AllScrum vs Zoho Projects at a glance
Teams that want a Scrum board running today, without a setup project
Teams that plan with Gantt charts, track time and budgets, and already use other Zoho apps
| Feature | AllScrum | Zoho Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Included: Minutes, nothing to configure | Limited or on a paid plan: Templates, then configuration |
| Sprints and backlog | Included: Built in, with story points | Limited or on a paid plan: Separate product: Zoho Sprints |
| Burndown and reports | Included: Burndown and velocity | Limited or on a paid plan: Project reports; agile in Zoho Sprints |
| AI assistant | Included: Ask AI, on every account | Limited or on a paid plan: Zia features vary by plan |
| API and AI connections | Included: REST API, and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT | Included: REST API and MCP |
| Kanban board | Included: Lanes you name yourself | Included: Kanban view |
| Timeline or Gantt | Included: Timeline of sprints and due dates | Included: Gantt with dependencies |
| Time tracking | Not available: Not available | Limited or on a paid plan: Timesheets on paid plans |
| Custom fields and workflows | Limited or on a paid plan: Ready-made automation rules; no custom fields | Limited or on a paid plan: Paid plans |
| Phone | Included: Installable web app, works offline | Included: iOS and Android apps |
| Free plan | Included: Free account | Limited or on a paid plan: 5 users, 3 projects |
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- Limited or on a paid plan
- Not available
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Pros and cons
Both tools are good at different things. Here is where each one shines, and where it falls short.
AllScrum
Pros
- A working board the moment you name a project
- Sprints, backlog, story points and burndown without configuration
- Epics group related tasks across the board, backlog and sprints
- Ready-made automation rules: assign, unassign, set fields, flag overdue work and notify people
- Ask AI about your board, brainstorm, and have it draft tasks you confirm
- Connect Claude or ChatGPT through MCP, or automate with the REST API
- Import from Jira, Trello, Asana and Zoho Projects; export to CSV or JSON
- Keyboard shortcuts: N to add, Ctrl K to search, hold Ctrl for quick actions
- Works on phones and offline, with changes syncing when you reconnect
- Passkeys and two-factor sign-in for every account
Cons
- No Gantt chart: the timeline shows sprints and dated work over twelve weeks
- No time tracking or timesheets
- No custom fields; automation is a set of ready-made rules, not a rule builder
- No app store apps: you install it from the browser
- No integrations marketplace: connect other tools through the REST API
- Ask AI has a monthly allowance per person
Zoho Projects
Pros
- Gantt charts with dependencies for planned projects
- Time tracking, timesheets and budgets in one place
- Issue tracking alongside tasks
- Connects with the rest of the Zoho suite
Cons
- Sprints and agile reports live in a separate product (Zoho Sprints)
- Free plan is limited to 5 users and 3 projects
- Time tracking and custom fields need a paid plan
Which one should you pick?
Choose Zoho Projects if
You plan fixed-scope projects with Gantt charts, bill or budget by time, or already run your business on Zoho.
Choose AllScrum if
Your team works in sprints and wants the board, backlog and sprint planning together in one simple tool.
Not sure? The board on the home page is a live demo. Drag a few cards, try the shortcuts and see if it feels right, no account needed.
Switching from Zoho Projects
AllScrum imports from Zoho Projects, so moving a team over takes minutes:
- Open Import on your dashboard or in a workspace and choose Zoho Projects. Export your projects and your tasks from Zoho Projects as CSV, and upload both files.
- Pick what comes along: which projects, their names and keys, which lane each status goes to, and which account each person is.
- Import. Tasks arrive with their descriptions, comments, priorities, due dates and assignees, and work that was finished long ago goes straight to the archive.
- Invite your team by email, or share the whole workspace with a team at once, then plan the first sprint from the backlog.
Changed your mind later? Owners and admins can export a project or a whole workspace to CSV or JSON at any time.
Incident postmortem in AllScrum
AllScrum includes a structured incident postmortem workflow in Meetings: a shared report, chronological incident timeline, team observations, and Draft → Review → Published status. Keep the review alongside its corrective tasks, with optional named guest contributions and Ask AI summaries and task proposals.
If reviewing outages and following up on reliability work is part of your process, explore the incident postmortem workflow and template when evaluating AllScrum.