Zoho Zia
AI sales assistant software
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$40 per user per month
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What is Zoho Zia
Zoho Zia is an AI assistant embedded across Zoho’s business applications, with sales-focused capabilities when used with Zoho CRM. It supports sales teams by surfacing insights such as lead and deal signals, anomaly detection, predictions, and conversational assistance via chat/voice interfaces. Zia is primarily used by organizations already operating in the Zoho ecosystem that want AI-driven guidance and automation inside their CRM workflows.
Native Zoho CRM integration
Zia is built into Zoho CRM and related Zoho apps, so it can use existing CRM data, fields, and activity history without requiring a separate AI tool. This reduces integration overhead compared with standalone assistants that need additional connectors. It also allows AI outputs (alerts, suggestions, predictions) to appear directly in CRM contexts where reps work.
Broad AI feature coverage
Zia includes multiple AI functions relevant to sales work, such as predictions/forecasting signals, anomaly detection, and next-best-action style recommendations based on CRM activity patterns. It also supports conversational interactions (e.g., asking for records, metrics, or insights) to speed up common CRM queries. This breadth can reduce the need to assemble separate point solutions for insights and assistance.
Automation and alerting support
Zia can generate notifications and insights that trigger follow-up actions, helping teams operationalize signals rather than only reporting them. When paired with Zoho CRM workflow tools, these insights can be incorporated into routing, task creation, and process enforcement. This is useful for teams that want AI outputs to translate into repeatable sales operations.
Best within Zoho stack
Zia’s value is strongest when a company standardizes on Zoho CRM and adjacent Zoho applications, because the assistant relies on those data models and workflows. Organizations using a different primary CRM may find limited benefit unless they migrate or maintain parallel systems. This can make Zia less suitable as a vendor-neutral AI layer across multiple CRMs.
Output depends on data quality
Predictions, anomaly detection, and recommendations depend on consistent CRM hygiene (complete fields, accurate stages, timely activity logging). If data is sparse or inconsistent, AI insights can be less reliable or harder to operationalize. Teams may need process changes and governance to realize consistent results.
Feature availability can vary
Zia capabilities can differ by Zoho product, edition, and configuration, and some functions may require specific plans or add-ons. This can complicate evaluation and budgeting compared with tools that package AI features uniformly. Buyers often need to validate which Zia features are included for their Zoho CRM edition and region.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — Free for up to 3 users | Basic CRM features; Zia is not available in the free tier. |
| Standard | $14 per user/month (billed annually) | Adds scoring rules, workflows, multiple pipelines and basic automation; Zia not included. |
| Professional | $23 per user/month (billed annually) | Adds Blueprint, inventory management, advanced process features; Zia not included. |
| Enterprise | $40 per user/month (billed annually) | Includes conversational AI Zia (predictions, suggestions, conversational assistant) and advanced customization. |
| Ultimate | $52 per user/month (billed annually) | Everything in Enterprise plus bundled advanced BI (Zoho Analytics premium), higher limits and premium support; Zia included. |
Seller details
Zoho Corporation
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1996
Private
https://www.zoho.com/
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