Zoho People

3.9 (35 Reviews)|Write a Review|Claimed profile
India HQFounded 1996

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Overview

About Zoho People

Zoho People is a comprehensive cloud-based HR management software designed to help businesses automate and simplify their HR operations. From employee onboarding and attendance tracking to leave management, performance reviews, time tracking, and HR workflows, Zoho People enables organizations to manage the entire employee lifecycle from a single platform.

With powerful automation, customizable workflows, employee self-service, analytics, and seamless integrations with the Zoho ecosystem and third-party applications, Zoho People reduces manual effort while improving productivity and employee experience. The platform also supports hybrid and remote workforces with mobile access, document management, shift scheduling, and approval workflows.

Whether you're a growing business or a large enterprise, Zoho People provides the flexibility and scalability needed to build efficient HR processes, ensure compliance, and empower your workforce.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support Zoho People provides.

Industries

  • Executive-office
  • Accounting
  • Airlines-aviation
  • Alternative-dispute-resolution
  • Alternative-wmedicine
  • Animation

Licensing

  • Proprietary
  • Monthly Payment
  • Annual Subscription
  • Quote Based
  • Free
  • Free trial

Support

  • Phone
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • Online (Ticket)
  • 24x7 Support

Training

  • Webinar
  • In-person
  • Documentation
Languages (26)
EnglishArabicBulgarianChineseCroatianDanishDutchFrenchGeorgianGermanHebrewHindiItalianJapaneseKoreanPolishPortugueseRussianSerbianSpanishSwedishTurkishVietnameseIndonesianThaiMalay

Review analytics

What customers report

3.9
Based on 35 verified reviews

What users like the most

  • They were terrific.

What users like the least

  • No cons from us!

What users say

Review Analytics of Zoho People

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3.935 Verified Reviews
Ease of use (4 reviews)4.2
Features & functionality (4 reviews)4.0
Customer support (4 reviews)4.5
Value for money (3 reviews)4.0
Integrations (3 reviews)3.6
Review Summary
Summarized from 35 verified reviews · Updated September 2026
Zoho People is widely praised for its user-friendly interface and ease of navigation, making it suitable for small businesses and startups. Reviewers highlight its cost-effectiveness, strong integration with the Zoho suite, and effectiveness in automating HR processes like attendance tracking and leave management. However, some users report inconsistencies in experience, citing occasional issues with the mobile app, limited customization options in certain areas, and regional feature restrictions that affect international users. A few reviewers note that certain advanced features, such as performance management tools, can be complex to navigate.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
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What reviewers mention most

NishadVerified Review
Posted on Dec 28, 2018

“Helps in coordinating teams better”

Overall rating3.0

Tracks time and manages your work. It's perfect for managing multiple reports with no errors. Zoho People increases the team's productivity with its powerful features.

JAYATHEERTHA K B, Chief Executive at Praana Health SystemsVerified Review
Posted on Dec 28, 2018

“Overall Experience: Good”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: User-friendly

Cons: Difficulty in customising

ValentinVerified Review
Posted on Dec 27, 2018

“I like Zoho people it’s easy and nice”

Overall rating5.0

Users can efficiently and easily track complex projects in a variety of ways: milestones, tasks lists, and bigger tasks that break down into subtasks. The milestone feature helps users track various deadlines within a project. Users can further manage tasks in Classic, Plain, Dependencies and Kanban (visualizing workflows by cards) views.

Shadab Khan, Digital Marketing Expert at SynergyTop, LLCVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“Great tool according to my experience”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: Features in it has as an option of saving company policy documents, making announcements to employees.

Cons: Sometimes the mobile app goes down or is under development.

Vivek Jain, Co-founder at HireTale.comVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“Decent tool”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: Range of functionality

Cons: Slab pricing

Аntоn S., Product Owner at ICOadmin.inVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“Best software available in market”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: User-friendly

Cons: Nothing so far

Abhinav Mahajan, Co-founder at HelfisVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“Overview about Zoho”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: Zoho suite is a treat to use. Very user-friendly.

Cons: Nothing as of now.

Overall Experience: Zoho is always amazing to use.

Pradip Parmar, Head of Business Development Department at iLogix InfotechVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“HR helper and organizer”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: Features it has like an option of saving company policy documents, making announcements to employees.

Cons: The way of driving collaboration on the entire team, keeping track of the overall of all tasks and processes.

Overall Experience: Easy to keep track of employees and their daily working hour record. Very user-friendly to create online forums. Even yearly leaves and holidays can be tracked very easily.

UdayaVerified Review
Posted on Dec 26, 2018

“Amazing user interface”

Overall rating4.0

Very user-friendly to create online forums. All the features are done here dynamically. Easy to keep track. A cloud solution that covered our HR needs end-to-end. The latest version also looks great, the user interface had a more than a welcome update.

Abhijit Mandavkar, Team Leader - Online Marketing at NeoSOFT Technologies Verified Review
Posted on Dec 25, 2018

“A Real Time Saver”

Overall rating4.0

Pros: A versatile and cost-effective HR system. I would really recommend using this tool to everyone.

Cons: No

Overall Experience: Time-saving destination for HR management system.

Capabilities

Zoho People features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

HR

  • Accounting
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Banking and Tax Details
  • Benefits Management
  • Employee Management
  • Feedback
  • Job Board Posting
  • Onboarding
  • Performance Management
  • Recruiting Management
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Recruiting
  • Talent Management
  • Time Management
  • User Support

Learning Management System (LMS)

  • Blended Learning
  • Certification Management
  • Corporate/Business
  • Dashboard
  • Learner Portal
  • Mobile Learning
  • Personalized Course
  • Reports & Analytics
  • Tests & Assessments
  • User Feedback
  • User Management

Employee Engagement

  • Calendar Management
  • Employee Database
  • Feedback Management
  • Goal Management
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Management
  • Reporting & Dashboard
  • Shift Swapping
  • Time Tracking

Time Tracking

  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Billable Hours
  • Employee Database
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Reports & Analysis
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking

Onboarding

  • Course Management
  • Document Management
  • E-Signature
  • Hire Portal
  • Orientation Management
  • Task Management
  • Training Management

Attendance Tracking Software

  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Calendar Management
  • Dashboard
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Leave Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Requests & Approvals
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheets

Employee Scheduling

  • Absence Management
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Self-Service
  • Integration
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Schedule Management
  • Shift Management
  • Time Management
  • Track Payroll

Plans

Zoho People pricing

Price Type
Month
Free Version
Yes
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment, Annual Subscription, Quote Based, Free
Preferred Currency
USD ($)
Free Trial
30 Days
Zoho People offers flexible plans designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. Organizations can choose the features they need and scale effortlessly as their workforce grows. With modular capabilities, seamless integrations, and enterprise-ready functionality, Zoho People ensures businesses pay only for what aligns with their HR requirements while supporting future growth. All plans come with a 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

Community signals

AI-generated adoption insights

AI-generated253 Reddit discussions
  • Praised for cost-effectiveness and integration with payroll compliance, particularly in India and emerging markets.
  • Little public discussion of onboarding.
  • Customization setup is tedious and often left incomplete, causing teams to distrust half-configured systems and prefer simpler alternatives.
  • Commonly adopted by small teams seeking affordable attendance, leave tracking, and payroll integration as alternative to expensive enterprise HR platforms.
Community sentiment36% positive
Reddit253

AI summary of public community discussion - may be inaccurate and is not an official vendor statement.

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