Zoho CRM Reviews

We've implemented this product for some of our clients and because of its flexibility, there have been several different use cases. I've implemented it as a true CRM where you capture leads, and convert them into your contacts, accounts and deals. You create proposals, and contracts, and then integrate them with some of the other Zoho packages. For other clients, we've taken the core concepts of the Zoho package and configured it for the healthcare industry. We are customers of Zoho and I'm a company director.

This product is highly configurable which gives it more of an edge over some of the competitors because a lot of software packages just have the contacts, the accounts, and the deals kind of functionality. But what Zoho allows you to do extends way beyond that, enabling graphically built workflows, and the writing of customized scripts if required. Within the Zoho ecosystem, there is a lot of different packaging that can be used quite nicely with the CRM solution and integrated with it.

The system is very secure with good scalability. Unlike many patient management systems, it's designed for contact and interaction with the customer. Other systems are generally designed for coding all of the episodes which doesn't add as much value to the customer.

There are certain functions that have occasional performance issues including workflow automation that can result in backlogs. It's been less of a problem recently.

I've been using this solution for four years. 

The solution is reasonably stable.

The solution is highly scalable. 

If it's a standard CRM implementation, then it's mid-range complex because there's almost too much functionality out of the box. Some customers try to implement all of the functionalities and it can get messy really quickly if it's not thought through properly from the beginning. It's best to have two or three people involved in a mid-size implementation. 

We have ROI which has come from improving performance without increasing the head count. The system has a lot of automation which means that you don't need as many people to run it, especially in the contact center environments and any health environments as well.

Licensing costs are pretty much in line with competitors such as HubSpot. It's way cheaper than the Saleforce's of this world in terms of what you get for your money. And as mentioned, Zoho has different pricing structures as well. Quite a lot of customers go for the Zoho One package which allows you to get your CRM as well as your financial system and your HR system. It has around 40 applications included. It's a big bundle and you pay around 35 pounds per user per month. The caveat is that if you want to get it at that price you need to have everybody in your business signed up to Zoho. If you don't do that, then I think the cost is 100 pounds per user per month. 

If you compare Zoho to Salesforce, for example, Salesforce process management engine is a little bit more powerful than Zoho. You can call from one workflow to another workflow within Salesforce, but you can't do that easily within Zoho.

When you're designing any integrations with CRM, you really need to think about your API limits so that you're not blowing those too quickly. It needs to be properly thought through. Arguably, that needs to be done for any system that you're designing and building.

It's important to think about your requirements and how you want to manage your data. As a tool, I think it's very good. Some people have bad experiences with it, but that's a result of bad configuration rather than the product. In my experience it's solid.

I rate this solution nine out of 10. 

We are in the IT business, where we use Zoho CRM for marketing purposes.

Zoho CRM is very simple and easy to use.

Since Zoho CRM is not made for the enterprise kind of company, its stability for enterprise businesses could be improved.

I have been using Zoho CRM for almost one and a half years.

Zoho CRM is a stable solution for mid-scale businesses.

Around 150 users are extensively using Zoho CRM in our organization.

Zoho CRM's technical support has a fast response time.

Zoho CRM's initial setup is straightforward.

Zoho CRM takes hardly around one and a half months to deploy. We used a consultant for the solution's deployment. One or two people are required for the solution's deployment on the OEM side. It's a remote, template-based configuration where you just have to insert the company name.

Zoho CRM has a subscription-based license, which is not too expensive.

Based on our requirements, we have already taken the POC from Salesforce and SAP. It's not about the technical comparisons. It is about the commercial impact of the solution on your system.

Compared to Zoho CRM, Salesforce is very good software.

Salesforce is useful for enterprise kind of businesses. However, Zoho CRM is a good solution for companies that require a CRM application that is easy to handle and use. Zoho CRM is not too costly.

Zoho CRM is a cloud-based solution.

Zoho CRM is a good solution for the mid-market section. It's very useful and easy to handle for marketing people. It is also very good in terms of the administrative part, which is handled by the IT team.

Overall, I rate Zoho CRM a nine out of ten.

We use Zoho CRM for pipelines, proposals, and deals.

We have a sales meeting every week where we look at things, see where they are in the hopper, and talk about money for business development and campaign management. 

We don't use it as a full customer relationship management solution as most people would because not everyone in the company has a license for it. Only individuals are involved in sales, bids, and proposals.

