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Zoho People Reviews: 4.4/5 — Solid Choice

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What is Zoho People?

Zoho People is a comprehensive HR management platform that allows businesses to manage their employees' information and processes in one centralized location. With its robust set of features, including employee self-service portals, a centralized database, performance tracking, and compliance management, it's known as a top choice for many businesses. Additionally, Zoho People integrates seamlessly with other Zoho products, making it a great choice for businesses already using other Zoho software.

Company Zoho Corporation
Year founded 2000
Company size 10,001+ employees
Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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305 Zoho People Reviews
4.4 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 26, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Tushar K. avatar
Tushar K.
Senior Technical Recruiter
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"Zoho People"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Web based tool with cloud like functionalities login and use no installation required, just internet connectivity needed.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

1. support needs improvement 2. check in/out capturing need improvement which can affect the employees payroll.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

HRMS tool can have all types of data at one place for better statistical approach for decision making in long time.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Suraj S. avatar
Suraj S.
Software Development Engineer , Android
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"Best people monitoring crm"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

able to track the my task on day to day basis

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

not abe to get proper notification and UI is old

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not required to fill up my time table manually

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Lengdon B. avatar
Lengdon B.
Senior Member Of Technical Staff
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"Good but Expensive"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

All in one place. From my salary breakup to my salary slips. I can also declare my expenses and Tax exemption documents from here.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Not well organized. I found it challenging to find some things. I had to google certain features occasionally. The UX design is not self-explanatory.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helpful for the employees to easily declare Tax exemption investments and see the Tax reduction instantly. The Charter Account also can easily manage tax for employees

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Mar 31, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
SM
Shivam M.
Founder
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"It's decent but it can be amazing."
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It's simple, basically, it's easy to use. - UI again is very simple and straightforward. - Leave application is also pretty straightforward. - It gets the job done.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Well yes, the product is simple. But there are a couple of suggestions. - If the UI is more advanced it will be more interesting to use. - The team hierarchy page is not amazing. - You find bugs here and there. - It's not a perfect product, and a lot of work can be done.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a user for me zoho people is helpful with leave tracking and application. It's seamless and then it also helps to understand new people joining and other basic details of them.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 30, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Good concept with some bugs to work out"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Well thought out process for HR onboarding and management

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Still too many bugs and unreliable integration

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making sure that all bases are covered when onboarding new people

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 28, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Very complete, but also complex to implement"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

the possibility of parameterization on the other hand, it becomes quite complex with only the videos available on your channel

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

little information about training so that we can parameterize correctly, so it takes a lot of time and effort

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

vacation and absence management as well as a single place to share information. Automation of admission and termination processes

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 26, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Zoho for Workplace"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Zoho people, analytics, cliq and Zoho expense

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Zoho CRM and Zoho creator. Zoho calendar does not sync with google calendar or cliq. Notifications for google meetings through cliq can be useful

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Attendance, consolidating files for the organisation and managing expenses

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
May 05, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
OO
Oladimeji O.
Area Office Manager
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"Simple and very exciting to use"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Zoho people is used by all staff members for different purposes, but mainly for human resource management. It has a cool feeling to it, especially the app. It's simplistic and the dashboard contains all the needed links and buttons to direct me to what I need. I use Zoho People as a staff member for annual appraisal and managing my yearly Leave options. It is a very simple CRM tool that connects HR, Management, and staff together for sharing updates and managing performance.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

The only complaint or dislike about Zoho people is that the app is not as complete as the web platform where more accesses and functions are available. The look looks good and simple but can offer more in relation to its web.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho people help with Performance management, appraisal functions, and other HR/staff matters It helps me get information about my organization, colleagues, company policies and so on. I use Zoho people to manage my Leave tracking, holidays and calendar setup etc

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Mar 08, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Abhas B. avatar
Abhas B.
Dev Ops Specialist
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"HR Optimization gets better"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Helps me to learn about the performance of each team and how to improve organisational performance

