No subscriptions. No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. One price — yours indefinitely.
Encrypted off-site backup of your CRM data. Your data lives on your server — Cloud Backup is your insurance policy. Cancel anytime; data export is always free.
| CRM | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Starter ($25/user/mo) | $3,000 | $3,000 | $9,000 |
| HubSpot Starter ($20/user/mo) | $2,400 | $2,400 | $7,200 |
| Pipedrive ($24/user/mo) | $2,880 | $2,880 | $8,640 |
| Attio Pro ($79/user/mo, annual) | $9,480 | $9,480 | $28,440 |
| ✦ Kola Professional | $297 | $0 | $297 |
Pricing estimates based on published rates, checked November 2, 2026: Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive at month-to-month rates; Attio at its annual rate. Optional Cloud Backup ($49/yr) is coming soon. Self-hosting (Pro/Business) costs ~$6–12/mo on a VPS of your choice — not paid to Kola.
Yes. You pay once. The app is yours. Minor updates are free. A future major version may be a separate purchase — but your current version keeps working regardless, forever.
A basic VPS — DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, or similar — running Nginx. Typically about $6–12/month, paid directly to the hosting provider (pricing is set by the provider and may change). Our Setup Guide walks you through it in under 30 minutes.
No. Setup is copy-paste commands with a one-command fast-setup script included — most setups take under 30 minutes, no IT department required. The full step-by-step guide ships with your purchase, right in your delivery email, so you're never left to figure it out alone. And if you'd rather skip the terminal entirely, White Glove Setup ($97) does the whole thing for you and hands you a live URL within a day.
Your data stays on your server. Export to CSV anytime. Cloud Backup data is downloadable on cancellation. You're never locked in. See our vendor viability page for the full answer, including what happens if Chestnut Compute itself ever shuts down.
Not yet — we're in early access. We stand behind the product with a 30-day money-back guarantee - email support@kolacrm.com within 30 days of purchase.
Cloud Backup is coming soon. It will encrypt a snapshot of your CRM data and store it off-site. $49/year, any tier. Cancel anytime — your app and data remain fully intact. It's optional insurance, not a dependency.
Ask Kola uses your own API key (Anthropic or OpenAI). You pay the provider directly — usually cents per session. Kola charges nothing for AI. This also means your data never touches our servers for AI queries.
Yes. Pay the difference between tiers at any time. Your data and settings carry forward — no migration needed.
Yes - $97 one-time, for Professional and Business. We set up your server, install and secure Kola with HTTPS, activate your licence and hand you a live URL. See service terms →
One-time purchase. Full features. No subscription. Yours permanently.