Wrike is configurable enterprise PM. Forge is the team that does the configuring.
Wrike is a powerful, enterprise-tier work-management platform - workflows, proofing, dashboards, all configurable, priced per seat. Forge isn't another platform: we build custom software for people businesses - agencies, accountants, lawyers, consultants, recruiters - and look after the automations, reports and client-facing views your agency needs around the tools you already use.
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.
Wrike gives you the controls. Forge does the work.
Wrike is a serious platform. For larger teams with someone to own its configuration, it can model almost any workflow - and if you have that, it's a good choice.
Most agencies don't have that person. Forge plays that role, and more: we build and look after the tools around Wrike or whatever you use - client reports, status pages, onboarding, syncs - and keep them working as your process changes.
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 Wrike
| Forge | Wrike | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Custom software built for your firm, looked after on a monthly plan | An enterprise work-management platform |
| Who does the work | We do - we build it, then monitor, fix and improve it on your own accounts | You configure, maintain and upgrade Wrike |
| 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 | Limited, generic client access |
| When your process changes | Tell us in plain English - we update and test it | Rebuild workflows and dashboards 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 | Configuration project and team training |
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The Wrike alternative your agency can actually hand off.
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.