About Zoho Creator

Zoho Creator is an all-in-one low-code application development software platform that is designed to help businesses digitize their operations without the hassle of traditional development.

Zoho Creator's powerful tools for data collection and management, analysis, reporting, and collaboration make it the smart choice for small to large organizations to run their business online, without any additional costs, infrastructure, or software.

More than 13,000 businesses with an excess of 7 million users around the world trust us to be their technology partner. Don't let complex-looking workflows and business rules scare you.

Zoho Creator offers a first-of-its-kind drag-n-drop interface to create tables/forms, design, schedule workflows, and perform a variety of automated actions.

Zoho Creator is completely non-programmer-friendly. Use the intuitive and feature-rich platform to build your custom database applications. Just write your business rules and let the software handle deployment and hosting. You can create your own forms/tables afresh or import data from standard formats (.xls .csv .mdb) and get your database application online within minutes, really!

Pricing starting from:

US$8.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Zoho Creator

  • Zero Infrastructure

    When you use Zoho Creator you don't have to worry about anything technical - you can just create your databases and put them into production right away. We take care of all the security, uptime, backups and upgrades. You can stay focused on what you're good at and we'll handle the rest.

  • Mobile Apps for iOS, Android

    Any app created on Zoho Creator is readily available as a mobile app with no mobile-specific development. Your team members and clients can also download the Zoho Creator mobile app and can access real-time data all the time. Zoho Creator helps you to stay connected to your data all the time.

  • Time to Market

    Zoho Creator provides a flexible and easy-to-use platform to build databases over the web that significantly reduces the development time. Zoho Creator helps you achieve your time to market by offering intuitive drag-and-drop interface to build forms/tables without coding. You can create your database either by importing data from your spreadsheet or from your MS Access database (.mdb) file.

  • No Database Complexities

    Zoho Creator platform takes away all the database complexities with creating tables, modifying the structure of the tables and maintenance headaches like - Storage, Availability and Security. Zoho Creator offers admin(who creates) flexibility to modify table attributes and transform both data and table structure, while allowing users(who access) full access to the database. All the changes and modification are made instantly without any delay or patch.

  • Flexible and Agile Development Process

    Zoho Creator offers intuitive drag-and-drop interface to create tables/Forms and add business rules. You can build custom databases without coding. Zoho Creator's flexible and scalable approach enables admin to modify the structure of the database and the data while allowing users full access to the database. You can create custom databases in quick time that scales with your businesses.

  • Workflow and Business Rules over the web

    Zoho Creator is incorporated with Deluge Script, a easy-to-use scripting language that lets users to design business workflows and perform a variety of automated actions based on the criteria specified. No programming skills required, just drag-and-drop actions, triggers. Deluge Script makes it easy to create powerful database apps quickly.

  • Secure Database Hosting

    Zoho Creator platform provides highly available, scalable and secure hosting infrastructure. All Zoho Creator applications and the informations within the application are remotely stored and hosted on Zoho web servers, which are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We employ industry-standard practices like SSL encryption, around-the-clock security of our data center, back-up and recovery systems. Refer the Zoho FAQ section for more info

  • Active Developer Community

    Zoho Creator has built a strong community of independent developers and ISV's who can help you in your database development process. Zoho Creator Forum is the place to share knowledge, ideas with each other and also to post questions, issues and get help from the experts. Zoho Creator team (the guys behind the platform) also pitch-in to provide solution and help you to solver your problem.

  • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Countries available

    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra and 224 others

    Supported Languages

    English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and 1 others

    Pricing starting from:

