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Zoho Procurement

What Zoho Procurement is
Zoho Procurement is an AI-powered source-to-pay platform for managing purchasing from employee requests through payments. Employees can submit catalog or ad hoc requests that move through hierarchical approvals, custom workflows, and automation rules. Sourcing tools support RFx events, bid comparisons, evaluations, and supplier shortlisting. Suppliers can use a self-service portal to bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments. The platform can create purchase orders from approved requests and RFQs and record partial or complete deliveries with receipt notes. Zoho says its accounts-payable automation uses OCR and AI to capture invoice information and validate it against purchase orders and receipts. Payment options vary by plan and include ACH, batch payments, and connected banking for India. Amazon Business punch-in and punch-out integration syncs shopping requests for approval. Premium costs $35 per user per month with annual billing, while Enterprise costs $75 per user per month with annual billing. Both include 50 requester licenses per purchased user license. A 14-day trial includes all features and does not require credit card information to start.
Who it suits
It suits organizations managing purchasing, sourcing, supplier interactions, and invoice processing in one platform. Businesses should compare plan workflow, audit, and sourcing features with their requirements.
What it does well
- Routes purchase requests through approvals and automation.
- Supports RFx events and supplier shortlisting.
- Suppliers can manage orders, invoices, and payment tracking.
- Each purchased user license includes 50 requester licenses.
What to know first
- No free plan is listed.
- The trial lasts 14 days.
- Payment options and availability vary by plan.
- Advanced audit trails are listed for Enterprise.
Limits
Each purchased user license includes 50 requester licenses, with additional users available through a user add-on. Premium lists basic workflows and audit trails, limited supplier management, procurement, and AP automation; Enterprise adds custom workflows, advanced audit trails and analytics, strategic sourcing, and custom ERP integrations.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | per user/month, billed annually · 50 requester licenses per purchased user license · Basic approval workflows · Basic audit trails and analytics · Limited supplier management, procurement, and AP automation | $35 |
| Enterprise | per user/month, billed annually · 50 requester licenses per purchased user license · Custom approval workflows · Advanced audit trails and analytics · Strategic sourcing · Custom ERP integrations | $75 |
As zoho.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Zoho Procurement website
- Start the 14-day trial without entering credit-card information
- Choose Premium or Enterprise
- Add purchased user licenses and requester licenses
- Use the web, Android, iOS, or API access
Verdict
Zoho Procurement spans request intake, sourcing, purchase orders, supplier work, and invoice automation. Compare the two plans’ workflow and audit features, along with the per-user cost and requester-license allowance.
Questions
How much does Zoho Procurement cost?
Premium starts at $35/user/mo billed annually. Enterprise starts at $75/user/mo billed annually.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. Zoho offers a 14-day trial with all features and no credit card required to start.
Which platforms are supported?
Zoho Procurement runs on Android, iOS, web, and API.
What requester allowance comes with a user license?
Each purchased user license includes 50 free requester licenses. Additional users can be added through a user add-on.
What does the supplier portal provide?
Suppliers can bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments through the self-service portal.
What support is listed?
Zoho lists phone and email support on weekdays and says it is available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday.
Facts from Zoho Procurement's own pages
- Company history
- Zoho’s company history page says AdventNet was founded in 1996 and renamed Zoho Corporation in 2009. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1996 · zoho.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Chennai, India · zoho.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Integration
- The procurement page names Amazon Business punch-in and punch-out integration for employee shopping with requests synced for approval. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- Zoho says Procurement is designed to scale across business sizes and can be customized for different industries and processes. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Invoice automation
- Zoho says its AP automation captures invoice data with OCR and AI and validates invoices against purchase orders and receipts. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Payments
- The pricing page lists ACH payments, batch payments, and connected banking for India; payment options and availability vary by plan. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Plan limits
- Each purchased user license includes 50 free requester licenses, and additional users can be added through a user add-on. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Product
- Zoho describes Procurement as an AI-powered source-to-pay platform for managing procurement from purchase requests through payments. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purchase orders and receipts
- The product can generate purchase orders from approved requests and RFQs and record partial or complete deliveries with receipt notes. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purchase requests and approvals
- Employees can submit ad hoc and catalog purchase requests that route through hierarchical approvals, custom workflows, and automation rules. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security controls
- The Enterprise plan lists single sign-on, IP restriction, and geo blocking; the pricing page lists audit trails in both tiers, basic in Premium and advanced in Enterprise. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Sourcing
- The sourcing module supports RFx events, vendor bid comparisons, evaluations, and supplier shortlisting. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Supplier portal
- Suppliers can use a self-service portal to bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- Zoho lists weekday support by phone and email and states in its pricing FAQ that it is available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Trial and payment
- Zoho offers a 14-day trial with all features and says no credit card information is required to start it. · zoho.com, 29 Sept 2026
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