# Lumion vs Halda

> Built first for career schools, with social DMs, one shared inbox, payment plans and published pricing.

Last updated November 13, 2026. Page: https://lumion.ai/compare/lumion-vs-halda

**In short.** Lumion is built first for career schools: its AI answers calls, texts, chat, email and Instagram, Facebook and TikTok DMs 24/7 in one shared inbox, follows up through journeys and collects tuition through payment plans, from $495 a month. Halda is an AI enrollment platform for colleges, universities and K-12 schools on top of Slate or Salesforce, priced by quote; social DMs and payments are not described in its product pages (as of Nov 13, 2026).

## Where Lumion wins

### Built for career schools

- Lumion: Lumion is built first for career schools and works for any business that runs on leads.
- Halda: Halda's pages describe colleges, universities and K-12 independent schools as its customers; career schools are not named (as of Nov 13, 2026). [1]

### Every channel, one shared inbox

- Lumion: Lumion's AI answers calls, texts, website chat, email and Instagram, Facebook and TikTok DMs, and your team works every conversation from one Unified Inbox.
- Halda: Halda works across the web, email, SMS and voice, and conversations land on each student's timeline; social DMs and a shared inbox are not described in its product pages (as of Nov 13, 2026). [1, 4]

### Payments built in

- Lumion: Lumion Payments adds payment plans, invoices and checkout for $250 a month on any plan.
- Halda: Payment features are not described in Halda's product pages (as of Nov 13, 2026). [1–3]

### Pricing you can see

- Lumion: Core $495, Plus $795 and Pro $1,995 a month, with AI credits included.
- Halda: Halda is priced to each institution by custom quote. [3]

## Lumion vs Halda at a glance

| | Lumion | Halda |
|---|---|---|
| **The AI, 24/7** | | |
| Answers phone calls | Yes, 24/7, on every plan | Yes: an SMS and voice agent [2] |
| Answers texts | Yes, 24/7, on every plan | Yes [2] |
| Answers website chat | Yes, 24/7, on every plan | On your website through AI Search [2] |
| Answers email | Yes, 24/7, on every plan | Yes: AI behavioral emails and drip campaigns [4] |
| Answers Instagram, Facebook and TikTok DMs | Yes, 24/7, on every plan | Not described in Halda's product pages (as of Nov 13, 2026) [1–2] |
| **One system** | | |
| One inbox for every channel | Yes: phone, SMS, email, mail, website chat and Instagram, Facebook and TikTok DMs, plus iPhone and Android apps | Conversations land on each student's timeline; a shared inbox is not described (as of Nov 13, 2026) [4] |
| Follow-up journeys | Customer Journeys: inbound on Core; outbound and re-engagement on Plus; unlimited custom journeys on Pro | Behavior-triggered emails, drip campaigns and stalled-application nudges [3–4] |
| Your CRM, or ours | Connects to Salesforce, HubSpot or LeadSquared on every plan, or runs as your CRM; API included | Sits on top of Slate or Salesforce [2–3] |
| Phone system | 1 number on Core and Plus; a full phone system with 25 numbers and porting on Pro | Phone numbers and porting not described (as of Nov 13, 2026) [1–2] |
| Payments and payment plans | $250 a month on any plan: payment plans, including interest-bearing ones serviced under NMLS licensing in 48 states, plus invoices, employer payments, POS terminals and checkout | Not described in Halda's product pages (as of Nov 13, 2026) [1–3] |
| **What you pay** | | |
| Published pricing | Yes: Core $495, Plus $795 and Pro $1,995 a month; 10% less paid annually | No: priced to each institution by custom quote [3] |
| AI and messaging in the price | Yes: 250 to 4,000 AI credits a month, plus team calls, texts and emails (Core: 2,000 minutes and 5,000 texts and emails) | Not described (as of Nov 13, 2026) [3] |
| Dedicated customer success manager | Yes, on every plan | Guided setup; most colleges live within 90 days [3] |

## Pricing (as published, checked November 13, 2026)

**Lumion**

- Core: $495 / mo
- Plus: $795 / mo
- Pro: $1,995 / mo
- Enterprise: Custom
- Paid annually: 10% less
- AI credits included: 250 to 4,000 / mo
- Extra AI credits: 100 for $39
- Payments add-on: $250 / mo

Every plan is a 12-month agreement, billed monthly or paid annually up front.

