AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, today launched Projects Plus, a flexible, collaborative new platform providing data- and intelligence-driven project management for mid-sized and large organizations. Through native integration of four key Zoho applications—Projects, WorkDrive, Analytics, and Sprints—Projects Plus enables asynchronous collaboration, seamless file management, real-time business intelligence, and Agile or Waterfall workflows.
Building on Zoho Projects, which doubled its revenue growth in 2024 due to migration away from third-party apps, with 55% of new users migrating from Microsoft Projects and JIRA, Projects Plus drives superior value to mid-sized and enterprise organizations by addressing their operational complexity. Projects Plus, now a platform, expands across four key areas: data democratization, AI, hybrid project management, and collaborative work management. While 18% of Enterprise customers deployed both Zoho Projects and Zoho Analytics, Projects Plus directly addresses these advanced needs by consolidating the two, and more, into a singular, efficient solution.
"Virtuoso’s journey to Zoho began when we decided to move from Microsoft Dynamics to reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies in 2020; since then, we've expanded our enterprise usage and employ a number of Zoho apps across our organization," says Steve Wooster, Vice President of Operations at Virtuoso, "Leveraging Zoho Projects for enterprise-wide projects has increased visibility, improved communication and coordination across divisions, and ultimately led to more successful project delivery. Now, with Projects Plus, that functionality has increased while offering ease of use. Having Projects Plus directly connect between Zoho Projects, Sprints, and Analytics reduces friction by ensuring teams maintain a full, transparent view of company priorities and the ability to customize data use by department."
“The Projects Plus Platform launch underscores Zoho’s continued commitment to meeting customers where they are," says Evelyn McMullen, Research Manager at Nucleus Research. "For customers who are not yet ready to adopt more advanced project management capabilities, the new offering stands as an option available to them as their requirements evolve over time. For large enterprises, the platform is designed to meet the specific needs of organizations in complex verticals, such as e-commerce, construction, manufacturing, and automotive. Overall, this move supports Zoho’s upmarket trajectory while offering different levels of functionality to support the entirety of its broad client base."
Business Intelligence Leading to Project Democratization
Project management is rapidly evolving with the advent of Data-Driven Project Management (DDPM), shifting from intuition-based decisions to a focus on data and analytics. Projects Plus utilizes this approach, harnessing data across various aspects, such as time tracking, budgeting, task completion, and team and deliverability metrics and transforming them into actionable insights for smarter decision making. This includes:
- Predictive Analysis: Using historical data to predict risks, estimate timelines, and anticipate resource needs, predictive analysis is essential for forecasting future project outcomes and allows for proactive project planning and risk management.
- Progress Tracking and Bottleneck Analysis: Traditional project management relied on static tools like Gantt charts to track project progress. With analytics, project managers can now utilize real-time dashboards that provide dynamic and up-to-date insights into project status.
- Quality Control Analytics: Analytics can be employed to implement robust quality control measures throughout the project lifecycle. By analyzing data related to project deliverables, project managers can ensure that each component meets predefined standards.
Easier, Faster, Stronger Project Management with Zia
Advanced AI/ML capabilities introduced to Projects Plus via Zia, Zoho's in-house AI engine, automate complex data analyses and provide predictive insights, reshaping the role of project managers into strategic, data-savvy leaders and allowing for:
- Improved Efficiency and Productivity: By analyzing data on project performance, businesses can identify areas where processes can be streamlined and optimized. For example, data analytics can reveal bottlenecks in the project timeline, take corrective action, and keep the project on track.
- Smarter Resource Allocation: Determine where resources are being underutilized or overutilized to optimize resource allocation and employ the right people to the right tasks by taking their skills into account.
- Accurate Forecasting and Planning: Make more accurate predictions about future project outcomes and adjust plans accordingly to avoid delays and cost overruns, leading to more successful projects overall.
Projects Plus integrates easily across Zoho's extensive software suite as well as third-party software including Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, and popular repository management, collaboration, customer service, and analytics tools.
