--- title: Zoho Projects canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/zoho-projects/ category: Project Management Software points: 86 rank: 6 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Zoho Projects Low-priced project management with a free plan for 5 users and paid plans from $4 per user a month. 86 points out of 100. #6 of 11 project management tools. Vendor: Zoho Corporation. Website: https://www.zoho.com/projects/ - The Free plan allows up to 5 users and 3 projects [1]. - Premium costs $4 per user a month billed yearly, or $5 billed monthly, so 5 people pay $20 a month [2]. - Enterprise costs $9 per user a month billed yearly and adds portfolio dashboards, single sign-on and two-factor authentication [1][2]. - Zoho says it holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification and is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant for all its cloud services [4]. - Zoho's pricing data lists client users at $4 per user a month billed yearly [2][7]. Verdict: Zoho Projects suits small teams on a tight budget: five people on Premium pay $20 a month, and the free plan takes 5 users [1][2]. Timesheets and workload reports sit on paid plans [1]. The catch: free users get 3 projects, cross-project workload needs Enterprise, and the vendor's pages list no Windows or macOS app [1][3]. Best for: Small teams that want Gantt charts and timesheets at a low price. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Cheapest paid plan for 5 people | $20/mo | 12/12 | Premium, $4 per user a month billed yearly, times 5 users. No minimum seat count is shown [1][2]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 6/6 | Free plan for up to 5 users with 3 projects [1]. | | Price | People on the free plan | 5 | 3/4 | The pricing page says the Free plan allows "Up to 5 users" [1]. | | Views | Board view | Yes | 3/3 | Features page: the Kanban board shows tasks as cards in columns by status [3]. | | Views | Timeline or Gantt view | Yes | 7/7 | The plan comparison lists a Gantt chart; the product page describes Gantt charts with dependencies [1][6]. | | Views | Calendar view | Not published | 0/2 | Not published on the vendor's pricing or features pages as a task calendar view; they list business calendars for working hours [1][3]. | | Planning | Task dependencies | Yes | 7/7 | Plan comparison lists task dependency, finish-to-start on Free and all four types on Premium [1]. | | Planning | Workload view | Yes | 6/6 | Workload report is project-specific on Premium and across projects on Enterprise and Ultimate [1]. | | Planning | Built-in time tracking | Yes | 5/5 | Premium lists time logs and timesheets [1]. | | Planning | Custom fields | Yes | 5/5 | Enterprise lists Custom Profiles, Roles, and Fields; the features page lists picklist, number and date fields for layouts [1][3]. | | Planning | No-code automation rules | Yes | 6/6 | Every plan lists workflow actions, from 50 a month on Free; Premium adds task blueprints [1]. | | Teamwork | Guest access for clients | Yes | 5/5 | Help article defines client users who follow chosen projects; pricing data lists them at $4 per user a month yearly [2][7]. | | Teamwork | Request forms | Not published | 0/3 | Pricing lists a Web to Issue Form, which logs issues. Creating tasks from forms is described only for the separate Zoho Forms integration [1][3]. | | Teamwork | Reports and dashboards | Yes | 5/5 | Enterprise lists a portfolio dashboard, an overview of projects, tasks and issues across the portal [1][3]. | | Security | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Yes | 7/7 | Zoho names ISO/IEC 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, covering all its cloud services [4]. | | Security | SAML single sign-on | Not published | 0/4 | Pricing lists "Single Sign-On (SSO)" on Enterprise but does not name SAML [1]. | | Security | Two-step sign-in | Yes | 3/3 | Enterprise plan lists Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on the pricing page [1]. | | Apps and API | Apps | iOS, Android | 4/8 | Pricing lists iOS and Android apps. Features page lists web and mobile only; no desktop app [1][3]. | | Apps and API | Public API | Yes | 2/2 | Zoho's developer pages document a REST API covering projects, tasklists, tasks and milestones; the page says V3 will replace it [5]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [1] | $0 | | Premium | $4/user/month [1][2] | $4 | | Enterprise | $9/user/month [1][2] | $9 | | Ultimate | $14/user/month [1][2] | $14 | Paid prices come from the pricing data file the vendor's pricing page loads, and show US dollars per user per month [2]. The page shows no minimum seat count. ## Strengths - Premium costs $4 per user a month billed yearly, or $5 billed monthly [2]. - Free plan for up to 5 users, with iOS and Android apps [1]. - Zoho names ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 for all its cloud services [4]. - Premium includes dependencies of all four types, timesheets, blueprints and a project workload report [1]. - Public API documentation covers projects, tasks and milestones [5]. ## Limits - The Free plan is limited to 3 projects and 50 workflow actions a month [1]. - Cross-project workload reports, portfolio dashboards, single sign-on and two-factor authentication are listed from Enterprise [1]. - Client users are priced separately, at $4 per user a month billed yearly in Zoho's pricing data [2][7]. - The vendor's pages list web, iOS and Android only, with no Windows or macOS app [1][3]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - Zoho says paying yearly saves over 15% compared with paying monthly [1]. ## Sources 1. [Zoho Projects pricing plans](https://www.zoho.com/projects/zohoprojects-pricing.html), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [Zoho Projects pricing data file](https://www.zohowebstatic.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/projects-pricing-val.json), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Zoho Projects features](https://www.zoho.com/projects/features.html), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Zoho compliance](https://www.zoho.com/compliance.html), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Zoho Projects and BugTracker API](https://www.zoho.com/projects/help/rest-api/zohoprojectsapi.html), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [Zoho Projects home page](https://www.zoho.com/projects/), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Client Users](https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/projects/settings-in-zoho-projects/user-management/articles/client-users-projects), Zoho Corporation, accessed 2026-10-08