Zoho IoT
Zoho IoT is a low-code platform for creating custom IoT solutions and supporting mission-critical operations.
What Zoho IoT is
Zoho IoT is a low-code platform for creating custom IoT solutions and supporting mission-critical operations. It combines device management with AI analytics and reports, alerts, notifications, commands, and controls. Pre-built solution accelerators cover industrial IoT, energy management, and smart buildings. The platform supports more than 40 protocols, including HTTPS, MQTT, and BACnet, and integrates with Zoho and third-party applications, including Zoho CRM. Its REST API exchanges JSON over HTTPS, with daily call limits that vary by plan. The included iOS and Android app provides device monitoring, alerts, dashboards, and remote commands. Zoho describes end-to-end encryption and multi-factor authentication, and states GDPR compliance as well as ISO standards and SOC compliance. A 30-day trial provides access to most features with some limitations; afterward, the account automatically moves to the Free plan.
Good
- Supports more than 40 connectivity protocols
- Includes mobile apps for monitoring and remote commands
- Offers pre-built industrial, energy, and building solutions
- 30-day trial moves automatically to the Free plan
Watch out
- Trial access has some limitations
- Daily API call limits vary by plan
Who it suits
Zoho IoT may suit teams building custom IoT applications for industrial, energy, or smart-building operations. It supports a range of connectivity protocols and offers mobile device monitoring and remote commands.
Verdict
Zoho IoT brings device management, connectivity, analytics, and mobile controls into a low-code platform. The trial and Free plan offer a way to start, while feature access and API limits depend on the selected plan.
Plans and prices
From Zoho IoT's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Priced on request | 500 devices/assets · 100 location hierarchy · 5 B datapoints storage · 36 months data retention · workflow · custom modules · schedules |
| Flex | Priced on request | Customized features and usage limits · scales to thousands of devices · custom storage |
| Professional | Priced on request | 200 devices/assets · 50 location hierarchy · 900 M datapoints storage · 18 months data retention · workflow · custom modules · schedules |
| Standard | Priced on request | 100 devices/assets · 25 location hierarchy · 240 M datapoints storage · 12 months data retention · workflow · custom modules · schedules |
| Starter | Priced on request | 25 devices/assets · 10 location hierarchy · 30 M datapoints storage · 6 months data retention |
The facts
Each one read from Zoho IoT's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The REST API supports JSON requests and responses over HTTPS, and its daily call limits vary by plan.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- Zoho IoT supports more than 40 protocols, including HTTPS, MQTT, and BACnet.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It integrates with Zoho apps and third-party applications, including out-of-the-box support for Zoho CRM.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Zoho IoT is a low-code IoT application enablement platform for building custom IoT solutions and mission-critical operations.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- The pricing page describes end-to-end encryption and multi-factor authentication, while the product page states GDPR compliance and ISO standards and SOC compliance.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Solutions
- Its pre-built solution accelerators include industrial IoT, energy management, and smart buildings.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page offers live chat and email support for queries and says customers can request a web-conference demo.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Zoho’s company history says AdventNet was founded in New Jersey in 1996; a Zoho company document identifies Chennai, India as its headquarters.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1996checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Chennai, Indiachecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device management
- The platform includes device management, AI analytics and reports, alerts and notifications, and commands and controls.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The iOS and Android mobile app supports device monitoring, alerts, dashboards, and remote commands, and is included with the platform.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Plan pricing
- The pricing page lists monthly and yearly billing options and says yearly billing saves up to 20%, but the opened page does not state plan prices.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The 30-day trial provides access to most features with some limitations, after which the account automatically switches to the Free plan.checked 2 Oct 2026
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