--- description: Learn more about Zoho Recruit price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Zoho Recruit Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Recruitment Software](/directory/30602/recruiting/software) > [Zoho Recruit](/software/125768/zoho-recruit) # Zoho Recruit Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/125768/zoho-recruit Page: 1 / 49\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/125768/zoho-recruit?page=2) > Zoho Recruit is a recruiting software that helps staffing agencies and HR teams source, track, and hire candidates efficiently. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 1205 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Zoho Recruit? Zoho Recruit is used by staffing agencies, corporate HR departments, recruiters, hiring managers, talent acquisition specialists, and temporary workforce agencies. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 1205 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Zoho - **Founded**: 1996 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$30,00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Free Trial for 15 days Free Edition - $0 Standard Edition - $25/recruiter/month. Professional Edition - $50/recruiter/month Enterprise Edition - $75/recruiter/month Monthly and Yearly subscriptions are available. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Applicant Tracking - Application Management - Assessment Management - Background Screening - CRM - Candidate Management - Candidate Profiles - Careers Page - Collaboration Tools - Compliance Management - Customizable Branding - Email Marketing - Evaluation Management - Factor-based Evaluation - HR Management - Internal HR - Interview Management - Interview Scheduling - Job Description Management - Job Management - Job Posting - Job Scoring - Multi-Channel Marketing - Onboarding - Performance Management - Pipeline Management - Recruitment Management - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Resume Database - Resume Parsing - Resume Search - Resume Storage - Role-Based Permissions - SMS Messaging - Self Service Portal - Social Recruiting - Talent Acquisition - Task Management - Workflow Management ## Integrations (42 total) - Calendly - CareerBuilder - Checkr - Clickatell - Criteria - Daxtra - Docusign - Dropbox Business - Evernote Teams - Gmail - Google Calendar - Google Drive - Google Meet - Google Workspace - HireRight ... and 27 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Recruitment Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30602/recruiting/software) ## Related Categories - [Recruitment Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30602/recruiting/software) - [Talent Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10029/talent-management/software) - [Applicant Tracking Systems](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30060/applicant-tracking/software) - [Recruitment Agency Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30955/recruiting-agency/software) - [Job Board Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30778/job-board/software) ## Alternatives 1. [100Hires](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/206957/100hires) — 4.9/5 (1116 reviews) 2. [CEIPAL ATS](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/135562/ceipal-ats) — 4.6/5 (1261 reviews) 3. [ZipRecruiter](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/130706/ziprecruiter) — 4.2/5 (10923 reviews) 4. [Indeed for Employers](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/161381/indeed) — 4.5/5 (7555 reviews) 5. [NEOGOV](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/75288/neogov) — 4.5/5 (850 reviews) ## Reviews ### "A Flexible ATS That Improved My Recruitment Workflow" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *20 February 2026* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Highly customisable: I like that I can tailor fields, workflows, and candidate stages to suit how I personally work rather than adjusting my process to fit the system. All-in-one platform: I can manage candidates, clients, and job postings in one place, which keeps everything organised and easy to track. Automation saves me time: Setting up workflows for follow-ups and status updates has reduced the amount of manual admin I need to do daily. Centralised communication: Being able to send and track emails directly within the system helps me keep a clear record of all candidate interactions. Strong reporting features: The dashboards give me a clear view of pipeline progress and performance. Good value for money: For the features offered, I find it competitively priced compared to other ATS platforms. > > **Cons**: Learning curve: Some advanced features aren’t immediately intuitive and require exploration or training to use effectively. Interface can feel busy: At times the system feels slightly cluttered, particularly when managing multiple roles. > > Overall, my experience with Zoho Recruit has been positive. After investing time in setting it up properly, it has significantly improved how I organise candidates, track progress, and manage communication. It offers strong functionality for the price, and once configured to suit my workflow, it has become a reliable and efficient tool in my daily operations. ----- ### "Perfect Fit" — 5.0/5 > **Delfina** | *03 October 2025* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Affordable pricing and cost-effectiveness, User-friendly interface and ease of setup and Integration with Zoho ecosystem and other tools > > **Cons**: The system sometimes has limitations in storage space unless additional payment is made, and syncing issues between emails and candidate profiles are noted. > > Some areas noted for improvement include initial setup complexity and pipeline management nuances..., but these do not diminish the overall positive feedback on ease and effectiveness. ----- ### "Zoho the best end to end recruitment plartfomr" — 5.0/5 > **keketso** | *26 March 2026* | Staffing & Recruiting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: simplify recruitment process, shortlist cvs and also communicates with candidates and clients on the same platform > > **Cons**: The hassle of changing admin users, by was assisted by support and currently i am enjoying the system > > Excellent and i recommend to anyone that would like to embark on a recruitment process as a n employer ----- ### "awesome database" — 4.0/5 > **quintin** | *28 October 2025* | Outsourcing/Offshoring | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: the dashboards makes it easy to change between sections and see at a glance of things on hand Setting up the system allows you to think exactly what you want out of the software which in turn allows you to interface other software making for ease of use > > **Cons**: it setup process can be very tedious and confusing with little support when you read the help section it does not have enough references or videos to allow you to set it up and support in south africa is poor and lacking > > it was overall a better experience thean opencats etc and makes life difficult intitialliy but otherwise it mazing' ----- ### "Affordable and packed with great features" — 5.0/5 > **Donne** | *26 September 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I enjoy the amount of features it has available, and how well it can be customized to our needs. It has several tutorial videos in the knowledge base allowing you to easily learn how to implement the tool and to easily use the tool. It can easily integrate with several tools and I can guarantee I will be a frequent user of the tool. > > **Cons**: At first I battled a bit with learning how to configure everything but overall it was easy to refer back to the training material. > > A great tool, affordable, many features, overall super great tool to improve our applicant tracking and overall recruitment process. ----- Page: 1 / 49\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/125768/zoho-recruit?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/125768/zoho-recruit) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data