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Zoho CRM

Overview

What is Zoho CRM?

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…

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Recent Reviews

It's okay

5 out of 10
April 03, 2024
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We utilize Zoho CRM for contact management and some sales order information. This has addressed our needs for having a contact management …
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Zoho CRM

9 out of 10
February 07, 2024
I will create a lead in Zoho CRM like what we collected and we use it for follow-up activities like calls, Meetings and also email when to …
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We LOVE Zoho CRM!

9 out of 10
January 12, 2024
Incentivized
Zoho CRM is being used by our sales office in the USA as well as foreign offices. It gives us a central location to enter all products …
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Popular Features

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  • Custom fields (263)
    8.4
    84%
  • Customer data management / contact management (266)
    8.3
    83%
  • Lead management (248)
    8.2
    82%
  • Workflow management (253)
    7.8
    78%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Video Reviews

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Zoho CRM Is a Seamless Transition Into Contact Management For Small Business Owner: User Review
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User Review: Zoho CRM Fits The Budget While Fulfilling Company Needs
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Integrations & Customizations Allow Zoho CRM to Work With Business Needs: User Review
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Pricing

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Standard

$14.00

Cloud
Per User/Per Month

Professional

$23.00

Cloud
Per User/Per Month

Enterprise

$40.00

Cloud
Per User/Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • $14 /user/month
    Optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.zoho.com/crm/zohocrm…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $14 per month
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Product Demos

Guided Tour | Zoho CRM Overview

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Features

Sales Force Automation

This is the technique of using software to automate certain sales-related tasks.

7.7
Avg 7.7

Customer Service & Support

This component of CRM software automates help desk, call center and field service management.

7.1
Avg 7.5

Marketing Automation

This component of CRM software helps to automate and scale marketing tasks and the subsequent analysis of those efforts.

8.1
Avg 7.6

CRM Project Management

This component of CRM software helps users initiate, plan, collaborate on, execute, track, and close projects.

7.9
Avg 7.6

CRM Reporting & Analytics

Reporting and analytics in CRM software includes sales forecasting, pipeline analysis, and automated dashboards.

7.9
Avg 7.6

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

7.9
Avg 7.6

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.4
Avg 8.3

Social CRM

This component of CRM software helps companies leverage social media in engaging with customers.

8.1
Avg 7.3

Integrations with 3rd-party Software

This involves the CRM software’s ability to integrate with other systems, whether external or homegrown.

7.6
Avg 7.2

Platform

7.7
Avg 7.5
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Product Details

What is Zoho CRM?

Zoho CRM supports enterprises as they build better customer relationships and improve retention. It empowers a global network of over 250,000 businesses of all sizes in 180 countries to convert more leads, engage with customers, and grow their revenue.

Adding even more value and innovation, the recently announced Canvas feature in the product enables users to create a personalized instance that meets their specific requirements and preferences. This is a recognition that the CRM solution in any enterprise must remain diverse and flexible as the customers it serves.

Zoho CRM clients have seen:
● 26% Improvement in customer retention rates
● 47% Increase in purchase volume with nurtured leads
● 40% Decrease in the cost of customer service
● 47% Increase in customer satisfaction rates
● 23% Decrease in sales and marketing costs

Zoho CRM helps reps reach decision makers who matter, to shorten long enterprise buying cycles and build strong customer relationships that withstand unexpected disruptions.

More information is available at zoho.com/enterprise

Zoho CRM Features

Sales Force Automation Features

  • Supported: Customer data management / contact management
  • Supported: Workflow management
  • Supported: Territory management
  • Supported: Opportunity management
  • Supported: Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
  • Supported: Contract management
  • Supported: Quote & order management
  • Supported: Interaction tracking
  • Supported: Channel / partner relationship management

Customer Service & Support Features

  • Supported: Case management
  • Supported: Call center management
  • Supported: Help desk management

Marketing Automation Features

  • Supported: Lead management
  • Supported: Email marketing

CRM Project Management Features

  • Supported: Task management
  • Supported: Billing and invoicing management
  • Supported: Reporting

CRM Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Forecasting
  • Supported: Pipeline visualization
  • Supported: Customizable reports

Customization Features

  • Supported: Custom fields
  • Supported: Custom objects
  • Supported: Scripting environment
  • Supported: API for custom integration

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Single sign-on capability

Social CRM Features

  • Supported: Social data
  • Supported: Social engagement

Integrations with 3rd-party Software Features

  • Supported: Marketing automation
  • Supported: Compensation management

Platform Features

  • Supported: Mobile access

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.

