Fin by Intercom vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fin by Intercom
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Fin is Intercom’s AI Agent for customer service, designed to deliver high-quality answers, even for complex queries. It works with any helpdesk, or it can be paired with Intercom’s next-generation Helpdesk to get the full Intercom Customer Service Suite.
$0.99
one-time fee per 1 resolution
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
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
Fin with your current helpdesk
$0.99
one-time fee per 1 resolution
Copilot add-on
$35
per month per user
The Early Stage program
$65
per month (6 support seats)
Proactive Support Plus add-on
$99
per month
Fin with Intercom’s Helpdesk
from $39 + $0.99 per Fin resolution
per month per seat
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
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
Additional DetailsFin comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee. Here's how it works: Use Fin in at least 250 conversations within the first 90 days after trial. If you're not satisfied, you can request a refund of up to $1M. Refund requests must be submitted within 90 days of starting the subscription.
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Community Pulse
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
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Fin by Intercom

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Zoho CRM
Features
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
288 Ratings
5% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.4279 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.1266 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.4196 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.5253 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.4248 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings8.4203 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.9203 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.9249 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.0192 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
221 Ratings
5% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.2213 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings7.5172 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.3189 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
266 Ratings
6% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.3261 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.2219 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
263 Ratings
7% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.4248 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.1180 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.3242 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
258 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.1216 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.4249 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
277 Ratings
4% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.2275 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.9222 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.6178 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.1203 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
266 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.2231 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1261 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
165 Ratings
6% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.0164 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings7.9156 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
210 Ratings
11% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.5207 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.1138 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.4
230 Ratings
11% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.4230 Ratings
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User Ratings
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(385 ratings)
8.4
(311 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(21 ratings)
7.6
(42 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(294 ratings)
7.9
(172 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.4
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
5.8
(10 ratings)
6.4
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.4
(2 ratings)
5.7
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(5 ratings)
5.5
(16 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.0
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
Fin by IntercomZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Intercom
It's a far superior AI offering compared to other options on the market. The lack of Dev support needed in the setup and management is a huge bonus as well. intercom is clearly investing in Fin, and the constant development and opportunity to be Beta testers keep us ahead in the industry too.
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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
Intercom
  • Ability identify the issue from limited information shared by the customer
  • Clearly communicate the resolution leveraging the knowledgebase input
  • The resolution by Fin is very detailed and calls out all the possible solutions to the problem helping the customer identify the right fix
  • Fin is constantly learning from the past instances and leveraging into present and future issue resolution and thereby able to provide a good customer experience
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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
Intercom
  • I would like to see a report of the difference between chat and email reactions.
  • When using Fin for email support, it can sometimes overrespond in email threads that involve multiple people. It may react to replies from other participants and send unnecessary responses. This also happens when colleagues are included in the email thread, causing Fin to keep replying to their messages as well.
  • It’s not possible to remove Fin’s replies in individual email threads, which makes it difficult to stop the bot from responding when it’s no longer needed (unless you manually reply again).
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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
Intercom
We have been and will be continuing our journey with Intercom and nothing too concerning has happened that I have experienced or heard of that has us on the edge yet. If it ever happens it will be something along the lines of "Outgrowing" the use of need of the platform.
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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
Intercom
It's pretty simple to implement. Naturally, there are some processes that are complex, but it's a naturally complex task that it's trying to tackle, so that is understandable. Occasionally it's not clear if one should create a new snippet for a nuanced question vs a custom answer - and then the custom answers can be tough to train.
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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
Intercom
always there
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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
Intercom
works perfect
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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
Intercom
Intercom is the premier customer support/engagement model and it definitely has one of the top tier customer support teams as well. I don't think I have ever waited more than 5 minutes to get the information I need or get help with an issue. They are incredible and I aim to model our customer service department after them.
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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
Intercom
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
Intercom
Easy to know the learning path
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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
Intercom
The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
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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
Intercom
FIN/Intercom has a much better UI and feels more integrated than Zendesk. The reporting is also much more straight forward - using something like Zendesk Explore is painful and feels like I'm using something 10 old. FIN also integrates better with other products, and we've been able to create custom apps/widgets using the Intercom Canvas app far quicker than we could with Zendesk.
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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
Intercom
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
Intercom
No answers on this topic
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
Intercom
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
Intercom
  • We've achieved around a 50% resolution rate (and growing) with Fin by Intercom
  • Our customers have a near instant response time when chatting with Fin by Intercom
  • We've been able to use Fin by Intercom for a 100% AI driven approach for a subset of our users
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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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ScreenShots

Fin by Intercom Screenshots

Screenshot of Fin, delivering conversational support experience to customers.Screenshot of where to monitor, analyze, and optimize Fin by spotting trends, filling content gaps, and fixing quality issues topic by topic.Screenshot of where to customize Fin's tone of voice, teach it support knowledge and policies, and configure how it handles complex tasks in over 45 languages.Screenshot of where to test answers, review the sources and settings that shape them, and get tailored recommendations to optimize performance.Screenshot of Fin, as it appears across email and live chat to phone, SMS, and social. Fin can answer any question, across any channel, any time.

Zoho CRM Screenshots

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.