Review of Zuora
Rating: 1 out of 10
February 11, 2023
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What is Zuora?
Zuora is one of the best-known subscription billing platforms. Zuora is an enterprise-level product and, as such, provides comprehensive metrics, tax automation, and support for multiple currencies. It also offers Salesforce and NetSuite integration out-of the-box. It often replaces…
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Rating: 1 out of 10
February 11, 2023We use Zuora for billing (invoicing), creation and tracking of subscriptions, cancellations and sync of data over to our CRM (Salesforce) as well as to Netsuite for our financ...
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Analyst
1 year of experienceZuora - managing subscriptions and headaches
Rating: 10 out of 10
April 29, 2021Zuora is used to manage Subscriptions of our SaaS offerings. It is used by our Sales, Accounting, Finance & Accounting, and Collections Department. Zuora helps manage our ...
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Professional
2 years of experienceInvest in Zuora
Rating: 8 out of 10
February 23, 2021[Zuora] is being used by the finance, sales, and success teams. It addresses the problem of not being able to have visibility into billing internally or externally. It also sa...
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January 18, 2021Redgate currently use Zuora to manage their customer subscriptions, and create quotations for making amendments/adding new products. The whole sales team have adopted this sol...
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Account Manager
2 years of experienceUse at your peril
Rating: 1 out of 10
November 3, 2020Zuora is the center of our billing system and subscription management solution.
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Engineer
2 years of experienceScalable subscription billing solution for SaaS companies
Rating: 9 out of 10
October 25, 2019Zuora is being across our entire organization for everything from annual subscription renewals and one-time purchases to issuing refunds and credits. Since we are a SaaS compa...
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Account Manager
1 year of experienceSage Intacct
Rating: 5 out of 10
May 18, 2019Zuroa is being used by one department in our business to support a small e-commerce side of our business. We use it also for customers who want to auto-renew.
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Administrator
3 years of experienceZuora Review
Rating: 10 out of 10
May 10, 2019At our organization, we use Zuora on our finance and business operations team -- primarily for invoicing customers and keeping track of accounts receivables. We also use Zuora...
Andy Chu
Manager - Finance and Accounting
Senior Manager of Finance and Operations
Chartbeat
3 years of experienceRobust product that works well for global businesses
Rating: 8 out of 10
January 9, 2019Our organization uses Zuora for billing our customers. The billing department uses it to automate billing, send billing email notifications, and update our CRM with billing in...
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Manager
3 years of experienceGreat Subscription Management Software
Rating: 9 out of 10
July 3, 2018Zuora is used as our complete end to end billing, payment, and sub-ledger and is currently in one of our regions with the view to expand this product to all regions around the...
Great tool for short, simple subscriptions
Rating: 6 out of 10
May 9, 2018Zuora is a point solution for subscription billing. That's all it does, but that makes it a critical part of our business, managing our complex deals with customers, generatin...
Joshua Henke
Analyst - Information Technology
Senior Netsuite Architect / Developer
Q2ebanking
2 years of experienceZuora Does A Lot
Rating: 7 out of 10
March 7, 2018Our whole organization is using Zuora from sales to fulfillment. It allows us to effectively bill on a recurring basis.
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Manager
1 year of experienceZuora gets the job done, but you'll pay for it
Rating: 7 out of 10
February 6, 2018We use Zuora for managing our SaaS-based subscriptions and billing. All departments that interact with the customer have some interaction with Zuora, including Sales, Finance,...
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Director
3 years of experienceDoes exactly what it says on the tin!
Rating: 10 out of 10
December 14, 2017We are a SaaS business and use Zuora to manage all our subscriptions. From original quotes in Salesforce, to regular invoicing and payment collections, to feeding back subscri...
Zuora -- The Best Billing System Out There!
Rating: 10 out of 10
December 14, 2017ClearCare uses Zuora for our entire quote-to-cash process. We use Z-Quotes for our SalesForce quoting integration, which allows our sales reps to book their orders in SalesFor...
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What is Zuora?
Zuora is one of the best-known subscription billing platforms. Zuora is an enterprise-level product and, as such, provides comprehensive metrics, tax automation, and support for multiple currencies. It also offers Salesforce and NetSuite integration out-of the-box. It often replaces cumbersome ERP…
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Product Details
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What is Zuora?
Zuora is software for subscription businesses. The software is designed to provide an end-to-end subscription management solution that includes billing, finance, commerce and insights, helping users establish a subscription business model and establish, nurture, and monetize recurring customer relationships.
Zuora spans across commerce, billing, collections, revenue recognition, and analytics. The vendor says their products aim to help users:
- Go to market with their subscription offerings, then grow and retain their customer base across multiple channels
- Automate billing, collections, and revenue recognition to scale their business and support their go-to-market strategies
- Deeply understand their subscribers and the health of their business at all times
Zuora is headquartered in Foster City, CA with 11 offices around the world. The company services over 800 clients, including HP, Dell, Financial Times, Box, YP.com, Vivint, Hubspot, and Schneider Electric.
Zuora Features
- Supported: Product Catalog
- Supported: Subscriptions & Amendments
- Supported: Zuora for Salesforce
- Supported: Billing & AR Settlement
- Supported: Payment Processing
- Supported: Revenue Recognition
- Supported: GL Integration
Zuora Integrations
Zuora Competitors
- Braintree, a PayPal service
- Maxio
- Vindicia
- Microworks Prism POS
- 2Checkout from Verifone
- Ericsson Enterprise & Cloud Billing (formerly Metanga)
Zuora Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Zuora is one of the best-known subscription billing platforms. Zuora is an enterprise-level product and, as such, provides comprehensive metrics, tax automation, and support for multiple currencies. It also offers Salesforce and NetSuite integration out-of the-box. It often replaces cumbersome ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems that does not focus exclusively on billing.
