Zoho Office Suite

{{short description|Online suite of business management software}}

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Zoho Office Suite is a web-based online office suite containing word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, web conferencing, customer relationship management (CRM),{{cite web|url=http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38582|title=CRM for the Web Crowd|date=30 March 2006|access-date=11 April 2012|publisher=Creativemac.digitalmedianet.com|first=Esther|last=Schindler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527163941/http://creativemac.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38582|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2007}} project management, invoicing and other applications. It is developed by Zoho Corporation.{{cite news|url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200900243|title=Zoho's Facebook Integration Brings Office Apps To Social Networking ... Sort Of|last=Hoover|first=J. Nicholas|date=July 3, 2007|work=InformationWeek|access-date=2008-11-23|archive-date=2009-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201161620/http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=200900243|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197002841&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb |title=Zoho Notebook Takes Aim At Microsoft OneNote |last=Krasnoff |first=Barbara |date=February 5, 2007 |work=InformationWeek |access-date=2008-11-23 |archive-date=2009-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201081848/http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197002841&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb |url-status=dead }}

History

Zoho Office Suite was launched in 2005 with a web-based word processor.{{Cite web |title=G Suite vs Zoho |url=https://www.infiflex.com/g-suite-vs-zoho/amp/google-forms-make-information-gathering-easy |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.infiflex.com |language=English}} Additional products such as spreadsheets and presentations, were incorporated later into Zoho. Zoho applications are distributed as software as a service (SaaS).

Products

Zoho uses an open application programming interface{{cite news|last=Rupley|first=Sebastian|title=11 Top Open Source Resources-for Cloud Computing|url=http://gigaom.com/2009/11/06/10-top-open-source-resources-for-cloud-computing/|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=GIGAOM|date=November 6, 2009|archive-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208172930/http://gigaom.com/2009/11/06/10-top-open-source-resources-for-cloud-computing/|url-status=dead}} for its Writer, Sheet, Show, Creator, Meeting, and Planner products. It also has plugins into Microsoft Word and Excel, an OpenOffice.org plugin, and a plugin for Firefox.

Zoho Sites is an online, drag and drop website builder. It provides web hosting, unlimited storage, bandwidth and web pages. Features also include an array of website templates and mobile websites.{{cite web| url=http://superbwebsitebuilders.com/zoho-sites-review/| author=Howard Steele|title=Zoho Sites Website Builder|year=2014|access-date=2015-01-12}}

Zoho CRM is a customer relationship management application with features like procurement, inventory, and some accounting functions from the realm of ERP. The free version is limited to 10 users.

In October 2009, Zoho integrated some of their applications with the Google Apps online suite.[http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173984/zoho_links_project_management_tool_with_google_apps.html PC World: Zoho Links Project Management Tool With Google Apps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606044115/http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173984/zoho_links_project_management_tool_with_google_apps.html |date=2011-06-06 }} Retrieved 2009-10-22

Recognition

In 2020, Zoho Workplace won Rank 1 in the Indian government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation challenge' in Office category while Zoho Invoice, Books & Expense won Rank 1 in business category.{{Cite news|date=7 August 2020|title=MyGov Announces Winners of 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge'; Encourages the Spirit of Self-Reliance & Innovation|work=pib delhi (press information bureus, Ministry of Electronics and IT)|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644229|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119143816/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644229|archive-date=19 November 2021}}

How Zoho Succeeds

A significant contributor to Zoho's rapid global expansion has been its strategic use of third-party implementation and support partners across key territories, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Instead of building large-scale internal support teams in each region, Zoho leverages a growing ecosystem of trusted partners to deliver consulting, onboarding, integration, and technical support services to customers.

This approach has enabled Zoho to maintain a lean global structure while still providing localised, high-quality service delivery—particularly across markets with complex regulatory or operational needs. One such partner, [https://www.digital-scientists.co.uk Digital Scientists], is recognised as a preferred Zoho partner supporting UK and European customers through Zoho-powered consultation and development services and has a dedicated page to this service on its website via its [https://www.digital-scientists.co.uk/fusion-flow FUSION FLOW] service page.

Through this partner-led model, Zoho has been able to achieve scalable growth and quickly surpass $1 billion in annual revenue, while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and adaptability in diverse markets.

Zoho's official partner programme highlights the importance of certified resellers, developers, and system integrators in driving the success of its software suite. Partners benefit from technical training, sales support, and co-marketing opportunities, while end-users gain access to experienced consultants who can customise and deploy Zoho solutions effectively in their local context.