Zoho Projects Erfahrungen

Vorteile

It has a simple and easy to use user interface. It allows you to create personalized designs that adapt to the particularities of each project. It facilitates the identification of problems and allows them to be listed for their orderly attention. Communication with team members is very effective with personal or group chat room.

Nachteile

The configuration to integrate it with some Zoho tools turned out to be a bit cumbersome. It is also bit slow to load the resources.

Vorteile

Zoho projects have a number of great features, but one of my favorites is the option to personalize the parameters for the project management. In addition to being incredibly simple to operate, the customization function meets the vast majority of the needs that my firm has in regard to project management.

Nachteile

Zoho Projects is, without a doubt, one of the least user-friendly and most aggravating pieces of software I have ever worked with. It has some of the worst user experience and interface (UI) that I have ever seen, and it is missing some of the most fundamental capabilities that a project management software ought to have. It has been nothing but a hassle from the beginning to the end.

Vorteile

Since the first day I've been using it, I've seen a number of the most popular features such as Project Initiation: The software includes an easy-to-use project planning function that allows me to divide my projects into achievable parts and set milestones and deadlines.Collaboration: Zoho Projects enables me to collaborate in real-time with my colleagues and clients, providing that each individual is on the same level.Time Tracking: I can track how much time I spend on each assignment, which allows me to manage resources more efficiently and bill clients more correctly.Gantt Charts: The Gantt chart component of the software allows me to visualise the project schedule, dependencies, and progress.

Nachteile

I've noticed certain problems with Zoho Projects, such as limited integrations: While it interacts with various third-party apps, it offers less connectors than other project management systems.The software is very user-friendly, although it may take a while to become acquainted with its features and capabilities.Modification Options Are Limited: The software's modification options are restricted, which may make it unsuitable for businesses with specialised needs.

Vorteile

The single login with the ZOHO suite was a nice feature. I tried ZOHO primarily because I wanted one suite for the majority of my business app needs.

Nachteile

My major complaint falls into two categories:
1. Integrations between ZOHO's own products are not as good as could be. And I have seen better integration with other PM software and third-party apps.
2. ZOHO suite, in general, does a lot of things, but most things not well.

I signed up for ZOHO Projects primarily because I wanted to integrate it with other apps in the ZOHO suite. However, I found these integrations were not seamless and nowhere near as functional as they could be. For example; I use both Projects and Invoices for clients, can send them invites from both applications for a client portal. However, both portals require a seperate login for the client. This frustrates clients, as they know both apps are ZOHO, yet they need separate credentials.

On my end, all of ZOHO's billing was not integrated. Which means there was a separate invoice and viewing page for billing for each ZOHO APP. I would expect billing to function more like G Suite, with all ZOHO apps billed together.

As a stand-alone PM APP I found it not to be user friendly. You can't choose which fields or features you want. We tend to use more of a Kanban methodology and would prefer if task start and end dates were not mandatory. While I like the idea of the Sprint version of this APP, I wanted some of the client management features of full Projects.

Vorteile

So many pros for Zoho projects like the parent-child task feature, time tracker for every task, create issues, tracker for issues, timesheet management, and many more.

Nachteile

It takes a while for the tool to load sometimes, but other than that, it's great.

Vorteile

1) Time Tracking: It helps to track the time for every user assigned.2) Mobile Access: Zoho Projects is available as a mobile app, which allows team members to access project information from anywhere.3) Affordable: Offers a wide range of pricing options, making it an affordable option for teams of all sizes.4) Reports: Generate reports for users which makes efficiency tracking easy.5) Project Planning and Scheduling: It provides a visual project timeline.

Nachteile

One thing which I personally feel is seldom lacking data updates instantly. But as mentioned rarely face this issue.

Vorteile

Also, a variety of tools are available through Zoho Projects to facilitate team collaboration, such as messaging, document sharing, and time tracking. Teams may collaborate easily using these tools, no matter where they are.The ability of Zoho Projects to interact with other programmes and platforms, including well-known ones like Google Drive, Slack, and Zapier, is yet another outstanding feature. Teams may easily streamline their processes and increase productivity thanks to this.

Nachteile

Steep learning curve: Despite the software's intuitive and well-organized user interface, it can take some time to become proficient with all of its functions.Limited customizability: Despite the software's multiple customisable views, some users might feel that it is not possible to customise the software as much as they would like.Restricted integrations: Although Zoho Projects provides interfaces with a number of well-known apps, it might not work with all the tools and software your team uses, which can be a downside.

