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Bespoke software development in Sheffield

We build web applications, platforms and tools for schools, charities, councils and businesses: logins, roles, dashboards, payments and email, with a fixed price before we start. Our own platform, SubjectHub, is used in more than 100 UK schools.

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Fixed quotes. Purchase orders welcome. You own the code.

What we build

  • Portals and dashboards.

    Somewhere for staff, customers or members to log in and see their own data, with the right access for each kind of user.

  • Booking, ordering and quoting.

    In BrightWorks, customers book a clean in a few minutes, cleaners see their day, and the office sees the whole team's week.

  • Payments and billing.

    Card payments and invoices through Stripe. SubjectHub takes payment from schools by card or purchase order.

  • AI features, with limits.

    We decide with you what the AI may and may not do, test it on your real cases, and give staff a way to correct it.

  • Out of the spreadsheet.

    Referral and case tracking, job and stock lists, and member records, moved out of a shared spreadsheet into a proper tool.

  • Taking over a project.

    If someone else started it, we begin with a short paid review of the code, so the quote we give you is honest.

Things we've built

Working demos you can try

Prices

A fixed quote before any work starts.

A web or mobile app

£4,000 to £12,000

Several kinds of user, logins, dashboards and payments, on the web or on iPhone and Android. BrightWorks and CityQuest are this size.

A platform

£12,000 and up

Subscriptions, AI features, content management and analytics. SubjectHub is this size.

A website or a single tool

£1,500 to £4,000

A website you can edit yourself, a booking form with an admin view, a desktop utility, a set of automations. Publisher Converter is this size.

Hosting and upkeep

£40 to £60 a month

Hosting, security certificates, backups, updates and uptime monitoring. The price depends on the size of the build.

Supported

£95 to £150 a month

Hosting and upkeep, plus content changes and small fixes, up to about two hours a month.

Purchase orders welcome.We're not VAT registered, so these are the prices you pay.All prices

How a project runs

We build quickly and put working software in front of you early. Decisions get made on something real, not a document.

  1. 01

    A conversation, then a fixed quote.

    We talk through what you need, then send a written scope and a fixed price. Purchase orders are fine.

  2. 02

    Something you can use, early.

    A working prototype at a real web address, so you react to software you can click, not a specification.

  3. 03

    Built in short rounds.

    You see progress as it happens and can change direction while it's still cheap to.

  4. 04

    Launch and handover.

    You own the code, the domain and the accounts. We write the guide for whoever will use it.

  5. 05

    Support, if you want it.

    A monthly plan covers hosting, updates and small changes. Or we hand over and step back.

Where we work

A software studio in Sheffield.

We're based in Sheffield. We meet in person across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, and work by video call with clients anywhere in the UK. You deal with the same person from the first call to launch, and after it.

About usenquiries@forgeclass.co.uk07825 030128

Questions people ask

Who owns what you build?
You do. The code, the domain and the hosting accounts are in your name, and you can take them to another developer whenever you like.
Can you work with the systems we already use?
Usually. We've built on Microsoft and Google sign-in, Stripe, Google Maps and spreadsheet imports. If your system has an API or an export, we can work with it.
Can you take over a project someone else started?
Yes. We start with a short paid review of the code so the quote we give you is honest.
Where is our data kept?
In UK or EU data centres unless you ask otherwise. We sign a data processing agreement and help with your DPIA.
Do you take purchase orders?
Yes. Most of our school and council work is paid by purchase order on 30-day terms.
What if we only need something small?
Small jobs are welcome. Plenty of useful tools cost less than a laptop.

Other services

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Tell us what you're trying to do.

A few lines is plenty. We reply within one working day, and the first call is free.

Prefer email or a call?enquiries@forgeclass.co.uk07825 030128Forge Class Software Ltd, Sheffield