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Zoho CRM Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesAsia, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Latin America, Middle-East and Africa, United Kingdom, United States
Supported LanguagesEnglish (US), English (UK), Hebrew, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Croatian, Czech

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Zoho CRM starts at $14.

Pipedrive, HubSpot CRM, and Insightly are common alternatives for Zoho CRM.

Reviewers rate Custom fields and Single sign-on capability and Role-based user permissions highest, with a score of 8.4.

The most common users of Zoho CRM are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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John Hinson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoho CRM is our company's sole keeper of all data regarding leads, deals, contacts, accounts, and other information we collect about people who reach out to our business. It helps us organize and easily filter data to see where leads are in our pipeline, what services our signed clients are receiving, and so much more.
  • Organize data
  • Several filters to allow you to view data in different ways
  • Allows us to manage tasks
  • Calendar integration is buggy
  • RingCentral integration is buggy
  • Social integration is a little lacking
Zoho CRM is great for small businesses looking for an affordable option to manage their leads and prospects. Some of the integrations can be buggy, but that may be the other apps' faults since Zoho is still a relatively small player in the CRM world. Regardless, the options and functionality within CRM is really robust and, when paired with Zoho's other apps, can provide you with a ton of insight.
Sales Force Automation (8)
72.5%
7.3
Customer data management / contact management
100%
10.0
Territory management
N/A
N/A
Opportunity management
100%
10.0
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
80%
8.0
Contract management
100%
10.0
Quote & order management
N/A
N/A
Interaction tracking
100%
10.0
Channel / partner relationship management
100%
10.0
Customer Service & Support
N/A
N/A
Marketing Automation (1)
100%
10.0
Lead management
100%
10.0
CRM Project Management (2)
100%
10.0
Task management
100%
10.0
Reporting
100%
10.0
CRM Reporting & Analytics (2)
100%
10.0
Pipeline visualization
100%
10.0
Customizable reports
100%
10.0
Customization (4)
65%
6.5
Custom fields
100%
10.0
Custom objects
N/A
N/A
Scripting environment
80%
8.0
API for custom integration
80%
8.0
Security (2)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
100%
10.0
Social CRM (1)
70%
7.0
Social data
70%
7.0
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (1)
80%
8.0
Marketing automation
80%
8.0
Platform (1)
100%
10.0
Mobile access
100%
10.0
  • Allows us to keep costs down compared to other CRMs
  • Provides us more reporting options
  • Great UX layout
It isn't perfect as some of the integrations are a little buggy, but overall the UX for CRM is great and an excellent value.
Zoho has the ability to create custom codes/configurations, but unless you're a dedicated coder, you'll need to work with a Zoho partner to get those created. However, it does make it so CRM is custom to your business's specific needs.
There's no real comparison, as Zoho's suite of apps all perform different functions so that they can seamlessly integrate with each other.
13
Everyone in our business uses CRM, from copywriters to account managers to marketing, sales, and admin.
1
We have one admin/IT staff person who acts as the support for CRM. She, however, typically then sends requests to Zoho support or our support partner.
  • Task management
  • Lead management
  • Account management
  • Lead/account scoring
  • Revenue tracking
  • Social media integration for leads
Yes
CRM replaced Pipeline Deals because it allowed much more functionality at a more affordable price point.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
Product features gave us many more opportunities to consolidate our operations instead of being spread out across several different applications.
We would not change anything. We tested several different CRM platforms and felt this was the best.
  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
Alderbest Solutions
No
Change management was minimal
  • 3rd party integrations that required custom codes
Make sure you have certified Zoho partner helping you implement CRM!
  • Online training
Online training is tough, but Zoho and their partners do a good job of explaining things.
No
Yes - we have customized the interface extensively
We relied on a Zoho partner to integrate the customizations.
Yes - we have added extensive custom code
We relied on a Zoho partner to set up our custom coding.
N/A
Their support is very quick to respond and are always ready to hop on a screenshare to diagnose and solve problems.
Zoho's support comes with a Zoho One subscription. We also work with a Zoho Partner on any CRM issues we encounter. I'm not sure if we encounter many issues because the platform is buggy or we just cause a lot of issues, but we always have good experiences with our support partners whenever an issue arises.
Yes
Yes, all bugs have been resolved in an appropriate time frame.
We had an issue with the original custom code that Zoho was updating to a 2.0 version. They gave us plenty of time to find a solution, and our Zoho support partner helped us every step of the way to make sure all of our integrations were updated when the switch happened.
  • Task management
  • Account management
  • Lead management
  • Blueprints
  • Workflow creation
Yes, but I don't use it
  • Email marketing
  • Website forms
It was easy once we used Syncapps to communicate between CRM and our 3rd party apps.
Get help from a certified Zoho partner
N/A
N/A
Yes
Everything went well.
  • Easier navigation
  • Smoother interface
  • N/A
No
No
Marc Fishman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Zoho CRM is being used primarily by both our operations and sales departments. Operations has access and uses it to store account-related data. Sales uses it to organize leads, contacts, and accounts. Simply put, it's the beating heart of our organization — save only the integral call center software we utilize. We employ a simple adage in our company: If it doesn't exist on Zoho CRM then it doesn't exist at all.

