$0 setup.
One monthly plan.

Because a system is not finished the day it launches. It runs on hosting that costs money every month, on software that ships security patches, behind a certificate that expires, and on a platform that changes underneath it. Someone has to watch that, back it up and fix it when it breaks.

The monthly price covers hosting, monitoring, backups, security, maintenance and support — so what you paid for in January is still fast, secure and current in December.

Standard setup: one of our starting designs set up for your business, your logo, colours and details, your services, prices and photos as you supply them, domain connection, and booking setup where your plan includes it. There is no setup fee and no implementation fee on any plan — payment setup applies on the plans that include payments.

Fully bespoke design, custom development, integrations and data migrations are not part of standard setup. We quote those first, or they come with a larger plan.

Forged Basic is billed at $50 a month, with a 6-month minimum term. After those 6 months it simply continues month to month, and you can cancel whenever you like.

The minimum exists because setup is real work we do for you at no charge. Placing an order doesn’t charge you or start anything: we email you a secure payment link. Your subscription starts on the day your first payment is completed through Square. That is also the day we begin work and the day your 6-month minimum starts. Your first payment is prorated to the end of that month, then billing runs on the 1st of each month. The full terms, with GST, are shown before you confirm anything.

Yes. Your domain is yours. We will register or configure it for you if you want us to, but it stays in your name and under your control, and you can point it wherever you like.

That is the point of the structure. Start on Forged Basic with a professional website and basic bookings. Move to Growth when you want to take payments. Move to Pro when you need memberships, staff and automation. Move to Business when you are running a facility.

Each step builds on what is already there, so moving up is not starting again. Larger steps may involve a quote for the new work.

Your business data is your business data — customers, bookings and records. If you leave, we will export it for you in a usable format. We do not hold it hostage to the subscription.

What ends is the managed service: hosting, monitoring, maintenance and support. On Forged Basic you can cancel any time after the 6-month minimum. The terms for the larger plans are set out in the agreement for your plan, which we go through with you before you sign anything.

No. Card processing fees are charged by the payment provider — Square, Stripe or whoever you already use — and they bill you directly at their published rates.

The same goes for other third-party services a build might need, such as domain registration or usage-based costs that scale with volume. We tell you which ones apply before the build starts.

No, and you should be suspicious of anyone who says otherwise. Your plan covers reasonable maintenance and configuration work: content updates, price and hours changes, photo swaps, service adjustments, fixes.

Substantial new features, new integrations or custom functionality are new development, which means an additional quote or an upgraded plan. We tell you which it is before we start, not afterwards.

For qualifying projects, yes. Forged offers custom ownership, perpetual licensing and buyout options, including source access, for businesses that need to hold the system themselves.

It is priced against the actual scope rather than a fixed figure, and the recurring plan remains the standard model for most businesses.