Everything you want to know about Forge Tech

Forge Tech Accounting is an all-in-one accounting software for Canadian and US SMBs. It combines 94 integrated modules: general accounting, invoicing, Quebec payroll, inventory, projects, CRM, BI, real estate, construction CCQ, and more. Hosted in Quebec. The software's interface is in French; support is available in English or French.

Forge Tech runs on Windows 10/11 (desktop version), Android 6+ (companion app), and any browser via the PWA (iOS, macOS, Linux). Native iOS and macOS versions coming in 2027.

For your database, yes: it is hosted in Quebec, on a server operated by Forge Tech, and the backups stay on that server. AI features use a provider in the United States; I turn them off on request. The software is designed to meet Quebec Law 25 requirements (details below, under Security and Law 25).

94 modules total. Base includes 12, Starter 34, Pro 71, Enterprise all 94. See the Pricing page for details.

It depends on what you use it for, so here is the breakdown. General ledger, invoicing with GST and QST, expenses, bank reconciliation and reports: they are in the software, and CCQ is added from the Pro plan. Two limits to know before switching: payroll is not yet complete on screen (details below), and only your customers, vendors and products import (via CSV), not your journal history. The best test is yours: a 30-day trial, no card, with your real numbers.

Four plans, per business: Base at $29/month (12 modules, 1 user), Starter at $49/month (34 modules, 3 users), Pro at $99/month (71 modules, 10 users), Enterprise at $249/month (94 modules, unlimited users). All include hosting, updates and bilingual support. Per-business pricing, not per-user.

Yes: 30 days, no credit card. It all starts on the Free Trial page.

Monthly, or a 12-month subscription paid upfront with 2 months free. The math, with Pro, before tax: 12 × $99 = $1,188 paying monthly, versus 10 × $99 = $990 paid upfront, $198 less over the year. Redo it with the plan that fits you. Payment by credit card online; for another payment method, write to me. Cancel anytime, no hidden fees.

None. No setup fee, no update fee, no per-user fee: users are included in your plan, up to its limit. Only sales taxes are added to the displayed price.

You can cancel anytime, with no penalty: cancellation takes effect at the end of the period already paid. You then keep access to your data for 90 days to export it (CSV, Excel, PDF), as set out in the Terms of Service.

Yes: Forge Tech Accounting is designed to meet Quebec Law 25 requirements. No software can meet the law for you, so here is what it actually does. Your data lives in its own database, separate from every other client business. On the server, your password is never stored as is: only a BCrypt fingerprint remains, which cannot be read back, not even by me. Every creation, change or deletion made in the software's screens is logged automatically in the audit trail: date, user, action and record affected (trail viewable from the Pro plan); for a change, the old and new values are kept as well. Your part, among other things, mandatory since September 22, 2022 (source: Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec): designate the person in charge of protecting personal information (by default, the person with the highest authority in the business, often you), publish their title and contact details (on your website, if you have one) and keep a register of confidentiality incidents. I would rather show you what the software does than sell you a label.

The CLOUD Act, a 2018 US law, targets US providers: they can be compelled to hand over data in their possession, even when it is stored outside the United States. Your database is hosted in Quebec, on the server run by Forge Tech Inc., a Quebec company. But I will not tell you that nothing goes through a US provider: the AI features (Forgeron AI, invoice reading, email sorting, body-shop photo analysis) send what they have to process to Anthropic, in the United States, and connections go through Cloudflare (United States), which protects the server. These AI features are on to start with. If your profession forbids it, write to me: I turn off external AI for your business. One exception for now: body-shop photo analysis does not follow that switch yet.

Not yet: signing in to the software currently asks only for your license key, email and password. Two-factor authentication with a TOTP app (Authy, Google Authenticator) is not wired into sign-in yet; this answer will be updated the day it is.

The Terms of Service set the target: 99.5% uptime, a custom SLA on the Enterprise plan, and planned maintenance announced at least 48 h in advance. On the data side, every database is backed up each night into an encrypted archive (AES-256), read back and checked before it is kept; I keep two weeks of daily copies and 8 weeks of weekly copies.

GST and QST, yes: the GST (5%) and QST (9.975%) codes are created when you sign up, and each invoice line calculates both by itself. The tax summary then adds up, for the period you pick, the taxes collected on your sales and those paid on your purchases, in PDF or Excel. HST, not yet: it cannot be selected on an invoice.

The rates, yes. The software holds the 2026 parameters: QPP 6.30% (plus 4% QPP2 between the first and second ceilings), EI 1.30% (Quebec rate), QPIP 0.430%, the federal and Quebec tax brackets, the annual maximums and, on the employer side, HSF and CNESST at your rates. The engine that combines them exists, but the screen to run a pay period with it is not wired up yet. Today, the Payroll screen produces an estimated pay stub (standard hours, income tax estimated at 10% federal and 10% Quebec), not an exact calculation of deductions. At year end, T4 and RL-1 slips are still filled out and filed on your side. Until this answer changes, check your deductions with the official calculators: the CRA's PDOC and Revenu Québec's WebRAS.

Yes, from the Pro plan. You set up your trades by sector (residential, institutional-commercial, industrial, civil engineering and roadwork), each with its hourly rate and CCQ contribution rate. You enter each employee's hours by trade, and the report for the period you pick gives you the hours, the payroll and the CCQ contribution to remit, broken down by trade. You then carry those totals over to your monthly report to the CCQ.

There is no dedicated nonprofit module: the software does not produce the T1044, the T3010 or fund accounting. A nonprofit can still run its general ledger, invoicing and expenses in it, like any business.

With CSV files: export your customers, vendors and products from QuickBooks or Sage, then import them into Forge Tech Accounting, with a CSV template provided for each and a preview of the first 10 rows before you import. Your bank statements import via CSV too. Your journal history and past invoices do not import automatically. If you would rather hand the migration over to me, it is a separate service: see the Services page.

The groundwork is done when you sign up: a 28-account starter chart of accounts (including GST and QST payable and recoverable) and the GST and QST codes are created automatically; you rename or add to them as needed. The rest depends on your volume, and that is where CSV import changes everything. Example: 80 customers, 30 vendors and 40 products means 150 records to type by hand, or 3 CSV files to import. Redo the math with your own lists.

Yes. Inside the software, a built-in guide of 117 entries (in French) explains the features one by one: what each does, how to use it, tips. On the site, free templates and calculators to download with no sign-up (2026 payroll, GST/QST, CCQ contributions). And when you are stuck, you write to me: unlimited email support, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).