Monday vs Zoho: Two CRMs on the Same Grid
Monday vs Zoho: Monday scores 7.0 on our grid, above Zoho's 6.5. Monday scores 7.4 on ease of setup against 5.5; Zoho scores 9.1 on value for money against 7.7.
Monday7.0
vs
Zoho6.5
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Monday and Zoho, side by side
The tinted card has the higher score. The table below shows where the gap comes from.
- Ease of setup 7.4 against 5.5
Pick Monday if ease of setup matters most: it scores 7.4 on 64 tagged reviews.
- Value for money 9.1 against 7.7
- Trial 15-day free trial against 14 days for Monday
Pick Zoho if value for money matters most: it scores 9.1 on 66 tagged reviews.
Line by line
A value is marked only when it is clearly higher: by 0.3 on the score or 0.5 on a dimension, with at least 30 tagged reviews behind each of the two values. The fifth dimension changes with the category and stays out of this table.
| Monday |
Zoho |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Four dimensions, same grid | ||
| Ease of setup | 7.4 | 5.5 |
| Feature depth | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Value for money | 7.7 | 9.1 |
| Support quality | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| Price and plan | ||
| Entry price | ≈ $15 (CA$21)/seat /mo | ≈ $18 (CA$25)/seat /mo |
| Free plan | No free plan stated | Free plan |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 15-day free trial |
| Fit | ||
| Team size | Solo · Team | Team |
| Public reviews | 2,200+ | 9,900+ |
Team size comes from tagged reviews, or from the vendor's own pages when reviews name none.
Monday scores 0.5 points higher overall on our grid. Entry prices: Monday ≈ $15 (CA$21)/seat /mo, Zoho ≈ $18 (CA$25)/seat /mo.
Entry prices read on each vendor's public pricing page; the older of the two readings dates from Sep 29, 2026. Some of these prices have not been read again for 6 months. Check the vendors' pages before you buy. ≈ marks our US dollar conversion at European Central Bank euro reference rates of Sep 30, 2026.
What separates the two, in the tagged reviews
Monday vs Zoho pricing: both list prices in Canadian dollars and offer a trial
This page compares monday CRM with Zoho CRM. Monday lists Basic at CA$21 per seat a month, billed monthly, read on Sep 29, 2026. Plans start from 3 users, and Monday publishes a 14-day free trial, both read on Oct 10, 2026. Zoho lists a Free Edition for 3 users, read on Sep 29, 2026, then Standard at CA$25 per user a month, billed monthly, read on Oct 6, 2026, and a 15-day free trial, read on Sep 29, 2026. The prices are in the same currency, but the page does not set them against each other.
Monday is clearly higher on ease of setup, 7.4 against Zoho's 5.5
Ease of setup is the dimension where Monday is clearly higher: 29 of the 64 tagged reviews on it read favourable, against 14 of Zoho's 68. The learning curve draws negative mentions for both: 94 of Monday's 100 mentions and 137 of Zoho's 138. Monday's overall score rests on 77 tagged reviews and Zoho's on 81.
Zoho is clearly higher on value for money, 9.1 against Monday's 7.7
Value for money is the dimension where Zoho is clearly higher: 54 of the 66 tagged reviews on it read favourable, against 26 of Monday's 49. Price level draws 38 mentions of Zoho, 4 of them negative, and 30 of Monday, 15 of them negative. These are review counts; the page does not compare the two price lists.
Too few tagged reviews on either side to compare support quality
Monday scores 7.2 on support quality on 15 tagged reviews. Zoho scores 4.7 on 28, too few on either side to compare, and customer support draws 81 negative mentions of Zoho's 88. Monday lists chat support, read on Oct 6, 2026, and says it is available 24/7, read on Sep 29, 2026. Zoho lists email, phone and chat, with classic support at 8x5 included in paid plans, read on Sep 29, 2026.
Before you choose
Monday lists Basic at CA$21 per seat a month, billed monthly; Zoho lists a Free Edition for 3 users, then Standard at CA$25 per user a month, billed monthly. The page does not compare them.
The page does not rule on fit. Zoho lists workflows and assignment rules on Standard, and its automation draws 33 mentions, 5 of them negative; Monday's draws 136, 5 of them negative.
This page covers Zoho CRM, not the wider suite, so it does not count apps. Integrations draw 52 negative mentions of Monday's 140 and 76 of Zoho's 160.
Zoho's Free Edition covers 3 users, and it lists cadences on Standard, its lowest paid plan. Monday lists email sequences on Pro, with 25K custom automations a month; the page maps no plan onto the other.
This page compares two CRMs and reads no project-management product from either, so it cannot say which fits both jobs.
This page reads no export tool on the source side, so it cannot say that boards and pipelines move across. Zoho lists migration assistance on Ultimate, which costs CA$81 per user a month, billed monthly.
Where to go next
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