From a forecasting standpoint, we've been able to improve our pipeline and reporting. And we've combined two tools into one. We used to have a forecasting or pipeline product called Pipefy. We were able to do so because it is done in Zoho CRM.

The whole forecasting and pipeline management is very good.

It's a very easy tool to use.

The only thing I noticed was that it does not support multi-country operations. In Canada, for example, we do not use the term "state," but rather "province," and we do not use zip codes, but rather "postal codes." Those are things that cannot be changed.

They are constantly releasing new features, such as visibility to non-users. They've already addressed that with a feature that allows people to see sales contests and results of sales promotions, as well as who's selling the most.

They are not required to have a paid license, which is convenient. There are some people who only need to catch an occasional glimpse. The way it works is it's all-or-nothing. But that's how they're all. There is nothing new there.

I have been working with Zoho CRM for six months.

We are using the Professional version with approximately eight users.

We are working with the most recent version.

I don't have any issues with both the stability and reliability of Zoho CRM.

It did not become the world's second-largest CRM system without being scalable.

Zoho CRM is very scalable and has a lot of out-of-the-box integrations, which I'm seeing a lot in the entire software platform. It's a far superior experience to those where you have to pay every time you want to do something different.

This solution is used by eight people in our organization. It costs around $50 per month per user. We intend to double the number of users within the next year.

Technical support has always been good. I would rate it a four and a half out of five.

They have now regionalized, and I no longer have sole support from India. They have help from people in the United States. Years ago, this was a major issue for them. As a result, they made significant corrections.

In terms of hardware, I am still using Meraki. I haven't strayed far from that. Our team also has a slew of solutions that they've been deploying for penetration testing and threat detection.

I guess the biggest thing I've seen recently is XDR, EDR, and MDR solutions, such as SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, and Red Canary.

I know a lot about ServiceNow. I don't know anything about Jira.

We compete against ServiceNow.

We switched because it was going to be too much work for two people. Pipefy was only there for a short time. They claimed to have a CRM, but not to the extent that Zoho CRM does. We were also quite interested in the integration.

Zoho CRM can communicate with QuickBooks, Harvest, and other accounting software programs, as well as ITSM software. Because Zoho offers an ITSM help desk solution as well. As a result, we wanted to keep it in one type of organization. And it's been working out great for us.

It was very straightforward. It was very good.

I'd rate it a four or four and a half. I tried some other solutions, such as Salesforce and NetSuite, and it was the best fit for our organization's size.

I created some sample companies and demonstrated how to set up accounts. Then the girls who do the proposal and pipeline meetings just picked it up. They were up and running in about a half-hour.

It takes a couple of hours a week to maintain this solution. I don't have anyone dedicated to the backend. That's what we heard when we looked into Salesforce and a few other companies there is a high level of customization required.

I installed it myself without any training.

We did it ourselves, but we did collaborate with a local integrator because I wanted someone I could call on. I didn't want to be talking to someone in another country if we got into trouble. I worked with a Toronto-based company to get the licensing. If we have any special requirements, I go to them.

We pay a subscription. The license is the subscription where we pay $50 per month per user.

Zoho CRM pricing is very affordable.

There are no costs in addition to the subscription fees.

We researched Salesforce and NetSuite. Those were the two largest ones we looked at, but they weren't a good fit in terms of size.

I don't do anything with hardware. My last six months have been focused on ITSM tools. Ivanti, Cherwell, and a new one we just discovered, Halo, which you might find very interesting. Halo is going to completely transform the market.

That is primarily what I do as an ITSM,  Information Technology Service Management solutions. I just got a demo of a very interesting tool that does service discovery and relationship management to assist in the creation of a CMDB for an ITSM solution.

I haven't looked at Rackmount servers.

It's very straightforward and easy to use, with a lot of customization options and good integrations. I work as an IT software consultant, naturally, I'm going to be biased, however, it has proven to be extremely effective.

I still give the overall product a 9 out of 10. Good flexibility, excellent support, ease of implementation, and low cost.

We have around 500 to 1000 employees using this solution. The purpose of the CRM is to maintain relationships with our customers and to always stay connected in the most efficient way. Zoho CRM helped me to manage leads and opportunities and to use the dashboard and reporting features for better sales and growth.

