SAP Sales Cloud vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
Zoho CRM
Score 8.4 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
SAP Sales CloudZoho 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
SAP Sales CloudZoho CRM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
SAP Sales CloudZoho CRM
Considered Both Products
SAP Sales Cloud
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
It depends on what your business needs are. The benefits of Zoho CRM are related to its integration with Zoho's other products.
SAP Sales Cloud is built with larger businesses in mind and is a comprehensive solution for multiple departments. Learning curve aside, many large …
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
Since the business model was complex, it was easy to single out the products that missed any of the critical feature or extent of the customization of the need for the industry we work in and is implementing internally. The other product lagged behind the scalability to which …
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
  • Contact management
  • Lead management
  • Opportunity management
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
The biggest advantage of choosing SAP is that it integrates well with other SAP applications and provides many more options as compared to others in terms of functionality. The SAP Sales Cloud solution also integrates external apps and services. This can be easily done with the …
Zoho CRM

No answer on this topic

Features
SAP Sales CloudZoho CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
124 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
288 Ratings
5% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.7120 Ratings8.4279 Ratings
Workflow management8.5122 Ratings8.1266 Ratings
Territory management7.4108 Ratings8.1196 Ratings
Opportunity management8.1118 Ratings8.4253 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.1114 Ratings8.0248 Ratings
Contract management8.1115 Ratings8.2203 Ratings
Quote & order management8.2112 Ratings7.9203 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.3114 Ratings7.8249 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management8.0113 Ratings7.7192 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
106 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.8
221 Ratings
3% above category average
Case management7.7101 Ratings8.0213 Ratings
Call center management8.694 Ratings7.4172 Ratings
Help desk management8.198 Ratings8.1189 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
7.7
110 Ratings
1% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
266 Ratings
6% above category average
Lead management7.4109 Ratings8.2261 Ratings
Email marketing7.997 Ratings8.1219 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.0
119 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.2
263 Ratings
7% above category average
Task management8.0114 Ratings8.3248 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management7.899 Ratings8.0180 Ratings
Reporting8.2109 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
118 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.1
258 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting8.4110 Ratings8.0216 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.0110 Ratings8.0235 Ratings
Customizable reports8.4114 Ratings8.3249 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
7.8
115 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho CRM
7.9
277 Ratings
4% above category average
Custom fields8.0115 Ratings8.3275 Ratings
Custom objects7.5110 Ratings7.9222 Ratings
Scripting environment8.196 Ratings7.5178 Ratings
API for custom integration7.7102 Ratings8.0203 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.7
118 Ratings
4% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.2
266 Ratings
1% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.0113 Ratings8.3231 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.4112 Ratings8.2261 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
7.4
85 Ratings
1% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.0
165 Ratings
9% above category average
Social data7.785 Ratings8.0164 Ratings
Social engagement7.183 Ratings7.9156 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
100 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.2
210 Ratings
12% above category average
Marketing automation8.096 Ratings8.4207 Ratings
Compensation management7.883 Ratings8.0138 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
7.8
102 Ratings
5% above category average
Zoho CRM
8.2
230 Ratings
10% above category average
Mobile access7.8102 Ratings8.2230 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP Sales CloudZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(135 ratings)
8.3
(312 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(8 ratings)
7.6
(42 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(8 ratings)
8.0
(172 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(11 ratings)
6.5
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.0
(2 ratings)
5.8
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(2 ratings)
5.4
(16 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(95 ratings)
6.3
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Sales CloudZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
1. Better understanding of customer choice and sales insights. 2. High chance that we can convert the lead into sales as SAP analyzes the customer's need and behavior. 3. As it analyzes the data behind the scenes, a better price deal closing is possible, as it gives that level of insight.
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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
SAP
  • I love its ability to automate the entire sales process for us.
  • Another thing I love is how it combines data from different touchpoints to provide a 360-degree view of the customer.
  • What I like best about SAP Sales Cloud is the real-time analytics it provides for my organization.
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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
SAP
  • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
  • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
  • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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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
SAP
SAP sales enables organizations to manage their sales activities, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, deliveries, billing, and payments. Also integrates with other SAP modules, such as finance, logistics, and marketing, to provide a comprehensive solution for managing the entire sales cycle. thats makes SAP a good choice
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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
SAP
In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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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
SAP
Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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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
SAP
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
SAP
SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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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
SAP
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
SAP
Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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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
SAP
I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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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
SAP
Sap sales cloud has boosted the supply chain network . Sap Sales cloud has seamlessly unified the backend business processes into more transparent effective ones.The customer satisfaction have also increased with better customer collaboration and relationship.The vendor management process has also been significantly impacted and all for good. Customers are really happy with it
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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
SAP
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
SAP
SAP Sales Cloud scalability and flexibility are highly beneficial to our global operations; we can easily manage additional languages, regions, and currencies.......... with great simplicity, we can manage a high volume of data(of sales, customers....)and perfectly handle increased data loads and transactions. It becomes much easier to maintain performance effectively. SAP Sales Cloud gives us options to add and modify features as per our needs for ease of adapting to our daily growing business and changing situations.
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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
SAP
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
SAP
  • Integration with additional sales tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, greatly improves the speed and efficiency of our entire process.
  • Standard templates facilitate easy and efficient lead interaction.
  • The time is reduced and representative job productivity increases when SAP Sales Cloud is used.
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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

SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
Embedded generative AI highlights and summarization

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.