**Halda**

- Pricing: Not published
- Priced by: Your institution
- How to buy: Custom quote

Halda's site says it isn't based on a generic rate card. [3]

## Who each one is for

**Choose Lumion if**

- You're a career school, or another business that lives on fast replies to leads.
- Your leads DM you on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.
- You want one shared inbox your team works from.
- You want payment plans and published pricing in the same system.

**Choose Halda if**

- You're a college, university or K-12 school that runs Slate or Salesforce.

## Switching from Halda to Lumion

If you run Salesforce, Lumion connects to it; if you don't, Lumion can be your CRM.

1. **Connect your CRM.** Lumion links to Salesforce, HubSpot or LeadSquared on every plan, or it can be your CRM.
2. **Bring your channels.** Point your phone line, texting, website chat and Instagram, Facebook and TikTok accounts at Lumion. Pro adds a full phone system and number porting.
3. **Train your AI agent.** Give it your knowledge, rules and skills, and test it before it talks to a lead.
4. **Turn on journeys.** Start with the inbound journey on Core. Plus adds outbound and re-engagement journeys.

A dedicated customer success manager works through it with you on every plan.

## From a Lumion customer

**4** follow-ups per student, every one sent by Lumion's AI. Arclabs Welding School put 1,249 interviewed-but-not-enrolled students from Salesforce into a Lumion journey. In the first 3 weeks, Lumion's AI reached 1,151 of them by text and phone.

_Median touches per student reached, Sep 21–Oct 12, 2026. Touches are delivered texts plus AI calls that were answered or reached voicemail. Lumion data._

## Questions, answered

### Is Lumion a good alternative to Halda?

Yes, especially for career schools. Lumion's AI answers calls, texts, chat, email and Instagram, Facebook and TikTok DMs in one shared inbox and collects tuition through payment plans, from $495 a month. Halda is an AI enrollment platform for colleges and K-12 schools that runs on top of Slate or Salesforce. [1–2]

### How much does Halda cost?

Halda doesn't publish prices. Its site says Halda is priced to your institution, not based on a generic rate card, and it offers a custom quote. Checked November 13, 2026. [3]

### How much does Lumion cost?

Core $495, Plus $795 and Pro $1,995 a month, on a 12-month agreement; paying the year up front takes 10% off. Enterprise is custom. Every plan includes AI credits (250, 1,000 or 4,000 a month), and Payments is $250 a month on any plan.

### Does Halda work with career schools?

Halda's own pages describe colleges, universities and K-12 independent schools as its customers; career schools are not named there as of November 13, 2026. Lumion is built first for career schools. [1]

### Does Halda handle tuition payments?

Payment features are not described in Halda's product pages as of November 13, 2026. Lumion Payments, $250 a month on any plan, includes payment plans, invoices and checkout. [1–3]

## Sources

Every Halda fact comes from Halda's own website, help center or announcements, checked November 13, 2026. "Not listed" or "not described" means we didn't find it on the pages named, that day.

1. [Halda homepage](https://www.halda.ai/): Universities, private colleges and K-12 independent schools; web, email, SMS and voice. Page date: not shown.
2. [Halda platform](https://www.halda.ai/platform): SMS and voice agent; AI Search; connects to Slate and Salesforce. Page date: not shown.
3. [Halda for higher education](https://www.halda.ai/higher-education): Priced to your institution; stalled-application nudges; most institutions live within 90 days. Page date: not shown.
4. [Release radar, August and September 2026](https://www.halda.ai/post/release-radar-august-and-september-2026): Conversations land on the lead timeline; behavioral emails and drip campaigns. Page date: Sep 2026.
- L1. [Lumion pricing](https://lumion.ai/pricing): Every Lumion fact on this page: plans, prices, AI credits, channels, integrations, Payments and compliance.
- L2. Lumion customer data, Arclabs Welding School: The follow-up figures under “From a Lumion customer” (Sep 21–Oct 12, 2026).

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