Zoho People 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Zoho People

4.4

(310)

Pricing

Starting at $1.50 per month

About Zoho People

Zoho People is a cloud-based human resource (HR) solution suitable for business of all sizes. The system features leave management, attendance management, time tracker, employee self-service, form customization and more. The solution's leave management feature allows organizations to customize leave types and employees can apply for leave online. Organizations can have a centralized view of all the employee information by leave type, location, role and experience level.

Zoho People allows users to create custom modules by adding forms and tabs based on needs. It offers the drag-and-drop functionality. The employee self-service feature allows employees to access, update and modify records as per the organizational compliance. The file cabinet feature helps HR staff store and share HR and company-related documents.

Zoho People’s live feed notify employees about changes of policy and other notifications. Pricing is per employee on a monthly subscription basis. Support is offered via knowledge base and phone.

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Zoho People Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $1.50 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Essential HR

$1.50

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Onboarding
Employee database management
Time-off management (Leave)
Basic shift management
Document management
Module-based reports
Zia AI Bot

Professional

$2.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Attendance management
Timesheets
Roster management

Premium

$3.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Performance Management System
Advanced HR analytics
Employee engagement
Compensation management

Enterprise

$4.50

per user, per month

Plan includes:

HR help desk
Learning Management System
Sandbox

People Plus

$9.00

per user, per month

Plan includes:

Talent Aquisition
Payroll Management System
Expense Management
Collaboration Software
Communication Tool
Password Management

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Zoho People Features

Popular features found in Attendance Tracking
Biometric Recognition
Calendar Management
Employee Database
Employee Scheduling
Overtime Calculation
Reporting/Analytics
Self Service Portal
Timesheet Management
Vacation/Leave Tracking
More features of Zoho People
360 Degree Feedback
Academic/Education
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Ad hoc Reporting
Alerts/Notifications
API
Applicant Tracking
Approval Process Control
Assessment Management
Asynchronous Learning
Attendance Management
Attendance Tracking
Automated Scheduling
Benefits Management
Billable Items Tracking
Billable & Non-Billable Hours
Billing & Invoicing
Bite-Sized Learning
Blended Learning
Built-in Course Authoring
Clock In/Out
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Management
Content Library
Content Management
Corporate/Business
Course Authoring
Course Management
Course Tracking
Customizable Fields
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Direct Deposit
Discussions/Forums
Document Management
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
eLearning Companies
Employee Engagement
Employee Management
Employee Onboarding
Employee Portal
Employee Profiles
Employee Self Service
Expense Tracking
Feedback Management
For Accountants
For Cloud
Geofencing
Goal Setting/Tracking
Gradebook
Interactive Learning
Labor Forecasting
Learner Portal
Learning & Development
Learning Management
Learning Paths/Tracks
Leave Tracking
Messaging
Mobile Access
Mobile App
Mobile Learning
Offboarding
Offline Access
Offline Time Tracking
Onboarding
Ongoing Performance Tracking
Online Time Clock
Online Time Tracking
Payroll Integration
Payroll Management
Payroll Reporting
Peer Appraisals
Performance Appraisal
Performance Management
Performance Metrics
Performance Review Management
Progress Reports
Progress Tracking
Punch card
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Notifications
Recruitment Management
Reminders
Review Cycle Tracking
Role-Based Permissions
Schedule Distribution
Search/Filter
Self Assessment
Self-paced Learning
Self-Service Content Curation
Shift Management
Shift Scheduling
Shift Swapping
Sick Leave Tracking
Social Learning
Synchronous Learning
Tax Compliance
Team Calendars
Tests/Assessments
Third-Party Integrations
Time & Attendance
Time Off Management
Time Off Requests
Timer
Time Tracking
Training Administration
Training Management
Trend Analysis
Video Conferencing
Workflow Management

Zoho People Integrations

Zoho CRM

Integration rated 4.3 from 15 reviews

Docusign

Zoho Sign

greytHR

Paybooks

Zoho Payroll

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Zoho People User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

52%

39%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.2

Value for money

4.3

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.3

Aleshio A.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Efficient and Flexible HR Management Tool

Zoho People has streamlined our HR operations, reduced manual effort, and provided better visibility into employee data. A reliable and scalable solution for growing businesses.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Highly customizable workflows, easy attendance and leave management, clean UI, and strong integration with the Zoho ecosystem.

Cons:

Pricing can be on the higher side for small teams, occasional learning curve for advanced features, and mobile app could be more intuitive.

Reasons for switching to Zoho People

Petpooja is too basic and does not have the full functionality

Keith B.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

My thoughts on Zoho

It was average. I'd like for it to be an easier onboarding process but there's a learning curve. Overall it was smooth once I figured it out.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like how we can set up teams across the projects and track the teams work across various projects.

Cons:

It was a bit confusing initially. Time logs must roll up to timesheets and then projects vs jobs. We messed up the configuration a couple times.

Reasons for switching to Zoho People

Quickbooks is very expensive for their products.

Verified

Reviewer

Retail

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

As usual with ZoHo - A good idea that's not working out

(I ran out of room in the "What did i like least) section.. so I'll continue here) The many many times I contacted support they were very slow to respond, unhelpful, and more than a little condescending... Many times I wound up skipping customer support and contacting the sales representative who was trying to get me to use the software (he was financially motivated to help me) Overall - Zoho People is an unrefined, difficult to use and poorly supported piece of software. I wish it weren't so! But.. alas...

