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Best CRM for education consultants: 7 calling apps for counsellors

A good CRM for an education consultancy follows each student and parent across phone calls, WhatsApp chats and video calls until the intake deadline. Calling CRM is our app and is listed first; six other calling apps are ordered after it for counsellors doing this daily.

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Ranked for counselling teams
Phone, WhatsApp and video calls
Facts checked 23 October 2026

Updated 23 October 2026

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TL;DR · SHORT ANSWER

What is the best CRM for education consultants?

Counsellors need calls and WhatsApp in one student record. Calling CRM logs SIM, WhatsApp and video calls together; NLCaller suits teams using WhatsApp drips.

Best for phone, WhatsApp and video calls together: Calling CRM
Best for slow-burn WhatsApp nurturing: NLCaller
Best for Instagram and Facebook ad enquiries on Android: Dialmio

The list

Best CRM for education consultants: the 7 apps, compared for student counselling

Students and parents rarely answer the same channel twice. Each card notes how many of those channels land in one record and which languages are covered. We picked the order ourselves.

1
Calling CRM
callingcrm.in

Best for: consultancies whose students switch between phone calls, WhatsApp and video calls.

A counselling call on WhatsApp, Google Meet or Zoom is logged next to SIM calls, so the student’s timeline stays whole even when they have moved abroad. International numbers are formatted correctly for display and dialling, and counsellors can start a WhatsApp video call from the same sheet.
Parents and students can each carry their own reminder on one record. The counselling workflow is on the CRM for education consultants page.

Worth knowing: It does not track university applications or visa stages; those need custom fields or another system.
See Calling CRM
2
RMDialer
rmdialer.com

Best for: consultancies that want a web CRM and recordings for training new counsellors.

rmdialer.com supports call recording, set up in training, plus a web CRM and selfie attendance for office staff.

Worth knowing: Whether video counselling sessions get logged is something rmdialer.com does not say.
RMDialer vs Calling CRM, in detail
3
NLCaller
nlcaller.com

Best for: counsellors nurturing undecided students over several weeks.

nlcaller.com lists a WhatsApp drip series and conference calls, which lets a parent join a counselling call. It runs in 40+ languages on Android and iPhone.

Worth knowing: Logging of WhatsApp or video calls in the call history is not stated on its site.
NLCaller vs Calling CRM, in detail
4
Dialmio
dialmio.com

Best for: Android teams buying Instagram and Facebook student leads.

dialmio.com takes Facebook and Instagram lead ads straight into the CRM, rotates them between counsellors and offers 40 languages.

Worth knowing: Counsellors on iPhone are not covered; dialmio.com says there is no iPhone app.
Dialmio vs Calling CRM, in detail
5
Telodial
telodial.com

Best for: consultancies that call student lists over WhatsApp.

telodial.com can ring a student list through WhatsApp, capped at 20 a day unless you raise it, and a counselling session held on Meet or Zoom still lands in the team’s history.

Worth knowing: The app’s language range is not stated; support runs in English, Hindi and Marathi.
Telodial vs Calling CRM, in detail
6
Telecalling Software
telecallingsoftware.com

Best for: a multilingual front desk on Android phones.

telecallingsoftware.com offers 40 languages, caller ID with spam flags and offline working for its Android 8+ telecalling app.

Worth knowing: WhatsApp features and iPhone support for callers are not stated.
Telecalling Software vs Calling CRM, in detail
7
AutoDial CRM
autodialcrm.in

Best for: teams running education fairs and campus visits.

Staff working an education fair can be followed on the autodialcrm.in live route, and students who join over a video app are recorded next to ordinary SIM calls.

Worth knowing: Lead assignment is manual on its site.
AutoDial CRM vs Calling CRM, in detail

This list is written by Calling CRM. The order is our editorial choice, with our own app first; use each "Best for" line and the table to pick what fits you. Facts about other apps come only from their own websites, checked 23 October 2026. Other companies are independent of Calling CRM.