"Like many of our Enterprise solutions, Zoho Projects Plus was developed to deliver supreme value and meet the needs our customers had been demonstrating within our software suite, particularly between Zoho Projects and Zoho Analytics," says Raju Vegesna, Chief Evangelist at Zoho. "Projects Plus synthesizes the latest AI-driven tools, data-first analytics, and privacy-focused protections into software that anticipates the evolving needs of international Enterprise organizations, expanding Zoho's global reach."
Pricing and Availability
Projects Plus is available for immediate use globally. In the US, Projects Plus is priced at $16 per user per month, 27% lower than combining Projects, Sprints, Workdrive and Analytics a la carte. For regional pricing, go to https://www.zoho.com/projectsplus/.
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Analyst Statements (In Alphabetical Order by Firm Name)
"Zoho’s Projects Plus Platform takes several leading Zoho apps and combines them, while embedding native AI and security features, to provide a multi-dimension offering. Projects Plus’ unified platform provides enhanced value and ease of use for customers, improving worker productivity and team collaboration while elevating collaborative work management." - CommFusion Research, Blair Pleasant, President & Principal Analyst
"With Zoho Projects Plus, organizations can embrace a future where project management is not just about tracking deadlines but about leveraging AI, automation, and unified workspaces to predict, optimize, and transform outcomes. By integrating hybrid project management, collaborative work management, and a powerful layer of data analytics with contextually embedded AI across all applications, Zoho is furthering its support for mid-market and Enterprise companies by redefining how teams execute seamlessly and intelligently." - InFlow Analysis, Dave Smith, Founder and Principal Analyst
“Zoho's launch of Projects Plus reinforces its commitment to providing businesses across industries with a flexible and accessible project management solution. Its adaptability makes it particularly valuable for industries like construction and manufacturing, where efficient project execution is critical. With its competitive pricing and broad industry appeal, Zoho continues to strengthen its position in the market. While differentiation remains a challenge in a crowded space, Zoho's emphasis on usability and cost-effectiveness ensures it remains a compelling choice for businesses seeking a scalable project management platform.” - Info-Tech Research Group, Thomas Randall, Research Lead
“The connected and collaborative work market keeps evolving with an increasing focus on individual productivity, complex project support and AI-enabled insights. Zoho Projects Plus is timely as Zoho expands its footprint in the Enterprise business, and project management can be a big accelerator. Its ability to support hybrid projects is important as large Enterprise clients may have several projects following different project management methodologies. In addition, its data democratization enhancement with third-party integrations is a relevant feature to consider within large enterprise client setups. AI usage has expanded the scope of these solutions, and vendors generating content and insights leveraging AI will add further value. All this is enabled by Zoho’s continued focus on security and compliance, making it a compelling solution for enterprises.” - ISG Research, Mrinal Rai, Assistant Director and Principal Analyst
"Zoho Projects Plus Platform integrates project management, data, AI, and content management tools seamlessly. Eliminating the need to juggle multiple apps and offering a single, unified experience. With a sleek UI and a focus on ease of use, Zoho Projects Plus platform removes the friction from within, so teams can focus on what really matters: getting things done." - Let's Do Video, David Maldow, Founder & CEO
"Many enterprises struggle with fragmented project data, making it difficult to derive actionable insights without a cohesive platform that integrates project management, collaboration, and analytics. This fragmentation can lead to delayed decision-making and inefficiencies, especially for dispersed teams. Zoho Projects Plus aims to solve this problem by offering a unified environment for data aggregation and analysis. Additionally, its integrated security measures are designed to meet the needs of remote work environments." - Moor Insights & Strategy, Melody Brue, VP & Principal Analyst
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With over 55 apps across nearly every major business category, Zoho Corporation is one of the world’s most prolific technology companies. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with international headquarters in Chennai, India, Zoho is privately held and profitable, employing more than 18,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit: zoho.com
