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LumaKol vs CallHippo

CallHippo alternative: why teams choose LumaKol

LumaKol lets your team call from the SIM and number already in their phones and logs each call to a calling CRM that is built in, with auto-dial on every plan. CallHippo is a cloud phone system: virtual numbers in 150+ countries, IVR and call routing over the internet, connected to the CRM you already use.

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Checked on 3 November 2026. LumaKol is our product. CallHippo is a trademark of its owner; LumaKol is not affiliated with it. Sources

LumaKol
Our product
vs
CallHippo
From its own site
Number the customer sees
The agent’s own mobile number, which customers recognise and can call backA CallHippo virtual number
What each agent needs
Just an Android phone or iPhone with the work SIMCallHippo in a browser, its Mac or Windows desktop app, or its iOS and Android apps, over the internet
Dialling
Auto-dials the next best lead from a scored queue, one call at a timeClick to dial on every plan
Pricing model
Per seat a month, with no per-minute or setup chargesPer user a month, billed monthly or yearly (yearly saves about 3 months’ cost)
Our verdict

LumaKol is the better choice for teams that call leads and customers from their own phones and want the CRM in the same app. Agents keep their SIM and number, there are no virtual numbers to rent, and on Android every work call logs itself to the lead, with the phone’s own recording matched to it. The CRM, 18+ lead sources, auto-dial and the Power Dialer come built in from a single seat, with a 14-day free trial and paid plans from ₹399$9 a calling seat a month. CallHippo may fit teams that need virtual numbers in several countries, IVR and call routing for an inbound line, or a parallel dialer over the internet.

Choose LumaKol if

Your team calls leads and customers from their own phones, and you want each call logged to a built-in CRM with its outcome and next follow-up, auto-dial included, and seats from one user a month.

Choose CallHippo if

You need virtual numbers in several countries, IVR and call routing for an inbound line, an AI voice agent, or a parallel dialer for high-volume outbound calling over the internet.

Side by side

At a glance

Every CallHippo fact comes from its own website or app-store page, linked in the sources at the end.

  • Number the customer sees
    LumaKol
    The agent’s own mobile number, which customers recognise and can call back
    CallHippo
    A CallHippo virtual number
    Local, toll-free or mobile numbers in 150+ countries; the Basic plan pays only for numbers, and Pro Suite plans include one free number per user
  • What each agent needs
    LumaKol
    Just an Android phone or iPhone with the work SIM
    No headset, softphone or internet calling
    CallHippo
    CallHippo in a browser, its Mac or Windows desktop app, or its iOS and Android apps, over the internet
    At least 2 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up, with wired Ethernet, a headset and a static IP at each location recommended
  • What it is
    LumaKol
    A complete calling CRM
    Leads, calling queue, outcomes, follow-ups, automations, quotes and live reports
    CallHippo
    An AI-powered cloud phone system for sales, support and call centers
    Virtual numbers, IVR, call routing, SMS, AI voice agents and analytics, connected to your CRM
  • Lead sources
    LumaKol
    Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, 99acres, MagicBricks and Housing.com lead emails, form tools, Razorpay, Shopify, Pabbly Connect, Make, webhooks, Google Sheets sync, two-way HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM sync, CSV import and an open API
    CallHippo
    Leads live in your CRM
    50+ integrations, with Zapier, Slack and webhooks on Starter and HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Zoho from Professional
  • Dialling
    LumaKol
    Auto-dials the next best lead from a scored queue, one call at a time
    Power Dialer calls a whole list in one session and stops when the list is done
    CallHippo
    Click to dial on every plan
    Auto-dialing is its separate Parallel Dialer product, from $35 a user a month through sales, and the phone system’s fair usage policy rules out auto-dialing and predictive dialing
  • Call charges
    LumaKol
    None from LumaKol
    Calls go over each SIM’s own mobile plan
    CallHippo
    Starter and above include calling minutes listed as unlimited, within the US and Canada on US numbers or within India on India numbers (fair usage applies
    Premium and toll-free numbers excluded); international calls at its listed rates, and extra incoming minutes at $0.02 a minute once the free pool is used
  • Pricing model
    LumaKol
    Per seat a month, with no per-minute or setup charges
    Calls use the SIM’s own plan
    CallHippo
    Per user a month, billed monthly or yearly (yearly saves about 3 months’ cost)
    Local taxes are added
  • Minimum
    LumaKol
    1 seat
    CallHippo
    No minimum listed for Starter, Professional and Ultimate
    Enterprise needs at least 50 users
  • Free trial
    LumaKol
    14 days free, no card, up to 3 callers
    CallHippo
    10 days free, no credit card needed
    A Basic plan is free for the first 6 months, paying only for numbers
  • WhatsApp
    LumaKol
    Ready templates open in the agent’s own WhatsApp and are logged on the lead
    Drip sequences add WhatsApp steps
    CallHippo
    WhatsApp Business API
    Its own product at $20 a channel a month plus message charges, and included on Pro Suite plans and Enterprise
  • Call recording
    LumaKol
    The phone dialer’s own recordings, matched to the call and saved to your Google Drive
    CallHippo
    Call recording from Professional
    Compliance call recording on Pro Suite Platinum
  • iPhone
    LumaKol
    iPhone app with the same leads, calling queue, outcomes and follow-ups as the Android app
    Calls started from it are logged with an approximate duration
    CallHippo
    iOS and Android apps, plus a web app, Mac and Windows desktop apps and a Chrome extension
  • Numbers in other countries
    LumaKol
    Not offered; LumaKol focuses on SIM calling, so each agent calls from their own mobile number
    CallHippo
    Local, toll-free and mobile numbers in 150+ countries
  • Inbound calls
    LumaKol
    Customers call the agent directly on a number they know
    On Android, incoming and missed calls are logged on the lead
    CallHippo
    Multilingual IVR and call distribution from Professional
    Multilevel IVR, smart DID routing and holiday routing on Ultimate
Why LumaKol

