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Workd vs Zoho

Zoho offers 50+ apps covering CRM, inventory, invoicing, and more. It's a solid general business suite — but distribution isn't its specialty.

Workd is built exclusively for distribution with AI that understands your workflows, your customers, and your operations.

Quick Comparison

Focus
Distribution-native vs General Suite
Voice AI
Built-in agents vs Not available
Inventory
Distribution-grade vs Basic
Pricing Engine
Matrix/contract vs Simple tiers
Route Planning
Built-in vs Not available

The Zoho Trade-Off

Zoho's strength is breadth. Zoho CRM, Zoho Inventory, Zoho Books, Zoho Desk — they integrate together and cover most business functions at an attractive price point.

But for distribution, you'll find yourself stitching together multiple Zoho apps, working around limitations, and wishing for features that a general-purpose suite doesn't prioritize: customer-specific pricing matrices, multi-warehouse allocation, route optimization, voice ordering.

Zoho Strengths

  • • Comprehensive app suite
  • • Competitive pricing
  • • Good for general business
  • • Strong CRM foundation
  • • Wide integration ecosystem

Workd Strengths

  • ✓ Built for distribution workflows
  • ✓ AI voice agents included
  • ✓ Complex pricing native
  • ✓ Route planning built-in
  • ✓ Single unified platform

Distribution Features Zoho Lacks

Voice AI for Distribution

Zoho has Zia (their AI assistant) but no voice agents that can take orders, check inventory, or make outbound calls. Workd's voice AI is purpose-built for distribution.

Distribution Pricing Complexity

Zoho Inventory handles basic pricing. Distribution pricing — customer-specific matrices, contract pricing, volume breaks, promotional tiers — requires workarounds or doesn't fit.

Delivery & Route Management

Zoho doesn't have route optimization, driver tracking, or delivery management. You'd need a separate system entirely.

Multi-App Complexity

Running distribution on Zoho means coordinating CRM + Inventory + Books + potentially more. That's multiple systems to manage, even if they "integrate."

Choose Based on Your Business

Zoho Might Be Right If...

  • • Distribution is secondary to other operations
  • • You need broad business suite functionality
  • • Simple pricing structure works for you
  • • You don't need voice AI or route planning
  • • Budget is the primary driver

Workd Is Right If...

  • ✓ Distribution is your core business
  • ✓ Complex pricing is essential
  • ✓ Voice AI would transform operations
  • ✓ You need delivery management
  • ✓ One unified platform beats multiple apps

See What Distribution-Native Looks Like

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