monday.com vs Zoho

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

monday.com is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 45.8 versus 12.5 for Zoho, and ranks ahead in 87% of the answers that name both.

Choose monday.com if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (45.8 vs 12.5)
You need SOC 1 Type II or SOC 3 or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27018:2019 or ISO/IEC 27017:2015 or ISO/IEC 27032:2023 or ISO/IEC 27701:2019 or CSA STAR or TX-RAMP coverage
Highly customizable visual boards and workspace
Strong workflow automation

Choose Zoho if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 33% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong value for money and low cost

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	monday.com	Zoho
Visibility score	45.8%	12.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#2	#9
Share of voice	9.6%	3.9%
Mentions this run	52	22
Positive in AI answers	33%	50%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

monday.com 0pp · Zoho 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

monday.com leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

52.8%

16.7%

AI Mode

49.6%

7.2%

Perplexity

35%

13.5%

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Head to head in AI answers

15 engine answers name both brands

13monday.com ranked higher

2Zoho ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	monday.com	Zoho
What should a project management tool integrate with?	ChatGPT	#12	#5
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#10
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#1	#13
Compare the leading Project Management platforms	Perplexity	#2	#10
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#2	#11
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	Perplexity	#3	#9
How much does a project management tool cost per month?	ChatGPT	#3	#8
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	ChatGPT	#1	#3
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#1	#4
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#4	#8
What is the typical pricing model for Project Management software?	ChatGPT	#1	#6
Which project management tool has transparent pricing?	ChatGPT	#4	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	monday.com	Zoho
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $9 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud (SaaS)
Integrations	850+	—
Compliance	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27018:2019, ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27032:2023, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II
Support	Help center, 24/7 support, Enterprise onboarding and training, Webinars	—
Founded	2012	1996
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Employees	1,001–5,000	5,000+
Funding	Post-IPO Equity · $235M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Teams that want their CRM on the same platform as their project and delivery work	Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR