Retail and wholesale
Supermarkets, hardware, pharmacies and distributors running multiple branches, where stock accuracy and margin visibility decide whether the month works.
About us
Engineers, not resellers
We build the systems that organisations run on, and we support them afterwards. Everything we put in front of a client is designed, built and maintained by the same people.
Privately heldBased in HarareServing Zimbabwe and the regionYou own the codeFixed price engagementsSupport after go live
Who we are
A Zimbabwean software company, privately held and here for the long run
Dataforge Technologies builds the systems that organisations run on. We work with companies, institutions, non profits and individuals who have reached the point where spreadsheets, paper and disconnected software are costing them more than a proper system would.
We are engineers, not resellers. Everything we put in front of a client is designed, built and supported by the same people, which is why we can promise a fixed price and then stand behind it. We are based in Harare and we deliver across Zimbabwe and into the region.
If we think a project is a bad idea, we will say so before you spend money on it.
Harare, Zimbabwe
What we hold to
Four commitments we will put in writing
YoursSource code, data and documentation belong to the client, always
FixedA written scope and a firm price before anybody commits
AfterSupport, training and improvement written into the contract
HonestA straight answer about what will and will not work
Built for these conditions
Why local matters
Software written somewhere else does not know about any of this
The gap between an international product and what a Zimbabwean organisation actually needs is usually where projects fail. We start on the right side of that gap.
- Multi currency by default, with USD and ZWG side by side rather than bolted on
- ZIMRA fiscalisation handled properly, not promised for a later release
- EcoCash, InnBucks and Paynow where the money actually moves
- Systems that keep working through a power cut or a dead link, then sync
- PAYE, NSSA, ZIMDEF, NEC and the Aids Levy calculated correctly
- Support in the same time zone, on the same phone number
Who we work with
The organisations we build for
Different sectors, the same underlying problem: the information exists, but it is not in one place and it is not on time.
Schools and colleges
ECD through to tertiary, on the ZIMSEC or Cambridge curriculum, where admissions, marks, reports and fees all currently live in different books.
Manufacturing
Production planning, bills of material, landed cost on imported inputs and a month end that closes without a fortnight of reconciliation.
Health
Clinics, surgeries and pharmacies needing patient records, dispensing, expiry control and medical aid claims that get paid.
Transport and logistics
Operators who need to know where each vehicle is, what it actually cost to run and when it is next due off the road.
NGOs and development
Programme and grant reporting, field data collection that works offline, and the audit trail donors ask for.
Financial services
Microfinance, insurance and savings groups needing loan books, scoring, collections and regulatory reporting that reconciles.
Mining and agriculture
Suppliers and operations needing procurement, plant maintenance, weighbridge and yield records tied back to finance.
Government and parastatals
Service delivery systems, records management, licensing and revenue collection, built to be handed over and maintained locally.
How we hire and grow
The team is the product
We train engineers here rather than importing them, and we deliberately leave skills behind in the teams we work with. A system nobody in your building understands is a system you will replace in three years.
- Every project includes handover and documentation as a deliverable
- Client teams are trained during build, not after go live
- Graduates are mentored on real work with senior review
- We hire on ability and keep the bar in the same place for everyone
Training and handover
Worth reading
Practical notes for people who run systems
One email when we have something genuinely useful: a security warning worth acting on, a change in fiscal rules, or a pattern we keep seeing go wrong. No campaigns, and you can leave at any time.
Tell us what is not working.
One conversation, no charge, no obligation. If we are not the right people for it, we will tell you who is.