Monday.com vs Zoho Projects

2022. monday.com introduces monday sales CRM



The renowned project management service, monday.com, has recently introduced monday sales CRM, a dynamic customer relationship management (CRM) system designed to streamline all customer-related processes within a single platform. Leveraging monday.com's flexible low-code/no-code framework, monday sales CRM offers a fully customizable CRM solution that empowers users to automate repetitive tasks, synchronize their Gmail/Outlook accounts for seamless email communication, and automatically log sent emails. Additionally, the CRM system provides real-time notifications when leads open or respond to emails, facilitates team quota tracking over time, allows for goal setting at both individual and team levels, centralizes post-sale activities for efficient client onboarding, project management, and collection tracking, streamlines the sales hiring process, and equips sales teams with the necessary tools and resources to enhance deal closure rates. The offering includes a free version for up to 2 seats, while the paid version starts at €10 per seat per month.


2020. Zoho Projects gets improved Gantt chart



Zoho has enhanced and revamped the Gantt chart feature within Zoho Projects to offer enhanced capabilities, streamlining the workflow process. Notably, in the updated user interface, unscheduled tasks are conveniently organized under the "unscheduled" tag, preceding the actual timeline. By simply dragging and dropping an unscheduled task onto the timeline, it will be automatically scheduled. Additionally, the new "Full Screen" view enables users to concentrate on crucial yet seemingly minor details by maximizing the utilization of screen space. Moreover, it is now possible to customize the displayed data within the Gantt chart's taskbars, including information such as start/end dates, task owners, overdue status, and task names.


2020. Monday.com now lets companies build custom apps



Monday.com has recently unveiled version 2.0 of its highly flexible workflow platform, introducing enhanced capabilities for customers to develop custom apps on the Monday platform. With this update, users are provided with a wealth of resources, including over a hundred prebuilt automation recipes and code-free custom automations. Additionally, the release features more than 50 integrations with various applications, empowering project managers to create sophisticated workflows without the need for coding expertise. Whether it's process management, portfolio management, project management, CRM management, hotel management, or R&D management, Monday.com offers a code-free environment that enables users to leverage these building blocks and craft tailored applications to fulfill the specific needs of any organization or team.


2019. Workplace collaboration software Monday.com raised $150M


Monday.com, a rapidly expanding workplace collaboration platform, has recently announced a remarkable $150 million funding round, valuing the company at $1.9 billion. This substantial investment reflects both the platform's current success and the immense potential within the broader collaboration space, particularly in the areas of enhanced team communication and team management. With a customer base now reaching 80,000 organizations, compared to just 35,000 a year ago, Monday.com serves a diverse range of industries spanning over 200 verticals. Notably, these organizations vary in size, with employee counts ranging from as few as two to as high as 4,000. The impressive clientele includes renowned companies such as Carlsberg, Discovery Channel, Philips, Hulu, WeWork, and numerous Fortune 500 firms. It's worth mentioning that Monday.com attracts both technical and non-technical companies that rely on software and computers to facilitate their work processes.


2019. Zoho brings Zia AI assistant to its project management app



Zoho's AI-based chatbot, Zia, has now been integrated into Zoho Projects, enabling streamlined activities within the platform. With its conversational interface, Zia provides immediate responses to inquiries regarding tasks, issues, and events modules in Zoho Projects. Additionally, Zia can offer suggestions and recommendations based on your project-related activities. For instance, if you're pressed for time and need to quickly access your upcoming events, you can simply chat with Zia and request, "Zia, list my upcoming events." In response, Zia will promptly provide a list of all your upcoming events. Furthermore, you can ask Zia for task and issue details, such as information on active tasks, task status, task due dates, unassigned tasks, overdue tasks, user details, tasks within a task list, and similar issue-related information. Zia aims to enhance user productivity and efficiency within Zoho Projects by delivering instant and relevant assistance.


2018. Zoho Projects gets enhanced Gantt chart


Zoho has introduced several enhancements to its project management application, Zoho Projects. These upgrades include an advanced Gantt chart that supports all four types of task dependencies, the ability to create custom views for tasks, and much more. The integration with Zoho People allows for the seamless incorporation of vacation or time-off details of team members into Projects, ensuring that tasks or bugs are not delayed when they are unavailable. Additionally, task and bug timers can now be paused and resumed, eliminating the need to restart from the beginning. The integration with Zoho Meeting enables users to conveniently initiate online team meetings by simply clicking "Meet Now" on the Task Details page, facilitating effective communication for clarification, problem-solving, or decision-making. It's worth noting that Zoho had previously launched another project management tool, Zoho Sprints, in October of the previous year.


2017. Zoho Projects 6 brings new customization opportinities


Zoho has introduced an updated version of its project management tool, Zoho Projects 6, designed to provide greater flexibility in meeting various project needs. This release incorporates several new features, including the ability to create custom fields and custom statuses for tasks, the availability of layouts as project templates, options to set custom logos and domain names, advanced task reporting capabilities, a revamped task details page, a consistent design across all modules, an improved and searchable setup page, reports based on custom fields, a Kanban view organized by task status, and enhanced task filtering functionality. These updates enable users to tailor Zoho Projects 6 to their specific project requirements while improving the overall project management experience.


2016. Zoho Projects adds staff-based billing



Project management service Zoho Projects has offered billing based on project hours since its inception, and it has now expanded its capabilities to include billing based on staff hours as well. You now have the ability to assign a specific rate to each of your employees, and this rate will be reflected in your invoices. For instance, in a project like organizing a concert where multiple users with different skill levels are involved in various tasks, it is essential to bill the client based on the staff hours. You can set different rates for each employee based on their skills and the nature of their work, ensuring that you accurately bill your clients for the services provided.


2016. Zoho Projects adds gamification layer



Zoho is introducing Gamescope, a gamification layer integrated across various products, starting with Zoho Projects. This exciting addition aims to transform mundane tasks into an engaging game for users. By completing tasks, closing tickets and deals, and resolving bugs, users can earn points, which are tracked in a scorecard. Similar to a basketball game, each game has a specific time frame. At the end of the game, individuals who accumulate the highest points are awarded trophies. Additionally, users can earn badges by achieving specific targets. The winners have the opportunity to proudly showcase their badges and trophies on their scorecard or individual profile pages, enabling them to share their accomplishments with others.


2015. Zoho Projects gets the power of Zoho Docs



The Documents module within the project management application, Zoho Projects, has received a significant enhancement. Users can now create and collaborate on rich documents, spreadsheets, and presentations directly within the platform. This update, powered by Zoho Docs, brings several benefits to users. One notable advantage is the ability to co-create documents, allowing multiple team members to work on them simultaneously. Additionally, users can engage in real-time chat with collaborators directly within the document window. Obtaining feedback is made easy, as comments can be added to individual letters in text documents and cells in spreadsheets. Moreover, an integrated versioning system enables users to track the changes made to a document over time and, if necessary, revert to a previous version. These enhancements empower teams to collaborate efficiently and streamline their document management processes within Zoho Projects.