Director at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Effective customer management and lead handling with excellent support
Pros and Cons
- "Zoho CRM provides excellent value for money."
- "The analytics and AI suggestion features need improvement."
What is our primary use case?
I use Zoho CRM primarily for customer management, lead management, and deals management.
What is most valuable?
Zoho CRM provides excellent value for money. It offers substantial features for its price point. Specifically, the leads and deals modules, as well as integrations, are very effective.
What needs improvement?
The analytics and AI suggestion features need improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoho CRM for five years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I find the solution to be stable without any glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zoho CRM is fully scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I believe the technical support is very good, and I rate it a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
Since Zoho CRM is a SaaS solution, there was no installation needed.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the pricing as a five out of ten, as it offers good value for money.
What other advice do I have?
Regarding improvements, the analytics part and AI suggestions are the two main areas that need improvement. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. It would be better if the review remains anonymous. The email will be used solely for internal use, and my name can be on the review, but my company name and email ID should remain hidden.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Regional Director at AMBIT SOFTWARE LLC
An affordable CRM solution that integrates easily with customer service workflows
Pros and Cons
- "Zoho CRM integrates easily with customer service workflows."
- "The reporting for developers should be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Zoho CRM provides flexibility. Most Indian customers choose Zoho because of its pricing. Also, HRMS is user-friendly.
We use Zoho CRM to manage all leads, from lead generation to converting them into prospects and then providing services.
How has it helped my organization?
Zoho CRM integrates easily with customer service workflows. Many people are working with Zoho CRM due to the existing migration. It offers a hassle-free integration experience, and the time frame to complete the integration varies depending on complexity but generally does not exceed APAS standards.
What is most valuable?
The lead management, build management, and workflow management are valuable features. We have loading sites. The database and lead management are high-speed, based on analytics. You will understand the leads, the years it takes, the type, and the conversion rate. B management also seems to be readily configured with a work log, which is also very helpful.
Zoho CRM integrates directly with teams. For instance, when you receive leads through Zoho Support, you can seamlessly integrate and maintain those leads within Zoho CRM. This makes it a hassle-free and efficient process tool for managing leads in the market.
Zoho CRM mobile app mobile application is on the fly. Wherever you go, it follows you. It can be accessed everywhere. This increased the productivity from eight to twenty percent.
What needs improvement?
The reporting for developers should be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoho CRM for six months. We are using both CRM and HRMS modules.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable.
I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. The role has been separated into management and media, starting from one user to 1000 users. 8% of users are using Zoho.
We cater the solution to all types of businesses.
I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. It depends on the nature of the business. This involves managing business processes with varying degrees of customization. The customer needs to deal with customization to create a tailored solution.
Deployment depending on the complexity of the business takes from seven to eight weeks.
I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is affordable.
I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Zoho CRM is a good solution. We use its features, particularly for the more technical aspects. Since it is a low-priced platform, it tends to be the best option.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Zoho Developer at Freelancer
Easy-to-use solution with good stability
Pros and Cons
- "Its initial setup process for the cloud-based version is straightforward."
- "They should provide an option to customize modules."
What is most valuable?
The solution easily links one form to another or sends one module to another.
What needs improvement?
They should provide an option to customize modules and fields for the solution, similar to Zoho Creator.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution for more than one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution's stability is better than other applications.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support service could be better.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Zoho CRM has a default field that cannot be changed. Thus, we prefer using Zoho Creator for customized functionality.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process for the cloud-based version is straightforward. It takes around a week to a month to complete depending on the client's requirements. It requires one executive to carry out the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution has standard pricing plans. It costs $14 per month. Also, its enterprise version costs $40. At the same time, its unlimited version costs $52.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is easy to use for end users. I rate it a ten out of ten.
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Sr. Zoho Developer at Absoft IT Solutions Pvt Ltd
Helps to patch leads from client sources
Pros and Cons
- "We use the solution for different projects. We use it to patch lead details from clients' sources."
- "I have issues with the tool's scalability."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for different projects. We use it to patch lead details from clients' sources.
What needs improvement?
I have issues with the tool's scalability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product since 2018.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's stability between seven to six out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the product's scalability between eight to seven out of ten. We have a lot of users for the product in our organization.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's setup is easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product a seven out of ten.
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CEO at Monkey Solutions Agencia
Provides a database of information on customers, costs, prospects, and proposals
Pros and Cons
- "I am impressed with the product's information on customers."
- "It is hard to modify information around a customer. You need to pay for the features and the tool needs to improve it."
What is our primary use case?
The solution helps us to identify how customers expect to work with us. It helps us to know the funnel process where the prospect is through. It also serves as a database of information on customers, costs, prospects, and proposals.
What is most valuable?
I am impressed with the product's information on customers.
What needs improvement?
It is hard to modify information around a customer. You need to pay for the features and the tool needs to improve it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for five to six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's stability a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's scalability a seven out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's setup is complex.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product an eight out of ten. You need to first think about the version that you need for the company. You need to seek out a person who knows the product very well to help you modify the charts, it could be an associate of Zoho. Think about what information you need to receive from the CRM since you can receive something that you don't need.
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President/Founder at Interbit
Scales well, and it is easy to get data in and out of it, but I would like more ability to reorganize the data and share data fields
Pros and Cons
- "I like that it is easy to get data in and out of it. We can export and import CSV files. I also like that the database is hierarchical, which allows me to be able to look at a parent and multiple children."
