Zoho Analytics vs. Zoho Creator

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Zoho Analytics
Score 8.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Zoho Analytics is a self-service BI and analytics platform that uncovers patterns, spots emerging trends, tracks business metrics, and detects anomalies. Designed for ease of use, it enables business users to create reports and dashboards independently, without relying on IT.
$60
per month 5 users
Zoho Creator
Score 8.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Zoho Creator is a low-code application development platform for building enterprise-class applications that run on mobile, tablet, and web. It is designed to allow users to create custom forms, configure workflows, build pages, and deploy apps quickly.
$12
per month per user
Pricing
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
Editions & Modules
Standard
$60
per month Starts at 5 Users
Premium
$145
per month Starts at 15 Users
Enterprise
$575
per month Starts at 50 Users
Standard
$12
per month per user
Professional
$30
per month per user
Enterprise
$37
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsThere is a 20% discount for all plans if subscribed yearly. Customers can buy add-on rows and users, in addition to the plans listed above.Add-ons: Customer Portal: $100/month onwards Premium Support : 20% of license fees Enterprise support: 25% of license fees
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Community Pulse
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
Considered Both Products
Zoho Analytics
Chose Zoho Analytics
Being a Zoho One customer we've not ever evaluated any other BI tool. I've looked at tools from Google, Microsoft, and Saleforce but not deep enough to consider has alternatives to Zoho Analytics.
Chose Zoho Analytics
Substantially more cost-effective and very similar functionality. The graphs and dashboards are definitely not as pretty as the ones mentioned above but we found it hard to justify tens of thousands of dollars more.
Zoho Creator
Chose Zoho Creator
It is almost same and easy to use. Anyone can deploy the application and use the services in the platforms. It depends on the company use case that how they will use the products to use services. But a lot of improvement can be done to introduce multiple management and white …
Chose Zoho Creator
We decided that proprietary programming language and develop the software from scratch would cost us more than our budget, and also it would take a lot of time we didn't have. Zoho Creator was chosen besides any other proprietary way to develop a software because it's low code …
Chose Zoho Creator
I've looked into this app but never really considered using it. Zoho Creator has met and exceeded all our expectations as a database management app there's been no need to stack it up against others.
Features
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.7
135 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.9106 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.6135 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.2
137 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.1131 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.7136 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.7137 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.5
129 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.6127 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.5112 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.1
84 Ratings
1% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.380 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.672 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.466 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.5
129 Ratings
0% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.7127 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.972 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.6122 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control7.930 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.674 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
6.8
97 Ratings
13% below category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access7.671 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application5.073 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile6.486 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
8.4
65 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho Creator
-
Ratings
REST API8.161 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.653 Ratings00 Ratings
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Analytics
-
Ratings
Zoho Creator
7.9
18 Ratings
6% below category average
Visual Modeling00 Ratings7.717 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings8.917 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings7.918 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.918 Ratings
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User Ratings
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(139 ratings)
8.9
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(9 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(83 ratings)
8.0
(18 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
5.3
(18 ratings)
9.8
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.4
(71 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Zoho AnalyticsZoho Creator
Likelihood to Recommend
Zoho
Zoho Analytics is the best way to consume data created by Zoho products . It's robust and quick build formula libraries and auto generated reports. A data source can be integrated and be ready for consumption within minutes. This gives a well developed baseline for organizing to develop advance analytics. It's mobile dashboards are very intuitive and useful for leaders who are on the move.
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Zoho
If you are using some application of Zoho and want some more functionality into it, Use Zoho creator to develop a separate app as per requirement and integrate it with your Zoho App. Small organization can use creator to make apps but it can be used for small range of storage, For Large organization , it may be not feasible.
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Pros
Zoho
  • Zoho Analytics’ predictive analytics capabilities can help forecast future trends, allowing for proactive planning and risk management.
  • Performance Monitoring: We can track key performance indicators (KPIs) across departments, such as sales, marketing, finance, and HR. This aids in identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
  • Decision making regarding resource allocation.
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Zoho
  • Accountability for each employee work which is very vital for any organization
  • Making operations very simple even that a simple lay man would be able to perform detailed work like a pro
  • Data tracking in live was made possible
  • Using proper Manpower for the work they are apt.
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Cons
Zoho
  • I'm guessing it's out there somewhere but I really could have used a 'quick start guide' or guided start.
  • Once I figured it out, it makes sense how to make sure the right data is provided in order to make dashboards quite flexible--- but without examples, I found it quite a challenge
  • The initial organization of Analytics is NOT intuitive. Once in context, the organizational features make sense, but (at least initially) it would have been most useful if the organization of Analytics reports in Zoho Analytics had saved me a lot of time.
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Zoho
  • In C6, the new setup of permissions is not logical. Admins now have access to every application rather than specific applications, which impacts data confidentiality.
  • In C6, the new feature for having multiple environments is very limited as it does not work for ZOHO Creator applications that are linked to other Zoho Creator applications in the same workspace - which is not logical at all.
  • In C6, the revised permissions for Developers do not allow the developer to assign permissions to users or to publish forms, reports, pages, etc....which again is not logical.
