Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kintone
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Kintone is a customizable digital workplace platform used to manage data, tasks, and communication. The no-code drag-and-drop interface can be used to create custom applications.
$120
per month for 5 users (minimum)
Zoho CRM
Score 8.5 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
KintoneZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
Professional Subscription
$24
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
KintoneZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$14 /user/month
Additional DetailsMinimum requirement of 5 users. Kintone offers a free prototype to build with using existing process.
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Community Pulse
KintoneZoho CRM
Features
KintoneZoho CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.1
7 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.4
288 Ratings
6% above category average
Customer data management / contact management9.65 Ratings8.5279 Ratings
Workflow management9.07 Ratings8.2266 Ratings
Territory management8.54 Ratings8.7196 Ratings
Opportunity management8.54 Ratings8.7253 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.03 Ratings8.7248 Ratings
Contract management7.03 Ratings8.7203 Ratings
Quote & order management6.73 Ratings8.1203 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.33 Ratings8.3192 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.1249 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.8
6 Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.3
221 Ratings
7% above category average
Case management9.56 Ratings8.4213 Ratings
Help desk management8.25 Ratings8.5189 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.0172 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.5
266 Ratings
9% above category average
Lead management8.02 Ratings8.5261 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.4219 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.6
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.4
263 Ratings
8% above category average
Task management8.85 Ratings8.5248 Ratings
Reporting8.47 Ratings8.4242 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.3180 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.5
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.4
258 Ratings
8% above category average
Pipeline visualization8.33 Ratings8.4235 Ratings
Customizable reports8.76 Ratings8.6249 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings8.4216 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
9.5
9 Ratings
21% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.2
277 Ratings
6% above category average
Custom fields9.39 Ratings8.3275 Ratings
Custom objects9.17 Ratings8.1222 Ratings
API for custom integration10.03 Ratings8.3203 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.1178 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
8.5
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.6
210 Ratings
13% above category average
Marketing automation8.52 Ratings8.7207 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.5138 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
9.2
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.6
230 Ratings
11% above category average
Mobile access9.25 Ratings8.6230 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Kintone
9.4
8 Ratings
11% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.4
266 Ratings
0% below category average
Role-based user permissions9.48 Ratings8.4261 Ratings
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.3231 Ratings
Social CRM
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Kintone
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Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.3
165 Ratings
10% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.3164 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.3157 Ratings
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User Ratings
KintoneZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(56 ratings)
8.5
(311 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(8 ratings)
7.6
(42 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(14 ratings)
7.8
(172 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(46 ratings)
6.1
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.6
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.8
(4 ratings)
5.6
(16 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(43 ratings)
5.1
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.2
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(2 ratings)
5.7
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.7
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
KintoneZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Kintone
I recommend Kintone for companies that need the ability to customize standalone applications or to provide a 'hub' to employees as a jumping-off point. I also recommend Kintone for any company that is drowning in spreadsheets, or is using 10 apps for 10 different purposes - you can consolidate everything into one place. Kintone, I think, needs a larger team for customization as your company grows. If you are a small office of 20 people, using it out of the box will likely be just fine for your needs. If you're working with 200 people out of an office, it'd likely be good to have someone with a bit of CSS, Java, and API experience in order to maximize what you get out of it - though you won't need that if you're keeping it simple.
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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
Kintone
  • Flexibility. You can build apps (without coding) to serve a wide range of processes and projects.
  • Ease of use. The interface is intuitive.
  • Training. There are resources readily available to train new users. Even starting from scratch, I felt like I was up to speed in just a few hours.
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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
Kintone
  • Sometimes it's a little challenging to know which fields to enter and where. There is a little bit of a learning curve with creating your own apps.
  • More visuals would be great! I love seeing the data visually, and so does my board.
  • That's all I can think of - I really do enjoy the program.
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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
Kintone
We have been quite happy with our use of Kintone thus far. We looked at several options before choosing Kintone and believe it had the best value and best features, while allowing for complete customization, rather than being locked into preformatted apps that may not address exactly what we need or be more than what we need.
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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
Kintone
Kintone makes it fairly easy to customize apps to your needs. Basic customization is straightforward and easy to learn. I can also see that there are a lot more customization options that can be utilized and would be able to meet even more needs.
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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
Kintone
Never had an issue with this.
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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
Kintone
Pages load quickly, no issues with response time
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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
Kintone
I am very happy with Kintone and support it fully. I think that it is a great place for any company that wants to create a platform for better management. It is easy to use and pretty affordable. It is straightforward and has many tools that can be used by anyone. There are many helpful tutorials available too to guide users
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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
Kintone
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
Kintone
The training was seamless and easy to follow
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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
Kintone
Everyone has their own tastes of things and way they want to work. Asking them to adapt to the changes with the new tools or apps is always difficult. We would want to start with a very small but best example within the organization, which in our case was that the employees will not be bothered by the bosses by being asked to find the documents, status of the progresses, or major things/requests/projects.
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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
Kintone
Kintone is the easiest product to create from and the cost is the lowest I believe. In addition, reconfigurability and extendability are great. If you look for a low code tool, you can try Kintone. But as same as another low code tool, don't expect too much.
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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
Kintone
Should be multiple pricing packages.
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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
Kintone
I could see this work for all departments if implemented correctly.
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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
Kintone
We have nothing but positive things to say about the kintone professional services we utilized during the install and after we went live.
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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
Kintone
  • It used to take us 15-20 minutes to create a quote for a client. It now takes less than 3.
  • It allows a few of our employees to work remotely, which was essentially impossible prior.
  • We can see raw data for success/failure rates, which we actively use in our employee review process.
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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

Kintone Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of apps from the portalScreenshot of 4 ways to build an appScreenshot of the drag and drop interfaceScreenshot of business app viewsScreenshot of Kintone appearing across desktop, and mobile

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.