We build websites, booking systems, and customer platforms for Canadian service businesses. Done-for-you. Built by engineers, not template makers.
Most "website builders" stop at the homepage. We build full platforms — site, booking, customer database, smart chat, and ongoing automation — tuned to your industry.
An auto shop's site looks different from a dentist's. Each platform is designed for your specific industry — not a generic template you bend to fit.
Customers pick a date and time on your site. You get notified instantly via SMS. No phone tag, no missed appointments.
Answers customer questions 24/7 — pricing, hours, services. Captures bookings while you sleep. Trained on your business so it knows what to say.
Pick your service, see a live quote. No "call for pricing." Customers self-qualify and book without friction.
Real customer database forged into your platform. Profiles, vehicles, properties, service history, notes — every customer interaction in one admin you control. Not a third-party tool.
Optional add-on: an AI receptionist that answers your phone, books appointments, and sends you the details. Pays for itself with one job.
No design committee. No approval circus. We figure out what your business needs, we build it, you ship customers through it.
15-minute call. Tell us what your business does and what's broken. We'll quote you fairly based on actual scope.
We build you a working demo within 24 hours. You see the design, the feel, the features. If it's a fit, deposit locks the build.
We ship a working milestone every week. You feedback in real time. No surprises at the end — we're aligned every step.
We ship it live, hand over admin access, and handle hosting, updates, and support so you focus on customers.
Senior full-stack engineering. Multi-tenant SaaS architectures, distributed backend infrastructure, real-time event-driven pipelines, OAuth and webhook integrations, payment processing infrastructure, custom CRM and platform builds. The work most agencies subcontract, we do in-house.
Privately contracted by major private equity firms to architect production systems and integrations — the kind of work where downtime costs real money and the engineering has to be right the first time. We bring that same standard to every ForgeLocal build.
Previously CTO-level work shipping complex software development — system architecture, real-time integrations, automation infrastructure connecting multiple platforms at scale, database design under load. Production code running real businesses with real consequences if it broke.
When you hire ForgeLocal, you don't get an account manager and a junior dev offshore. You get the engineering team directly. We scope, we architect, we write the code, we run the deployments, we monitor production logs, we answer your texts when something breaks. Solo team means fast: bug fixes in hours, not weeks. Senior engineering means we don't oversell features that won't ship or undersell the ones that will.
Most builds ship in 4–6 weeks from deposit. Simple sites can launch faster (under 2 weeks). Complex platforms with custom integrations may take 8 weeks. We scope timeline on the consult call.
Pricing is scoped per business. A basic website is different from a full custom platform with chat, booking, and customer database. We do a quick 15-min consult, look at what your business actually needs, and quote you fairly. No off-the-shelf pricing because no two businesses are the same.
You can cancel anytime — no contracts, no fees. The setup work is yours. If you want to take your site to another host, we'll export the code for you. No lock-in.
Yes — text or email anytime. Most changes (new services, hours, photos, copy) ship within 24-48 hours. Bigger features get scoped as add-ons.
We can't promise rankings — anyone who does is lying. What we promise: a site built with every technical SEO best practice (Schema, mobile-first, fast load), regular content updates, and active Google Business posts. Done consistently, this is the recipe that wins local search.
Every customer-facing flow is designed for someone who's never used a website builder. Customers click, type a few things, and book. The smart chat assistant handles the rest. You'll get walkthroughs for the admin so you can manage bookings and customers without us.
Right now we're focused on Canadian businesses (better local SEO, Canadian phone numbers, CAD billing). US expansion on the roadmap for late 2026. Drop us a note if you want on the waitlist.
15-minute consult. No commitment. We'll tell you what we'd build, what it'd cost, and how fast we can ship it.