Lodos vs Zoho One
Zoho One bundles 45+ separate applications - CRM, mail, accounting, HR, and more - under one license. Lodos takes the opposite approach: instead of dozens of loosely connected apps, it builds 30 modules into a single workspace with one interface, one data layer, and one login.
Feature Comparison
One workspace instead of 45 apps - tasks, CRM, mail, meetings, and dev tools in a single interface.
| Feature | Lodos | Zoho One |
|---|---|---|
| CRM (built-in) | ||
| Team Chat (built-in) | ✓ Cliq app | |
| Video Meetings (built-in) | ✓ Meeting app | |
| Mail (built-in) | ||
| Kanban & Board Views | ✓ Projects app | |
| Accounting / Books | ||
| HR / People Management | ||
| API Testing (built-in) | ||
| AI Data Analytics | ✓ Zia, per-app | |
| Single unified interface | ✗ 45+ separate apps | |
| License only paid users | ✗ all employees required | |
| Free Plan | ||
| Price (per user) | $30/user/mo | $37/user/mo (all employees, annual) |
Competitor pricing and features are taken from www.zoho.com/one/pricing/, verified on 2026-08-13. Competitor prices and plans change frequently - always check the linked page for current figures.
Cost Calculator
840 USD/year saved with Lodos.
* The $37 figure is Zoho One's all-employee price; licensing only some users costs about $90/user/mo.
Estimates use the approximate per-user list price above; see the source link in the table section.
Feature Mapping
| Zoho One | Lodos |
|---|---|
| Zoho CRM | CRM module |
| Cliq (chat) | Social Hive |
| Projects | Task Management |
| Mail & WorkDrive | Mail + Lodrive |
Switching Guide
Our Verdict
Zoho One is enormous - if you need accounting, HR, and marketing automation from one vendor, its breadth is unmatched and Lodos doesn't try to replace those. But that breadth comes as 45+ separate apps with separate interfaces, and the headline price requires licensing every employee in the company. Lodos offers the collaboration and development core - tasks, CRM, mail, chat, meetings, API tools, AI analytics - in one actual workspace, priced only for the users who need it.
Who Benefits Most
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Learn more →FAQ
The $37/user/month price applies only if you license every single employee in your organization - it's called all-employee pricing. If you want to license only some users, the flexible-user price jumps to roughly $90/user/month. Lodos has no such requirement: pay $30/user/month for the users who need a paid seat, and free-plan members can join your workspace at no cost.
For team collaboration and product work - tasks, CRM, mail, chat, video meetings, documents, API testing, AI analytics - yes, and in one interface instead of dozens. For back-office operations like accounting (Zoho Books) or HR (Zoho People), no; Lodos is a workspace, not an ERP. Many teams pair Lodos for daily work with a dedicated finance tool.
Context switching. In Zoho One, a deal lives in CRM, its tasks in Projects, the conversation in Cliq, and the meeting in Meeting - four apps, four interfaces, four tabs. In Lodos the same flow happens on one screen: the deal links to its tasks, the chat thread, and the meeting notes, because all 30 modules share one data layer.
One workspace for your whole team - 30+ tools, no credit card required.