    US$8.00/month

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription

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    Features

    Total features of Zoho Creator: 191

    • 3PL Management
    • AI-assisted Development
    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Accounting
    • Accounting Integration
    • Active Directory Integration
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Activity Tracking
    • Activity/News Feed
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Application Management
    • Approval Process Control
    • Asset Tracking
    • Attendee Management
    • Audit Management
    • Audit Trail
    • Authentication
    • Automatic Backup
    • Backup and Recovery
    • Barcode Recognition
    • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
    • Barcoding/RFID
    • Business Process Automation
    • Business Process Control
    • CRM
    • Calendar Management
    • Change Management
    • Channel Management
    • Client Portal
    • Collaboration Tools
    • Collaborative Development
    • Commenting/Notes
    • Communication Management
    • Compatibility Testing
    • Compliance Management
    • Compliance Tracking
    • Configurable Workflow
    • Configuration Management
    • Contact Management
    • Content Library
    • Contract/License Management
    • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
    • Cost Tracking
    • Credit Check
    • Cross Docking
    • Custom Development
    • Customer Database
    • Customisable Branding
    • Customisable Dashboard
    • Customisable Forms
    • Customisable Reports
    • Customisable Templates
    • Customizable Fields
    • Dashboard Creation
    • Data Aggregation and Publishing
    • Data Dictionary Management
    • Data Import/Export
    • Data Migration
    • Data Modeling
    • Data Replication
    • Data Storage Management
    • Data Virtualization
    • Data Visualisation
    • Database Conversion
    • Debugging
    • Delivery Tracking
    • Demand Forecasting
    • Deployment Management
    • Disaster Recovery
    • Distribution Management
    • Document Management
    • Document Storage
    • Drag & Drop
    • ERP
    • Email Alerts
    • Email Management
    • Email Marketing
    • Employee Database
    • Employee Directory
    • Employee Onboarding
    • Employee Portal
    • Event Scheduling
    • Expense Tracking
    • Faculty/Staff Management
    • Feedback Management
    • File Management
    • File Sharing
    • Financial Reporting
    • Fleet Management
    • For No-Code Development
    • Forms Creation & Design
    • Forms Management
    • Graphical User Interface
    • Graphical Workflow Editor
    • HR Management
    • IT Incident Management
    • Import/Export Management
    • Incident Reporting
    • Integrated Development Environment
    • Integrations Management
    • Inventory Tracking
    • Investigation Management
    • Invoice Management
    • Iteration Management
    • Knowledge Management
    • Lead Management
    • Lease Tracking
    • Lifecycle Management
    • Maintenance Management
    • Maintenance Scheduling
    • Mobile Access
    • Mobile Development
    • Monitoring
    • Multi-Channel Communication
    • Multi-Currency
    • Multi-Language
    • Multi-Location
    • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
    • NOSQL Database Management
    • No-Code
    • OSHA Compliance
    • Offboarding
    • Onboarding
    • Online Payments
    • Order Entry
    • Order Management
    • Order Processing
    • Order Tracking
    • Performance Analysis
    • Performance Metrics
    • Performance Monitoring
    • Pre-built Templates
    • Process Change Tracking
    • Process Modeling & Designing
    • Procurement Management
    • Project Management
    • Project Workflow
    • Projections
    • Purchase Order Management
    • Purchasing & Receiving
    • Real Time Analytics
    • Real Time Data
    • Real Time Reporting
    • Real Time Updates
    • Registration Management
    • Relational Database Management
    • Reminders
    • Reporting & Statistics
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Requirements Management
    • Requisition Management
    • Returns Management
    • Safety Incident Management
    • Sales Forecasting
    • Sales Orders
    • Self Service Portal
    • Shipping Management
    • Single Sign On
    • Software Development
    • Source Control
    • Sourcing Management
    • Status Tracking
    • Strategic Planning
    • Supplier Management
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Support Ticket Management
    • Survey/Poll Management
    • Surveys & Feedback
    • Task Management
    • Task Progress Tracking
    • Task Scheduling
    • Tax Management
    • Templates
    • Tenant Portal
    • Tenant Tracking
    • Third-Party Integrations
    • Transaction History
    • Transaction Monitoring
    • Vacancy Management
    • Vendor Master Data Management
    • Vendor Payment
    • Version Control
    • Visual Modeling
    • Web App Development
    • Web Forms
    • Web/Mobile App Development
    • Website Management
    • Work Order Management
    • Workflow Configuration
    • Workflow Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.3 /5
    (154)
    Value for Money
    4.3/5
    Features
    4.3/5
    Ease of Use
    4.1/5
    Customer Support
    4.0/5

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    Jessica
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    • Industry: Banking
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Cost-effective App Builder

    Reviewed on 21/01/2019

    Fantastic experience with Zoho Creator. Easy to use and cost-effective.

