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Five9 vs Zoho CRM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Five9 enhances efficiency and revenue through features and CRM integration, boosting growth and optimizing marketing and appointments management.
Sentiment score
5.0
Zoho CRM boosts ROI by improving sales productivity and reducing costs through automation without increasing staff headcount.
Using Zoho CRM, my clients close more leads and deals with the campaigns and user investments in leads.
Lead Software Engineer at Nexo Solutions Ltd
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Five9 support varies from satisfactory to excellent, with responsiveness and communication praised but some report delays and mixed experiences.
Sentiment score
6.5
Zoho CRM's support is knowledgeable but has varying response times, occasional availability issues, and relies on self-help resources.
The technical support for Five9 has been exemplary.
Five9 offers multiple support options.
They were good about hosting regular, recurring meetings, understanding priorities, and getting things escalated that were appropriate to escalate.
CX Intelligence Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sometimes, they don't understand what my actual needs are.
Director of Information Technology at MASFinancials
The 1.5 deduction from 10 is due to cultural communication differences based on where we're getting the support, as sometimes it takes a couple of times to communicate clearly enough for them to understand the issue.
Director at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
There are multiple blogs and articles available online for self-help.
Sr Zoho Developer and Consultant at Xpert Prime
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Five9 is praised for scalability and adaptability, though some users experience challenges with large-scale feature additions.
Sentiment score
7.7
Zoho CRM provides scalable solutions for businesses, smoothly supporting user growth and integrations across various operational needs and geographies.
We face scaling issues, especially when trying to scale up bigger contact centers.
The system is easy to understand, implement coding, and conduct training.
Sr Zoho Developer and Consultant at Xpert Prime
Zoho CRM is quite scalable; I have worked with clients who started with ten companies and have scaled up to managing 500 employees effectively within Zoho CRM.
Zoho Developer at Tarini Consulting
The platform's global data centers across regions such as the US, EU, and India ensure data security and privacy through ISO certification and strong role-based security, which is essential for handling sensitive customer data.
Software Engineer at Maximus
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Five9 is generally stable, offering quick resolutions to issues, though updates occasionally cause challenges, with room for improvement.
Sentiment score
7.7
Zoho CRM is praised for its stability and reliability, with minor interruptions that quickly resolve, ensuring business continuity.
In my experience, I have not encountered major downtime.
Sr Specialist - Analytics Metrics and Reporting at Mercer
During training and demos, resiliency tests failed, which was not ideal.
Zoho CRM guarantees 99% uptime, with downtime incidents being very rare.
Software Engineer at Maximus
The level of stability and reliability in Zoho CRM is crucial for me because sometimes bugs appear unexpectedly, disrupting the business flow.
Lead Software Engineer at Nexo Solutions Ltd
I find Zoho CRM to be 100% stable and reliable as far as I know.
Zoho Developer at Tarini Consulting
 

Room For Improvement

Five9 needs enhancements in call quality, reporting, integration, UI, support, costs, international compatibility, and workflow tools.
Zoho CRM users want improved UI, integration, AI, customization, mobile ease, transparency, and quicker support for better user experience.
I would like a feature where reports such as AHT or workforce-related reports can be generated automatically without starting from scratch.
Sr Specialist - Analytics Metrics and Reporting at Mercer
Five9 should provide free training resources for end users, including agents, supervisors, and admins.
The solution lacks versioning in scripting, making it crucial to manually back up scripts to prevent rollbacks from causing issues.
The platform does not save code versions similar to GitHub, where you can compare new versions with previous ones.
Sr Zoho Developer and Consultant at Xpert Prime
Another issue is that a Zoho CRM function can run for only three minutes. After three minutes, the function will fail, and we have to rerun the function.
Software Engineer at Evoluz Global Solutions
Some organizations may prefer not to have their data on the internet since Zoho CRM runs as a cloud service.
Director of Information Technology at MASFinancials
 