Vorteile

It is a cheap and good project management application with various features. The monthly price is very low for a person something like $5. Moreover, found it good for reporting and time tracking as well.

Nachteile

Zoho Projects is limited and good for small businesses and startups.

Vorteile

It integrates with other Soho products well and has a lot of features you'd expect in top end project management systems.

Nachteile

It's so confusingly organised. Settings are all over the place, in non-logical places, sometimes five clicks deep to get to. If you spend a few days setting it all up, it's powerful. You'll need a manual to do it though!

Vorteile

It's a project management software that is well-liked by my team for its user-friendly interface, extensive range of features, and integration with other Zoho apps. I personally like its ability to streamline team collaboration and keep all project-related tasks, conversations, and files in one central location. Additionally, it has a variety of customizable templates, which make it easy to create new projects and get started quickly.

Nachteile

I don't have any issues using the software but I have reported difficulty in navigation and a lack of intuitive user interface. Additionally, as a user, I have reported that certain features are lacking compared to other project management software on the market.

Vorteile

The ability to link to other Zoho solutions (CRM etc) and integrate information from various functions and third parties in project planning and implementation.

Nachteile

Problematic value for money for small teams that need more functionality. Also, there is no ability to customize functionality and price package.

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Basecamp

Warum Zoho Projects gewählt wurde

Asana was not easy to use and coordinate team efforts.

Zuvor genutzte Software

Asana

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Zoho Projects

Zoho is connected to the Zoho CRM solution- easy to switch within a unified environment

Vorteile

Allows for highly detailed project management that can be allocated to multiple users within our organisation

Nachteile

With the benefit of complexity for large tasks the user interface can feel overwhelming at times

In Betracht gezogene Alternativen

Scoro

Warum Zoho Projects gewählt wurde

Zoho seemed to offer more complex project management features

Zuvor genutzte Software

monday.com

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Zoho Projects

Zoho seemed to offer a more cohesive platform with Zoho projects as a feature program

Vorteile

Clear user design with logical and clear content and category designations. Love that they offer multiple view options for those who, say for example, would rather have a Kaban view over a more linear list breakdown.

I have yet to find anything else as clearly user friendly and LOGICAL in organization. A lot of other sites I've used try too hard to be cool and modern, and actually end up causing user confusion with all their different layers. It's exhausting. But with Zoho Projects, I can go in quickly and get what I need!

Also love how it interfaces with other Zoho products, such as Invoices, and I can export my time sheets.

I love that I can hit a timer on my tasks, too.

Overall, it has great standard operations with plenty of options for customization.

Nachteile

Sometimes the invoice functions seem redundant to someone using the Zoho Invoices, and that has caused me to accidentally create some duplicates within Projects (when I was really just trying to create an invoice in Invoices), and I have had to clean up my own mess. That's the one area I think they made things a little more convoluted.

I can't think of any other major cons - I've never had issues with this product. I don't use the Bug Tracker at all, so I can't speak to that.

In Documents, it's unclear up front whether, when I pull a document in from a cloud, if it's going to sync any changes with that cloud app (like Google Drive, etc), or if it's just importing as is.

Their Learning Center is also woefully organized. I can't search any topics, though the visualization videos you first land on are helpful for starters. But the info I REALLY can search is in the general Zoho Getting Started section...those knowledge centers should be merged and not be so confusing. Even the Forums in Projects help, I can't even search a topic on them on the landing page...so odd!

And, lastly, it would be so great if Tasks had more Duration options. If it had an option where I could set a Task in HOURS, rather than only Days, then I could actually track something regularly hourly per week as well as track my weekly progress on it. Right now, I can't do that, I have to do that manually :(
And, you can't seem to delete a Duration period once you've put it in (without also setting an end date). what if I just accidentally put in a duration?!

Vorteile

Zoho Projects is a fully cloud-based project management solution that is ready to go right out of the box. The ability to create templates for re-use is very helpful in an environment that repeats the same processes for various clients throughout a product life cycle. What is also good is the ability to modify an existing template without affecting project that previously used that template. This makes it easy to revise processes without disrupting already in progress projects.

Nachteile

Unfortunately the number of project templates that you can create within Zoho Projects is limited unless you purchase more. So if your company uses more than 20 templates at a time be prepared to pay more money upfront. Zoho Projects has a lot of built-in features which require time and tutorials or training to fully understand. This can be a disadvantage for companies who need to get up and running very quickly but is worth the effort for time saving in the future.

