scoro alternativefor agencies

Scoro runs your back office. Forge builds your client tools.

Scoro is a powerful all-in-one for quoting, projects, time and billing - one internal system you configure and pay for per seat. Forge is the opposite end: we build, brand, host and run the custom client-facing tools your agency needs - client portals, status pages - on your domain, for one flat monthly price.

no code · we run the infrastructure · flat monthly pricing
the bottom line

Forge isn’t an app builder. It’s the managed internal-tools team for your agency.

honest take

Scoro is a strong PSA. Forge is the managed custom layer.

Scoro is a genuinely capable agency-management system. If what you want is one internal place for quotes, projects, time, costs and reports - and you're happy to configure it and add seats as you grow - it does that well.

But Scoro is something you operate and adapt to, and it's built for your team, not your clients. Most agencies still end up wanting a branded, client-facing tool shaped to exactly how they work - a portal each client logs into, a live status page - without building or maintaining it. That's Forge: we pick the right tool, build it around your agency, run every piece of the infrastructure, and charge one flat fee instead of per seat.

why forge instead

Built for agency owners, not builders.

Opinionated presets, not a blank canvas

You don't want to describe an app from scratch - you want the right one. Forge gives you a catalog of agency tools (client portals, status pages, time tracking), set up by answering a few plain questions.

Fully managed - zero tech tax

Hosting, database, domains, secrets, updates - all on infrastructure we own and run, that your clients never see. You never connect a service, watch a meter, or redeploy anything.

Built for your whole client roster

Forge is designed around the agency-to-client relationship: a separate, branded, separately-tracked tool for each client - not one app at a time.

It gets better after launch

Every tool ships with usage analytics you can share with clients to prove value, and a feedback channel that quietly improves it - without you lifting a finger.

Flat, predictable pricing

One monthly subscription covers the AI and the hosting. No credits to burn, no usage meter to watch, simple to expense.

Improves for everyone, automatically

Because tools are built from structured presets, feedback from one agency improves the preset for all of them. The whole catalog gets better over time.

side by side

Forge vs Scoro

ForgeScoro
Who it's forAgencies that want custom client-facing tools, fully managedTeams that want one internal system to run the agency
What you actually getA branded client portal or status page, built for youAn all-in-one back office you set up and run
Who runs itWe do - hosting, data, branding, updatesYou configure and administer Scoro yourself
Per clientA separate, branded, isolated tool for each clientOne internal workspace; clients get limited guest access
When the work changesAsk in plain English - we update and republishReconfigure modules and settings yourself
Pricing modelFlat monthly - no per-seat chargesPer user, per month - with seat minimums
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Glossary & calculators

Free agency concepts and tools from Forge - plain-English definitions and instant calculators.

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design. build. iterate.

The Scoro alternative your agency can actually hand off.

Pick a tool, answer a few plain-language questions, and we build, host and run it for you. No code, no infrastructure, nothing to maintain.