Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 07, 2023
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HotSchedules or Zoho CRM?
Zoho CRM is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HotSchedules, and Zoho CRM is rated higher (98/100) than HotSchedules (88/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.
Looking for the right Booking and scheduling 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:
HotSchedules Vs. Zoho
HotSchedules: Our Co-Founders, Ray Pawlikowski and David Cantu came up with the idea for HotSchedules while working at PF Chang’s together. Ray was the bartender and David was the manager. When a college project had Ray building a web site, he decided to use it to address one of the restaurant’s primary pain points – communicating the employee schedule. Manager...
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their information and be more productive while at the office or on the go, without having to worry about expensive or outdated hardware or software.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? HotSchedules or Zoho CRM?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Booking and scheduling 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 HotSchedules and Zoho CRM.
HotSchedules price starts at $49 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 HotSchedules is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Booking and scheduling software. Zoho CRM price starts at $14 per user/month , When comparing Zoho CRM to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Booking and scheduling software cost.
Bottom line: HotSchedules cost is around the same cost of Zoho CRM.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HotSchedules Vs. Zoho CRM based on some of the most important and required Booking and scheduling features.
HotSchedules: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Benefits Administration, Employee Self-Service, HR Management, Timesheet, Automated Scheduling, Document Templates, Email Integration, Employee Database.
Zoho CRM: Billing/Invoicing, Campaign Dashboard, Campaign Management, Contact Management, Customer Database.
Target customer size
The product is focused on the restaurant industry addressing both large franchises as well as single restaurants. Zoho CRM is focused on startup to medium firms in different markets.