The solution easily links one form to another or sends one module to another.
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?
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.
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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.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Zoho Solution Architect / Zoho Senior Developer / Zoho Administrator at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
A customizable solution that can be deployed very easily
Pros and Cons
- "The product is customizable."
- "The support is not quite good."
What is our primary use case?
I use the product for customer relationship management.
What is most valuable?
The product is customizable. Its features are better than products like Salesforce and HubSpot. It is the best solution.
What needs improvement?
The solution should add more customizing options to Canvas.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the product’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support is not quite good. The support team is available only Monday to Friday.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product costs $35 per user per year. We pay separately for premium support.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Sales Operations Specialist at ADEO IT Consulting Services
Stable and secure solution with great reporting
Pros and Cons
- "Zoho CRM's best feature is its reporting."
- "The process of creating reports is not very user-friendly - it takes time, and it's confusing."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use Zoho CRM for downloading documents, managing customers and managers, and reporting.
What is most valuable?
Zoho CRM's best feature is its reporting.
What needs improvement?
The process of creating reports is not very user-friendly - it takes time, and it's confusing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with Zoho CRM for a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zoho CRM is stable and secure.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zoho CRM is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Zoho's technical support could be faster and better at solving issues.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was really easy, and the deployment was fast.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Zoho CRM to other users and rate it eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Director at quickwork
Useful synchronized calendar, beneficial customer route locator, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Zoho CRM has a location-based feature where if I'm visiting certain customers in a day, it can indicate to me the most efficient route. However, this is if the location of all the offices or places is updated, it saves my time. The calendar in Zoho CRM is synchronized with Google Calander which is very useful for me."
- "Zoho CRM has a rule engine or a place where you can set certain rules. That's not evolved very much. They could improve this within the platform."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Zoho CRM to book appointments with the sales team. The leads come directly on the website, they schedule a meeting, and then it comes to Zoho CRM. There is another way leads come from, such as online social media channels or sales team engages with them. Once a deal is closed, it goes to the accounting software and creates invoices directly. Additionally, the solution can give estimates or quotations.
What is most valuable?
Zoho CRM has a location-based feature where if I'm visiting certain customers in a day, it can indicate to me the most efficient route. However, this is if the location of all the offices or places is updated, it saves my time. The calendar in Zoho CRM is synchronized with Google Calander which is very useful for me.
The solution has all the features I want, and it is quite simple. The process to use it is easy.
What needs improvement?
Zoho CRM has a rule engine or a place where you can set certain rules. That's not evolved very much. They could improve this within the platform.
There are automation or workflow features that could be improved or evolved. In the solution, I can do a lot of operations, but it has certain limitations in its flexibility.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoho CRM for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Zoho CRM sometimes can be slow, but it is not a hindrance for us because it's not a critical requirement for us that it has to load within certain milliseconds. The speed could improve in the future.
It is overall a reliable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Zoho CRM is good, you can add more people and upgrade the solution regularly.
We have approximately 10 salespeople using the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I was in contact with the Zoho CRM support and I needed some help with the integration with Zoho CRM and other solutions. The support was good, they were able to answer all my questions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used other solutions previously, such as ERPNext and Matrix.
The reason why we are using Zoho CRM is that it's straightforward. It's easy to consider. Matrix has many features, similar to Zoho CRM or even more. However, my team found some complexity to work with it. The Matrix may have project management, task management, and other complex modules, but they are not needed or critically required for the sales roles that we are doing in our business.
The staff preferred what is simple and sufficient that caters to our requirements, and this was Zoho CRM.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy once you understand the system and its purpose of it. Deploying and doing the configuration can be done in approximately one or two weeks. There was not a traditional installation because the solution is on the cloud, you subscribe and then configure it for your needs.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation of the solution ourselves. Zoho CRM has features of taking backups regularly. We do not do it on our own, we only have to do configuration. We don't do any maintenance, there is not any external maintenance required.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The subscription plan that I have doesn't have certain features that I would like. If I had more flexible features to add certain types of data or modify existing data points, I can use the solution more effectively in certain ways. For example, it has a task productivity model where I can create all the tasks for myself, but certain tools are open text, and it's very difficult to group items when you have open text or unstructured data. If I could define this type of task I do in a day, then it can help a lot to understand how my workload is or what kind of work I'm doing. I could plan better for the future days.
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.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to those wanting to use the solution is to first understand conceptually how CRM systems work. It becomes much easy to if you go with the flow. If someone knows how the sales process works, then it's very easy to configure Zoho CRM.
I rate Zoho CRM an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head Of Information Security (CISO) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Versatile cloud-based CRM with many integrations and customizations
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most important features is that it's a cloud base and, it's also quite cheaper when compared to other solutions. Zoho CRM is customizable as per your requirement and, the Zoho team is able to help you to customize the CRM based on your requirements, and you can integrate to any third-party solution."
- "I would like to see more integrations and customization options in the next release."
What is our primary use case?
This solution can be used for a lot of things. They have a number of modules for you to enter for your customer contact. You are also able to use it for analytics and monitoring.
There are also many modules on the business side. You can integrate your database for different sales and marketing pitches, and you can integrate it with your call center which makes it easy to log complete details of your customers - you can even contact your customers for relationship management!
What is most valuable?
One of the most important features is that it's a cloud base and, it's also quite cheaper when compared to other solutions. Zoho CRM is customizable as per your requirement and, the Zoho team is able to help you to customize the CRM based on your requirements, and you can integrate to any third-party solution.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see more integrations and customization options in the next release.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoho CRM for about two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable product. Initially, not so much. There were a lot of hiccups and failures when they were first starting out, but they have made improvements and are now quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable product, especially since it is a cloud-based product. We currently have around two hundred to two fifty users working in the CRM.
How are customer service and support?
There were issues with the tech support, we were not able to get through to them in order to get the issues resolved. But, over a period of time, maybe a year and so, it's become better for the most part, though sometimes we still have trouble getting through to them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used an in-house CRM initially but switched to Zoho CRM because it had much more features.
How was the initial setup?
The initial integration was pretty straightforward so we were able to the start using the CRM pretty quickly. However, the integrations and customizations took some time to set up.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution in-house and have two administrators and one manager in there for maintenance. We need three guys because we have made a lot of customizations and integrations.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is an annual license.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Salesforce CRM, though I am unsure why we went with Zoho.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Zoho CRM to any business that requires a lot of integration, customization, and reconstruction on the core side.
I would rate this product an eight out of ten overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Infrastructure Sup at Capital Development Services
Simple initial setup, high availability, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Zoho CRM is its ease of use."
- "The solution can improve by having a policy that allows us to integrate with the cloud."
What is our primary use case?
Zoho CRM is a small component and it is used to monitor our internet services.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Zoho CRM is its ease of use.
What needs improvement?
The solution can improve by having a policy that allows us to integrate with the cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Zoho CRM for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found Zoho CRM to be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Zoho CRM is a scalable solution.
We have four IT personnel that are using the solution regularly. We do not plan to increase the usage at this time.
How are customer service and support?
We have not contacted technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward, and the whole process took me one day.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation in-house.
We have four engineers for the implantation and maintenance of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for an annual license to use this solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others for small businesses.
I rate Zoho CRM a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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