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Implementation cost is bit in higher side.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using for collecting reviews and performance evaluations on a regular basis. Helps to track individuals information.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 25, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
SP
Saiprasad P.
Digital Marketing Manager
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"Decent app that sets a good base"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

easy to use, app is available. Cost is comparitively lower.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Too barebones, lot of inputs are required from HR. UI elements could be better arranged.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps track leaves and attendance. Worthwhile to note holidays and working hours.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 23, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AO
Abayomi O.
Regional Mentor
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"Profoundly efficient HRM product"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Zoho people is an amazing product that helps us constantly stay in touch with HR and organize our events and holidays in simple ways. The HR department uses Zoho people to manage staff affairs in performance appraisal, rewards, leave and holiday administration, etc. It always feels good using the Zoho people app on my phone because it looks good to operate, and everything I need is well placed on the dashboard. Another good thing is that it integrates with other products to connect and share vital information. Zoho people is a hub for accessing my colleague's information without searching too hard.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

It appears Zoho people cost a bit much for my organization; even though we are satisfied with its functionalities, it still costs to cater for many staff with their payment plans.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Zoho People, the HR department can perform its duties more effectively and efficiently. Staff can organize their yearly leaves and holidays with more precision and simple steps from applying to approval. Easy check-in and out daily to monitor resumption and closing times. Getting details about staff members and departments within the hub and app allows for faster connection and communication with peers.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Nov 24, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Sardar Balwant S. avatar
Sardar Balwant S.
Design & Application Engineer
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"Good HR Software"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Check-in feature in Mobile App. No Hassle to wait to Start your Laptop.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Sometimes Pages don't Load up Properly, like selection widget doen't Appear. Sometimes you Check-in Count-Down Starts but in Actual it doesn't, and when you again open in evening to check-out it seems that you haven't checked in. so have to check-in manually.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our HR Team has integrated this for our office, its my first time experience to this type of software and its kinda very helpful for employees as well as for HR

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 19, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Naveen R. avatar
Naveen R.
Market Research Manager
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"Best HR and payroll software"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It is a good employee and company management tool. It helps to centralize all the data and make it available to different members of the team.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Zoho People's interface is not user-friendly altogether and requires to be set before using it which can entail some delay to consider in the implementation and deployment phase.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

I majorly use this for approving pending bills, invoices that other employees rise. We can define the organization structure and everything else is taken care of.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
May 30, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
ANDREA T. avatar
Andrea T.
Analista De Recursos Humanos
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"Human talent manager."
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It is a program like many functions, mainly allows you to manage all your programs and HR benefits from a central location, I love the employee management portal, by another part is easy to integrate with other Zoho products. Additionally it also has features such as help sheets, evaluation, comments, customization of forms and others. Other aspects to emphasize is that it allows to make follow-ups (absences by illness, employees by hours, vacations/absences, salaried), messages and payroll management.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Really of so many functions that it has it is very overwhelming, evidently it requires a very pronounced learning curve, since it is not easy to use, besides that it is very functional as long as the integration with the other applications of zoho is made.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

After making the integration with some other applications of zoho as recruiter and book, we found it very functional, as we consider that complements perfectly this manager of administrative processing of human resources has given us for example that users and self-management through the user portal so that employees have been able to verify the status of their procedures or requests in addition that have decreased the claims of nominal pay caused by the discounts that are made by non-compliance of schedule, since employees can display time in man-hours worked, leaves or absences that have occurred during some period of time. In addition, it has allowed us to establish better organizational forms.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 20, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
Catherine D. avatar
Catherine D.
Customer Service Representative
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"Great Job!"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

I like how we are able to see who the team of someone is. The Organizational Hierarchy is definitely something! As well as the department tree. I love it!

