IRIS CRM vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IRIS CRM
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
IRIS CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software focused on lead management, marketing automation, and business process automation.N/A
Zoho CRM
Score 8.2 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
IRIS CRMZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
IRIS CRMZoho CRM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
Additional Details
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Features
IRIS CRMZoho CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.7
274 Ratings
0% above category average
Customer data management / contact management9.02 Ratings8.3266 Ratings
Workflow management10.02 Ratings7.8253 Ratings
Territory management9.02 Ratings7.4186 Ratings
Opportunity management9.02 Ratings8.2240 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.02 Ratings7.5239 Ratings
Contract management10.02 Ratings7.6191 Ratings
Quote & order management9.02 Ratings7.6190 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.02 Ratings7.9237 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.02 Ratings7.3182 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.3
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.1
210 Ratings
6% below category average
Case management10.02 Ratings7.2203 Ratings
Call center management9.01 Ratings6.9163 Ratings
Help desk management9.02 Ratings7.2181 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
23% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
253 Ratings
7% above category average
Lead management9.92 Ratings8.2248 Ratings
Email marketing9.01 Ratings8.0210 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.9
251 Ratings
4% above category average
Task management10.02 Ratings8.1236 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management8.12 Ratings7.7171 Ratings
Reporting9.02 Ratings7.8230 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.9
246 Ratings
4% above category average
Forecasting9.02 Ratings7.6206 Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.02 Ratings7.9224 Ratings
Customizable reports8.02 Ratings8.1237 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.9
265 Ratings
4% above category average
Custom fields9.02 Ratings8.4263 Ratings
Custom objects9.92 Ratings7.9210 Ratings
Scripting environment9.02 Ratings7.3170 Ratings
API for custom integration9.02 Ratings7.8193 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.4
253 Ratings
1% above category average
Single sign-on capability10.02 Ratings8.4220 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.02 Ratings8.4248 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
158 Ratings
11% above category average
Social data10.01 Ratings8.1157 Ratings
Social engagement9.01 Ratings8.0149 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.6
200 Ratings
6% above category average
Marketing automation10.01 Ratings7.8197 Ratings
Compensation management9.01 Ratings7.5130 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
8.0
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.7
219 Ratings
3% above category average
Mobile access8.02 Ratings7.7219 Ratings
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
IRIS CRMZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(298 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
3.5
(33 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(168 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(65 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(10 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(110 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
IRIS CRMZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It’s been 2 years since IRIS CRM is supporting me by supporting my business and I have seen enormous progress in my business so far which is a really good sign and is enough for me to be satisfied with it. According to me and as I have observed it is fully loaded with many useful tools that can help in uplifting a business. Removes the manual cycle from me entering every people's hours exclusively. We really evaluated Bullhorn cover and tab it was not awful by any means.
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Zoho
For customizing a CRM without needing specialist support, Zoho CRM is great. The admin UI is pretty intuitive and easy to use. Zoho CRM also works great for tracking contact records and relationships to other records. For instance, we run 10+ different programs, and we need to track every contact's relationship to any and all of our programs. Besides the program relationship, we also track organization/employer relationships, host site relationships for interns, team relationships for several of our programs, and we are starting to track grant disbursement as well. Zoho CRM's "joiner modules" handle all of these different connection points fairly well, though the data import process can be a pain.
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Pros
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • Grouping is done very effectively. For a company with a wide product portfolio, it is greatly beneficial to customize product families.
  • Streamlines the life cycle of merchant services very well. E-signatures, workflows, and help tickets are well integrated to maximize efficiency.
  • Processing stats and reporting tools are intuitive, useful, and aesthetically pleasing. The software allows you to quickly generate sales reports for specific product families and time periods.
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Zoho
  • Zoho CRM has so much space to capture lots of information.
  • Zoho CRM can be customized for your organization's needs.
  • Zoho CRM is great for running reports to help make business decisions.
  • We love all the different dashboards we can create.
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Cons
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • It needs a solid visual invigorate to stay aware of the occasions.
  • I have found it as a little pricey.
  • The execution timetable took longer than we had arranged.
  • The framework has a solid utility and usefulness, yet it looks somewhat dated.
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Zoho
  • our team found it very challenging to integrate directly to our wordpress site
  • while there may be a way to integrate to the SMS system, we have not discovered how a sales rep would be able to get an sms when customers leave their contact info (not through the app)
  • we have one team member who still works with outlook calendar. it was easy to integrate with google calendar, but a second calendar, depending upon the user
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Likelihood to Renew
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zoho
Zoho has been a wonderful tool for us for several years and there is so much more we can do with it. New features are released often which give a team like us the option to further fine tune our business process management techniques. I honestly couldn't imagine running our business not on Zoho.
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Usability
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It is a wonderful software with an automated messaging service. It has helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business. Security is my basic concern and the fact that it has a disabled human element from the business equation are the things that I don’t really like in it.
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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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Support Rating
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It has enabled us to keep a record of the demographics of our clients and eventually we can develop a better understanding of our clients that will lead us to uplift our business. With its amazing sales tool, we have developed a strong relationship with our clients, and helped us in creating a good brand image. We really adore the convenience of managing and reporting data. It is quite easy to handle and all our business is depended on it and it helped us in gaining more loyal customers.
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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
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zoho
It was harder to learn when there were mostly real estate users in the room. We are sales solely.
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Online Training
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zoho
Online training is tough, but Zoho and their partners do a good job of explaining things.
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Implementation Rating
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
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
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
By using IRIS CRM we had a wonderful experience with the automated workflow process as compare to other alternatives. Now we are better able to keep a track of the performance and hence we can enhance productivity and eventually can get more profit.it has made automated messaging so convenient and simple. We believe that by understanding our customers we can make our business better and IRIS helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business a lot. We have found it very convenient to navigate and now we can better spread our business database. It helped us in having active and strong customer service and now we can better manage our relationship with our customers.
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Zoho
Zoho is the only product we have used. Our company is fairly new and before purchasing Zoho a few years ago, client files were only saved and looked at through our company server. Because of how great Zoho has been, we have never considered looking for another product because there really is no need
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
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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Professional Services
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
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
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • The cost is a bit higher than other options (~$1300/mo), which can be seen as a negative in an absolute sense.
  • The improvement in workflow management has been significant, and has saved at least 50 man-hours per week across our organization.
  • Accurate rolling sales data reporting has been critical in defining quality metrics. This benefit is more indirect, but it has allowed us to better respond to changes in customer complaint trending.
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Zoho
  • ROI is good, providing your entire team is involved with the program and uses it
  • During busy season, Zoho keeps the flow going with reminders for quote follow-ups
  • Our company saw an estimated 20% gain in closing sales that went through Zoho as compared to quotes not answered through Zoho
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ScreenShots

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.