Comparison · as of October 2026
Krokul continues the deal into a project with hours, a completion certificate, subscriptions with MRR movements and client margin, in one product with unlimited users.
As of October 2026. Competitor facts checked on 8 October 2026 against the vendor’s public sources; prices are the vendor’s list prices, excluding taxes.
| Criterion | Zoho CRM | Krokul |
|---|---|---|
| Deal → quote → contract → invoice → payment | PartlyQuotes, sales orders and invoices from Professional; contracts not found | YesIn one deal card, payments from bank statements |
| Project, hours, certificate from hours | PartlyZoho Projects, a separate product | YesProject from the deal, timer, certificate from hours |
| Project and client margin | Not foundnot found in public documentation | YesRevenue minus the cost of hours and cost of goods |
| Subscriptions and MRR | Not foundnot found in public documentation | YesMRR movements, scheduled invoices, month close |
| Client price lists and terms | PartlyInventory and vendors from Professional | YesPrice list by tier, quantity breaks, credit limit |
| Client portal | PartlyClient and partner portals on Enterprise; portal licences beyond the free allowance are paid | YesOrders at the client’s prices, documents, payments |
| Partners: deal registration and rewards | PartlyPartner portal on Enterprise; commissions not found | YesPartner portal, registration for a set period, scheme-based rewards |
| API and MCP | YesPublic API; official ready-made MCP servers | YesPublic API v1, webhooks, MCP server |
| Pricing model | Per user per month, billed annually: Standard €14, Professional €23, Enterprise €40, Ultimate €52 (monthly billing €20, €35, €50, €65); free edition for up to 3 users; quotes and invoices from Professional, portals from Enterprise; prices exclude VAT | Unlimited users; $0 / $149 / $399 per month for depth of the chain |
| Where data is stored | YesSeparate EU data centre (zoho.eu) | YesEuropean Union |
B2B companies with a long sales cycle, where a deal continues into a contract, invoices, payments, a project, hours and margin: integrators and implementation firms, SaaS and subscription services, agencies and project firms, software vendors with partners, B2B distribution.
B2C retail, point of sale and shops, warehouse logistics (WMS), manufacturing ERP, and teams whose main need is marketing automation or a mobile app for staff. Krokul’s honest limits: no 2FA or SSO, no e-signature, no Gantt charts, no direct bank connection and no report builder; Google Calendar sync is one-way.
For B2B companies that sell projects, subscriptions or through partners, yes: project hours, the completion certificate, MRR and client margin are part of the same deal.
In Zoho, projects are a separate product, Zoho Projects. In Krokul a won deal becomes a project, hours are logged with a timer against the package, and the completion certificate and client margin are built from them on the Margin plan.
Zoho CRM is priced per user: Standard €14, Professional €23, Enterprise €40 and Ultimate €52 per user per month billed annually (€20, €35, €50 and €65 billed monthly), excluding VAT, with a free edition for up to 3 users; quotes and invoices start at Professional and portals at Enterprise. Krokul has unlimited users on every plan: Deals $0, Money $149 and Margin $399 per month.
Yes. Zoho offers official MCP servers. Krokul has an MCP server, a public API v1 and a built-in AI assistant; all of them act within the user’s access rights.
Krokul stores data in the European Union. Zoho runs a separate EU data centre.
As of October 2026. Information about Zoho CRM comes from the vendor’s public sources, checked on 8 October 2026: zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html (checked 9 October 2026), zoho.com/crm/developer/docs (multi-DC, MCP overview), help.zoho.com (portal licences, currency management). “Not found in public documentation” means exactly that, not “can’t do it”. Spotted an outdated fact? Tell the assistant in the chat on this page — your message reaches our team, and we’ll correct the page with a new check date. Zoho CRM is a trademark of its owner; Krokul is not affiliated with Zoho CRM.
Add one real deal and take it to a quote for free. Then contract, invoice and payment on the Money plan.