The most valuable features are the lead, opportunity and task management as well as dashboard creation, reporting, contact management and campaigns.

We would like to always email users as soon as any new features are launched. 

I have been using this solution since 2016.

This is a stable solution. 

It is scalable solution.  

Our IT team usually handle issues first before we contact their support team. When we have contacted them, they have responded quickly. 

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward. It took between six to nine months. 

If you are using this solution for the first time, I would recommend that you start in a separate sequential manner with the contact management and then move onto leads and opportunities. This logical approach will drive you the proper use of the software.

In a future release we would like to have this tool available on an app based platform so thats users can update data in real time. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten because it functions well.

We use Zoho CRM for opportunity management, lead management, customer data and contact management, and campaign integration. We also integrate it with external systems for agency campaigns.

What I like most about Zoho CRM is its configurability. We can adapt it to our needs in terms of the sales process. It has automation capabilities, but we mostly use it as a static system, except for sending emails and information about updated products.

The integration capability is very good. We've integrated it with other Zoho products like Books, Projects, and Expenses. It also integrates well with external tools like HubSpot and other marketing tools, so there's a lot of potential there.

The main area for improvement is how the solution handles leads. Leads are separated and always tied to a contact, which makes it difficult to maintain leads within a company. This could be handled better.

I have been working with the product for eight to nine years.

The product is 100% stable. We've had no issues with glitches or latency. They also have a mobile app for iPhone and Android that works well. I often use it for calls that are recorded inside Zoho CRM.

Regarding scalability, I'm satisfied with Zoho CRM. As a small company, we don't use it with too many people. It's a SaaS solution, so scalability isn't an issue for us, either in terms of users or number of records.

We've had some experience with Zoho's technical support. They responded pretty fast when we needed help.

Positive

I've used other CRM systems, like SAP and Salesforce, which I found more cumbersome. I've also used HubSpot recently due to integrating with a marketing agency.

The solution's deployment is easy. It takes a couple of hours to look into it and configure it. We spent time customizing it, like setting up email, addresses, and invoice formats. As it's a SaaS solution, it works out of the cloud. Usually, one person is enough to deploy it. The main task is personalizing it for your company. We use it with different companies, and that works fine.

The tool started out quite cheap. It's had some changes with small and medium business subscriptions, but it's still worth the price. I'd say it's priced a bit below the medium range.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

We offer real estate services in Eygpt. Zoho CRM is an all-in-one solution for us. We use the solution for both CRM and finance. Our commissions paid to our salespeople go through the CRM and our clients are managed through the solution. 

Currently, we have three branches with a total of 100 users including tool management, agents, finance, HR, and marketing. Our usage will increase in the future as we are starting a new branch.

With Zoho CRM we have detailed reports which provide measurements and KPIs. Being able to measure the daily performance of the agents, their call time, duration, and lead tracking has improved our organization in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.

The most valuable solution of Zoho CRM is lead management and analytics. It has a powerful analytics tool.

Zoho is always providing updates to the tools. The most recent update provided improvements to the admin panel and council.

There are two things I would like to see from Zoho CRM. The first would be to include a calling feature that is connected to our call center. Second, I would like financial targeting and how to measure targeting for the sales agent to be connected better with bookings.

In addition, Zoho CRM requires easier API integration with Facebook and Google, especially in terms of lead generation. Salesforce has cloud listening or social listening on other platforms like Twitter and Facebook, it would be great if Zoho included these marketing solutions too.

I have been using Zoho CRM on a daily basis for nine months.

Zoho is a very scalable solution.

We struggled with technical support but have managed our way through it by using a consultant here in Egypt.

Prior to Zoho CRM, we used a custom-made solution that was developed in-house and was based on ASP.NET. We decided to check if we had the capability to do a custom-made solution or if it was better to get one with customization. Zoho fit our new strategy so we made the switch.

The initial setup of Zoho CRM was complex due to the structure of our commission, which is based on sales. 

The deployment took us three months using our own consultant called Zocube. Having our own consultant has helped us manage and improve the system as we use the solution. They have provided excellent service.

We have four managers managing and maintaining the system and the whole experience.

We have an annual license fee that costs $12,000. 

We evaluated Salesforce but found Zoho had greater flexibility so we could customize as we go. The interface is very easy for our agents and the mobile solutions that Zoho provides are amazing. 