In terms of what problems it solves? It's hard to not dive deep into hyperbole. Because I can truly say: it solves every problem we tackle. We are a business that (sadly) lives on 'speed-to-lead'. As such, we've been able to develop a multi-step automation process that processes inbound leads, passes along crucial marketing and branding information AT THE SAME TIME as we are notifying our business development team to reach out. Because of workflow customizations like this, we can compete with companies twice our size with ease.

Beyond that? Zoho CRM is also integral to automating our sales cycle and processing. We've set to task new account implementation, account status, and account cancellation workflows to move tedious and often mistake-prone work into seamless processes that reduce error and improve our efficiencies.

Simply put? It's a singular solution to keep CCSP competitive and healthy as a company.
  • Custom workflows to automate and notify team members of import data.
  • Customizable forms allow for limitless UI improvement.
  • Integrations with other Zoho applications allow data to be shared.
  • Reporting on demand.
  • Actions/Schedules do come with a bit of a learning curve.
  • Depending on usage and availability, there are pockets of service hiccups.
  • In-Platform emails are not integrated into ZohoMail.
In less than 2 weeks "in" the platform I was able to make a multi-step integrated event-driven marketing program that deployed crucial branding and marketing materials to inbound leads captured at a conference. Capturing a lead deployed customer-facing as well as sales team facing notifications that ensured a seamless process to put new potential customers into the funnel.

