WhatsApp-native · built for South Africa

Find the lead.
Reach them where
they reply.

The lead-to-customer tool for people who sell on their phone. Capture a lead, reach them on WhatsApp or email, let a light AI draft the follow-up and close before it goes cold.

No credit card required · Runs end-to-end on demo data · POPIA-built

Cold
Warm
Hot
Won
A lead has a temperature and it moves. Cold → Warm → Hot → Won.

One tool for the whole loop WhatsApp, email & a light AI

AI reply assistAfter-hours auto-replyEmail fallbackWhatsApp number healthFollow-up cadencesPayment linksCalendar & bookingsAd campaigns
Quotes & invoicesQR captureCSV importVoice notesPOPIA audit trailOpt-out enforcedGoing-cold nudgeWho-to-call queue

The loop

The whole product is one idea: a lead has a temperature, and it moves.

01

Cold

A fresh lead lands from your form, a CSV, an ad, or a WhatsApp.

02

Warm

One tap fires the first follow-up on the channel they answer.

03

Hot

They reply the lead jumps to Hot and the chat is open.

04

Won

Send a payment link, mark it paid, and it's a real deal.

Reach them

One thread. The whole deal from “hi” to paid.

Connect your WhatsApp and Thola becomes your WhatsApp: every reply lands in one inbox your team can answer. It knows the 24-hour window, so it lets you free-type when the chat's open and nudges you to an approved template when it isn't.

  • Honest delivery states sent, delivered, read. Never a fake tick.
  • A reply moves the lead to Hot automatically; “won” still waits for you.
  • Voice notes, images, templates with per-lead variables.
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Thabo Nkosi

online

Warm
Hi Thabo, this one ticks your boxes. Want a viewing on Saturday morning?09:14
Waiting on a reply…

Everything in the loop

An operator-grade tool, not a brochure.

Reach

A WhatsApp inbox the team shares

Conversations sorted by who's waiting on you, the 24-hour window built in, and honest delivery states on every message.

Free reply · 22h left delivered · read3 need a reply

Email, when WhatsApp can't

Number not on WhatsApp? Thola switches the same follow-up to email automatically one thread, two channels.

WhatsApp Email
New · AI assistant

A light AI that drafts you send

It suggests a reply from the thread, writes templates and ad copy, sums up a long chat, and can auto-acknowledge after hours. Always a draft a human sends never a bot pretending to be you.

Reply assist Templates & ad copy Thread summary After-hours auto-reply

We protect your number

Thola watches your WhatsApp quality rating and eases off or pauses before Meta ever flags or blocks you.

Quality: green · healthy
Capture

Pull leads in from everywhere

A branded capture form with a scannable QR, CSV import, click-to-WhatsApp links, Meta lead-ad sync, and inbound messages each entering with a recorded lawful basis.

Capture form QR code CSV import Meta lead ads WhatsApp inbound

Know which ad pays

Track every campaign to the lead and the rand cost-per-lead, cost-per-won, ROAS. You run the ad; Thola measures it.

42 leadsR38 / lead4.1× ROAS

Follow-up cadences

Day 0 / 2 / 5 sequences across WhatsApp and email that auto-pause the moment a lead replies or closes.

Day 0Day 2Day 5

Get paid in the chat

Send a payment link inside the thread; mark it paid and the lead is Won.

PayFastYocoOzow Paid

Who to call now

A ranked queue by urgency and quality your next best action, every time.

1ThaboReplied
2AishaHot
3ZaneleFollow-up due

Book it in the chat

Set a viewing or call from the thread month / week / day views, drag to reschedule, WhatsApp or email confirmation + .ics.

Viewing · Sat 10:00 · confirmed

Quote to invoice

Build an A4 quote or invoice, share it as a link, get it printed or paid VAT and numbering handled.

QuoteInvoice Share link

Never goes cold

Reminders, a “due today” list, and a going-cold nudge so nothing slips.

2 leads going cold re-engage

Honest by design

Built to be trusted with people's data from the first commit.

Opt-out is absolute

A STOP blocks every future send to that number, account-wide enforced in the data layer.

Won by a human

Thola nudges and suggests, but it never claims a sale on its own.

Everything audited

Every personal-data read, send, export and erasure is logged.

Dormant by default

Every paid service runs as a mock until you add credentials. R0 to run.

Built for your trade

Pick your industry your pipeline and message pack come ready.

Real estate

Agents and agencies working buyer and seller enquiries.

Auto dealers

Used and new vehicle sales chasing test-drive bookings.

Home services & trades

Plumbers, electricians, builders quoting jobs.

Professional services

Consultants, accountants, agencies booking discovery calls.

Hospitality & short-stay

Guesthouses and short-stay hosts converting enquiries to bookings.

Pricing

A flat price, plus your Meta bill at cost.

No markup. No prepaid credits. You connect your own WhatsApp number and pay Meta directly Thola never marks up your messages. Compare that to the others' fee + markup + credits.

14-day full-feature trial · the only WhatsApp lead tool built for POPIA.

Free

Bring your own number the core loop, free forever.

Free
  • 100 leads
  • Your own WhatsApp number
  • 1 seat
  • no AI
Start free

Starter

For a solo hustler testing the water.

R 349/mo
  • 100 leads
  • 200 Thola sends/mo
  • 1 seat
  • no AI
Choose Starter
Most popular

Growth

For a small team chasing every lead.

R 799/mo
  • 2 000 leads
  • 5 000 Thola sends/mo
  • 3 seats
  • AI assistant
Choose Growth

Scale

For agencies running at volume bring your own number.

R 1 899/mo
  • Unlimited leads
  • 20 000 Thola sends/mo
  • 10 seats
  • AI assistant
Choose Scale

Stop losing leads to a silent inbox.

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