Updated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison

DeepVest vs Zoho CRM:
which should you use?

DeepVest and Zoho CRM, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.

Find your best fit

The 30-second answer

DeepVest sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use. Zoho CRM a full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.

Pricing, simplified

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The 30-second comparison

If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.

DeepVest and Zoho CRM side by side, with the better fit for each row.
CategoryDeepVestZoho CRMBetter fit
What it's built forSixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use.A full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.Tie
Free planYes. 1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll overYes. Free edition, forever free for up to 3 users and no card required: contact management, follow-up reminders, workflow automation, custom email templates, tasks, meetings and calls, data import and export, and standard reportsTie
Cheapest way to payNo verified ladder yet.$20 a month.Tie
What the paid tiers cost
  • One person, from priced on request
  • Enterprise, priced on request
  • One person, from $20/month
  • Enterprise, from $50/month
Tie
What to watch out forBilled in credits at $0.025 each and the tools differ enormously: two credits for a news search, ten for a quick analysis, sixteen for a backtest, 550 for a long SEC filing. A thousand free credits a month sounds generous until one filing analysis takes half of them.The suite is enormous and the parts vary in polish. The AI agents only start at Professional, so the free edition and Standard are a CRM without them, and annual billing runs 20 to 34 per cent below month to month depending on the tier.Tie
Who it is usually forGeneral use.working professionalsTie
Made byDeepVest — .Zoho — Chennai, IN.Tie

Neither leads on the 7 rows above: 0 each. The job decides it, not the table.

Too close to call

DeepVest or Zoho CRM

Neither leads on the rows above — the job decides it.

✓ Sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use. ✓ 1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll over
Choose Zoho CRM instead if…

A full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.

Zoho CRM is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.

✓ Sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use. ✓ 1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll over

How we know

Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.

Nothing on the table above separates them: every row either matches or is a tie. That is the finding, and it is why this page names no winner.

The prices

DeepVest. Read by hand off deepvest.ai on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. deepvest.ai

Zoho CRM. Read by hand off zoho.com on 4 September 2026. It is not on the monthly re-check, so confirm there before paying. zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html

The ratings

The category these two share. Business, Finance & Professional Work — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.

The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.

What this is not

Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.

To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.

Choose based on what you’re doing

All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.

01

General-Purpose AI Assistants

Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Not a good fit
Best choice: Neither
02

Search, Research & Academics

Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Not a good fit
Best choice: Neither
03

Writing, Communication & Language

Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Not a good fit
Best choice: Neither
04

Coding, Data & Technical Work

Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Bad fit
Best choice: Neither
05

Business, Finance & Professional Work

Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Good fit
Best choice: Zoho CRM
06

Image & Design

Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Bad fit
Best choice: Neither
07

Video

Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Bad fit
Best choice: Neither
08

Audio, Voice & Music

Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Bad fit
Best choice: Neither
09

Marketing & Content Creation

Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Not a good fit
Best choice: Neither
10

Productivity, Automation & Personal Life

AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.

DeepVest
Bad fit
Zoho CRM
Not a good fit
Best choice: Neither
Pick DeepVest if

Sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use.

Sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use.
1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll over
Pick Zoho CRM if

A full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.

by Zoho
A full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.
You are among working professionals
Free edition, forever free for up to 3 users and no card required: contact management, follow-up reminders, workflow automation, custom email templates, tasks, meetings and calls, data import and export, and standard reports
It is aimed at working professionals

Pricing, simplified

The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.

PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
DeepVestby DeepVest
Zoho CRMby Zoho
Free version
DeepVest
Yes — Free plan available1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll over
Zoho CRM
Yes — Free plan availableFree edition, forever free for up to 3 users and no card required: contact management
Individual plans
DeepVest
Pay as you go Custom pricing
Zoho CRM
Standard $20 / month$14 / month (annual)
Professional $35 / month$23 / month (annual)
Business plans
DeepVestNot sold to teams
Zoho CRMNot sold to teams
Enterprise
DeepVest
Custom pricing
Zoho CRM
From $50 / user / monthFrom $40 / user / month (annual)
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Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.

The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Close call. Both cover business, finance & professional work at the same level; both have a free plan you can start on.
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Frequently asked questions

Is DeepVest or Zoho CRM better?

Neither leads on the 7 rows above: 0 each. The job decides it, not the table. both have a free plan you can start on. DeepVest: Sixty-nine financial analysis tools reached over MCP rather than through a chat window of its own — prices and fundamentals, screeners, options pricing, DCF valuations, dividend history and SEC filing analysis, called by whichever AI assistant you already use. Zoho CRM: A full CRM with its own in-house AI, at a price well below the American incumbents, and a free edition for up to three users.

Is DeepVest or Zoho CRM cheaper?

Only one of the two publishes a ladder we have verified, so a like-for-like comparison is not possible yet.

Do DeepVest and Zoho CRM both have free plans?

Yes. DeepVest: 1,000 credits a month with no card required; unused free credits do not roll over. Zoho CRM: Free edition, forever free for up to 3 users and no card required: contact management, follow-up reminders, workflow automation, custom email templates, tasks, meetings and calls, data import and export, and standard reports.

What should I watch out for?

DeepVest: Billed in credits at $0.025 each and the tools differ enormously: two credits for a news search, ten for a quick analysis, sixteen for a backtest, 550 for a long SEC filing. A thousand free credits a month sounds generous until one filing analysis takes half of them. Zoho CRM: The suite is enormous and the parts vary in polish. The AI agents only start at Professional, so the free edition and Standard are a CRM without them, and annual billing runs 20 to 34 per cent below month to month depending on the tier.

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