If you are looking to implement Zoho CRM you need a good consultant and you need to know exactly the cycle that you need to implement.

I rate this solution a seven out of 10 because there are more features that are going to be available in the future. Some we have not explored yet.

We use Zoho CRM for sales management.

It curtails our internal staff time on account workflow automation.

I like Zoho CRM's automatic lead assignment and automated workflows. 

The MCR capabilities have some limitations. 

I have been using this solution for five years.

I rate Zoho CRM nine out of 10 for stability.

I rate Zoho CRM nine out of 10 for scalability.

The customer service is excellent.

Positive

It is user friendly and cost effective

Zoho CRM is easy to setup. The deployment time depends on your requirements. 

We deployed the solution in-house; if anyone needs our help regarding customization, development, and setting up Zoho CRM or Zoho One feel free to contact us. zohoexperts@gmail.com.

There are different prices for different versions, i.e. for Zoho One $37/user/month if pay annually.

We previously evaluated Salesforce.

I rate Zoho CRM a nine out of 10. It's user-friendly and cheaper than Salesforce or most other CRM solutions. 

We use Zoho CRM to track business opportunities for our IT solution company and manage our sales pipeline. Our sales teams in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Singapore also use it.

The dashboards and visualizations help us see how different markets perform. I find the dashboard feature most valuable because it's easy to visualize data. I've been trying to use the built-in quotations feature, which could reduce turnaround time. We're not using many automation features for record management and opportunity tracking. I'm trying to integrate Zoho CRM with Zoho Flow for quotation submission workflow.

The login process could be improved as some users find it unfriendly. The documentation could also be more user-friendly and better organized.

I have been using the product for three years. 

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

Zoho CRM is a SaaS solution, and we haven't faced any performance issues. My company has seven users. We plan to use it up to 10 users and increase the use of Salesforce. 

The customer success team is very helpful, especially during the onboarding process, where they provide a good demo and assist with any questions. Although we have had only a few support queries, the responses have been very helpful.

Positive

Before using Zoho CRM, we didn't use a specific CRM solution but relied on manual Excel spreadsheets to capture opportunities. We didn't evaluate other vendors before choosing Zoho CRM. The decision to go with Zoho CRM was influenced by its ease of access, simple sign-up process, and effective trial system. The billing process is straightforward, as it can be handled directly with a credit card without going through a distributor, although we can work with one. These aspects made Zoho CRM a good fit for us.

The initial setup was straightforward and seamless, especially the onboarding process, which I found very user-friendly. I recently started a new trial, and the experience was smooth, from signing up to logging in and onboarding users. However, I faced some challenges when implementing more advanced features, like setting up territories. Although I was able to get support through online resources and documentation, the documentation itself could be improved. It could be more user-friendly, and sometimes, finding the right document or instruction is difficult, as information is spread across different places. This is an area where I think they could make improvements.

The deployment process for Zoho CRM typically takes me about two to three hours. I start by signing up as the master user, then proceed to set up privileges and permissions, especially if different territories are involved. After setting these up, I onboard users into the appropriate user groups. Following this, I train the users on how to create opportunities and the rules and logic they need to follow. Finally, we ask them to enter their data and customize the required reports. This is the typical flow I follow for most deployments.

One person can do the deployment since our use cases are not complex. 

We did the deployment in-house. 

Zoho CRM has provided organizational value. It has greatly improved sales productivity by eliminating the need for manual report creation and data updates. The CRM serves as a single source of truth, automating forecasting and reporting tasks.

I rate the product a four out of ten. The cost for Zoho CRM is not fixed; different editions are available, and the features depend on the edition chosen. Some capabilities, such as integrating with workflows, might incur additional costs, but these are well-documented and not hidden.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. If you are considering using Zoho CRM, my advice is to make the most of their trial period to explore the features and see how they fit your needs. You can extend the functionality with Zoho's support and determine the required version and features. For instance, these are available in the enterprise edition if you need AI capabilities. Testing the CRM with a small group of end users as a pilot before moving to full production is also a good idea. 

Another point to consider is the pricing plans; you can choose between monthly or annual payment options, so select the one that suits you best. Zoho CRM also offers credits that can be used to purchase additional add-ons from their ecosystem. The product allows you to download your data if you decide to move away, so it’s not a completely closed platform.