Compare Alma and Zoho Books - Mar 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 01, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Alma or Zoho Books?

Alma is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Zoho Books, and Zoho Books is rated higher (96/100) than Alma (90/100). Zoho Books offers users more features (6) than Alma (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Zoho Books!

Looking for the right School Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Alma Vs. Zoho

Alma: Alma simplifies school management by bringing together administrative functions and student and classroom information in one simple, easy to use platform. Intuitive design and search reduce the time needed to complete common tasks, so administrators can quickly and easily manage courses, classes, generate reports, and monitor the status of tea...

Zoho: Zoho.com offers a comprehensive suite of award-winning online business, productivity & collaboration applications. Customers use Zoho Applications to run their business processes, manage their information and be more productive while at the office or on the go, without having to worry about expensive or outdated hardware or software. To date, Zoho...

Who is more expensive? Alma or Zoho Books?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of School Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Alma and Zoho Books.

Alma price starts at $500 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alma is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of School Management software. Zoho Books price starts at $10 per organizer/month , When comparing Zoho Books to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average School Management software cost.

Bottom line: Alma is more expensive than Zoho Books.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Alma Vs. Zoho Books based on some of the most important and required School Management features.

Alma: We are still working to collect the list of features for Alma.

Zoho Books: Billing & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Sales Reporting, Tax compliance, Time & Expense.

Target customer size

Alma School Management Software serves K-12 schools and educational institutions across the United States. Zoho Corporation created Zoho Books in response to another accounting software called Quickbooks to target small and mid-size businesses that want to save time in bookkeeping and paperwork.



Alma

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $500 per year

Alma is a growing cloud-based LMS software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Alma received a rating of 4.2 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (3/5) when ...

Categories: LMS.

Zoho Books

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $10 per organizer/month

Zoho Books is an online accounting software designed to provide businesses with better control and management of their money flow. It is a tool that helps you record, monitor and reconcile transactions and bank...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Core Accounting, Medical Accounting.

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Compare features

Alma: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Zoho Books: 6 Features

Billing & Invoicing
Purchase Orders
Sales Reporting
Tax compliance
Time & Expense
Time and Expense Tracking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Alma
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$500 per year
Functionality
3
Review
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Zoho Boo...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$10 per organizer/month
Functionality
9
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School E...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1.19 per feature
Functionality
3
Collegix
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
PowerVis...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$2,300 per license
Functionality
8

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.