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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pipedrive

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APipedrive is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to help small teams to drive sales.

    $24

    per month per seat

    Zoho CRM

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AZoho 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
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $24
    per month per seat
    Advanced
    $49
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $69
    per month per seat
    Power
    $79
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $129
    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
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
    Additional DetailsMonthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Chose Pipedrive
    I've known Salesforce.com to be a "yoke" for salespeople since it's inception. They have acquired several other software companies that I really like, Jigsaw being one of them. But other than that, they're still a yoke.

    Zoho CRM is a very good choice, as is Insidesales.com. But …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Here's the main point here. Pipedrive is a superior CRM for Sales in any type of field because it is so well made and focused on managing Sales Opportunities. Although, it can do a whole lot more than that - it focuses on sales out of the box and gets you managing sales …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipedrive has an excellent UI, email tracking features, and the ability to display contact information and notes about each individual. It allows us to integrate other systems with a high degree of automation, which is crucial to our workflow. Easy to pick up and use, with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    I much prefer the interface of Pipedive when compared to Zoho. Much more user friendly and the team is always readily available when we need them. Pipedrive allowed for many custom integrations to be added, as Zoho was a tad more complicated to manipulate. We would not go back …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipedrive is cheaper and more flexible.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipe Drive is THE ONLY sales CRM that any sales professional should use. I think that other CRMs are better for other tasks but for sales, Pipedrive is KEY! Pipedrive makes it very easy for a salesperson to keep up to date and add and remove records very quickly and allows to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipedrive gives you a nice versatility over some other CRM software, but it comes at the price of customization, work automation and bulk contacting. There are however lots of integrations with other software and lots of upgrades that you could purchase but it's a bit too …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Cheaper than Salesforce and SugarCRM. Vtiger offers more for less cost.
    Incentivized
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho CRM
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    We evaluated Zoho, HubSpot, Pipedrive, and Salesforce and chose Zoho and HubSpot. Zoho CRM has all of the features that Salesforce and Pipedrive has, but is more affordable than Salesforce and has better UI than Pipedrive. HubSpot has more features for marketers than Zoho, so …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    We required a full-featured corporate working tool, and Hubspot wasn't the most excellent alternative. We were guaranteed that Zoho CRM may fill up the holes in our earlier framework. Furthermore, Zoho is fantastically cost-effective for indeed the most minor endeavors, giving …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    The major reason to select CRM is always with the user experience and reliability from the Zoho which is quite better as compared to the competition also it provides very good support in order to use their services due to these reasons it becomes highly recommend as per any …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM has the best capabilities and features for the price. It is incredibly versatile and unbelievable value for money. Some things need to be "extended" with add-ons or other feature-specific apps from Zoho that connect pretty well. It is also very scalable, so we could …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Pipedrive, Highrise, Pipeline Deals, Sugar. We ultimately decided on Zoho CRM because of the low cost and the extreme flexibility of the platform. It is possible to change pretty much anything in the the product through configuration options and that was important to us.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    232 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    233 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    238 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    189 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    187 Answers
    Features
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.9
    68 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.7
    289 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.724 Ratings8.7280 Ratings
    Workflow management7.821 Ratings8.6267 Ratings
    Territory management6.514 Ratings8.9197 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.365 Ratings8.4254 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.864 Ratings8.4249 Ratings
    Contract management8.317 Ratings8.8204 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.314 Ratings9.0204 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.521 Ratings8.9250 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.116 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    91% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.8
    222 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Case management4.76 Ratings8.7214 Ratings
    Call center management1.15 Ratings8.5173 Ratings
    Help desk management3.16 Ratings9.3190 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    267 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead management7.549 Ratings8.8262 Ratings
    Email marketing7.613 Ratings8.3220 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    67 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    264 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Task management7.964 Ratings8.3249 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.15 Ratings8.6181 Ratings
    Reporting8.263 Ratings8.7243 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    259 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting7.719 Ratings8.7217 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.268 Ratings8.2236 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.516 Ratings8.8250 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.4
    64 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    278 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Custom fields8.664 Ratings8.7276 Ratings
    Custom objects8.554 Ratings8.1223 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.04 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.646 Ratings7.7204 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    62 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.2
    267 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability6.112 Ratings7.7232 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.360 Ratings8.7262 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Social data1.15 Ratings8.7165 Ratings
    Social engagement1.15 Ratings8.3157 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.8
    211 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Marketing automation3.67 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Compensation management3.54 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipedrive and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    8.2
    61 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.3
    231 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.261 Ratings8.3231 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    9.1
    (312 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.6
    (42 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    7.8
    (172 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    6.1
    (69 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    5.6
    (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)
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PipedriveZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is a fantastic tool to help monitor and track lead generation and referral sources. It helps maintain accountability with the sales team and helps ensure that we are doing appropriate marketing to maintain a steady influx of cases. The weekly and quarterly sales reports that it can generate are incredibly helpful and insightful. They help inform us of what we need to focus on each quarter/year.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great visual visibility of the funnel plus easy to drag the deals across the stages
    • The email integration that collects all relevant communication (also through the possibility of adding a deal-specific Pipedrive address on BCC)
    • The integration with Pandadoc, which we use a lot, so that Pipedrive keeps a really handy overview of the documents we have sent out / which have been signed
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Showing the customers name on the pipeline page. Right now I can only get it to show the brand name twice. I wish it would replace the second brand name with the main point of contact.
    • Better reporting tools. Their reporting tools are not easy to pick up. I've spent time trying to figure it out and it isn't something I can pick up on quickly.
    • Better training options. I wish I had a personal trainer to walk me through the best way to use Pipedrive so I can get the most out of it.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    -2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is easy to use and has a clean interface so we can follow up accurately. Its custom features help manage leads and evaluate team performance. It saves time and improves efficiency. Pipedrive is stable and supports integrations and automation.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Between quick video tutorials and having very quick feedback from their support teams, it is one of the main reasons I would recommend Pipedrive. It is critical, especially when setting up the platform to meet your companies needs, that a solid support team like Pipedrive has is there to make the transition easier.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    I much prefer the interface of Pipedive when compared to Zoho. Much more user friendly and the team is always readily available when we need them. Pipedrive allowed for many custom integrations to be added, as Zoho was a tad more complicated to manipulate. We would not go back to Zoho in any case.
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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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    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
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great on setup which made our work easier and less technically equipped people can manage a lot of things(compared to SalesForce where you need to hire a developer to set it up)
    • We were able to integrate our calling system easily and get things going on the lead calling aspect.
    • Great multipipeline option where we were able to manage both organisations under one roof.
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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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    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.