- "There are at least two big pieces. One is just the ability to reorganize the data and clean it up to eliminate duplicates and things like that. It is very manual at the moment. It only gives us certain fields that we can check on. Because of our particular database, it creates a problem. We deal with hospitals, and there are 50 hospitals. It is tough to figure out which one is which. Is it this one or the other one? So, trying to clean things up is very difficult. I'd like to have more ability to share data fields. The data is structured into different buckets, and I frequently have to create the same field in two different buckets. It would be nice if I could just do a view-only field in another bucket. In my contact bucket, I would like to be able to have just a view-only of the account information so that I don't need to enter it again, which is what I have to do currently."
What is our primary use case?
It is used as a database for customers, contacts, and prospects for sales and marketing.
It is a SaaS product. I am using the most recent version of it.
How has it helped my organization?
It is a central place to store information to use for marketing, tracking activity, and developing sales pipelines and stuff.
What is most valuable?
I like that it is easy to get data in and out of it. We can export and import CSV files.
I also like that the database is hierarchical, which allows me to be able to look at a parent and multiple children.
What needs improvement?
There are at least two big pieces. One is just the ability to reorganize the data and clean it up to eliminate duplicates and things like that. It is very manual at the moment. It only gives us certain fields that we can check on. Because of our particular database, it creates a problem. We deal with hospitals, and there are 50 hospitals. It is tough to figure out which one is which. Is it this one or the other one? So, trying to clean things up is very difficult.
I'd like to have more ability to share data fields. The data is structured into different buckets, and I frequently have to create the same field in two different buckets. It would be nice if I could just do a view-only field in another bucket. In my contact bucket, I would like to be able to have just a view-only of the account information so that I don't need to enter it again, which is what I have to do currently.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for probably six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable. It is fine in terms of stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It scales well. We have about a dozen users, and it is being used extensively. Any increase in usage would just come naturally with time.
How are customer service and support?
They are medium in terms of wait time and the response itself. From one to five, I would rate them a three.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I can't remember the name, but we had been using a CRM for a long time. We made the switch because of the ability to do more. The old system was too customized. We were looking for something that was more accessible and easy to maintain and that had more standard features.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward but nonetheless difficult. It took weeks.
It is lightweight in terms of maintenance. Its maintenance is taken care of pretty much by me. I also have a consultant.
What about the implementation team?
We used an external consultant.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is around $1000 a month.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a seven out of 10.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Account Manager at Epic Network Support
An easy-to-setup solution with a helpful technical support team
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is always stable."
- "The solution's feature for forecast has limitations."
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable feature is the ease of navigation.
What needs improvement?
The solution's feature for forecast has limitations. It could be better. Also, there need to be more features similar to its on-premise version.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for nine months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is always stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the solution's scalability an eight or nine.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical team is very helpful.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The solution's setup process is simple and cost-effective.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's technical team helped us implement it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is cost-effective. I rate its pricing a four out of ten.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated SAP and Salesforce solutions. In comparison, Zoho meets all our business requirements and provides simple navigation.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Business Development Manager at headtechnology
It has an effective emailing feature that lets you send emails to customers directly, but its UI needs to be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Zoho CRM is emailing. You can send emails to customers directly from Zoho CRM. The marketing team in my company uses this feature, and it's effective."
- "What needs improvement in Zoho CRM is the UI. It needs to be more user-friendly. I like Salesforce better than Zoho CRM in terms of the UI, so if Zoho CRM can make some UI changes, that would make the tool better."
What is our primary use case?
We use Zoho CRM for pipeline follow-ups. Our customer database is on the tool, so we use Zoho CRM to record customer data, the dates of client meetings, and when we did the POCs. All data we have on Zoho CRM are also shared with our customers. We also use Zoho CRM to predict how many sales we can do per quarter and year. These are our use cases for the tool.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Zoho CRM is emailing. You can send emails to customers directly from Zoho CRM. The marketing team in my company uses this feature, and it's effective.
What needs improvement?
What needs improvement in Zoho CRM is the UI. It needs to be more user-friendly. I like Salesforce better than Zoho CRM in terms of the UI, so if Zoho CRM can make some UI changes, that would make the tool better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Zoho CRM for a long time, more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I didn't have issues with Zoho CRM stability-wise. It has good stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zoho CRM is a scalable tool.
How are customer service and support?
As we never had any problems with Zoho CRM, we never had the chance to open a ticket with the technical support team.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We only used Zoho CRM within our company.
How was the initial setup?
I'm unsure of how straightforward or complex the setup of Zoho CRM is because I'm just a user. It's the technical team who deployed the tool within my company.
What about the implementation team?
Zoho CRM was deployed in-house by the technical team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have no information about the pricing for Zoho CRM because the finance department handles that.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I'm using Salesforce at times. Some of my customers use Salesforce as well.
What other advice do I have?
My company uses Zoho CRM internally.
My company is a customer rather than a seller or distributor of Zoho CRM.
I'm using the latest version of Zoho CRM because the tool has regular updates, so my company has the newest version.
Around forty-five to fifty people use Zoho CRM within the company. My company has a team that handles the maintenance of the tool.
I'm rating Zoho CRM as seven out of ten because its UI needs improvement.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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