Reviewers rate Performance highest, with a score of 9.7.
The most common users of Zuora are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Zuora is a versatile software that offers several key use cases for businesses across various departments. Users, such as Surf Air and Branch, have found value in using Zuora as their primary revenue and subscription management system. It handles the complexity of subscription management, invoicing, and billing seamlessly, allowing finance, technology, customer service, and product strategy teams to automate manual processes and save time. Zuora has also proven valuable for the finance and accounting departments, serving as a centralized billing system that consolidates billing accounts and avoids the need for manual revenue reconciliation. Additionally, the integration of Zuora with Salesforce allows sales operations to manage the product catalog accurately and enables sales representatives to generate accurate quotes. Furthermore, companies implementing Zuora globally have benefitted from its ability to address subscription-related problems, recurring payments, prorations, discounts, invoicing, and reporting. The software has also been praised for its flexibility and support in scaling businesses during seamless transitions from other vendors. Overall, Zuora's features cater to multiple departments within organizations by facilitating financial transactions, managing subscriptions efficiently, providing valuable insights through data analysis tools like Zuora Insights, and aiding in compliance with company guidelines during field inspections.
Flexible Pricing and Customization: Several reviewers have mentioned that Zuora's subscription modeling allows for pricing flexibility and customization to meet specific business needs. Users appreciate the well-thought-out pricing structure and ability to request new pricing and discounting options, indicating that Zuora provides a customizable platform.
Seamless Integration with Salesforce: Many users have praised the integration between Zuora and Salesforce, stating that it streamlines sales processes and improves overall efficiency. With this integration, salespeople can easily build product quotes with flexible rate plans and have visibility into Zuora subscriptions and financials within Salesforce, enhancing their workflow.
Responsive Customer Support: Reviewers consistently mention the helpfulness of Zuora's support team. They appreciate the quick response times and assistance provided whenever needed. This level of support contributes to a positive user experience and demonstrates Zuora's commitment to excellent customer service.
Inaccurate Reporting: Several reviewers have expressed dissatisfaction with the reporting capabilities of Zuora. They feel that running multiple reports and combining them to get the desired level of detail is time-consuming. Some users also mentioned the need for improvement in distinguishing between multiple lines of business.
Difficult User Interface: Many users find the user interface of Zuora confusing and unintuitive. They have encountered issues such as clicking on hyperlinked subscription numbers leading to invoices instead of subscriptions, limited customization options to improve the poor UI, and weak search and reporting capabilities.
Lack of Integration and Flexibility: Reviewers have highlighted several integration and flexibility-related concerns with Zuora. Users mentioned challenges in integrating Zuora quotes with Salesforce, difficulties in customizing without Apex coding knowledge, limitations in offering different payment plans and billing frequencies, and a lack of seamless integration with popular accounting systems like Quickbooks.
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Does exactly what it says on the tin!
Rating: 10 out of 10
December 14, 2017
AH
Vetted Review
Verified User
5 years of experience
- We utilised the data in Salesforce using workflows etc., to manage credit control with some automation.
- Automation of renewals - again using Salesforce we have now automated our renewals process and control everything through Salesforce Opportunities and Zuora quotes.
Zuora and its ease of use
Rating: 9 out of 10
July 08, 2016
JL
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- Various degrees of reporting
Zuora for your invoicing needs
Rating: 7 out of 10
June 29, 2016
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- Use some technical billing functions that create pro-rations for us and do the calculations when we credit and rebill.
- Z-quotes for sales operations and allowing the reps insight into current customers billing statuses
Profit oriented, Impactful results.
Rating: 10 out of 10
March 24, 2016
RS
Vetted Review
Verified User
1 year of experience
- Dashboard creation
- Report origination
Zuora Complete Business Solutions
Rating: 7 out of 10
March 23, 2016
VC
Vetted Review
Verified User
1 year of experience
- Online payment reconciliation
- AR Reports
Zuora - OK, but not great
Rating: 3 out of 10
March 18, 2016
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- Uploading usage to solve complex business rules for our service plans
Flexible Reporting Machine
Rating: 7 out of 10
March 18, 2016
MT
Vetted Review
Verified User
1 year of experience
- Most of the ways
We love Zuora!
Rating: 10 out of 10
March 16, 2016
SR
Vetted Review
Verified User
1 year of experience
- Coupon Management.
Zuora: Best But Imperfect
Rating: 6 out of 10
March 16, 2016
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
3 years of experience
- Usage information is loaded into Zuora and then pulled by our renewal website to display to customers.
Data Surprises Can Be A Gift
Rating: 10 out of 10
January 05, 2016
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
1 year of experience
- Evaluating whether expectations of what/how customers use product has led to unexpected changes in strategies in both product development and marketing.
- We hope to be able to use the product to do a deeper dive data analysis of product use.
Zuora is a winning choice for your subscription economy
Rating: 8 out of 10
November 07, 2013
RS
Vetted Review
Verified User
2 years of experience
- We've been able to use Z-Checkout integrated with our website for customer self-serve 'buy now' scenarios while staying completely PCI compliant.
- We've been able to use the Zuora API to pull back data and marry it with other internal data for reporting purposes.
- Our use of Z-Force 360 & Z-Quotes within Salesforce, married with DocuSign has been a real blessing to streamlining our sales process. We've seen quotes to signed deals in a manner of minutes instead of hours, days and longer.