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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kintone

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AKintone 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 Plus

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AZoho Corporation offers Zoho CRM Plus, a customer experience management platform that features a virtual AI assistant, process automation and business rules engine, and customer behavior analytics.

    $59

    per month per user

    Pricing
    KintoneZoho CRM Plus
    Editions & Modules
    Professional Subscription
    $24
    per month per user
    Basic
    $57
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KintoneZoho CRM Plus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMinimum requirement of 5 users. Kintone offers a free prototype to build with using existing process.—
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    Features
    KintoneZoho CRM Plus
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.3
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management9.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.9
    9 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.1
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.9
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields9.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    9.3
    6 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Kintone and Zoho CRM Plus
    Feature
    Kintone
    9.5
    10 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho CRM Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.510 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    KintoneZoho CRM Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (58 ratings)
    7.7
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (16 ratings)
    7.2
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (46 ratings)
    7.7
    (42 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KintoneZoho CRM Plus
    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
    Starting with campaigns, once we send the campaign out, prospects who open it are moved into the sales funnel; the sales team then calls or emails the prospect. Our VOIP works in conjunction with Zoho CRM Plus, so phone calls are logged into the contact. And generates another call, letter, or appointment with the client on the Zoho calendar. Emails are sent through Gmail since Zoho CRM Plus does not work with Gmail. The client's email must be copied and pasted into Gmail. (responses are tracked in the Zoho CRM Plus). Once the sales team meets with the client and starts the process, it turns into an "opportunity" where all stages in the sale are tracked. We mail merge the contact info to the correct letter template, then download it into "Word," where the letter is proofed and corrected as necessary (Zoho merge does not allow you to work in "Word" 2019). When finalized, it is then uploaded back into Zoho CRM Plus under the Opportunity. The sale then continues through the process, and once signed off on, all the details of the job are logged into the Zoho CRM Plus. When the job is completed and closed out, Zoho CRM Plus automatically sends the client a thank you email. The client will then can biannual automatic emails reminding them to set up their bi-annual inspection.
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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
    • Zoho CRM Plus is very good at automating many functional areas of our company including: sales, marketing, operations, and engineering. It is functionally rich, and matches the functionality we used to have with Salesforce.com, but at a much more reasonable cost.
    • Zoho CRM Plus is easily "configured" to match our business processes. The ability to configure the user interface is very good, and the "BluePrint", custom functions, and reporting allow us to automate our unique operational needs.
    • The buying process for Zoho CRM is extremely friendly. You can switch between software types from basic CRM to Zoho CRM +. You also can pay monthly, or annually, and don't have to purchase months before your renewal dates and get pestered by sales people.
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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
    • Managing attachments. Limited space for each user and you can’t easily delete attachments in bulk so if you reach your limit it becomes expensive to buy more space or labor-intensive to find and delete attachments manually.
    • You can’t filter accounts by their related module fields. For example, in list view, filter all accounts with more than one contact.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Kintone
    I love everything bout it. I love that if there is something I don't feel is working well enough, we are able to change it. The ONLY thing I would say is that if you were able to make it so every time I click on anything in the website/app it stayed in the same page, that would be great, but I don' think it is possible and I think this is due to using so many external APIs
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    Zoho
    I personally started off as a CRM novice. But in a matter of 2 months, I was writing my own custom workflows, playing with modules and fields, and training my sales and operations teams to manage leads and accounts. Simply put, the system is intuitive after a brief introduction. The level of customization is staggering until you change your mindset. Zoho CRM Plus excels where you're able to attack your goals as problems already solved in the platform — you just need to locate the feature to make what you want to happen... happen! I equate it to the Adobe Creative Suite. You don't pick the fun filter before you lay out what exactly you want to draw. With that mindset intact, you can dial in the system to meet your and your team's needs based on your proposed SOLUTIONS, not just leaning heavily into a single feature to "force" some ROI.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kintone
    Never had an issue with this.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Kintone
    Pages load quickly, no issues with response time
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Every account representative I have worked with has been extremely helpful and nice. You can tell the account reps and support staff truly care about the product and want to provide you with the resources that you need. The response time is also fast for support inquiries and that has been a massive help for us.
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    Online Training
    Kintone
    The training was seamless and easy to follow
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    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
    I utilize HubSpot to gather data based on IP addresses from customers who visit our website. I do not use Zoho CRM for forms since the customization is clunky to design. HubSpot collects account data from the form and that helps me evaluate to sales potential of that account. Then I use Zapier to Zap the info into Zoho. Zoho CRM then is used to reach back out to the customer and begin tracking interactions
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Kintone
    Should be multiple pricing packages.
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    Zoho
    I would recommend that module wise update feature be opened up, for free to an additional 50-75% of paid users. These users can be restricted to work on a single module to update information only where they do not cross over multiple modules
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    Scalability
    Kintone
    I could see this work for all departments if implemented correctly.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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
    I already discussed this prior with the Enterprise Support. But them aside, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Zoho is committed to connecting their userbase together. Within a month or two of using the product, we were told about Zoho User Groups. We had one right in my backyard (Chicago). I was able to both attend a meeting (pre-covid), and then stay in touch in an integrated Cliq channel. I always have power-users at my fingertips to ask quick questions. That Zoho makes it a point to keep these connections, and empower them... makes my life easier when inevitable "wants" pop up.
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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
    • The ROI is significantly positive due to the comprehensive set of modules available.
    • Positive: My clients have better Dashboard data developed through Zoho Analytics than they do even though they use Salesforce. Also, Zoho CRM Plus can integrate with Salesforce or other system either through their own integrations or from Zapier.
    • Campaigns allows me to target specific prospects via HTML emails, and complete tracking. This is a complement to the more shotgun approach of social media,
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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

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