Zoho Creator
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Features
60 features across 19 categories
AI(3)
Models trained with relevant datasets to address specific tasks
Pre-built models that are readily deployable into applications with zero training
Collaborate with Zia AI to build smart apps by telling it what you need - delivers field suggestions and detailed process workflows
Analytics(3)
Powered by Zoho Analytics for advanced business intelligence and analytics
Analyze blueprint and workflow performance
Turn massive datasets into charts by asking questions in plain English to AI for instant powerful insights
Automation(6)
Create workflow blueprints with stages and transitions for structured processes
Create approval workflows letting decision-making users approve or reject submitted records
Schedule custom actions and workflows on custom timelines
Streamline operations and improve efficiency using visual process automation capabilities
Create and manage workflow rules and automated actions
Build and automate business workflows as part of application development
Collaboration(1)
Share entire Zoho Creator applications or app components with other users or user groups, assigning access permissions
Customization(1)
Customize branding and personalization for applications and portals
Data Management(1)
Import and export data for applications
Deployment(3)
Customize mobile apps for iOS and Android deployment
Deploy apps natively on web, iOS, and Android devices
Creator automatically provides native iOS and Android apps for all web applications built
Developer Tools(7)
Track and view all application activity and user actions
Manage REST APIs and custom APIs to perform operations like add, fetch, update data, and build own APIs
Integrated development environment for building advanced applications
Execute cloud functions with configurable daily call limits
Create separate development environments for testing and development
Build and manage application data schemas visually
Use and create custom widgets for application building
Development(3)
Create apps by dragging and dropping elements on the web to build apps with exact features needed
Add 32 different types of fields to forms, each meant to capture specific kinds of data
Create custom pages as building blocks for applications
Infrastructure(1)
Backend infrastructure seamlessly scales as business demand grows
Integration(5)
Connect all tools already in use and run business from one platform
Build custom connectors to integrate with any third-party system
Connect multiple data sources to applications
Powered by Zoho Flow for advanced integration capabilities
Native integration with all Zoho application suite
Notifications(1)
Receive notifications about app activities
Portals(7)
Host support portals on custom domain to be accessed from business website
Provide dedicated portals to customers, vendors, and business partners as add-on with scalable user limits
Create customized portals to manage, track, and oversee projects
Accept payments from portal users
Define granular permission sets for portal users
Create white-label mobile apps with custom branding
Build self-service portals for customers, vendors, business partners to access products, services, and information
Reporting(1)
Create reports integrated with business workflows as part of application building blocks
Security(8)
Capture and track the history of all changes made to records for auditing purposes
Automatic backup of application data
Encrypt data and protect personally identifiable information and electronic protected health information
ISO 27001/27017/27018 certified and SOC 2 compliant with logical data separation and multi-geography storage
Enable multi-factor authentication for enhanced security
Enforce custom password policies for security
Enable SAML-based single sign-on for enterprise authentication
Define granular user roles and permissions for access control
Services(1)
Full app development service from ideation to implementation and delivery
Support(4)
Get assigned a dedicated account manager for enterprise support
Email-based customer support
Live chat support for real-time assistance
Toll-free phone support for customer assistance
Templates(1)
Access 50+ pre-built app templates to get started quickly
Use Cases(3)
Supercharge existing Zoho or third-party legacy applications to create apps tailored to unique use-cases
Build mission-critical core systems tailored to business needs without challenges of traditional development
Build scalable internal tools to simplify processes, automate recurring tasks, create approval workflows, track items, and boost employee engagement
Pricing
Free Edition
- ✓1 user
- ✓Access to 1 application
- ✓250MB storage
- ✓1,000 records
Standard
- ✓Unlimited applications
- ✓Forms, reports, pages, workflows
- ✓Multi-experience deployment
- ✓Application sharing
- ✓20 custom AI models
- ✓50 ready to use AI models
- ✓App templates and marketplace
- ✓Data import and export
- ✓App activity notifications
- ✓Workflow rules and actions
- ✓Built-in approvals
- ✓5 data sources
- ✓5 custom connectors
- ✓Integration with all Zoho apps
- ✓10 portal permission sets per app
- ✓User roles and permissions
- ✓Password policy
- ✓Multi-factor authentication
- ✓Data encryption & PII/ePHI
- ✓Audit trail
- ✓Backup
- ✓Email support
- ✓Live chat
Professional
Popular- ✓Unlimited applications
- ✓Forms, reports, pages, workflows
- ✓Mobile app customizations
- ✓Application sharing
- ✓100 custom AI models
- ✓250 ready to use AI models
- ✓App templates and marketplace
- ✓Data import and export
- ✓App activity notifications
- ✓Workflow rules and actions
- ✓Built-in approvals
- ✓Custom schedules
- ✓Blueprints - stages & transitions
- ✓Blueprint analytics
- ✓15 data sources
- ✓10 custom connectors
- ✓Integration with all Zoho apps
- ✓Custom domain add-on
- ✓50 portal permission sets per app
- ✓Application IDE
- ✓Schema builder
- ✓Widgets
- ✓100 cloud functions calls/user/day
- ✓Developer environments
- ✓Activity logs
- ✓API management
- ✓User roles and permissions
- ✓SAML based single sign-on
- ✓Password policy
- ✓Multi-factor authentication
- ✓Data encryption & PII/ePHI
- ✓Audit trail
- ✓Backup
- ✓Integration Flow
- ✓BI and Analytics
- ✓Email support
- ✓Live chat
- ✓Toll-free support
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited applications
- ✓Forms, reports, pages, workflows
- ✓Mobile app customizations
- ✓Application sharing
- ✓100 custom AI models
- ✓250 ready to use AI models
- ✓App templates and marketplace
- ✓Data import and export
- ✓App activity notifications
- ✓Workflow rules and actions
- ✓Built-in approvals
- ✓Custom schedules
- ✓Blueprints - stages & transitions
- ✓Blueprint analytics
- ✓30 data sources
- ✓20 custom connectors
- ✓Integration with all Zoho apps
- ✓Custom domain add-on
- ✓250 portal permission sets per app
- ✓Application IDE
- ✓Schema builder
- ✓Widgets
- ✓200 cloud functions calls/user/day
- ✓Developer environments
- ✓Activity logs
- ✓API management
- ✓User roles and permissions
- ✓SAML based single sign-on
- ✓Password policy
- ✓Multi-factor authentication
- ✓Data encryption & PII/ePHI
- ✓Audit trail
- ✓Backup
- ✓Integration Flow
- ✓BI and Analytics
- ✓Email support
- ✓Live chat
- ✓Toll-free support
- ✓Dedicated account manager
Flex
- ✓A la carte feature selection
- ✓Custom pricing based on requirements
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Buying Zoho Creator saves ~$23,040 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 60 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
3 known integrations