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Data Cloud vs Zoho CRM comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Data Cloud
Ranking in CRM
34th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoho CRM
Ranking in CRM
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Opportunity Management (5th), Sales Force Automation (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Data Cloud is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho CRM is 3.1%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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Complex setup process impacts functionality and requires improvement
From my experience as a VP of sales, I was not involved directly with development and configuration, but every time I need some change in our strategy and data, it takes a lot of time from our development team or technical team to implement this change. It is not easy to add columns or information in the reports or in the information that I gathered from Data Cloud. It takes a lot of time, and it was not exactly what I was expecting. I had a project that required changing the views that I need from my team, and it took two to three months to make the change. It was just a simple click of a button and adding some information, so what I was expecting to take one or two weeks took three months. It was very complicated to implement in the beginning, and it took a lot of time. It is a very good product, but it is very complex to implement, change, develop, and integrate.
Romani Labib - PeerSpot reviewer
Customization options empower workflow management, though support understanding can be enhanced
Currently, I am still working with Azure and I use the Azure products for my current work. I use Azure Active Directory. I don't use products like App Service from Azure or Azure Logic Apps, Front Door, but I think it's very straightforward. Once I take the first step to use Azure, I can track myself to use another application, program, or module in Azure. I use Office 365 because we actually have Exchange mail server 2019 on premises. In the last few months, I upgraded from Exchange on premise to use Office 365, which is faster, easier to troubleshoot, and more secure. I use Remote Desktop Services (RDS) as the best solution because I make a private server in my data center room. I have many users that need to access the internet, so I don't join the server to my domain because if I have any malware or other attacks, I can resolve it easily without any damage to my internal network. Microsoft RDS is more user-friendly and easier to use compared to RDS from Azure Microsoft or another provider. I purchase Microsoft Remote Desktop Services directly from Microsoft. I have had an MCSE and Microsoft account for 15 years. I work with SharePoint and Exchange, which are famous applications through Microsoft and Office 365. For daily tasks, I use Microsoft tools and Linux tools because I have applications like CRM, ERP, and HRM running over CentOS, an operating system by Linux. Regarding CentOS, in Egypt, we have issues paying for things from the internet, especially due to the large margin between US dollars and Egyptian pounds. CentOS is totally free from the internet, so I create ISO and install it on the server to use all features, policies, and security modules. Currently, I use 3CX as voice solutions, and Asterisk is the Linux platform I use, along with firewalls by Linux called pfSense. All data centers in my company have products between Microsoft and Linux systems. For DNS, I use deDNS to make remote access or subdomains from deDNS organization. Sometimes, I pay for a main domain from HostGator and re-route the domain to my data centers. Based on other competitors, I would rate Zoho CRM's price as a five, as it has a middle-range price compared to others. Overall, I rate Zoho CRM a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We never had a problem with stability."
"I rate my experience with Data Cloud a nine out of ten."
"Zoho CRM is easy to use and easy to understand."
"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."
"There are many features that capture customer data."
"Zoho CRM's best feature is its reporting."
"I like Zoho CRM's automatic lead assignment and automated workflows."
"We use the solution for different projects. We use it to patch lead details from clients' sources."
"Highly configurable, enabling graphically built workflows, and the writing of customized scripts if required."
"The solution has an efficient notification feature."
 

Cons

"It is a very good product, but it is very complex to implement, change, develop, and integrate."
"Customizability is both an advantage and a disadvantage. While it provides a suitable solution with many pieces to integrate, it also adds complexity."
"The tool is hard for people who have worked with Microsoft Office for a long time."
"Zoho CRM could benefit from predictive analysis based on historical trends to forecast future performance over the next two to three years, particularly from a sales pipeline perspective."
"Some of our clients could not develop their requirements using the product."
"Adding a new contract to the solution is quite complicated."
"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.""
"The customization options for roles in Zoho CRM are currently limited."
"It would be useful to have some way of mapping organizations that could add more value. If I have X company's database and am trying to create multiple contexts for different entities of the same company, I should be able to map it in such a way that I can see the organization chart."
"The product's scalability and stability need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have an annual license fee that costs $12,000."
"I have no information about the pricing for Zoho CRM because the finance department handles that."
"The price of Zoho CRM is already competitive, but we would always like to have a better discount. Most of the features are included in the price but if we want the extra features then we have to purchase them."
"Professional plans cost $35 per user in the USA and EUR 35 in Europe."
"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."
"The solution has standard pricing plans."
"This solution is less expensive than Salesforce."
"Its price is lower than the other software."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
8%
Educational Organization
5%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Data Cloud?
There was excessive difficulty to customize for our business processes, so you either change to how they have it set up or you spend money getting someone to fix it. It would work, but it was time-...
What is your primary use case for Data Cloud?
We had Sales with Sales Cloud with a bunch of add-ons, and the things we wanted to do and the price was becoming untenable. So, we had to have an exit strategy. The main use cases were the same exa...
What advice do you have for others considering Data Cloud?
It is considered the Data Cloud CRM now. We deployed it to approximately nine or ten people. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution a 7.
What do you like most about Zoho CRM?
Zoho CRM integrates easily with customer service workflows.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho CRM?
I rate the pricing as a five out of ten, as it offers good value for money.
What needs improvement with Zoho CRM?
The UX for the product in general is probably below standard compared to some of the other CRMs.
 

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Sample Customers

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JetHub, Anderson Sales Advantage, ActionCoach, Milagro Advisory Group, TECO Pneumatic, Proteomics Consult
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