote less $599monthly per contract
Forge Flex
For Go, Plus or Pro when paying the setup at once is hard. Pay a small amount upfront and a higher monthly fee for 12 months, then standard maintenance.
See Flex on the pricing pageGo Flex
$29 upfront
then $19 a month for 12 months, then $10
12-month total $257$38 more than paying upfront
Plus Flex
$79 upfront
then $45 a month for 12 months, then $25
12-month total $619$70 more than paying upfront
Pro Flex
$199 upfront
then $89 a month for 12 months, then $49
12-month total $1,267$80 more than paying upfront
The rules
Terms, in plain words
You see your site before you pay for it, and the rules that keep our prices low are written down from the start.
Questions
Something else on your mind? Ask us on WhatsApp. We reply within 30 minutes in business hours.
Ask a question on WhatsAppNo. Starter is built first and shown on a preview link, and you pay in full only before it goes live. Go and above get a homepage preview before you pay the 50% deposit.
A Forge site feeds WhatsApp rather than replacing it. Every product can have an order-on-WhatsApp button, so customers see your prices and photos first, then message you ready to buy. You share one link instead of sending 40 photos.
Once your content arrives, Starter takes 2 to 3 days, Go 5 to 7 working days, Plus 2 to 3 weeks and Pro 4 to 6 weeks. Enterprise timelines are set in the quote.
If you supply your content on time and we miss the agreed launch date, your first month of maintenance is free.
Every Forge site uses lightweight pages, built and tested for slow mobile networks, and works on phones, tablets and computers.
No. Maintenance is month-to-month after the first three months (Forge Flex is a 12-month agreement), and any domain we register for you is in your name. If you'd rather pay yearly, the annual option gives you 12 months for the price of 10.
One edit of up to 30 minutes, such as new prices, a photo or your opening hours. Go includes two a month, Plus four and Pro eight; Starter includes one update of up to 10 products. Unused changes don't roll over, and anything larger is quoted before it starts.
Every site has uptime monitoring with automatic downtime alerts, so we usually know before you do, plus daily backups. Support runs on WhatsApp first, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 08:00 to 13:00, and clients can also email .
Response times speed up with your plan. Starter and Go get a reply by the next business day, Plus the same business day, and Pro within 4 business hours for critical issues, where critical means the site is down or checkout is broken.
Free preview
Send us what you sell on WhatsApp. Starter is built first and shown on a preview link; Go and above get a homepage preview before any deposit.
