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Kola - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: September 2026

Kola overview

What is Kola?

Kola CRM is a full-featured B2B CRM sold as a one-time purchase. No subscription fees. No per-seat monthly charges. No vendor lock-in. Buy it once, own it forever.

Built for SMB sales teams and B2B service businesses - agencies, consultancies, logistics, HR, financial services, professional services, and contractors - that are tired of paying $50–$150/user/month indefinitely for software they'll never own.

KEY FEATURES

• Visual Kanban pipeline with drag-and-drop deal stages

• Contact management with sortable/filterable table and slide-out detail panels

• Dashboard with live metrics, pipeline funnel, activity feed, and follow-up tracking

• Interaction logging and note templates

• Bulk actions and CSV export

• Multi-contact types: Customer, Supplier, Subcontractor, Partner

• Ask Kola AI - natural language command bar powered by Claude (Anthropic) or GPT-4o-mini (OpenAI); bring your own API key, zero extra cost

PRICING (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)

• Starter: $97 - 1–3 users, runs locally in your browser

• Professional: $297 - up to 10 users, self-hosted on your own server

• Business: $497 - unlimited users, API access, priority support

Optional add-on: Kola Cloud Backup ($49/year) - encrypted off-site backup. Cancel anytime; data export always available.

TECHNICAL

• Single-file HTML application - no frameworks, no dependencies

• Runs in any modern browser

• Data stored locally or on your own server (you control your data)

• BYOK AI: supports Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT-4o-mini

• License key delivery with tier unlock

Starting price

97flat rate

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Kola's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Kola users:

Activity dashboard
AI copilot
API
Contact management
Data security
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Email management
Forecasting
Generative ai
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Activity dashboard
AI copilot
API
Contact management
Data security
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Email management
Forecasting
Generative ai
Interaction tracking
Lead management
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Sales pipeline management
Sales reports

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Kola pricing

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Starter Plan

97

One-time payment

Features included:

  • Dashboard & reporting
  • Visual Kanban pipeline
  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Interaction logging
  • Follow-up tracking
  • CSV import/export
  • Customers/Suppliers/Partners support
  • Ask Cobalt AI (Bring Your Own Key model, ~$2/year paid directly to OpenAI/Anthropic by the user)
  • Limited Features (Muted): Workflow automation
  • Limited Features (Muted): Email sequences
  • Limited Features (Muted): Multi-user with permissions

Professional Plan

297

One-time payment

Features included:

  • Includes all Starter plan features
  • Role-based permissions
  • Workflow automation
  • Email sequences
  • Company object
  • Full dashboard & export
  • Setup documentation
  • Customer self-hosting
  • Limited Features (Muted): API access
  • Limited Features (Muted): Priority support

Business Plan

497

One-time payment

Features included:

  • Includes all Professional plan features
  • Unlimited users
  • Full API access
  • Advanced reporting + export
  • Priority support
  • Custom onboarding call
  • Future version upgrade path
  • License for multiple sites
  • Audit log
  • Zapier/webhook ready
  • White-label option

User opinions about Kola price and value

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Kola support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support

Training options

Documentation
Live Online

Kola FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Kola?

Kola has the following typical customers:
Small Business

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Q. What level of support does Kola offer?

Kola offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support

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