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Zoho Tables vs. monday.com: Pros, cons, pricing, and more
monday.com has been in the work and data management space for over a decade. In this article, we'll discuss its features, drawbacks, ideal use cases, pricing, and how it fares against Zoho Tables.
Get StartedWhat is monday.com?
monday.com is primarily work management software that helps you plan and manage tasks, collaborate with teammates, and automate workflows. You can also build simple no-code and low-code applications. It's a flexible tool that can be used by teams across diverse industries.
Features of monday.com
Data visualization
monday.com offers multiple views, such as Gantt charts, timelines, Kanban boards, documents, galleries, charts, and tables to visualize and simplify data.
Team management
monday.com's primary USP is its team collaboration. You can share files, view activity logs, comment, tag your teammates, brainstorm ideas using work docs, automate emails, and more.
Marketplace apps
monday.com offers both free and paid marketplace apps such as Hill Charts, Dependency Mapper, Parallax Resource Management, Bottlenecks, and more. They come in handy for agile project management. The only catch is that some of them are paid apps.
Pricing
monday.com offers four pricing tiers: Basic, Standard, Pro, and Enterprise.
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The cost of the Enterprise plan changes based on company size and needs.
Drawbacks of monday.com
Learning curve
It's not easy for users who aren't familiar with project management tools to adapt to monday.com.
Here are some verified reviews by monday.com users on G2:
The main drawback is that monday Work Management can feel overwhelming at first — there’s a learning curve to setting up boards and automations effectively. Some advanced features, like time tracking or certain integrations, require higher-tier plans, which can add to costs. Also, with many boards and updates, it can get cluttered if teams don’t maintain consistent organization.
What I dislike is that some features feel a bit hidden or take a while to figure out if you're new to the platform. It’s super flexible, which is great, but that also means there’s a learning curve. Sometimes I find myself clicking around trying to find the right view or automation setting. Also, when you start adding a lot of boards and columns, it can get a little cluttered if you don’t stay on top of organizing things.
Expensive
While monday.com offers multiple pricing tiers, most of the essential features, such as time tracking and resource planning, are only available in the higher plans, making it difficult for small and mid-sized business owners and teams to use the software.
Here are some verified reviews by monday.com users on G2:
The pricing can feel a bit high for smaller teams or businesses, especially if you need the more advanced features—it adds up quickly.
Monday.com’s pricing model can be a hurdle, especially for smaller teams or individuals who need access without committing to multiple paid seats. While it offers robust features, the cost per user can add up quickly, making it less ideal for budget-conscious users.
Cluttered interface
Since monday.com prioritizes flexibility over structure, the interface becomes cluttered as data grows. This makes it overwhelming for users to stay organized and interpret data at a glance.
Here are some verified reviews by monday.com users on G2:
One would be is that it can become overwhelming or cluttered as boards grow more complex—especially if multiple teams are building out different workflows without consistent structure.
Like any tool, Monday.com has its drawbacks. The interface can become cluttered, especially in Table view, which may overwhelm new users—even with filters applied. Boards with no relevant results still show up, and at times, filters or chart expansions don't provide accurate data. For agile teams, the lack of built-in velocity or burndown charts is a gap, and managing agile workflows could be more streamlined.
Poor mobile experience
Since monday.com's primary focus is its web application, users often complain that the mobile interface is clunky and lacking features that are available on the web app.
Here are some verified reviews by monday.com users on G2:
The mobile app is not the most helpful tool when needing to get information or look at a board. It feels clunky in comparison to using the web version, which can be frustrating at times when I do not have immediate access to my computer.
The mobile app experience leaves something to be desired. It can be cumbersome to move around and find what you are looking for. It can also be sluggish sometimes moving between workspaces.
Zoho Tables vs. monday.com
Zoho Tables is a spreadsheet-database hybrid that helps individuals and businesses manage work and data smartly. Users can plan and track tasks, collaborate in real time, automate workflows, and transform rigid spreadsheet data into no-code databases.
Features of Zoho Tables
Intuitive interface
Zoho Tables has a spreadsheet interface. The familiarity helps in onboarding new users quickly. You can customize the tables, choose from over twenty-five data types, color-code records, and more.
Versatile views
Create multiple views like grid, kanban, gallery, and calendar to visualize your data the right way. Grid view gives a structured view of your data, gallery view displays all your creative ideas in one place, Kanban view helps track processes using colorful cards, and calendar view help track deadlines.
You can also create a shareable form using the fields in your grid view. All the responses will be added as records in your table and can be protected using a password or restricted by time.
Automation
Set automation for repetitive tasks like sending emails, updating task items, performing actions on a schedule, or triggering actions when specific conditions are met.
Mobile-centric
Zoho Tables is designed with a mobile-first focus. The mobile app has all the same features as the web app, plus mobile-specific features such as base creation using Siri voice search, optical character recognition (OCR) to scan tabular data and transform it into bases, and the ability to uploading handwritten notes on an iPad.
Manage your work and data from anywhere.
Zoho Tables or monday.com? Which is better suited for your business?
While both tools have their strengths and drawbacks, the ideal tool boils down to your use case. monday.com is suitable for flexible workflows, collaboration, and project management for enterprises.
Zoho Tables is the better alternative if you need a highly flexible tool to manage diverse data, visualize processes, automate workflows, and create visually-appealing dashboards. It's the go-to tool for small and medium businesses that combines the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the features of high-end software.
If you want a dedicated project management tool that's also budget friendly, check out Zoho Projects.
How to switch to Zoho Tables
Migrating existing data
You can migrate your existing data from local storage, cloud services, URLs, and Zoho CRM. Once you select the files, Zoho Tables transforms them into a base with appropriate field types for you to get started.
Using an AI prompt
Explain your use case briefly, and Zoho's AI, Zia, suggests relevant tables. Choose the ones that fit you, and watch Zia create an entire base with linked fields and sample data within seconds.
Using templates
Choose from a wide range of templates and create a base that fits you. Add sample data if you'd like, or stick with just the structure.
Starting from scratch
You can create an empty base, add data, create views, set automation, and generate dashboards from scratch.
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