Zoho Projects review

Zoho Projects is the budget pick for teams that want classic project management features. Its help center describes a Teams integration with two parts. Channel tabs let portal members add tasks and task lists, link tasks with four types of dependency and view task lists and charts. A bot lets you view projects and tasks, edit them and create new tasks from the Conversations tab. Only Teams users who belong to the Zoho Projects portal can open the tabs. The free plan covers up to 5 users and 3 projects and includes integration with Google apps and Office 365. Premium adds unlimited projects, time logs, timesheets and budget tracking, and Enterprise adds critical path and baselines. The pricing page showed us euros, so the USD price is pending here, but per-user prices are low compared with the larger platforms. The interface is plainer than Asana or monday.com.

Who it is for

Cost-conscious teams that want timesheets and dependencies at a low per-user price.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Zoho Projects tabs in Teams channels for portal members
• Add tasks and task lists from the Teams workspace
• Zoho Projects bot to view, edit and create tasks in Teams
• Four types of task dependency
• Time logs and timesheets from the Premium plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan for up to 5 users
• Strength: Low per-user price on paid plans
• Strength: Office 365 integration on the free plan
• Weakness: Free plan is limited to 3 projects
• Weakness: Only Zoho Projects portal members can use the Teams tabs
• Weakness: USD pricing could not be confirmed from our location

Key facts

• Free plan: Up to 5 users, 3 projects
• Free trial: 15 days
• Paid plans: Premium, Enterprise, Ultimate

Where it ranks

Zoho Projects is No. 7 in our Best Project Management Tools for Microsoft Teams verdict.