Where LumaKol stands out against CallHippo

Everything below works in LumaKol today.

What you get with LumaKol

  • Customers see the agent’s own mobile number, one they already know and can call back, and there are no virtual numbers to rent.
  • Auto-dial and the Power Dialer are included on every plan; CallHippo sells auto-dialing as a separate Parallel Dialer product, from $35 a user a month.
  • Lower listed prices: LumaKol Starter is ₹399$9 a calling seat a month, against CallHippo Starter at ₹2,500$25 a user billed monthly, and up to 3 managers who don’t call are free. Calls go over each SIM’s own mobile plan, with no per-minute charges from LumaKol.
  • A calling CRM built in: leads, a scored calling queue, outcomes, follow-ups, automations and live reports. CallHippo is a phone system that connects to the CRM you already use.
  • On Android, every work-SIM call with a lead logs itself with its exact duration, including calls from the phone’s own dialer, and the phone’s own recording is matched to the call where the phone records calls.
  • Leads arrive from 18+ lead sources, including Google Ads lead forms, form tools, Shopify, webhooks and portal lead emails, plus Google Sheets sync and two-way HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM sync, straight into the calling queue.
Why LumaKol

Why teams choose LumaKol

Everything below works in LumaKol today, on the web and in the app.

  • Calls log themselves

    On Android, every call on the agent’s own SIM is saved to the lead with its exact duration, outcome and next follow-up, including calls from the phone’s own dialer, and dialer recordings are matched to the call on the phone. On iPhone, calls started from LumaKol are saved with an approximate duration measured by the app.

  • Personal calls stay private

    Only the work SIM you choose is read. Calls with people who are not leads stay on the phone.

  • Leads from 18+ lead sources

    Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, property-portal emails, form tools, Razorpay, Shopify, Pabbly Connect, Make and Google Sheets feed one calling queue, and HubSpot, Pipedrive and Zoho CRM sync both ways.

  • Follow-ups that run themselves

    Round-robin routing, automation rules, lead scoring and drip email sequences sent from your own mailbox.