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

There are lots of options that we dont know how to use . Like in self service. Kinda confusing anyway

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it to file a leave and also to see the people within the company

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 01, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Good Layout, easy to use"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

I like that in house documents can be housed in a central location for review. And that metrics can be used for people management.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

I dont like the "social feed." Too many business products add a social media type feed... and its just not necessary in every product

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Again, easy distributing of important docs.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 08, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
DF
David F.
Ceo & Co Founder
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"Zoho people review"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It has a lot of very useful features for automating the HR management process, which just makes working wiht the team a whole lot easier

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

There is a steep learning curve and it is not that intuitive, so it takes some time to navigate your way around

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automating all of our HR functions and documentation flow for the team, including reviews and training

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 19, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great HR tool"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

easy to use , live chat for on-time support , check in & out using mobile app.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

need more function available in mobile app.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automation

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 19, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
KP
Kyle P.
Buzz Development Manager
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"Zoho People is easier to use and has decent functionality."
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It is easy to use and navigate around the system.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Not much to it. A lot of functionality seems to either not be available beyond a header with no meat to it or requires additional integrations.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using it as a HRIS platform and for time keeping.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.0
IO
Ian O.
Ceo & Co Founder
Share
"Good UI But Not Relevant To Some Countries"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

The user interface is well designed. Unlike other hrms, zoho people is pretty well design. Easy to find the features

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

When comes to payroll management which is a critical feature to many small and medium businesses, some countries may not be able to use it as their manpower law doesnt apply. So i end up using it for leave management and employee management

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing leave and time off

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 19, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.0
JB
John B.
Sales Exec
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"Zoho People Review"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Easy to use - quick updates. Easy to add new tasks.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Impossible to edit old entries (if you forgot to add something). Impossible to fix errors (like missing dates). Cannot remove old tasks.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Company needs to track hours.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Nov 12, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
GS
Gaurav S.
Inside Sales Account Manager
Share
"Comprehensive but slow"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

It's comprehensive, does everything expected without glitches.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

It's slow to load on the browser. Even logging in takes longer than it should.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

People management made easier.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Oct 26, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"not the best out there"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

it's not that expensive when compared to others

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

UI/UX, feature set are not the best when compared with others

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

- Leave tracking - Announcements - Leave calendar

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 20, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"It's a decent product for the price one pays!"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

The breadth of applications and the price of it.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Features are shallow and there is no depth in each application

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho one provides features that help manage business operations and helping me to manage my operations.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 11, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Not the best HR platform"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

The cost is lower than other HR platforms

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Difficult to set up on your own, customer support is hard to deal with

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

You can't have zoho accounts in different regions, it not great for global companies

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 11, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
Zach K. avatar
Zach K.
Business Development Manager, Mid Market & Enterprise Sales
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"Decent HR suite for SMBs on a budget"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Zoho People provides the user with a very modern interface.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Although the user interface is modern, it is not highly intuitive. Additionally, as Zoho is based in India, integrations may not work as well as those provided by American HR software vendors. Mandatory two-factor authentication may also be cumbersome to those who do not desire the added level of security.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zoho People is full-service, SaaS HR solution for budget-sensitive SMBs. Its highly customizable nature can be a plus for a company with the right skillset, but a headache for a company that wants a solution that is ready to use out of the box.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 05, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Zoho People"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

What I like is that you are able to input your vacation days and clock in and out for work.

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

I dislike that It doesn’t always work well.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems we are solving is keeping everything in one place when It comes to clocking in and out and asking/approving vacation request.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
SS
Sherry S.
Founder
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"Zoho People Lacks Luster"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

Equipment and Keys assignments are trackable

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Dashboard is not user friendly. Compared to other HRIS software I have used in other companies, this interface is very clunky.

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

Employee database problems are solved, as there was not a database previously. The convenience of documenting performance and discipline issues in one centralized location

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 20, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
DS
Darren S.
Head Coach Lonestar Rattlesnakes U23 [Men's]
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"Trial Product - Hoping to Implement Q2"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

I like all the options you have with employees, timetracking etc

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Again lack of training videos is an issue for us implementing

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

That our remote sales reps can be tracked much more effectively.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 11, 2015
 Source
Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Zoho People"
What do you like best about Zoho People?

We liked the Employee access feature xxxxxxxx

What do you dislike about Zoho People?

Don't like how it manages time off due. xxxxxxxx

What problems is Zoho People solving and how is that benefiting you?

We stopped using it