Vorteile

Our team's efficiency in managing, executing, and collaborating on projects has improved due to utilizing Zoho Projects' features and tools. We may add clients towards the client platform to have them on the project on which we are cooperating, and we can control and filter the data we provide with them.

Nachteile

The software takes a long time to load the resources, so I had to wait for it to finish loading all of them before I could begin working with it. I need to download the software since I can't use it from my smartphone. The interface design is obsolete, and there is no indication that it will be updated soon.

Vorteile

A cloud-based initiative is a software creation activity that has more than one million customers worldwide. It enables you to effectively schedule and execute your activities. You can quickly delegate tasks, collaborate efficiently with all colleagues and partners, be mindful of all development reports, generate timely reminders of construction activity, and execute project schedules at a certain time of events. With a huge range of third-party frameworks, projects would be an excellent fit for the workplace.

Nachteile

Zoho prototypes are difficult to customize. Its scalability is somewhat constrained for certain features. It is helpful for project creation, but it lacks a forum for individual communication. People do not like to rely on Zoho tasks to switch works to Excel in order to communicate with others.

Vorteile

Zoho Projects integrates well with Zoho CRM, so it's a great choice if your salesflow involves Lead -> Sales -> Client PM. You can simply create a new Zoho Project from your Zoho CRM account view, including templates for tasks, and discussion topics.

Nachteile

It's not as polished as some leading software but has made major improvements in recent years.

Vorteile

Easy to learn interface. Adaptable to our business needs. Very good for a cooperative or individually-based environments.

Nachteile

We do a lot of searching for tasks. However, when you are inside one of the few dozen projects we have, we can only search for tasks within the project. It would be great to have a search where all tasks are displayed, no matter where you are inside Projects. This would be great for how we have adapted the software for our needs.

Vorteile

The price point. The features you get at a very low cost relative to the competition are amazing.

Nachteile

The user interface. At scale, the software just isn't up to the task of managing large numbers of projects. The project list itself lazy loads, which makes it very difficult to find the project you are looking for. The notifications disappear the second you view them, so unless you are prepared to take immediate action on a notification, it is gone forever. We kept losing communication, and losing track of tasks.

Support (which appears to be entirely offshore), is pretty unapologetic about the problems, and defends them as design choices. We ultimately ended up leaving for a provider that costed more but had more usable software for our agency.

Vorteile

Zoho specializes in planning, execution and perfection of your projects. The program helps you to assign tasks to your team with complete communication and progress. The tool also provides project insight to client with complete and detailed report. Task customization and time tracking option is also featured within this tool.

Nachteile

Google integration support is not available due to which sharing documents and live updates are not available. Document storage is very limited with a limited support of format. Calendar integration is not available with very limited tool features.

Vorteile

The overall structure is particularly friendly and intuitive. The customer can learn immediately how to manage the contents and surf among the different widgets proposed. It is worth noting the large offer of management tools even in the free-or-charge version.
As a manager of a noprofit organization I appreciate a lot this approach and I am spreading out Zoho among my colleagues as the current best platform for collaborating both in business and in education sectors.

Vorteile

Simple enough for even the least tech-savvy member of your team to use, but packed with enough features to make serious project managers happy
Unlimited users at any price point
Multiple viewing options (Task list, Kanban, Dependency, Gantt chart)
Easy to find answers to questions about how to use features
Good price points for features offered
Very customizable

Nachteile

Sometimes features are not intuitive to use
Can't edit projects within Gantt charts without premium subscription
Customization isn't always easy to manage

Vorteile

With a number of useful features at a low cost, Zoho Projects is a desirable alternative for startups and small businesses.

Nachteile

It does not have ready-made templates and there is an unusual perspective on resource management.

Vorteile

Zoho Projects offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities and allows a large distributed team to collaborate and manage a myriad of tasks.

Nachteile

The range of functions and capability means Zoho Projects does not have the ease of adoption of a Basecamp so there is more of a learning curve for you and your staff.

Vorteile

-Each task time deadline.
-Daily working hours.
-You can tag the person for whom you’re talking about.
-Daily logs will be posted on the timeline where everyone within the team can see latest updates.

Nachteile

-It needs fast internet service if it is little slow it will keep loading.
-GUI is not user friendly.