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ZivoHR vs Zoho People
Pick Zoho for published per-user prices, more payroll countries, US locality taxes and the wider suite. Pick ZivoHR for an assistant scoped to your own record.
Where ZivoHR is different
An assistant scoped to one person
Ziva reads only the record of the person asking, even when that person is in HR or manages a team. Questions about anyone else are refused and left to the screens built for them. That is narrower than following each user's role, on purpose.
What Ziva reads and refusesOne application, one set of roles
Recruitment, payroll, expenses, assets and the helpdesk are modules of one application, under one set of roles built from permission codes. A role grants the same rights on the web, on the phone and through the API.
How permissions workPriced per workspace, not per user
One monthly price for the whole workspace, set by headcount band, with no per-seat meter. A joiner who still fits your band costs nothing extra that month. Prices are not yet published.
How pricing worksWhere Zoho People is stronger
We would rather say this once than have you find it in month two.
Published prices and a free edition
Zoho publishes a per-user monthly price for every Zoho People edition, and a free edition for very small teams. ZivoHR's prices are not yet published.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)More payroll countries
Zoho Payroll has editions for India, the US, Canada, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, with the Gulf editions offered in Arabic as well as English. ZivoHR runs payroll for India, the UAE and the US.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)US local taxes
Zoho Payroll lists automatic federal, state and local tax payment and filings, with single-state payroll for all 50 states. ZivoHR's US payroll covers federal and state income tax, not city or school-district taxes.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)A published accessibility report
Zoho Payroll publishes an Accessibility Conformance Report (VPAT 2.5) against WCAG 2.2 AA, dated 22 September 2025, with manual testing in VoiceOver. ZivoHR has no conformance report and has not yet been tested by a screen-reader user.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)SAML with six identity providers
Zoho documents SAML single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0, Google, OneLogin, ADFS and Okta. ZivoHR's single sign-on is OpenID Connect only, with no SAML yet.
Source: help.zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Scale
Zoho's site says 50K+ businesses actively manage their HR with Zoho People. ZivoHR is a newer product with a much shorter record.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Side by side
Topic
ZivoHR
Zoho People
Payroll countries
ZivoHR
India, the UAE and the US.
Zoho People
Zoho Payroll editions for India, the US, Canada, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)India statutory
ZivoHR
PF with the wage ceiling, ESI, TDS on both regimes with Form 16, professional tax and LWF per state, gratuity.
Zoho People
EPF with the ECR report, ESI, state-based professional tax and LWF, TDS challan recording, Form 16 with a signer tool, and gratuity in full and final settlements.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)UAE statutory
ZivoHR
WPS SIF files, GPSSA and ADPF pension, the GCC-national pension, ILOE, the Savings Scheme and end-of-service gratuity.
Zoho People
GPSSA and ADPF, and the home-country schemes for GCC nationals (GOSI, SIO, SPF, PIFSS and GRSIA). ILOE: none found on zoho.com as of 5 October 2026.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)UAE Savings Scheme
ZivoHR
Savings Scheme contributions calculated in the same pay run as WPS, pension and end-of-service gratuity.
Zoho People
Savings Scheme contributions processed in the same pay run alongside the legacy gratuity provision.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)US payroll
ZivoHR
Federal withholding, FICA and FUTA, state unemployment insurance, and state income tax for the 41 states that tax wages and DC. Forms 941 and 940, W-2s.
Zoho People
Single-state payroll for all 50 states, multi-state on a higher plan, automatic federal, state and local tax payment and filings, and garnishments.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)AI assistant
ZivoHR
Ziva answers only from the asker's own record and refuses questions about colleagues. It proposes a leave request or an expense claim; the person confirms.
Zoho People
Zia answers questions, executes tasks and pulls reports across Zoho People, by chat or voice, and summarises policy documents. It only provides information each user is permitted to access, keeps an audit of every action, and works in the user's preferred language.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Mobile
ZivoHR
iOS and Android: check-in, leave, payslips and review acknowledgement.
Single sign-on
ZivoHR
OpenID Connect with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or any OpenID provider. No SAML or SCIM yet.
Zoho People
SAML with Microsoft Entra ID, Auth0, Google, OneLogin, ADFS and Okta, configured in Zoho Accounts.
Source: help.zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Integrations
ZivoHR
Slack, eSSL and ZKTeco biometric readers, and a JSON API behind every feature.
Zoho People
Microsoft Teams and Slack integrations, and Zapier, among others on its integrations page.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Developer API
ZivoHR
The web and mobile apps use one JSON API. API documentation is not published.
Zoho People
Public API documentation covering forms, leave, attendance, timesheets, onboarding, compensation, LMS and more.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)How it is sold and priced
ZivoHR
One application: core HR, leave, attendance, payroll, onboarding, full and final, performance, recruitment, expenses, assets, helpdesk and surveys. Per workspace, by headcount band. Prices are not yet published.
Zoho People
Per user per month by edition, billed monthly or yearly, with a free edition for very small teams. Zoho People Plus combines Zoho Recruit, Zoho People, Zoho Payroll and Zoho Expense, with Zoho Cliq and Zoho Connect.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Accessibility
ZivoHR
Employee and manager screens checked with axe-core against WCAG 2.2 A and AA, plus a keyboard-only walk. Known gaps are listed.
Zoho People
An Accessibility Conformance Report for Zoho Payroll. For Zoho People, none found on zoho.com as of 5 October 2026.
Source: zoho.com (opens in a new tab)Checked 5 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? hello@zivohr.com · Zoho People's pricing page (opens in a new tab)
Zoho People is a trademark of its owner. ZivoHR is not affiliated with Zoho People.
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