Zoho · 13 categories · RankedZoho People
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRIS and HCM platforms | Core HR and payroll | 22% | 2 of 46 | 15% | 13 | accepted challenger |
| Employee onboarding | Onboarding and employee experience | 18% | 3 of 104 | 0% | 11 | accepted challenger |
| Workforce management suites | Core HR and payroll | 11% | 4 of 93 | 8% | 13 | accepted challenger |
| HR help desk and case management | Onboarding and employee experience | 2% | 10 of 92 | 0% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by Zoho Desk at 26% |
| Performance management | Performance and talent management | 2% | 11 of 60 | 0% | 6 | under 10 labels · led by Lattice at 41% |
| Internal talent marketplace | Performance and talent management | 2% | 18 of 128 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Fuel50 at 26% |
| HR compliance and policy management | Core HR and payroll | 2% | 12 of 84 | 0% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by Rippling at 16% |
| Workforce planning | Workforce planning and analytics | 2% | 10 of 87 | 0% | 5 | under 10 labels · led by ChartHop at 31% |
| Leave and absence management | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 27 of 89 | 11% | 9 | under 10 labels · led by BambooHR at 28% |
| People analytics | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 30 of 99 | 0% | 4 | under 10 labels · led by HiBob at 15% |
| HR AI assistants | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 71 of 119 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Workativ Assistant at 12% |
| Skills intelligence | Performance and talent management | 0% | 116 of 161 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by TalentGuard at 19% |
| Workforce scheduling | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 57 of 93 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Deputy at 26% |
Movement
By model
How each model treated Zoho People across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Twelve models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“For the smallest budgets, start with Zoho People (free up to 5 employees, then $1.25/employee) or Deel HR (free entirely)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · HRIS and HCM platforms · budget prompt · first choice
“The best workforce management software for a company with a limited budget is Zoho People, which starts at $1.50 per user per month.” Llama 4 Maverick · Workforce management sui · budget prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget, Zoho People offers the best value with core features at the lowest per-user price.” MiniMax M2.5 · Employee onboarding · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Zoho People or When I Work. Zoho People offers the lowest cost per user with solid features” MiniMax M2.5 · Workforce management sui · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Sentiment trends negative at roughly 60 to 75 percent negative” Claude Haiku 4.5 · HRIS and HCM platforms · negative prompt · hard negative
“The user interface is functional but clunky, and the learning curve is steeper than modern, premium competitors.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · HRIS and HCM platforms · budget prompt · soft negative
“Zoho People / BambooHR — lighter options if your needs are simpler” DeepSeek V4 Flash · Workforce management sui · scale prompt · soft negative
“Verdict: Be Cautious.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Leave · negative prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as Zoho People, over the 221 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and Zoho People was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 202 of the 221 answers that named Zoho People and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
687 of the 687 domain citations in answers naming Zoho People came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as Zoho People
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Badges
Zoho People is among the products AI models recommend first in HRIS and HCM platforms this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of September 2026.
Zoho People is among the products AI models recommend first in Employee onboarding this edition. Each badge says so in the buyer's words, names the edition, and links to the standing. The next edition issues a new badge; this one stays true as a record of September 2026.
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