Zoho People

Help businesses manage HR tasks, employee data, and workflows efficiently.

Zoho People Overview

Updated September 16, 2025

Zoho People is a comprehensive HR management platform designed to streamline workforce operations. It provides tools for employee data management, attendance tracking, leave applications, performance reviews, and workflow automation. The system helps organizations improve efficiency by reducing manual tasks and ensuring accurate recordkeeping.

With its user-friendly interface and customizable features, Zoho People supports businesses of all sizes in managing their HR processes more effectively and enhancing employee experience.

Key Features

Employee management : Centralized system that organizes and protects employee records, while also allowing self-service access for staff information.
Attendance and time tracking : Track work hours through web, mobile, facial recognition, or geo-based restrictions, and also support shifts and overtime rules.
Leave management : Provide flexible leave policies, enable easy request and approval processes, and keep balances and holidays updated in one place.
Performance and compensation management : Support clear goal setting, appraisals, and feedback, and also manage salary and benefits in a transparent way.
Learning management system (LMS) : Deliver structured training, monitors progress, and create personalized learning paths based on roles or career needs.
HR help desk (case management) : Central space where employees can raise HR queries, with tracking and resolution tools to improve response times.
Document management : Securely store important personal and organizational documents, with options for e-signatures and easy file sharing.
Reports and analytics : Generate detailed reports and insights that help leaders make data-driven HR decisions.

Price

Plan Name	Price (per user/month, billed annually)	Key Inclusions
Free	Free for up to 5 users	Employee database, onboarding, document management, time-off (leave) management, HR reports, Zia AI bot
Essential HR	US$1.25	Includes Free + attendance management, timesheets, roster management
Professional	US$2.00	Includes Essential HR + performance management, compensation management, employee engagement, advanced HR analytics
Premium	US$3.00	Includes Professional + HR help desk, learning management system, sandbox
Enterprise	US$4.50	Includes Premium + extended HR help desk, LMS, sandbox

Pricing details: https://www.zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html

Pros

Competitor	Pros of Zoho People
Rippling	Zoho People is more affordable for small teams and covers essential HR needs without adding extra IT features that may not be necessary.
BambooHR	Zoho People offers more built-in tools like LMS, help desk, and analytics at a lower cost, giving better value for feature variety.
Workday HCM	Zoho People is quicker to deploy and more cost-effective, making it ideal for small and mid-sized businesses that do not need complex global systems.
Keka	Zoho People integrates well with the Zoho ecosystem and provides broader HR functions, while Keka focuses more heavily on payroll.
Gusto	Zoho People goes beyond payroll by including performance management, learning tools, and HR services in its core plans.

Cons

Competitor	Cons of Zoho People
Rippling	Zoho People lacks advanced automation and IT integration features that Rippling offers for larger or tech-driven businesses.
BambooHR	Zoho People has a steeper learning curve and slower support, while BambooHR is praised for simplicity and ease of use.
Workday HCM	Zoho People does not match Workday’s enterprise-grade scalability, compliance depth, or advanced reporting for global operations.
Keka	Zoho People’s payroll functions are less tailored to local compliance needs, which Keka handles more effectively in certain regions.
Gusto	Zoho People cannot match Gusto’s seamless payroll and tax compliance, which are highly valued by U.S.-based small businesses.

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