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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    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
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    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
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.—
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    Community Pulse
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Atlassian
    Chose Trello
    For the price, value, and support, Trello has always been the standard. What it doesn't have native, you can usually find a workflow plugin. I find Trello already in use, at many jobs before I even get there.
    Incentivized
    Chose Trello
    Zenkit is the new kid on the block. I have been using Trello for years and only started to try out Zenkit last year. Zenkit is coming into the market guns blazing to try to usurp the main contender. They are doing a good job too but the lack of a mobile app meant that I stayed …
    Incentivized
    Chose Trello
    Trello is the best of the ones I mentioned because it's visual and shows LOTS of things at once, rather that clicking on several different links to see only a moderate amount of info. One click, lots of info, saves time. Too many links makes it cumbersome and ultimately I …
    Incentivized
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM provide the end to eend solution for the end users as well as the zoho users. It provide the solution for the developer, management and billing as well invoice for the clients
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    We selected Zoho based on an exploratory phase with a 3rd party tech vendor who sought out recommendations for CRM software based on our criteria. We're mostly happy with the software, but also have felt misled by the claim that there's so many apps you can plug into with Zoho …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Zoho CRM is very easy to use our team was very happy after implantation.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Zoho is a much more matured product, ready to be deployed with no intensive initial customization needed.
    Its favorable pricing model makes it faster to reach a positive ROI (HubSpot is free, but every advanced feature needs an upgrade).
    One of our critical requirements was the …
    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 …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    232 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    233 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    238 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    189 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    187 Answers
    Features
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.5223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.2186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.8169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.1143 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.8219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.9148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.8116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.2160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.2193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.989 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.6103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.374 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.250 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.859 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.7
    289 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.7280 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.6267 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.9197 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.4254 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.4249 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.9204 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.0204 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.0250 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.9
    222 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.7214 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.6173 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.3190 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    267 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.8262 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.2220 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    264 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.3249 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.7181 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.7243 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    259 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.7217 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.2236 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.8250 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    278 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.7276 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.1223 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.7204 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.2
    267 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.7232 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.7262 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.7165 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.4157 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.8
    211 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.9208 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Trello and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho CRM
    8.3
    231 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.3231 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    9.1
    (312 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    7.6
    (42 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    7.8
    (172 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    6.1
    (69 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.6
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 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
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.7
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TrelloZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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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
    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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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
    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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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
    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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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
    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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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
    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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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
    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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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
    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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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
    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    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
    Atlassian
    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
    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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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
    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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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
    Atlassian
    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
    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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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
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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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
    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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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

    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.