Features

Best CRM for education consultants comparison table

Three things counsellors ask about first. Where a vendor’s site is silent, the cell reads “Not stated”.

Education consultant calling CRMs compared, checked 23 October 2026
App	WhatsApp and video calls logged	WhatsApp tools	App languages	Best for
Calling CRM	WhatsApp, Meet and Zoom	Chat, bulk, auto messages, calls	40+ with right-to-left	Multi-channel counselling
RMDialer	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Training with recordings
NLCaller	Not stated	Drip series	40+	Long nurturing
Dialmio	Not stated	Not stated	40	Ad enquiries
Telodial	WhatsApp, Meet and Zoom	List dialling over WhatsApp	Not stated	WhatsApp calling lists
Telecalling Software	Not stated	Not stated	40	Front desk
AutoDial CRM	WhatsApp, Meet and Zoom	List dialling over WhatsApp	Not stated	Fairs and visits

How we chose the best CRM for education consultants

Counselling conversations jump between a phone call with a parent, a WhatsApp chat with the student and a video call once the student is abroad. We gave most weight to whether all of that lands in one record, then to WhatsApp depth and to languages.

The ranking is ours: we make Calling CRM, so it comes first. Every claim about a rival was taken from that rival’s website on 23 October 2026 and from nowhere else.

Best CRM for study abroad consultants: a counsellor’s buying checklist

Are international numbers stored and dialled in the right format?
Do WhatsApp and video calls show next to normal phone calls?
Can the mother, the father and the student each get their own callback?
Can you add fields such as target country, course and intake month?
Do chats stay with the consultancy when a counsellor resigns?

Best CRM for education consultants vs an application management system

Apps on this list run the conversation side of admissions. Tracking applications across universities, documents per institution and visa steps belongs to application management systems, which this list does not cover.

Best CRM for education consultants: limits of this list

Only phone-calling CRMs are ranked; application and visa management platforms are outside it.
University partner portals and commission tracking are not compared.
No prices are shown, and features may have changed after 23 October 2026.
Calling CRM is the author and is listed first; each “best for” line says where another app fits better.

FAQ

Best CRM for education consultants FAQ

What is the best CRM for consultants who counsel students by phone?

One that keeps calls, WhatsApp chats and video calls in a single student record. Calling CRM logs all three beside SIM calls.

Is Calling CRM the best CRM for education consultants?

It is a strong fit for phone and WhatsApp counselling. If you mainly need university application tracking, an application management system fits better.

Which education consultant CRM logs WhatsApp video calls with students?

Three do: Calling CRM, Telodial and AutoDial CRM keep video and WhatsApp calls in the call history. The other four sites are silent on it.

Can an education consultant CRM handle students’ foreign numbers?

Calling CRM formats overseas numbers correctly on screen and when it dials them. The rival sites do not mention foreign numbers.

Which counselling CRM suits Instagram student leads?

Dialmio names Instagram lead ads directly. Calling CRM tags Instagram as a source and imports ad leads from a Google Sheet on a schedule.

Can parents and students get separate reminders in one consultancy CRM?

Calling CRM lets one record carry as many callbacks as you need, so the parent’s Sunday call and the student’s weekday call stay distinct. Rival sites do not cover this.

Do education consultant CRMs on this list work in regional languages?

Calling CRM offers 40+ languages, NLCaller 40+, Dialmio and Telecalling Software 40. The others do not state app languages.

What happens to student chats when a counsellor leaves?

In Calling CRM, WhatsApp CRM chats stay in the business account. Check how each other app handles this before you choose.

Can a consultancy CRM track the target country and intake?

Yes, with custom lead fields in Calling CRM, which can also be used in filters. No other app here advertises custom fields on its site.

Should a small consultancy pick a calling CRM or a full education CRM?

Start with a calling CRM if most work is counselling calls and WhatsApp. Add an application system once you manage many universities per student.