Creatio vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Creatio offers an agentic CRM and workflow platform. Its offerings include Creatio Studio, a no-code agentic platform to build applications and AI agents with natural language and visual designers, and a CRM suite with embedded AI agents across Creatio Marketing, Sales, and Service. The platform also includes industry workflows across 19 verticals and a range of marketplace add-ons. Creatio products can be purchased separately or as a unified CRM solution to…
$10,000
per year (minimum price for new users)
Zoho CRM
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Zoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.
$14
per month
Pricing
CreatioZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
Growth
$25
per month per user
Enterprise
$55
per month per user
Unlimited
$85
per month per user
Standard
$14.00
Per User/Per Month
Professional
$23.00
Per User/Per Month
Enterprise
$40.00
Per User/Per Month
Ultimate
$52.00
Per User/Per Month
Plus
$57.00
Per User/Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CreatioZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
Additional DetailsCreatio Sales, Creatio Marketing, and Creatio Service are available as add-ons for $15 per month, per user. Creatio AI is included in every tier of the Creatio platform (Growth, Enterprise, and Unlimited). Creatio AI starts at $5,000 per year
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Community Pulse
CreatioZoho CRM
Considered Both Products
Creatio
Chose Creatio
Sure, the low code approach is eating the world and [is] a powerful feature in this CRM. But training time and time for implementation could be much [longer] than expected.
Chose Creatio
We selected Creatio because it's the most optimal system for our current business requirements and their further scale [development]. Also, we valued the support of the vendor and the big community of implement teams.
Zoho CRM

No answer on this topic

Features
CreatioZoho CRM
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
8.6
37 Ratings
0% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Platform Security8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management9.037 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability8.136 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
288 Ratings
6% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.4279 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.2266 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.5196 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.5253 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.5248 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings8.5203 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings8.0203 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.9249 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.2192 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.1
221 Ratings
5% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings7.7172 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.4189 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
266 Ratings
7% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.4261 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.3219 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
263 Ratings
8% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.4248 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.2180 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.3242 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
258 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.2216 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.2235 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.4249 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.1
277 Ratings
5% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.3275 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings8.0222 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.8178 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.2203 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
266 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.2231 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.2261 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
165 Ratings
7% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.1164 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.0156 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.4
210 Ratings
12% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.6207 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.2138 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Creatio
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.4
230 Ratings
11% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.4230 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
CreatioZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(59 ratings)
8.4
(311 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(4 ratings)
7.6
(42 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(40 ratings)
7.8
(172 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(38 ratings)
6.3
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
5.6
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
5.5
(16 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
5.1
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
5.9
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.9
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
CreatioZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Creatio
Creatio is well suited in following scenarios: Complex Business process modelling and automation, Low code No code development which is best for efficient timelines, customized reporting and dashboarding, seamless integration with other technologies. Scenarios where Creatio is less appropriate: Solutions which require high cutomizations on the frontend side as this can be done by javascript modifications but it increases the load on the page and slows it down.
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Zoho
Interfacing with our target clients at the correct minute is crucial in today's society. Another valuable include is its capacity to coordinated with other programs. It helps me in keeping track of the every day work emails I send to my colleagues or get. Zoho CRM makes it straightforward to consequence or send out information agreeing to our needs. Zoho makes a difference keep in mind individuals by means of e-mail and pop-ups, which dispenses with the issue of overlooking follow-ups and reminders. This not as it were helps within the organization of this incredible instrument but moreover within the execution of data.
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Pros
Creatio
  • Creatio's client success team is super. The team is collaborative, solution-oriented, and client-driven. We have weekly meetings with the team. They show up prepared with solutions/ideas to business requests and they are clearly engaged.
  • Creatio's infrastructure team has been critical to our ability to execute our cloud strategy. They have worked with us to set up our testing and production environments within Azure, assisted in testing, and are responsive and flexible to our unique requirements.
  • Creatio has been very flexible to requests for customization. We have taken their low-code out-of-the-box solution and "Ringlerized" it. The benefit for us is an application that meets our niche business needs.
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Zoho
  • Hooks into our website and can import data from forms.
  • Has great automation tools built in.
  • Reporting features are great.
  • Easy to learn, makes it easy for us to onboard new users onto it.
  • Fairly customizable. We have fine tuned it to work the way we need it to.
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Cons
Creatio
  • When we started using Creatio in 2022 the new user interface had just been released and did not include all the features we needed; however, we used a more classic user interface and were still satisfied with the results.
  • The ability to capture a digital signature directly within the application was missing in the base system; however, Creatio connected us with a partner that provided a solution for this specific situation.
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Zoho
  • Need some way to switch a field type without losing the pre-existing data.
  • The settings controls should be broken out differently - I don't like that I can't keep some users from exporting all contact records (i.e., the entire Contacts module) because if the export function is turned off, the export function of Reports for those same modules is also blocked.
  • Frustrating that only 3 custom lookup fields are allowed per module in our license.
