Resource Guru schedules your team. Forge builds the tools around it.
Resource Guru is sharp, well-loved resource scheduling - who's working on what, when. Forge isn't another scheduler: we build custom software for people businesses - agencies, accountants, lawyers, consultants, recruiters - and look after the capacity, time and margin tracking, client reporting and tool syncs around the tools you already use - Resource Guru included.
Nothing technical on your side · we build it and look after it · runs on your own accountsForge isn’t another tool to configure. We build the tool you actually need and look after it.
Resource Guru is the schedule. Forge handles what happens around it.
Resource Guru does scheduling well, and if your team likes it, keep it. Swapping schedulers rarely fixes much.
What usually eats time is around the schedule: reconciling planned against actual hours, working out margin per client, chasing timesheets, reporting to clients. Forge builds those tools and looks after them on a monthly plan, so the numbers turn up without anyone assembling them.
A team that does the work, not another tool.
We build it - you don't configure anything
You don't buy a tool and then spend weeks setting it up. We find the manual work slowing your team down, then design, build and test the tools that give those hours back. Nothing technical on your side.
We look after it, too
It runs on your own accounts, so you own it. We monitor it, fix it when a connected tool changes and update it when your process changes - all part of your run plan. Nobody in your firm becomes the part-time admin.
Works with the tools you already have
ClickUp, Trello, Google Sheets, Slack, your CRM, your invoicing tool. We build the links between them, so your team keeps working where it works today - no migration project.
Made for how you actually work
Client onboarding, reporting, branded client portals and status pages, time and margin tracking, AI assistants for the team - built around your clients, your process and your terminology. AI drafts, people decide.
Published pricing, no per-seat fees
A run plan from $2,000 a month (Starter, Growth or Embedded) with your first build included, 3-month minimum, AI usage at cost. Your price doesn't climb as your team grows.
Starts with a 2-week ops audit
We map where your team's hours go and put a number on it, then recommend what to build first. The $2,500 audit is credited to your first month.
Forge vs Resource Guru
| Forge | Resource Guru | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Custom software built for your firm, looked after on a monthly plan | A resource-scheduling tool |
| Who does the work | We do - we build it, then monitor, fix and improve it on your own accounts | You set up and maintain Resource Guru |
| Your existing tools | Kept - we build around the apps your team already uses | You wire integrations yourself |
| Client-facing | Branded portals, status pages and reports, fed automatically | None - Resource Guru is internal scheduling |
| When your process changes | Tell us in plain English - we update and test it | Adjust the schedule setup yourself |
| Pricing model | A run plan from $2,000 a month with your first build included - no per-seat fees | Per user, per month |
| Getting started | A 2-week ops audit ($2,500, credited to your first month), then a monthly run plan | Sign up and set up your team |
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Start with a 2-week ops audit. We’ll show you where your team’s time is going, then build the tools that win it back and look after them on a monthly plan.