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There's a lot of conceptual things to like about zoho people - as with most Zoho products out there (And believe me.. I have tried just about all of them) There are a lot of great ideas.. Zoho promises the ability to track time, integrate with Zoho projects, track and measure performance, create employee profiles and in short manage every aspect of your employees. As i'll describe below - these things don't actually pan out the way they should. Since I have to pick one thing I like most about this software (That isn't theoretical) I would say it's ability to (almost) easily integrate with other zoho platforms - notably the various messaging systems

Cons:

Zoho People is like every other Zoho software I have ever used - Too good to be true. What makes most of the zoho software so attractive seems to stem from two things... 1. The price is always fantastic 2. The marketing team is clearly miles ahead of the development team (in other words, it looks better than it is) With specific regard to Zoho people.. to start with, you definitely feel like you need to be a developer to set it up. They have pretty extensive support documentation but it's often out of date - and at least a half dozen times I went to the documentation and found it was missing the specific problem/issue or feature I was trying to figure out. Zoho people uses a lot of labels for things that aren't adequately explained which oftens leaves the user thinking that they are doing one thing.. only to find out they aren't. An easy example is that you can have employees, or users - and sometimes employees are users, but not always.. I wish I could tell you more about it but honestly I have no idea what it means. If you manage to get any pieces of this software set up, you will find that the functionality is more limited than planned. It doesn't integrate well with things like projects and it always seems to be lacking that ONE feature you really needed.. (for me, it was project task time tracking)

Ebere O.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

Zoho People Transformed our HR Department

Amazing - On a scale of 1 - 10 , it's a 100 for me. The fact that the manual to set up is readily available and the workflow to set up your account is very clear is a plus for me. The geo restriction feature in the attendance was the game changer for us in our organization.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the fact that it is user friendly and easy to set up. And even when you hit a wall, the support team is readily available to provide aid. This was a very investment and it has really helped us streamline our HR processes. I am so impressed with the LMS feature, it has made personalized training more seamless.

Cons:

Nothing comes to mind. It's been an amazing platform and it has helped us make our processes more seamless.

Reasons for switching to Zoho People

No User Friendly Interface and the Pricing too

Raffi A.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Simple, Reliable, and Effective HR Solution

Overall, our experience with Zoho People has been very positive. It has helped us move away from manual HR processes and spreadsheets and shift to a more structured and organized system. Daily HR tasks are now faster, more accurate, and much easier to manage. It has improved transparency, reduced errors, and saved a lot of administrative time. We are very satisfied with the system and would confidently recommend Zoho People to organizations looking for a reliable and easy-to-use HR solution.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

What I like most about Zoho People is how simple yet powerful it is. It has made our HR work much easier by bringing everything into one place — attendance, leave, employee records, approvals, and reports. The system is very flexible, and we were able to customize it based on our internal processes, which was a big plus. The interface is clean and easy to understand, even for staff who are not very tech-savvy. Integration with other Zoho products is smooth, which helps us manage operations more efficiently. Their customer support team is also responsive and supportive whenever we need help.

Cons:

The initial setup takes some time, especially when you want to customize workflows properly. There is also a small learning curve at the beginning, but once the team gets used to it, everything becomes smooth. Other than that, we haven’t faced any major issues.

Selwyn T.

Verified reviewer

Human Resources

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Zoho People the most user friendly and cost effective SAAS HR system

Very comprehensive and automatically communicates to the various other Zoho HR software including Recruit, Payroll, Expense and many others

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Extremely intuitive and User friendly that requires no prior tech knowledge or experience. Well laid out sequence of applications that logically makes sense.

Cons:

Subscription through remote location overseas is a bit of a challenge. Unable to pay through international cards when not in the actual place of license.

Koustab M.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

Good for SMBs and Others

It has been great, no such complaints as well, the team is very responsive and helpful as well, must recommend

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

very good and low cost for small organisations with minimum commitment, enterprises usability is definitely there, must recommend for others

Cons:

steep learning curve for your team and it takes some time to get used to new teams, it works better if you have all the other zoho apps synced as well.

Vignesh V.

Verified reviewer

Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad

2-10 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Best payroll software in the city!

My overall experience with Zoho People has been very positive. The platform is user-friendly, well-structured, and makes HR processes like employee management, attendance, and leave tracking easy to understand and use. I particularly liked the clean interface and how smoothly different HR modules are integrated. However, since the trial period limits access to some advanced features, I feel additional time would help in exploring its full capabilities and assessing how well it can support our complete HR needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very comprehensive and automatically communicates to the various other Zoho HR software, including Recruit, Payroll, Expense and many others

Cons:

One of the things I liked least about Zoho People during the trial was that some advanced features and customization options are limited in the trial version. Because of this, it was a bit difficult to fully explore how the platform would fit into our complete workflow and long-term requirements. With more time or access to the full features, it would be easier to evaluate its full potential and make a confident decision.

Chirag S.

Verified reviewer

Computer Hardware

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Great product with room forimprovement

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Good , Value for Money Product, best for emerging startups like us, with integratable features for both product and service verticals

Cons:

Initial setup is a bit hectic, integrated help module would be great for smaller teams to setup the software, can get a bit glitchy at times

Vincenzo P.

Verified reviewer

Logistics and Supply Chain

2-10 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Happy to discovered

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The easier to use and the activities we can handle using the platform. We have created a virtual copy of our office team asset and now handle the team it's become too easy.

Cons:

Till now we didn't find any specified issue. Everything seems quickly and easy to be used. Well done for now

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