GoCo vs. Zoho People

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoCo
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
GoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.N/A
Zoho People
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.N/A
Pricing
GoCoZoho People
Editions & Modules
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Essential HR
$1.50 ($1.25)
monthly (annually)
Professional
$2.50 ($2.00)
monthly (annually)
Premium
$3.50 ($3.00)
monthly (annually)
Enterprise
$5.00 ($4.50)
monthly (annually)
People Plus
$10.00 ($9.00)
monthly (annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoCoZoho People
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe are an all-in-one solution, without being one-size fits all. Improve your entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive platform options. Whether you are upgrading from paper-based processes or looking for a more modern solution with better support — we have the package you need.
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Community Pulse
GoCoZoho People
Considered Both Products
GoCo
Chose GoCo
we chose goco over paychex for benefits administration because it is broker agnostic. Paychex requires you to use their broker.
Chose GoCo
GoCo was my first choice during the selection process. It was the most user friendly. It has the cleaned appearance. The staff was easy to communicate with. And as a small non-profit, the pricing was good.
Chose GoCo
We really wanted an HRIS that also did benefits open enrollment. GoCo was able to provide both of those in one system. And, the open enrollment process is pretty slick for employees.
Chose GoCo
We switched from Zenefits to GoCo when Zenefits was going through all of their internal turmoil. Initially we had a dedicated rep with Zenefits. Then they took that away and we had a team assigned to a pool of accounts. Then that went away and all we could do was send an email …
Zoho People
Chose Zoho People
Zoho ticks all the boxes that we wanted in a tool. It is very user-friendly and Budget friendly.
Chose Zoho People
Zoho People stand out with its all in one features like Database management with ease of using employee self service, time off management, option to integrate payroll integration. Zoho people allows us to manage employee leaves, attendance and Advance Analytics makes it visibly …
Chose Zoho People
One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better …
Chose Zoho People
Harvest is a great way to track time as well as projects and project budgets. Zoho People is more encompassing of the HR side of things, and stores data all in one place which is a step above Harvest. Although Harvest does have the added feature of tracking projects which is …
Chose Zoho People
Zoho People is a unique platform because it is fast and reliable.
Moreover, Zoho People distinguishes itself from other tools because of its amazing security features. It does not expose our employees' data to other people. Moreover, Zoho People is easy to customize because its …
Chose Zoho People
We only use Zoho People because it is part of our Zoho One suite. We originally used Zenefits, which was great for hiring/onboarding, and we currently use Employee Navigator to manage benefits and PTO, which is much easier to use than Zoho People. As of now, Zoho People is very …
Features
GoCoZoho People
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.1
Ratings
10% below category average
Zoho People
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Employee demographic data7.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Employment history7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
6.0
Ratings
28% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management2.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
6.4
Ratings
22% below category average
Zoho People
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Approval workflow7.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Balance details6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.7
Ratings
5% below category average
Zoho People
10.0
Ratings
21% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Employee recognition6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
5.7
Ratings
27% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Report builder6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
Zoho People
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
3.8
Ratings
70% below category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting3.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting1.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility3.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking5.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
5.0
Ratings
44% below category average
Zoho People
8.0
Ratings
2% above category average
Performance plans5.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
4.5
Ratings
53% below category average
Zoho People
7.4
Ratings
4% below category average
Job Requisition Management4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
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Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
GoCoZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoCoZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
GoCo is a complete package that meets our needs for hiring onboarding and payroll processing. The platform is well suited for both hourly and salaried employees and allows for many options based on work schedules and PTO accrual. It is an intuitive platform and has increased our efficiency with payroll processing and benefits selection.
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Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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Pros
  • Benefits enrollment! We've received compliments on how easy it is to enroll each year in benefits.
  • New hire onboarding. All information is sent to new hires and they can seamlessly enter their information and read and sign all documents and agreements.
  • For the most part, the reports are easy to configure and use.
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  • The time-tracking feature is really helpful, and it's great that you can use that feature from the app.
  • We also use Zoho Recruit for applications, so Zoho People was a logical choice for managing HR information for our staff and members, and the two integrate really well together.
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Cons
  • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
  • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
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  • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
  • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
  • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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Usability
I really like GoCo. There are a few things I wish could be improved and have talked with our rep about them. They are very receptive to ideas and have made changes based on some of my suggestions.
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I gave Zoho People this rating due to its overall usability as it provides a strong platform for essential HR tasks like leave management, time tracking and attendance making it a self service platform for employees to easily access and manage records independently and saving time but 3 points less due to its check-in/check-out issues when the GPS or internet is an issue. Also the interface feels cluttered.
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Support Rating
GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
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Because Zoho is perfect in all aspects.
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Alternatives Considered
We really wanted an HRIS that also did benefits open enrollment. GoCo was able to provide both of those in one system. And, the open enrollment process is pretty slick for employees.
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One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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Return on Investment
  • Productivity has gone up in the HR/Payroll department. GoCo has helped us streamline our processes, what used to take us three days to complete manually, we can now do in one day, leaving time to focus elsewhere.
  • What used to take our campus administrators a day to approve time off requests (paper) it now only takes a click of a button and staff are notified immediately.
  • Staff Self-service is huge as they can look up their own information quickly at anytime of the day.
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  • Reduces the need for additional systems like time-tracking, excess excel spreadsheets and even HR training itself with their training resources.
  • Streamlines assessment of data and categorizes leave, on-boarding and other data logically which decreases time spent searching and separating.
  • Customization of forms and surveys is extremely useful and saves effort looking elsewhere for templates.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Zoho People allows employees to manage their own records