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Kylas vs Solid Performers

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Kylas

CRM

Indian sales CRM sold at a flat monthly rate with unlimited users instead of per seat

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Solid Performers

CRM

Indian sales CRM with per-user pricing from 10 US dollars and a five-user minimum on monthly billing

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Kylas has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Kylas unlimited users only moves the meter rather than removing it: records are capped, and expanding beyond one hundred thousand costs 500 INR per twenty thousand, which becomes the real cost driver for any business with a large lead database.; Solid Performers monthly billing carries a five-user minimum, so the advertised 10 US dollars per user is really a 50 US dollar monthly floor, and teams of two or three must either overbuy seats or lock into annual billing.
  • They diverge on capability: Kylas covers Unlimited users on every plan, Solid Performers covers Lead management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kylas and Solid Performers actually diverge.

Attributes where Kylas and Solid Performers differ
AttributeKylasSolid Performers
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelFlat rate per month, unlimited usersPer user per month
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Kylas

  • Unlimited users on every plan
  • Lead and deal management
  • Record based limits
  • Workflow automation
  • Quotation management
  • Telephony integrations
  • WhatsApp and SMS
  • BI analytics add-on

Only in Solid Performers

  • Lead management
  • Deal pipelines
  • Unlimited records and storage
  • Quotations and proposals
  • Follow-up automation
  • WhatsApp integration
  • White labelling
  • Custom fields and modules

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Kylas

  • A twenty five person Indian inside sales team where per seat CRM pricing would cost several times a flat monthly ratenot Solid Performers
  • A company that wants every employee including support and delivery staff to see customer records without buying them seatsnot Solid Performers
  • A business with high sales headcount turnover that does not want to renegotiate licence counts every quarternot Solid Performers
  • An Indian SME needing native WhatsApp, IndiaMART and local telephony connections rather than a Western CRM with adaptersnot Solid Performers

Solid Performers

  • An Indian education consultancy handling high lead volume from IndiaMART and Facebook that needs follow-up discipline more than marketing automationnot Kylas
  • A ten-person B2B sales team priced out of Salesforce or HubSpot that still needs pipeline reporting and quotation generationnot Kylas
  • An agency that wants to white-label a CRM for its own clients at 299 US dollars for the first year rather than build onenot Kylas
  • A real estate firm that runs its entire sales conversation over WhatsApp and needs those threads attached to the lead recordnot Kylas

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Kylas

  • Unlimited users only moves the meter rather than removing it: records are capped, and expanding beyond one hundred thousand costs 500 INR per twenty thousand, which becomes the real cost driver for any business with a large lead database.
  • Core functionality such as workflows, email templates and email tracking is sold as separate add-ons from 500 to 800 INR a month, so the advertised flat rate is not what an automated sales operation actually pays.
  • The free Embark plan caps records at ten thousand and explicitly cannot be expanded, so it is a trial with no upgrade path in place rather than a workable long term free tier.
  • Kylas is built around Indian sales practice and its integration marketplace is dominated by Indian telephony, payments and lead sources, which makes it a poor fit for companies selling primarily into Europe or North America.
  • Onboarding is charged at 25,000 INR one-off with training at 5,000 INR per three hour session, so first year cost is meaningfully above twelve months of subscription.

Solid Performers

  • Monthly billing carries a five-user minimum, so the advertised 10 US dollars per user is really a 50 US dollar monthly floor, and teams of two or three must either overbuy seats or lock into annual billing.
  • Common capabilities are charged as separate one-off add-ons rather than included: 249 US dollars for setup and training, 99 for SMS and 149 for WhatsApp, which can double first-year cost for a small team.
  • The integration catalogue is small and skewed to Indian channels such as IndiaMART and WhatsApp, so a European or North American team will find its usual marketing, support and finance tools absent.
  • It is a small vendor with support aligned to Indian business hours, which means slow turnaround for customers in the Americas and a genuine continuity risk for a system holding your entire pipeline.
  • Functionality is sales-first with no meaningful marketing automation or customer service module, so growth beyond pipeline management means adding another product rather than another tier.

