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SugarCRM Platform vs Zoho Desk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

SugarCRM Platform
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
9th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
CRM (23rd), Marketing Automation (11th), Sales Force Automation (6th)
Zoho Desk
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the CRM Customer Engagement Centers category, the mindshare of SugarCRM Platform is 4.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Desk is 3.4%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SugarCRM Platform4.4%
Zoho Desk3.4%
Other92.2%
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1345677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager / IT Planning & Architecture Services at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Easily customizable, automation enhances the marketing campaigns but support is the main hiccup for us
It has been effective in managing customer relationships. It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory. And there are centralized reports for the CEO and the general managers. We work with automation for these marketing and email campaigns. It sends out emails to prospective customers related to sales offers automatically. And it copies the sales team so that they can follow up. They are tracking the sales leads. So, the automation within SugarCRM enhances the marketing campaigns. For now, my work is done because I am the IT strategy and planning manager. I just try to deliver the solution according to the requirements of the business. From my side, it's implemented already, the requirement related to the sales funnel. But if they have any other requirement from the business side, they will submit it to me, and then I will look for a suitable solution.
JJ
Advisor at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Efficient integration enhances customer insights and communication
The integration between Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, and Zoho Projects is very good. One of the key features of Zoho CRM is the ability to record telephone calls using AI. The AI tool, Tele Zia, translates calls into bullet points, providing insights such as when to send emails or contact the customer based on previous conversations.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is relation capability, which allows us to relay customers with invoice orders."
"My advice to others is this is a good solution for importing or exporting any graphics."
"Affordable and commercial open source solution is good for organizations with budget constraints."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its low cost, and it works well."
"This solution's stability is very good, it runs almost without effort, and we don't have any support issues with it."
"The most valuable features of Sugar Enterprise are the exports of graphics, statuses, complaints, and tasks."
"Saying that, it has a small server footprint and is easy to set up."
"The performance and stability are fine."
"Good at capturing online inquiries has portal functionality, and is very good at managing inbound customer inquiries."
"It is a highly scalable solution. You can easily add more users through the portal within seconds."
"The tool has made support very flexible and strong. We can use chat boxes and auto-responses. If someone creates a ticket, it will be created in Zoho Desk's ticket module. We can get emails and respond to them within the product. We don't need a support email product to manage emails. We can easily manage it within Zoho Desk. The tool's interface is good since it updated the layout three months ago and the current interface is more effective."
"The product has a lot of features."
"The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are the user interface, pricing, and how they customize the solution for us."
"It is a scalable platform."
"The ticketing feature is very easy to use, compared to other systems."
"The tool's UI is very user-friendly. The solution's workflow is flexible and we can create our workflows. We can assign and create groups with the tool. We are also able to control the privileges with the tool."
 

Cons

"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"Functionality and features are well suited for small business companies only."
"In the next release, I would like to see personalization of information about customers or specific businesses or opportunities."
"You cannot include all your entities under one instance at the moment."
"The UX was such that it limited the use of it."
"Sugar Enterprise could improve by removing bugs and glitches. For example, a comment was made but in the comment section, it was never displayed. However, the problems we faced might not be the fault of the solution."
"At the moment, there is a complicated flow in regards to the user's permissions and what they can see."
"Pipelines, forecasts, and reporting in general, are not that good in the free version."
"The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side."
"I would want Zoho Desk to integrate Zoho CRM, Zoho SalesIQ , and Zoho Campaigns."
"The solution urgently needs improvement in the display's night mode. When we use the system for a long time, it's very stressful for our eyes. I also need to see improvements that can help to find the assets under a previous owner."
"I would like to have integrated support, and integration between the ticketing tool and the project management tool."
"It could be easier to link Zoho Desk and Outlook."
"The solution could improve its stability and scalability."
"The solution needs to have more customization on alerts and notifications."
"As per customer requirements, it may have some limitations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."
"For what it does, it's quite cheap."
"Price-wise, Zoho Desk is about 35 USD a month per user."
"Zoho Desk's pricing is more flexible."
"Zoho Desk's cost is pretty much okay."
"Zoho Desk is a cost-effective solution."
"The product costs $10 to $25 per user per month."
"The solution is relatively cheap. However, there are additional licensing fees involved."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Engineering Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sugar Enterprise?
All are almost the same pricing. Maybe the cheapest is Salesforce, I believe.
What needs improvement with Sugar Enterprise?
The only challenge was that we implemented it in our on-premise data center instead of using it in the cloud. That was a little bit of a challenge. But it was overcome with the help of SugarCRM com...
What advice do you have for others considering Sugar Enterprise?
To start with, SugarCRM is a very good platform. It's easy to implement and easily customizable. Might be later when you want to scale, then I would recommend Salesforce. Overall, I would rate it a...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Desk?
The pricing in Brazil is complicated due to the high exchange rate, with one dollar equaling six reais. Altasnet has a favorable pricing from Zoho as an early account in Brazil, but current website...
What needs improvement with Zoho Desk?
Zoho Desk could be improved by making it multi-tenant, as it is currently not suitable for service providers with multiple customers. Additionally, Zoho Desk's potential would be fully realized wit...
What is your primary use case for Zoho Desk?
We use Zoho Desk ( /products/zoho-desk-reviews ) for support tickets. We have a web interface where each customer can log in and open tickets, which are then escalated within the company to support...
 

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Sample Customers

Redglaze Group, TengoInternet, Hilco, Bancvue, Vet Adivsor
Intel, Sears, Daimler, Essilor, Aon Hewitt, Shop Your Way, CoffeeRocket
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