# Pipedrive alternative when the deal has to reach the money

Pipedrive is a visual sales pipeline. Krokul keeps the pipeline and continues the same deal into a contract, invoices, payments, project hours, MRR and client margin.

- Contract, invoices and payments from the deal
- Project hours and client margin
- Unlimited users on every plan

## Krokul and Pipedrive, process by process

As of October 2026. Competitor facts checked on 8 October 2026 against the vendor’s public sources; prices are the vendor’s list prices, excluding taxes.

| Criterion | Pipedrive | Krokul |
|---|---|---|
| Deal → quote → contract → invoice → payment | Partly — Quotes and document templates in Smart Docs (Premium and Ultimate, or an add-on); invoices through the Xero or QuickBooks integration | Yes — In one deal card, payments from bank statements |
| Project, hours, certificate from hours | Partly — Projects as an add-on or on higher plans; time tracking not found in public documentation | Yes — Project from the deal, timer, certificate from hours |
| Project and client margin | Not found — not found in public documentation | Yes — Revenue minus the cost of hours and cost of goods |
| Subscriptions and MRR | Not found — not found in public documentation | Yes — MRR movements, scheduled invoices, month close |
| Client price lists and terms | Partly — Product catalogue with a price per currency and variants; client price tiers, stock and reservations not found | Yes — Price list by tier, quantity breaks, credit limit |
| Client portal | Not found — not found in public documentation | Yes — Orders at the client’s prices, documents, payments |
| Partners: deal registration and rewards | Not found — not found in public documentation | Yes — Partner portal, registration for a set period, scheme-based rewards |
| API and MCP | Yes — Public API; official MCP server on all plans | Yes — Public API v1, webhooks, MCP server |
| Pricing model | Per seat per month, billed annually: Lite €14, Growth €39, Premium €59, Ultimate €79 (monthly billing €24, €49, €79, €99); add-ons priced separately; prices exclude VAT | Unlimited users; $0 / $149 / $399 per month for depth of the chain |
| Where data is stored | Yes — AWS regions in Frankfurt, Dublin and London (and the US); placement by region of registration | Yes — European Union |

## Who Krokul fits

### Who Krokul is for

B2B companies with a long sales cycle, where a deal continues into a contract, invoices, payments, a project, hours and margin: integrators and implementation firms, SaaS and subscription services, agencies and project firms, software vendors with partners, B2B distribution.

### Who Krokul is not for

B2C retail, point of sale and shops, warehouse logistics (WMS), manufacturing ERP, and teams whose main need is marketing automation or a mobile app for staff. Krokul’s honest limits: no 2FA or SSO, no e-signature, no Gantt charts, no direct bank connection and no report builder; Google Calendar sync is one-way.

## Questions and answers

### Is Krokul a Pipedrive alternative?

Yes, if your deals continue into contracts, staged invoices, projects with hours or subscriptions. Krokul has a pipeline board too, and after the deal is won the same record carries the documents, payments, hours and margin.

### How are invoices handled in each product?

Pipedrive sends invoices through its Xero or QuickBooks integration, which needs a subscription to that system. In Krokul the invoice is created from the deal or from a quote, payments are recorded from bank statements, and receivables are grouped by days overdue.

### How do the pricing models differ?

Pipedrive is priced per seat: Lite €14, Growth €39, Premium €59 and Ultimate €79 per seat per month billed annually (€24, €49, €79 and €99 billed monthly), excluding VAT, with add-ons such as Smart Docs and Projects priced separately. Krokul has unlimited users on every plan: Deals $0, Money $149 and Margin $399 per month.

### How long does it take to start with Krokul?

On your own, from a few minutes: one question about your business type sets up the pipeline, sources and texts, and data comes in from spreadsheets with rollback. You can start free on the Deals plan.

### Can I track project hours in Krokul?

Yes. A won deal becomes a project, hours are logged with a timer against the package, the completion certificate is built from actual hours, and client margin is calculated from them.

### Do both work with AI agents?

Yes. Pipedrive has an official MCP server on all plans. Krokul has an MCP server and a public API v1; agents work only within the access rights of the user or API key.

## About this data

As of October 2026. Information about Pipedrive comes from the vendor’s public sources, checked on 8 October 2026: pipedrive.com/en/pricing (checked 9 October 2026), support.pipedrive.com (Smart Docs, Projects billing, Products, data security), pipedrive.com/en/blog/invoicing-pipedrive, pipedrive.com newsroom (native MCP server). “Not found in public documentation” means exactly that, not “can’t do it”. Spotted an outdated fact? Tell the assistant in the chat on this page — your message reaches our team, and we’ll correct the page with a new check date. Pipedrive is a trademark of its owner; Krokul is not affiliated with Pipedrive.

## Test it on a real deal

Add one real deal and take it to a quote for free. Then contract, invoice and payment on the Money plan.

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App: https://app.krokul.com/ · API: https://app.krokul.com/api/v1/docs