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Likelihood to Renew
Zoho
I'd give this an 11 if I could! As our business moves forward we hope to use Zoho Analytics more then we do now. Creating better reports and dashboards for our management team to evaluate the health of our business and to provide more insightful reports for our customers. The possibilities are endless with this tool
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Zoho
Today Zoho Creator is included in our current plan from Zoho One, but if it was needed to pay apart it should be done because the software we created became very important for our team. The use of Zoho Creator contributes to endorse the Zoho One subscription year after year.
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Usability
Zoho
For an end user, Zoho Analytics is pretty easy to use and very easy to access the dashboard. Linking data from multiple sources is very convenient. Multiple people can work on preparing and publishing the dashboards simultaneously, which helps delegate tasks.
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Zoho
Its quite easy if one has the need, interest and passion to build applications and solutions through low-code. One example would be, that my finance head who has absolutely nothing to do with tech and apps, is now able to create apps and manage Zoho Creator all by himself. So its all about the interest and how much time we put to learn the tool. Having said that, its quite easy to learn the tool and create anything that's within our scope of knowledge.
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Reliability and Availability
Zoho
ZOHO is a very reliable company/product. We never had any issues with downtime or inaccessibility to our data. Any type of maintenance that they had to perform was clearly communicated and never an issue. We use a lot of external hooks and we've never had any issues with getting ZOHO to communicate with any of those hooks.
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Zoho
In an earlier comment, I mentioned Zoho's excellent uptime. I have been using the system for over 6 years, and have experienced only momentary outages, and of those, only a hand full over the years. It is extremely reliable
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Performance
Zoho
ZOHO has obviously invested a lot of time effort and money in to creating a reliable infrastructure with high availability. We've never had any issues with performance and all of our data crunching small to large has always been well within reason. We have come to appreciate the performance of ZOHO and will continue to use it for all of our data needs.
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Zoho
We do not integrate Zoho with other systems at this time, but rarely are searches, database exports, record edits or creation tasks ever slow enough to notice. It is quite usable
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Support Rating
Zoho
The support team is honestly not that great. At times, it seems as if members of our own team know more about the product than the support team. They must not have a lot of training or the turnaround is quick
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Zoho
I recommend Zoho Creator very often. A lot of companies go big earlier than they need to and spend way too much on SalesForce & Marketo. I worked for a small company with some limited budget that pivoted to sell it's product to the Enterprise. Zoho Creator was incredibly easy to set up, intuitive to use, and contains all the most essential features that most users need and seek in SalesForce. We integrated with MailChimp & Unbounce and were able to be incredibly useful in acquiring leads, nurturing them, and tracking pipeline in Zoho Creator. Our small sales team found it very easy to use and loved it.
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Implementation Rating
Zoho
If your external data sources are previously organized and correlated (e.g.: in your datawarehouse or database) your implementation will be easier. Of cource some not previously predicted correlation would be necessary to be done during the implementation, but if your organization let it to be all done into Zoho Analytics, it will take more time from your team.
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Zoho
Even if it is a easy to use platform, it got some issues on the implementation that could easily handle by IT teams. In our scenario this team don't exist anymore, and the business/marketing team had their expectations that it was quickier to be implemented. So, consider a professional help on this implementation could be cost more (of cource) but it would be helpful to manage the issues and expectations.
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Alternatives Considered
Zoho
Zoho Analytics has the best UI and user friendly to create reports and dashboard along with features like Zia Assistance that guide in creating reports and dashboard and also help in the forecasting of the data based on the past records.
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Zoho
Zoho Creator stands out for its balance of affordability, ease of use, and powerful customization options. While it may not offer the same level of enterprise-scale features as platforms like OutSystems or Mendix, it provides a robust solution that meets the needs of many businesses, especially those looking for an integrated, cost-effective low-code platform with strong support for both simple and complex applications.
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Scalability
Zoho
As far as I know, Zoho Analytics has been able to fulfill every need we've had for it. Our reports have gotten better and more detailed with pretty much every new issue of our magazine. It just keeps getting better, and we keep feeding it more data to digest and present to us.
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Zoho
Zoho is incredibly versatile. Much thought was put in to the way the platform functions. I've yet to face a situation where Zoho would not be able to do what I needed. That being said, because of its power, it can also be a bit intimidating technically. Simple needs are simple. More complex needs are ... more complex! Overall, it's a powerful, robust platform
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Return on Investment
Zoho
  • Analytics has been the foundation of my role. I manage 2000 accounts myself, so I need analytics to help me know whom to serve first.
  • Analytics provides a lot of visualization options that I need to serve my customers.
  • Analytics has excellent options for accountability with our training team to know where each account is in their customer journey.
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Zoho
  • With using Zoho Creator we are able to build apps that we may otherwise pay a pretty penny for. We may risk some features we could get from a 3rd party app but the fact that the data we do collect can easily syn with our CRM and Accounting systems makes up for this.
  • Negatively speaking, it takes time to fine tune and really craft your application. I am not a coder, nor do I have a coding background, so patience is key as you design and build out your application.
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ScreenShots

Zoho Analytics Screenshots

Screenshot of some of the available 500+ native integrations that unify data across a business for a holistic analysisScreenshot of the visual data pipeline builder used to create data flows with data stagesScreenshot of where to turn questions into insights with Ask Zia.Screenshot of an example of the actionable insights, powered by Zia insights's key driver analysis.Screenshot of Get instant, at-a-glance insights with dynamic dashboards.Screenshot of the interface to build and deploy ML models with the no-code AutoML platform

Zoho Creator Screenshots

Screenshot of Multi-Platform App builderScreenshot of Dashboards created using Zoho CreatorScreenshot of An overview of Hotel management dashboardScreenshot of Schedule and manage eventsScreenshot of BI and AnalyticsScreenshot of Help Desk overview