Zoho Cliq vs. Zoho Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Zoho Cliq
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Chat is a live chat tool, from Zoho Corporation.
$18
per month up to 25 users
Zoho Connect
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Connect is a team collaboration software that helps teams ideate, discuss, and work together, from any place, on any device. It provides tools supporting group or team communication, file sharing, and task management.N/A
Pricing
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Editions & Modules
Standard
$18
per month up to 25 users
Professional
$20
per month $2 for each additional user over 10
Enterprise
$40
per month $4 for each additional user over 10
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Considered Both Products
Zoho Cliq
Chose Zoho Cliq
Didn't check for the other products. Zoho Cliq worked well
Chose Zoho Cliq
helps us communicate quickly and stay organized without needing separate tools. Compared to other chat apps, it fits better with our business needs and saves us time
Chose Zoho Cliq
Slack is equally good but as we went for ZohoOHO CRM it made sense to go in for Zoho Cliq to benefit from the integrations. Zoho Cliq is intuitive and user-friendly with no extra learning required. Google Chat had very limited capabilities and was not very user-friendly. …
Chose Zoho Cliq
Essentially the same style of platform. Aside from any "bots" (which I don't use anyways), they appear to do the same thing. But Zoho Cliq comes packed into the Zoho One platform. It's a useful component in a suite of communication tools that allows our office to work and speak …
Chose Zoho Cliq
My all-time favorite tool in this space is Slack but Cliq is a close second. Cliq is essentially built to mimic Slack but is not quite as cutting-edge with some of their features. We opted to use Cliq over Slack because of the interconnectedness it offered with all the other …
Chose Zoho Cliq
We selected Zoho because it was already a part of the Zoho toolset we were using. They offered a free trial which was a big help in our purchasing decision. Our team looked at one other alternative but we weren't satisfied with the pricing quote we got from them and the fact …
Chose Zoho Cliq
Functionality wise Zoho Chat fairs pretty well against the other options. I still use all the other options as I need to be flexible in how I communicate with clients. It is the integration into the ZohoCRM & Cliq that puts Zoho Chat above the others and is why I try to …
Zoho Connect

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Features
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Cliq
9.1
Ratings
16% above category average
Zoho Connect
-
Ratings
Task Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Search9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Cliq
7.6
Ratings
4% below category average
Zoho Connect
-
Ratings
Chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Zoho Cliq
9.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho Connect
-
Ratings
Video files8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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User Testimonials
Zoho CliqZoho Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a website through which your clients engage (either sales or support) your offerings, then you absolutely need a live chat tool. Having used Zoho for a while now, I can absolutely recommend it. If you have not used a chat tool before but you have an online store then you should definitely explore this option. They offer a free trial so you can test it to see what response you get but for sales related websites, this will pay for itself.
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Pros
  • instant messaging so team members can quickly talk to each other
  • creating different channels for specific teams or projects, which keeps conversations organized
  • notifications that alert you about important messages, helping you stay updated
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Cons
  • Zoho people notifications can be added in Cliq like birthday reminders, leave trackers
  • Cliq PC app is bit heavy, can be light weighted
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Likelihood to Renew
Cliq is essential software for our communication. Because we are an office of both in-house and remote employees we must have a unified communication platform to speak to another in real-time. Cliq offers us that platform in an easy-to-use format that allows for both 1:1 and team communication occurring all at once.
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Usability
Based on my experience with Cliq it is very cool and easy, I will give 10/10, because of their quality.
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Reliability and Availability
It's available 24X7. We have never faced any serious issues with the connectivity. Whenever we faced issues, it has been traced to a browser issue or Windows app issue or a mobile issue.
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Performance
No issues
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Support Rating
Any time that I have had an issue, and there haven't been many user support jumps right on and helps me right away.
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Online Training
Excellent support. Online training and supporting videos, and resources are more than sufficient to get started. Moreover, their support channel, especially the chat window, is very helpful and provides an instant solution to all our queries. For any complicated issue, they always get back by email with the solution and on occasions even call back.
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Implementation Rating
Implementation is very simple and easy. Create a Zoho account (free or paid), send/ receive an invite, log in, verify your credentials and get started. Admin would have created the channels for you, and you start contributing. The entire process is smooth, and you can get started within minutes. The Admin has to work at the backend, initially, and decide on the permissions for the individual and the team and set up permissions for access to other applications too. This needs to be planned out, tested and implemented.
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Alternatives Considered
Essentially the same style of platform. Aside from any "bots" (which I don't use anyways), they appear to do the same thing. But Zoho Cliq comes packed into the Zoho One platform. It's a useful component in a suite of communication tools that allows our office to work and speak to one another in an abundance of ways.
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Scalability
The system works perfectly well. At times, we have faced issues with the desktop application - it doesn't start, or takes time to start, or even logs off on its own. However, the browser as well as the mobile application work perfectly well, and we have never faced issues with them
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Return on Investment
  • Positive - Easier Comms with specific Clients. Encouraging more to use it to engage with me
  • Negative - Yet another comms channel to manage would like to have less. But see previous positive
  • Positive - Came as part of my Zoho One subscription so low cost
  • Has a wealth of options still to investigate as part of Cliq
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ScreenShots

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