    Fantastic experience with Zoho Creator. Easy to use and cost-effective.

    Pros

    Zoho Creator is an effective tool for building applications for your business. We like using it because we do not have to be experienced in programming and other sophisticated tools to start using it for building apps. The apps we always build with Zoho Creator are great and they boost our daily operations.

    Cons

    Unreliable customer care support team. No other valid reason to complain about Zoho Creator because it has been good to our team.

    Nadeemur
    Nadeemur
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    • Industry: Telecommunications
    • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Wonderful Software to Create an Application

    Reviewed on 28/09/2020

    Undoubtedly, Zoho Creator is a very useful tool to make an excellent application. I like to use it...

    Undoubtedly, Zoho Creator is a very useful tool to make an excellent application. I like to use it as it has the entire necessary feature in it which is essential for creating an application. It works seamlessly well. Only thing is that I would love to see enhancement in the interface of this software.

    Pros

    Zoho Creator is a very interesting tool. I can create a perfect application as per my requirement using this software. It is a very helpful tool. There is a drag and drop interface which helps a lot while creating an application; I use it a lot.

    Cons

    Zoho Creator is an extremely wonderful software to use. However, I don’t like its interface. It is very basic according to me. There should be more improvement in it. Except for this problem I don’t have any other problem with Zoho Creator.

    Verified Reviewer
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    • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
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    Great for Prototyping Application, Too Slow for Business Use

    Reviewed on 23/11/2015

    I started using Zoho as a quick way to prototype an application. It took a few weeks to build an...

    I started using Zoho as a quick way to prototype an application. It took a few weeks to build an application that would have taken months in .Net and SQL. My customer loved the application and wanted to use the prototype right off the bat.

    The service generally runs fast, however in the afternoons here in the US, the service can grind to a halt. Form loading goes from seconds to minutes. These are serious problems that made me wish I had stuck to using Zoho strictly as a prototype.

    Pros

    Great interface, email and text integration.

    Cons

    1) Speed is too slow for "real" business use.
    2) On premise application is forever stuck in Beta, there is no choice but to use Zoho's slow servers.
    3) URL and mobile app customization is not possible.

    Response from Zoho

    Thank you for giving Zoho Creator a try. We believe the issue faced by you could be specific to your Zoho Creator application as we haven't had reports of latency from other users. The sluggishness experienced by you in accessing Creator Form especially during a certain time of the day is something that we would like to look into further.

    Could you email form details of your Zoho Creator app to [email protected]/[email protected], please? The team over here would like to ascertain the reasons for the latency issue and revert with possible solutions, if any.

    Ahmed
    Zoho Creator

    Michelle
    Michelle
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    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    Easy to Use - Great For Business Email

    Reviewed on 08/05/2018

    Pros

    We use this mainly for the email for our business. We were able to use our own domain name. It's easy to use and love the interface.

    Cons

    The sorting capabilities are a little limited. It's not easy to find the settings to forward your email to something like Outlook. I had to search for them.

    Anand
    Anand
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    • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Value for money product!

    Reviewed on 12/03/2022

    Pros

    I like customizable data management and adding data to dashboards and customizing them according to our needs. It doesn't need many codings, however, sometimes there might be glitches which can be sorted out with some help from coders

    Cons

    The price is a little bit costly however they'll provide a discount for non-profits. So it really helps.

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    Zoho Creator FAQs

    Below are some frequently asked questions for Zoho Creator.

    Zoho Creator offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: US$8.00/month
    • Pricing model: Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    Flexible Users Plan : STANDARD - $8/user/month/annually (Create your first app) PROFESSIONAL - $20/user/month billed annually (Create apps for your team/department) ENTERPRISE - $25 /user/month billed annually (Create core software solutions for your organization)

    Zoho Creator has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    Zoho Creator supports the following languages:

    English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese

    Zoho Creator supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Zoho Creator integrates with the following applications:

    Box, Dropbox Business, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Workspace, OneDrive, PayPal, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Twilio, WordPress, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Billing, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Zoho Invoice, Zoho Recruit

    Zoho Creator offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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