# Zoho Connect: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/zoho-connect

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal communications and intranet](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/internal-communications-and-intranet/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Other options include Connecteam, Bitrix24, and Zoho Connect, which are budget-friendly" (Llama 4 Maverick, Internal communications)
- "Zoho offers one of the lowest per-user costs in the software industry." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Internal communications)
- "Zoho Connect - Best Free Tier" (MiniMax M2.5, Internal communications)
- "Zoho Connect (free tier)" (Mistral Small, Internal communications)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Zoho Connect, from 21 of the 21 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- firsthr.app: 14
- capterra.com: 13
- g2.com: 8
- learn.g2.com: 7
- b2breviews.com: 6
- pebb.io: 6
- spotsaas.com: 6
- workvivo.com: 6
- hubengage.com: 5
- leadchangegroup.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://firsthr.app/compare/general/company-intranet-software: 14
- https://learn.g2.com/best-employee-intranet-software: 7
- https://b2breviews.com/intranet-software: 6
- https://capterra.com/intranet-software: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/employee-intranet/small-business: 6
- https://spotsaas.com/list/employee-intranet-software/for-small-business: 6
- https://softr.io/blog/best-intranets-for-small-businesses: 5
- https://capterra.com/intranet-software/s/free: 4

## In its own words

What Zoho Connect's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Modern intranet software to build an engaged and empowered workforce. (https://www.zoho.com/connect)
- For: companies (https://www.zoho.com/connect)
- Price stated: Compare plans (https://www.zoho.com/connect/groups.html)
- Free plan or trial: Sign up for free; Instant access. No credit card needed; Start your free trial (https://www.zoho.com/connect)
- Integrations claimed: 2 (https://www.zoho.com/googleworkspace/connect)
- Hosting: US
- Customers named: Toyota Mithra

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.