The self-serve Koala alternative for developer signal intelligence

Why teams switch from Koala to LeadCognition

Koala helped revenue teams notice buyer intent, but DevTool GTM teams need a source of truth that starts with what developers actually do in public: repositories they star, fork, contribute to, compare, and adopt.

LeadCognition turns those signals into a daily workflow:

• Add your own repositories, competitor repositories, or category keywords as Sources.
• Run Discoveries to find related projects, companies, and people touching your market.
• Review ranked Leads and Companies with public activity, signal strength, source context, and profile previews visible before you spend.
• Unlock only the contacts worth pursuing, then use AI cards, saved views, Slack, and outreach context to act while the signal is fresh.

LeadCognition vs. Koala

Capability	LeadCognition	Koala
Current availability	Live and self-serve	Shut down
Signal source	GitHub activity, repositories, companies, and developer profiles	Website and account intent
Pricing	Free plan plus transparent credit tiers	No current self-serve product
Discovery workflow	Sources, Discoveries, ranked Leads, Companies, saved views, and unlocks	Not available
Developer-led fit	Built for DevTool, infrastructure, API, and open-source GTM	Broader account-based intent

The practical difference

LeadCognition keeps the free discovery layer broad so your team can inspect the market before committing credits. Credits are used when you reveal verified contact paths and the context needed to act on a specific lead.

Pay per unlock.
See everything for free.

Browse leads, companies, signal history, and public profile context for free. Spend credits only when a lead is worth revealing.

1 credit = 1 lead unlock

Every lead's public activity and score stay visible. On paid plans a credit reveals verified email and phone; free trial credits reveal LinkedIn and company.

Free

Try it out, no card needed

$0/mo

50 one-time trial credits

• 2 sources · 1 discovery
• LinkedIn + company reveals
• 3-month signal backfill
• First AI insight free

Start Free

Starter

For solo founders and SDRs

$99/mo

500 credits/month

• 5 sources · 3 discoveries/month
• Email + phone reveals, AI insights
• 2 seats
• 6-month signal backfill
• Add-on credits $0.20 each

Start Starter

Business

For SDR teams and recruiters

Popular

$299/mo

2,000 credits/month

• Everything in Starter
• 10 sources · 10 discoveries/month
• 5 seats
• 12-month signal backfill
• Add-on credits $0.15 each

Start Business

Scale

For high-volume teams

$799/mo

8,000 credits/month

• Everything in Business
• 30 sources
• Unlimited seats and discoveries
• Add-on credits $0.10 each

Start Scale

When LeadCognition is a good fit

Choose LeadCognition when your buyers leave technical evidence before they show up in CRM: stars, forks, issues, pull requests, commits, dependency choices, adjacent repositories, or competitor adoption.

It is especially useful for founder-led GTM, lean SDR teams, developer relations teams supporting pipeline, and recruiters who need proof of real technical activity before reaching out.