Colara
Colara: A broad wedding planning and business platform with free entry and role-specific paid plans. Ranked #4 of 32 in Wedding Planning Software by our editors (7.9/10); pricing: Free plan; best for professional planners needing an all-in-one platform.
At a glance
- Editor score7.9 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forProfessional planners needing an all-in-one platform
- Free planYes
- Paid from$29/mo
- Guest managementYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- AI timeline builder, day-of command center, and collaboration tools
- Guest, RSVP, seating, budget, vendor, and venue planning features
- Integrations with Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Zoom, Zapier, and Microsoft 365
Where it doesn't
- Free CRM accounts retain one wedding workspace
- Planner-specific paid plans start at $49 per month
- Features are divided across planner, photographer, couple, and vendor plans
Our verdict on Colara
Colara is a wedding planning and business-management platform for professional planners, photographers, couples, and wedding vendors. Its workspace brings together wedding day timelines, vendor coordination, guest lists, RSVPs, seating charts, venue floor plans, budgets, websites, galleries, contracts, proposals, invoices, payments, and client portals. Multi-role collaboration permissions, task boards, and the Chrome client lookup extension make it suited to teams managing client and event information across the planning process. Couples can plan with a free plan, while professionals can use a free CRM or choose a role-specific paid tier.
Pricing is structured by audience. Free CRM provides unlimited leads, clients, jobs, proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments, plus a branded client portal; planners and photographers retain one wedding workspace with the AI timeline builder. Planner Starter costs $49 per month and adds a full workspace, timelines, vendors, contracts, invoicing, and couples. Planner Unlimited costs $99 per month, adds unlimited weddings, and removes the platform fee on client payments. Photographer plans cost $39 or $69 per month, while Couples Free and Vendor CRM Free provide no-cost entry points. Couples Pro costs $99 one time and adds full timeline editing and premium features.
The platform’s breadth is its clearest distinction. Planners can combine AI-assisted timelines with budgets, vendor portals, client collaboration, guest management, and day-of coordination, while integrations with Stripe, Google Calendar, QuickBooks Online, Zoom, Zapier, Dropbox, and Microsoft 365 support surrounding business workflows. The tradeoff is plan complexity: capabilities are separated across professional, couple, photographer, and vendor offerings, and the free CRM retains one wedding workspace. Colara fits planners who want business administration and wedding operations in one system; a narrower tool may suit teams that need only timelines, guest management, or one isolated planning function.
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Colara fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $29/mo |
| Budget tracking | Yes |
| Vendor management | Yes |
| Guest management | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes |
| Seating chart | Yes |
| Timeline tools | Yes |
| Collaboration level | Multi_role |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension |
| Support | Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7 integrations: Stripe, Google Calendar, QuickBooks Online, Zoom, Zapier, Dropbox … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | colara.co |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Colara integrations
Colara lists 7 integrations on its own site.
- Stripe
- Google Calendar
- QuickBooks Online
- Zoom
- Zapier
- Dropbox
- Microsoft 365
Alternatives to Colara
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- Zola Wedding PlannerA broad free planner for couples who want registry, guest, budget, and vendor tools together.8.8
- BridebookA comprehensive free planner covering budgets, guests, vendors, RSVPs, and seating.8.5
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