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Likelihood to Renew
Creatio
We have always used a CRM and Creatio has proven to be much more effective in meeting our needs than our previous provider. Its customizability will allow us to adapt this product as our business may change in the future.
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Zoho
i have already renewed my subscription twice. I am in the 3rd Year now. I have been using it for a while and have been recommending to my friends as well.. have attended ZOHOLICs the annual program of zoho and it gave me new insights of managing the crm solutoin.
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Usability
Creatio
Because it is so easy to use and navigate through - even the most technophobic people in our company are using it on a regular basis. It is easy to change around and switch through different sections and keep neat and tidy.
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Zoho
The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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Reliability and Availability
Creatio
Other than the daily maintenance window where the server may be inaccessible for a few minutes, there have been no issues with accessing our Creatio site. The daily maintenance window is outside normal business hours so it does not affect our Users - just myself when I am looking to implement changes.
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Zoho
In my many years using Zoho, I think there were only 1 or 2 days when there was something happening and I was not able to log in. Sure, it wasn't fun and we all panicked a bit, but right after that, all was well and work-life continued. Being cloud based, I'm never worried about losing my iPhone, iPad or Laptop as I know I can log in anywhere on any device and workflow won't stop.
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Performance
Creatio
Some Users have reported slow responses from the server at times which seems to be localized. Users are based across four different time zones and the issue is intermittent.
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Zoho
I don't recall every having any issues with a page not loading due to it being a Zoho issue. Anytime I've had any issues with something being wonky, I clear cache and that has always solved the problem. Or a simply computer reboot and we're back, hard at work. Look, I don't expect any product to delivery 100%, 100% of the time but if I had any consistent ongoing issues, I would have left many years ago. I still keep my eyes open to what is new but after a quick evaluation, I know Zoho will long be my home.
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Support Rating
Creatio
The people at the Creatio offices world wide are very friendly, patience and always happy to help. I have a huge respect for them, especially the people that were based in the Ukraine. Still in these strange times they always keep the focus on the customer, where we would have totaly understanded it if it was any different. So huge compliments to the whole team, keep up the energy and the good work
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Zoho
We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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In-Person Training
Creatio
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I attended a Zoho-Holics event in Austin, TX, several years ago, and it blew my mind. So many industries were represented using Zoho in so many different ways. It was unbelievable all that I learned from that experience, as there were features that I wasn't aware of that I immediately started using. Best of all, the trainers were patient and knowledgeable
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Online Training
Creatio
Most of the roadblocks to learning were not discovered until the users were actually in the system using it on a day to day basis. Our Customer Success Manager has offered to setup additional training sessions as needed to close the gaps in our learning. Some areas which required some additional training are setting up filters, dashboards, and generating reports.
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Zoho
There is an endless supply of YouTube videos from Zoho and the many Zoho partners/consultants. Plus, Zoho has it's own library of training videos and webinars to learn from plus an entire community at the ready to answer any questions. While Zoho has been available for many years, there are constantly new training videos and webinars available for the novice and the experienced users.
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Implementation Rating
Creatio
The project manager for our implementation was great to work with and took the time to understand our business. We felt very comfortable going into the project with a reasonable scope of work to provide us with a functional version of Creatio to meet our needs. Unfortunately, we came across multiple challenges with this partner in their deliverables and timelines. Thankfully Creatio was able to provide support resources to ensure we were able to launch. We have since changed partners for our third-party support.
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Zoho
When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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Alternatives Considered
Creatio
The user-friendliness of Creatio was a big selling point along with the low-code initiatives, both of which were important to our business. With Salesforce, unlimited wasn't really unlimited. You couldn't deploy an on-site instance and the overall cost of the system far outweighed the ROI. These are all things Creatio offers, out-of-the-box.
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Zoho
Free user access was one reason to use it more than any other software. Also, for a mid-size organization, the Salesforce cost was a little higher, and Pipedrive was almost similar to Zoho. As we were already using Zoho, we found no urgency to switch.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Creatio
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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Scalability
Creatio
I can see the promise of how it can be customized to other aspects of our business.
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Zoho
We're still in the early stages of scaling this across departments. We have high aspirations of doing this, but it takes time to migrate to the new system and to help people get acquainted of doing their work in a different way thru Zoho.
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Professional Services
Creatio
No answers on this topic
Zoho
In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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Return on Investment
Creatio
  • We went from manually processing Work Orders into Invoices once a day - representing significant impact to turn around speeds - to submitting automatically in real time, eliminating a great deal of human transcription errors and freeing up a great deal of operations time
  • Custom Implementation automation in Creatio has eliminated 4-6 hours of configuration work per sale in comparison to our old manual methods
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Zoho
  • because we are new to the CRM world, we wanted a product that was reasonably priced, yet had the features we were looking for
  • we have found a much higher customer engagement rate and ROI
  • we used to "lose" customers in our makeshift process. Now, all customers are being attended to.
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Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.