Zoho Creator is a low-code platform for building internal business apps, portals and workflows, with native mobile apps for every build. It has a free plan with one app, and paid plans start at $8 per user a month billed yearly ($12 monthly).
The bottom line
Good value for internal apps, especially inside the Zoho suite; plan on Professional if you need more than one app.
7.8
Our score
7.8 / 10
Conversion Gems editorial verdict
Free plan; Standard $8/user/mo billed yearly
Features8/10
8 - forms, workflows, portals, Deluge, Zia AI and native mobile apps per Zoho's product and plan pages.
Value8/10
8 - free plan plus paid plans from $8 per user a month billed yearly; Standard limited to one app.
Ease of use6/10
6 - drag-and-drop basics are quick, but custom logic needs Deluge scripting.
8 - knowledge base, community forums and email on all plans; live chat and toll-free phone on paid plans.
What it really is
Zoho's low-code platform for building business apps, portals and workflows.
Our take
Zoho Creator gives small teams a cheap way into custom apps: a free plan, an $8 entry price on yearly billing and native mobile apps for every build. Read the limits before you buy. Standard allows only one app, so most growing teams land on Professional at $20 per user. Deluge is powerful but Zoho-only, which matters if you might move platforms later. Teams already on Zoho CRM or Books get the most from it.
Why we rate it
It combines a usable free plan, low per-user prices and native mobile apps in one low-code platform.
The catch
Standard caps you at one app, monthly billing costs about 50% more, and Deluge ties your logic to Zoho.
Best for
Internal approval and tracking apps
Customer and vendor portals
Teams already using Zoho CRM or Books
Not good for
Public consumer web apps
Teams that will not learn a proprietary scripting language
Buyers who need many apps on the cheapest plan
Friction report
Time to value
Short: templates and drag-and-drop get a basic app running in a day; custom logic takes longer.
Scale breakpoint
Moving past one app forces the jump from Standard to Professional.
Walled garden
Medium to high: apps and Deluge scripts run only on Zoho's platform.
Zoho Creator plans and pricing
Plan
Billed yearly
Billed monthly
Apps
Free
$0
$0
1
Standard
$8/user/mo
$12/user/mo
1
Professional
$20/user/mo
$30/user/mo
Unlimited
Enterprise
$25/user/mo
$37/user/mo
Unlimited
Flex
Quote
Quote
Custom
From Zoho Creator's pricing page, checked 4 October 2026. USD prices. New accounts get a 15-day Professional trial with no credit card, then move to the Free plan.
Key limits by plan
Plan
Records
Storage
Live chat and phone support
Free
5,000
250 MB
No
Standard
25,000 per user
1 GB per user
Yes
Professional
100,000 per user
3 GB per user
Yes
Enterprise
250,000 per user
5 GB per user
Yes
From Zoho Creator's plan comparison page, checked 4 October 2026. Zoho Flow, Analytics, RPA and QEngine are included only in Enterprise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Standard costs $8 per user a month billed yearly or $12 billed monthly, Professional $20 or $30, and Enterprise $25 or $37. A Flex plan is priced by quote (checked 4 October 2026).
Yes. The Free plan includes one app, 5,000 records and 250 MB of storage. New accounts also get a 15-day trial of the Professional plan with no credit card, and then move to the Free plan (checked 4 October 2026).
Teams use it to build internal tools such as approval workflows and inventory trackers, customer or vendor portals, and core business systems that replace spreadsheets. Each app also runs as a native mobile app.
One. Zoho's plan comparison lists one application on Free and Standard, and unlimited applications on Professional and Enterprise (checked 4 October 2026).
Conversion Gems is a review site, not Zoho. Zoho Creator's sign-in page is https://www.zoho.com/creator/login.html.
Not for basic apps: forms, reports and workflows are built with drag-and-drop tools. For custom logic you use Deluge, Zoho's scripting language, which takes some learning.
Zoho Creator alternatives
Other low-code and no-code app builders in our directory:
Bubble: Visual builder for full web applications, including public-facing products.
Airtable: Spreadsheet-style database with views, forms and automations.
Retool: Developer-oriented builder for internal tools on top of existing databases and APIs.
Softr: No-code builder for client portals and internal apps on top of your data.
