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Zoho Corporation

Zoho People

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8.7 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Zoho People?

Zoho People is a cloud-based HR software crafted to nurture employees, quickly adapt to changes, and make HR management agile and effective. Zoho People simplifies your HR operations, retains talent, and builds a high-performing workforce while putting employee experience first.

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Awards & Recognition

Zoho People won the following awards in the Workforce Management - Midmarket category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Product Impact

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

6 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

Zoho People Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Zoho People?

3% Negative

5% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Shift Management

Time Capture Physical

Staffing

Absence Management

Time Capture

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Rate Policies

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Labor Costing and Splitting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Score 8.6

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Zoho People Reviews

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Corporate friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Mujbur R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Reliable, but overly complex for daily use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zoho People from other similar products?

Zoho People stands out for its simple interface, strong customization options, and seamless integration with other Zoho applications, making it easy to manage HR tasks efficiently.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is how easy it is to customize workflows and manage day-to-day HR activities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The reporting features feel limited, and some advanced analytics are missing.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with the core features, customize gradually, and evaluate integrations early to ensure it fits your HR processes.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Inspires Innovation

Beatrice B.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Apparel
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Flexible and Polished Solution for HR Tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Zoho People from other similar products?

Zoho People provides core HR services by automating most of tasks that are crucial and ideal The app empowers employees by providing them with a self service portal and all requests and communication they need are made through the app Most of approvals and other routine tasks are tailor made by this app

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Zoho People is completely scalable and affordable, allowing all firms to reasonably obtain it The efficiency of Zoho People in mobile access gives all stakeholders an easy access time

What do you dislike most about this product?

Zoho People takes a while to update the interface and it remains cluttered and boring Zoho People fails to bring third party integrations, which are vital in fostering employees experience

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Zoho People is a simple and affordable HR tool with remarkable approach to handling employees

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Altruistic

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What is Zoho People?

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Zoho People Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Zoho People?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Shift Management The ability for employees to exchange and bid on available shifts, rotations, and schedules.

Time Capture Physical The use of physical clocks (swipe, key, biometric, retina) to clock-in/out of a shift or a role.

Staffing The rostering or assigning of resources to a shift or schedule based on a pre-defined set of criteria.

Absence Management The ability to configure absence policies and types, call-ins, and provide visibility into absences.

Time Capture The use of device-agnostic methods to clock-in/out of a shift or role.

Workforce Scheduling The ability to configure work schedules for hourly and salaried employees and teams (e.g. crew, car, vessel), including rotations and recurring shifts.

Attendance Management and Policies The ability to configure rules related to types of hours, job requirements, thresholds, and eligible employees.

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting The ability to report on both in-range (day, week, month, quarter, etc.) events as well as aggregate views of labor.

Rate Policies The ability to configure or integrate with rate policies for jobs, resources, and other identifying attributes.

Workforce Planning and Forecasting The ability to forecast and plan for labor requirements based on historical, heuristic, and other parameters.

Labor Costing and Splitting The ability to report on the cost of labor for schedules, resources, and work types against other reporting dimensions.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Zoho People Reviews

Corporate friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mujbur R.

Reliable, but overly complex for daily use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Beatrice B.

Flexible and Polished Solution for HR Tasks

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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