Pricing, plan by plan

Kylas

Free
  • EmbarkFree
    • Free for life
    • Unlimited users
    • Ten thousand records, not expandable
  • Elevate$12999/month
    • Flat rate for unlimited users, not per seat
    • One hundred thousand records, expandable
    • Quarterly, half-yearly and annual billing terms
  • Exceed$undefined/month
    • Custom pricing
    • Unlimited users
    • Around 1.1 million records, adjustable

Solid Performers

On request
  • Square (monthly)$10/month
    • Lead and deal management
    • Unlimited records and storage
    • Follow-up reminders and tasks
  • Pentagon (monthly)$15/month
    • Everything in Square
    • Quotations and proposals
    • Additional automation
  • Hexagon (monthly)$20/month
    • Unlimited feature access
    • Advanced reporting
    • Minimum five users on monthly billing, so 100 USD a month is the real floor
  • Square (annual)$100/year
    • Same as Square monthly
    • Two months free versus monthly billing
    • No five-user minimum on annual billing

Which should you pick?

Choose Kylas if

  • You need unlimited users on every plan.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want lead and deal management.
Kylas review

Choose Solid Performers if

  • You need lead management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want deal pipelines.
Solid Performers review

Questions people ask

Is Kylas or Solid Performers better?
Neither clearly leads. Kylas starts at Free and Solid Performers at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kylas or Solid Performers?
Kylas has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Kylas and On request for Solid Performers.
Does Kylas or Solid Performers run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Kylas for free?
Yes. Kylas has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Solid Performers starts at On request.
What is Kylas best used for?
Kylas is most often used for a twenty five person indian inside sales team where per seat crm pricing would cost several times a flat monthly rate, a company that wants every employee including support and delivery staff to see customer records without buying them seats, a business with high sales headcount turnover that does not want to renegotiate licence counts every quarter, an indian sme needing native whatsapp, indiamart and local telephony connections rather than a western crm with adapters. Of those, a twenty five person indian inside sales team where per seat crm pricing would cost several times a flat monthly rate and a company that wants every employee including support and delivery staff to see customer records without buying them seats are not what Solid Performers is typically brought in for.
What can Kylas do that Solid Performers cannot?
Kylas covers Unlimited users on every plan, Lead and deal management, Record based limits, Workflow automation. Solid Performers covers Lead management, Deal pipelines, Unlimited records and storage, Quotations and proposals.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Kylas: What does Kylas cost?

The Elevate plan is a flat rate of about 12,999 INR per month for unlimited users, with quarterly, half-yearly and annual terms. There is a free Embark plan and a custom Exceed tier.

Solid Performers: What does Solid Performers actually cost to start?

On monthly billing, 50 US dollars a month, because the cheapest tier is 10 US dollars per user with a five-user minimum. Annual billing removes the minimum at 100 US dollars per user per year.

Kylas: Does unlimited users really mean unlimited?

Yes for seats. The limit is on records: ten thousand on the free plan, one hundred thousand on Elevate, expandable at 500 INR per twenty thousand.

Solid Performers: Is pricing available in rupees?

Yes. The pricing page offers INR alongside USD, and Indian customers are the primary market.

Kylas: What is not included in the flat rate?

Workflows, email templates, email tracking, the security module and BI analytics are add-ons from 500 to 5,000 INR per month. Onboarding is 25,000 INR one-off.

Solid Performers: Is setup included?

No. Setup and training is a separate one-off charge of 249 US dollars.

Kylas: Is it usable outside India?

It works, but the integration marketplace and sales workflows are built for the Indian market and the pricing is quoted in rupees.

Solid Performers: Can I resell it under my own brand?

Yes. White labelling is 299 US dollars for the first year and 99 US dollars per year afterwards.

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