Zoho Sprints
Project management tools software
Project, portfolio & program management software
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What is Zoho Sprints
Zoho Sprints is an agile project management tool for planning and tracking work using Scrum-style artifacts such as backlogs, sprints, and boards. It targets software and product teams that need sprint planning, issue tracking, and progress reporting in a lightweight web application. The product emphasizes sprint-centric workflows, role-based collaboration, and reporting (for example, velocity and burndown) and can connect to other Zoho applications for broader business workflows.
Scrum-focused planning and tracking
Zoho Sprints provides core Scrum capabilities including product backlogs, sprint backlogs, estimation, and sprint planning. Teams can track work through boards and issue states while maintaining sprint scope and goals. Built-in agile reports (such as burndown and velocity) support iteration review and forecasting. This focus fits teams that primarily run time-boxed sprints rather than mixed methodologies.
Collaboration and role controls
The product supports team collaboration through comments, activity streams, and work item discussions tied directly to backlog items and tasks. Role-based access helps separate responsibilities across product owners, scrum masters, and team members. Notifications and assignments keep work ownership visible across the sprint. These features reduce reliance on external communication tools for day-to-day sprint execution.
Integrates within Zoho ecosystem
Zoho Sprints integrates with other Zoho services, which can help teams connect agile delivery to adjacent business processes (for example, customer requests, documentation, or internal operations). Centralized identity and administration across Zoho products can simplify user management for organizations already using Zoho. Data sharing across Zoho apps can reduce manual status updates between systems. This is most beneficial when Zoho is already part of the company’s application stack.
Limited portfolio-level governance
Zoho Sprints is primarily designed for team-level agile execution rather than enterprise portfolio management. Organizations needing advanced program/portfolio features (such as cross-project capacity planning, complex dependency mapping, or multi-level roadmapping) may find gaps. Reporting tends to center on sprint and team performance rather than executive portfolio views. Larger PMO-style governance may require additional tools or processes.
Agile methods beyond Scrum
Teams that use non-Scrum approaches (for example, heavy Kanban, hybrid delivery, or formal stage-gate workflows) may find the sprint-first model constraining. While boards can support flow-based work, the product’s structure and reporting are optimized around sprints. Custom workflow depth can be more limited than platforms built for extensive process tailoring. This can affect organizations with heterogeneous delivery methods across teams.
Fewer advanced engineering add-ons
Compared with tools that bundle deeper software engineering lifecycle capabilities, Zoho Sprints is more focused on planning and tracking than specialized functions. Advanced test management, requirements traceability, or highly configurable ALM-style artifacts may require separate products. Integrations can address some needs, but they add configuration and ongoing administration. Teams with strict compliance or end-to-end traceability requirements may need a broader toolchain.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free (3 users) — price not applicable | 3 projects, 500 MB storage; unlimited work items; unlimited sprint cycles; Backlog Management (limited); Agile Boards (Scrum & Kanban); Agile Reports & Dashboards; real-time chat; iOS & Android apps. Source: Zoho Sprints pricing page. |
| Starter | Price not shown on the page capture (per user/month billed annually) | 12–100 users (plan availability depends on user count); 50 projects; 20 GB storage; 5 project templates; includes features listed under "Free Features +" (Epic Management & Dashboards; Timesheet Management & Reports; Global Timers; Sheet View; Swimlanes; Status Timeline; custom tags; meetings; estimation planner; integrations). Note: site shows per-user pricing fields dynamically (no static numeric values in HTML capture). |
| Elite | Price not shown on the page capture (per user/month billed annually) | No upper user limit; Unlimited projects; 50 GB storage; 10 project templates; includes Starter features plus Vendor & Client portals, Custom Profiles & Permissions, Custom Roles, Timesheet Grid view, Work Item Reminder, Custom Priority, Custom Work Item Type, Checklist & Checklist Templates. |
| Premier (Most popular) | Price not shown on the page capture (per user/month billed annually) | No upper user limit; Unlimited projects; 100 GB storage; 20 project templates; includes Elite features plus Release Management & Dashboards, Advanced Timesheet Settings, WIP Settings, Share/Link Work Items, User Groups, Layout Rules, Custom Layouts & Fields, Webhooks, Custom Functions, Custom Domain, Global Custom Views, Email Alias, Custom Mail Templates, Leave Tracker, Automated Reminders, Web tabs, Regex fields. |
| Enterprise | Price not shown on the page capture (per user/month billed annually) | No upper user limit; Unlimited projects; 250 GB storage; 50 project templates; includes Premier features plus Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Budget Management & Dashboards, Expense Management, Test Case Management, Custom Modules (layout rules, webhooks, custom functions). |
Notes: The official Zoho Sprints pricing page indicates plans are billed per user/month and billed annually for the listed paid tiers, and that prices vary by currency and are displayed dynamically on the site. The page also states additional storage is charged per month for every 5 GB (numeric amount not present in the static HTML capture). All plan details were extracted from the official Zoho Sprints pricing page (Zoho).
Seller details
Zoho Corporation
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1996
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