Setup Cost

Five9's pricing, though initially high, is cost-effective and scalable, with cloud benefits offering value and flexibility for enterprises.
Zoho CRM offers affordable pricing and customization, with the Enterprise plan at $50/user and Zoho One favored for value.
They just rent the specific resources they need, which reduces high costs from hardware, software licenses, and operating systems.
Zoho CRM and all of Zoho's software are quite affordable because they are specifically designed for small and medium businesses.
Zoho Developer at Tarini Consulting
In terms of my experience with the price and licensing cost, as with setup cost for Zoho CRM, it might not be quite affordable because there are cheaper solutions available.
Social media strategist at Creative Skills
 

Valuable Features

Five9 offers cloud-based CRM integration with AI features, enhancing service levels, efficiency, and user satisfaction through comprehensive tools.
Zoho CRM offers customizable, integrated, user-friendly features with automation, making it ideal for businesses of all sizes.
The ability to automatically populate borrower details when the call comes in using the Loan Pop feature enhances call efficiency dramatically.
Five9 provides powerful CRM integration capabilities with platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk, and Oracle Service Cloud, making it highly valuable for large companies.
It pre-fills variables from a form and routes to the correct agent, reducing handling times and increasing single-call resolution.
The most valuable aspect of CRMs, including Zoho CRM, Salesforce, and Microsoft Dynamics, is automation capabilities.
Sr Zoho Developer and Consultant at Xpert Prime
The most valuable feature I have found in Zoho CRM is custom functions. You can achieve anything with it. From integrations with other applications, it is instant.
Zoho and Web Developer at Ika Three Sixty
Zoho CRM's automation capabilities are really good and better than almost any other application.
Lead Software Engineer at Nexo Solutions Ltd
 

Categories and Ranking

Five9
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (3rd), Workforce Engagement Management (4th), Contact Center Infrastructure (1st), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) (4th)
Zoho CRM
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
CRM (2nd), Opportunity Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Sales Force Automation category, the mindshare of Five9 is 2.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho CRM is 8.9%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Sales Force Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zoho CRM8.9%
Five92.0%
Other89.1%
Sales Force Automation
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2788932 - PeerSpot reviewer
CX Intelligence Analytics at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Advanced call routing has enabled complex CRM-driven workflows but reporting still needs improvement
The complex call routing capabilities were valuable. I was able to set up fairly complex call routing, capturing data via internal IVR for potential customers' geography and then conducting lookups to determine which skill to route calls to. I also set up complex rollover, so if the first person could not answer, callers would wait a specified number of seconds hoping they would become available, and if they did not, the call would roll over to the next person. I was able to set up fairly complex integrations between our CRM and leverage that data for complex call routing, and it worked well. The integration and call routing both performed well.
HarshVardhan1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Evoluz Global Solutions
Automates client workflows and data validation reliably but has faced limits in complex integrations
While applying some integrations or automations, if we need to take an action between two modules' fields, we have to write SOQL, and it can miss the data. I had a scenario where I had to use two fields from two different modules, and based on that condition, we had to send a follow-up to our team member to complete the task. We could not find any direct integration, direct SOQL query, or direct workflow that could do that work. However, I think the wizard is performing better now for such tasks. I had a two-part scenario where I had to get data from two modules or two fields in Zoho CRM and send a follow-up to our team member based on that data. We were unable to find any direct integration for this. Another issue is that a Zoho CRM function can run for only three minutes. After three minutes, the function will fail, and we have to rerun the function.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business49
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Five9?
The reporting suite needed improvement. I saw recently that Five9 released a new platform for reporting, as the reporting was not great previously.
What is your primary use case for Five9?
I was using Five9 in the senior living space.
What advice do you have for others considering Five9?
I was a Workforce Management Director in that role at that time. I would note that I have no experience with CXone, only IEX. As a telephony platform, Five9 served my needs. My overall review ratin...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho CRM?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that those details were taken care of by our operations team, and I am not sure about the specifics.
What needs improvement with Zoho CRM?
I think Zoho CRM can be improved because everything is good, but the UI can be improved. That is the main area where improvements are needed.
What is your primary use case for Zoho CRM?
My main use case for Zoho CRM is to maintain our prospects database, track our email interactions, and manage our entire sales operations. A quick specific example of how I use Zoho CRM in my daily...
 

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