Compare Corteza CRM and keela on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both CRM tools, Free / Open Source (self-hosted); optional paid support from…
At a Glance
Corteza CRM
keela
Primary category
CRM
CRM
Rating
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Pricing model
Free / Open Source (self-hosted); optional paid support from Planet Crust
Subscription (SaaS), priced by contact volume. Paid plans start around $134/month billed annually for up to 1,000 contacts and scale up through higher tiers as contact counts grow, with custom pricing above 10,000 contacts. All plans include unlimited forms, emails, and donations; donation processing runs at a nonprofit rate of about 2.2% + $0.30 via Stripe/PayPal. A guided demo is available.
Starting price
Free
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Free plan
Yes
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Yes
Public API
Yes
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Corteza CRM
Community (Self-Hosted) — Free N/A
keela
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
Pros & Cons
Corteza CRM
Pros
Free and open source with no per-seat licensing fees, unlike Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoho CRM
Fully customizable data model, fields, and workflows via the underlying Corteza low-code platform
Includes built-in sales automation, lead scoring, and forecasting out of the box
Self-hosting keeps customer and sales data entirely within the organization's own infrastructure
Cons
Requires self-hosting and DevOps capability, unlike turnkey SaaS CRM products
Smaller feature depth and third-party marketplace than dedicated commercial CRMs like HubSpot or Salesforce
Fewer native integrations with popular marketing and support tools out of the box
Smaller community and documentation base than mainstream CRM platforms
keela
Pros
Purpose-built for nonprofits, so donation forms, tax receipts, and donor stewardship work out of the box
AI features like Smart Ask suggest optimal donation amounts and surface donors most likely to give
Automated, compliant tax receipting for IRS, CRA, and ACNC
Contact-volume pricing with unlimited forms, emails, and donations on every plan
Part of the broader Velora suite (Aplos, Raisely, Keela) for connected accounting and peer-to-peer fundraising
Cons
Entry pricing of around $134/month may be steep for very small or brand-new nonprofits
Costs rise as your contact list grows, since pricing scales by contact volume
No clearly advertised free trial; evaluation is via a guided demo
Some capabilities like Pipelines, texting, wealth screening, and Premium Care are paid add-ons
Focused solely on nonprofits, so it is not suited to for-profit sales teams
Use Cases
Corteza CRM
Free Self-Hosted CRM — Small and mid-sized businesses adopt Corteza CRM to get full CRM functionality without recurring per-seat SaaS fees.
Customizable Sales Pipeline Management — Organizations with non-standard sales processes use Corteza CRM's low-code customization to tailor fields and workflows to their exact process.
Salesforce Replacement — Organizations looking to move off Salesforce for cost or data-control reasons adopt Corteza CRM as an open-source, self-hosted alternative.