  • The whole team on one screen

    Live board, attendance, field visits, coaching, Power Dialer calling sessions, quotes and reports by source and agent, plus an open API and webhooks.

  • From ₹399$9 a seat

    Billed monthly from a single seat, with a 14-day free trial and no card needed.

Pricing

Prices compared

LumaKol

14-day free trial
  • Starter
    ₹399$9
    per calling seat / month
  • Growth
    ₹899$19
    per calling seat / month
  • Business
    ₹1,299$29
    per calling seat / month

Billed monthly; about 20% less yearly. Calls use each SIM’s own plan, with no per-minute or setup charges.

See every plan and limit

CallHippo, as listed on its site

Starter, US numbers$19 ($25 monthly)
Professional, US numbers$30 ($40 monthly)
Starter, India numbers₹1,900 (₹2,500 monthly)
Professional, India numbers₹3,000 (₹3,900 monthly)
Parallel DialerFrom $35, through sales

Per user a month, billed yearly, with the monthly price in brackets; local taxes are added. Ultimate is $42 ($55 monthly), or ₹3,800 (₹4,900 monthly) with India numbers. A Basic plan is free for the first 6 months, paying only for numbers. Add-ons such as the AI Voice Agent ($45 a user a month) cost extra.

Switching

Moving to LumaKol

  1. 1

    Export your leads

    Download your leads and contacts from your current tool as a CSV or Excel file.

  2. 2

    Import them

    Upload the file in LumaKol and map the columns once. Duplicates are matched by phone number, and you can split the leads across your callers.

  3. 3

    Reconnect your lead sources

    Connect Google Ads, IndiaMART, JustDial, TradeIndia, portal lead emails, form tools or your website under Integrations → Lead sources, so new enquiries arrive in LumaKol. A Google Sheet syncs under Integrations → Google Sheets, and HubSpot, Pipedrive or Zoho CRM under Integrations → CRM sync.

  4. 4

    Set up the phones

    Each caller installs the LumaKol app and picks the work SIM. Calls are logged from that moment on.

FAQ

Questions

What teams ask when they weigh LumaKol against CallHippo.

Is there a CallHippo alternative that uses your own SIM?

Yes, LumaKol. Each agent calls from the SIM and number already in their phone, and the LumaKol app logs the call to the lead: every work-SIM call on Android, with its exact duration, and calls started from LumaKol on iPhone, with an approximate duration. CallHippo calls run over the internet from a CallHippo virtual number.

Is LumaKol cheaper than CallHippo?

On listed prices, yes. In the US, LumaKol’s Starter, Growth and Business seats are $9, $19 and $29 a month billed monthly, against CallHippo Starter, Professional and Ultimate at $25, $40 and $55 a user billed monthly ($19, $30 and $42 billed yearly). In India, LumaKol is ₹399, ₹899 and ₹1,299 a month, against CallHippo’s ₹2,500, ₹3,900 and ₹4,900 billed monthly for Indian numbers. CallHippo’s plans include calling minutes on its numbers, while LumaKol calls go over each SIM’s own mobile plan, and LumaKol includes auto-dial instead of selling a separate dialer. Compare both price lists above with your team’s size.

Can LumaKol give us virtual numbers or IVR, like CallHippo?

No. LumaKol focuses on SIM calling: each agent calls from their own mobile number, so customers see a number they know and can call back. If you need virtual numbers in many countries, IVR and inbound call routing, a cloud phone system such as CallHippo fits that better.

Can I use LumaKol and CallHippo together?

Some teams keep a cloud line for inbound calls and use LumaKol for outbound and follow-up calls from mobiles. LumaKol logs calls made on the work SIM; calls placed through CallHippo over the internet stay in CallHippo and the CRM it connects to. LumaKol does not connect to CallHippo directly.

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Sources and method

Checked on 3 November 2026. LumaKol is our product. CallHippo is a trademark of its owner; LumaKol is not affiliated with it.

Everything we say about another product comes from its own website or app store listing, with the links at the bottom of each page and the date we checked. Prices and features change, so check their site before you decide. If something is out of date, write to support@lumakol.com and we will correct it.

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