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Zoho Corporation

Zoho People

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.9 /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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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

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

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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

4% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Shift Management

Time Capture Physical

Staffing

Time Capture

Absence Management

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Rate Policies

Labor Costing and Splitting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Zoho People Reviews

Aditya T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Fantastic product with tons of features

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Zoho People from other similar products?

Payroll, attendance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Attendance, leave

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some time face issue in check in

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Friendly UI

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Transparent

Ankita G.

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

EASY TO USE AND HELPFUL FOR MANAGEMENT

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zoho People from other similar products?

The fact that it is made in India and a bootstrapped one makes it unique and the features it provides add value to the organization.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that it provides all the features required for the day-to-day activities of the management required for HR management makes it very useful.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as such. All the features are nice.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would suggest checking the features before purchasing as it may require the organization to hire someone for the customization which can add cost of the product.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Atul S.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Better UI and implementation of useful features.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Zoho People from other similar products?

Ultimate useful feature taking just few time to implement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

UI and ease of integration

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some vendor(third party) feature are not that useful or available.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

All the best features that I have mentioned above.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Less Productive
Less Caring
Vendor Friendly Policies

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

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

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

Aditya T.

Fantastic product with tons of features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ankita G.

EASY TO USE AND HELPFUL FOR MANAGEMENT

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Atul S.

Better UI and implementation of useful features.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Shift Management

Time Capture Physical

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Absence Management

Workforce Scheduling

Attendance Management and Policies

Workforce Dashboards and Reporting

Workforce Planning and Forecasting

Rate Policies

Labor Costing and Splitting

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Business Value Created

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Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Vendor Support