Beyond this, the new "Canvas" toolset has allowed me to begin redesigning modules from the ground up. Doing this will increase team efficiencies by several orders of magnitude. At the same time, all of this will not impact captured and necessary data. Data, which through an integration directly to Zoho Analytics, will allow us to create executive dashboards to better communicate team wins and losses.
Sales Force Automation (9)
88.88888888888889%
8.9
Customer data management / contact management
100%
10.0
Workflow management
100%
10.0
Territory management
80%
8.0
Opportunity management
80%
8.0
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
70%
7.0
Contract management
100%
10.0
Quote & order management
100%
10.0
Interaction tracking
90%
9.0
Channel / partner relationship management
80%
8.0
Customer Service & Support (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Case management
90%
9.0
Call center management
90%
9.0
Help desk management
80%
8.0
Marketing Automation (2)
95%
9.5
Lead management
100%
10.0
Email marketing
90%
9.0
CRM Project Management (3)
96.66666666666666%
9.7
Task management
100%
10.0
Billing and invoicing management
90%
9.0
Reporting
100%
10.0
CRM Reporting & Analytics (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
Forecasting
80%
8.0
Pipeline visualization
90%
9.0
Customizable reports
90%
9.0
Customization (4)
92.5%
9.3
Custom fields
100%
10.0
Custom objects
100%
10.0
Scripting environment
80%
8.0
API for custom integration
90%
9.0
Security (2)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
100%
10.0
Social CRM (2)
75%
7.5
Social data
80%
8.0
Social engagement
70%
7.0
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (2)
35%
3.5
Marketing automation
70%
7.0
Compensation management
N/A
N/A
Platform (1)
90%
9.0
Mobile access
90%
9.0
  • Allows us to have Salesforce level tools at a price point that is unmatched.
  • Automation increases team efficiencies exponentially.
  • Customization means the CRM conforms and props up specific company directives.
While it takes a bit of a learning curve to appreciate some of the nuances, Zoho CRM ultimately feels like one of those big red boxes of tools you see in a mechanic's shop. It's a literal plethora of customizable modules that you can shape and reshape into the mold that makes your business run. Every facet (seemingly) can be tweaked with, integrated elsewhere in the platform, and ultimately customized to meet the needs of your business. I tend now not to think "what feature of this software can I use to solve a problem?" but instead think FIRST of the problem I have, and trust within Zoho CRM there exists the tools or programable workflows that can solve the issue.
Same tools at a better price-point. What it may lack in "UI-panache" it makes up for with customization and flexibility. We are a smaller company, and with Zoho CRM have been able to achieve our desired workflows and results through the educated building of workflows and custom modules. Simply put, I'd dare anyone to find as robust a platform for the price.
LARGE CAVEAT: We pay for Zoho's Premium Support on our plan.

Zoho's support staff are responsive, caring, and passionate. When we have a concern or issue, we have (and will continue) to rely on their expertise to see our needs met. Whether it's been tapping our specific technician to assist in custom coding of actions, scripts, or other "bells and whistles," we've always found our needs met — even if at times we've needed to concoct a work-around within the system. Combine this with access specifically to users groups, and organized support-based events. I've never felt 'in the dark' when it came to opening a ticket (so to speak) to get to a solution.
  • Creating custom workflows.
  • Creating automated assignment rules.
  • Customizing modules to align to company goals and metrics.
  • Anything related specifically to needing to create code-based actions
  • Reporting is easy, but there's not automated delivery to email
  • In-Platform emails do not 'cross' into ZohoMail; creates issues for SalesTeam working out of both
Yes
It works decently. Frankly, a CRM isn't something I'm seeking to use regularly on a mobile device though. But in a pinch should I need to look anything up, Zoho CRM on my phone has been overly cumbersome to navigate. And being integrated with Cliq and Mail does allow me remotely to always be connected and available to my teams.
When our company needed to switch our billing and some parameters, the company bent over backward to try to meet our needs. While there were some "imperfections" when it came to dialing in the predictable invoicing and it required a little back and forth with our rep. Eventually, everything was ironed out, and never at the cost of our use of the platform.
Working with everyone at Zoho has always been a boon. Everyone is friendly, professional, flexible, and receptive to feedback. While, sure, not every demand we make rises to the top of the punch list, we always feel listened to. And when answers aren't 100% in our favor? Reps, techs, and cohorts are quick to offer workarounds and solutions that keep the trains on track. In the time we've been Zoho users, we've always felt heard. And with a company of their size managing the moving parts of dozens of apps all at once? I'd strongly think that should matter to anyone considering them.
We needed to transition from month-to-month billing to annual billing back to month-to-month billing. Doing so could have been daunting with the amount of customized add-ons, and various features we feared might be tabled in the transition. But nothing of the sort occurred. We were able to switch back to the preferred billing without impeding business for even a minute.
If you have the capability to go annual? Do so. There are fantastic benefits to it. And if you're of the size that could utilize it? Enterprise support is worth its weight in gold. Having a person 'in the know' on your team means you can reshape Zoho to align to your specific needs and goals with ease. And even with the added cost? The savings in time, energy, and effort repay you in spades.
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