Monday.com
Zoho Sprints
| Feature | Monday.com | Zoho Sprints |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | teams, enterprise, sales-teams, marketing-teams | zoho-users, scrum-teams, small-development-teams, budget-conscious-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2017 |
| Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Crm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sprint Planning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Backlog Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scrum Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Velocity Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Timesheets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Epics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Monday.com Pros
- Visual and intuitive
- Great automations
- CRM built-in
- Beautiful dashboards
✗ Monday.com Cons
- Expensive at scale
- Free plan is very limited
- Minimum 3 seats
✓ Zoho Sprints Pros
- Free for up to 5 users
- Deep Zoho suite integration
- Built-in timesheet tracking
- Sprint retrospective boards
✗ Zoho Sprints Cons
- Limited outside Zoho ecosystem
- Fewer integrations than standalone tools
- UI can feel cramped
The Verdict
Monday.com is built for teams and enterprise, with a focus on boards and automations. Zoho Sprints targets zoho users and scrum teams and leads with sprint-planning and backlog-management.
Pricing is close: Zoho Sprints starts at $5/mo versus $9/mo for Monday.com — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Bottom line: Monday.com has a slight overall edge — but if free for up to 5 users matters most to you, Zoho Sprints may still be the right call.
