Zoho API - Commercial Terms
The
Zoho API program is geared toward providing partners, non-profit organizations and end customers
with a straightforward way of integrating various Zoho apps into your existing applications, services or working environment.
We provide a free version with some limitations that may be suitable for your requirements. This is also aimed at partners with lower volumes of users
who wish to provide some good office productivity functionality without
requiring advanced features like collaborative editing and document
sharing.
The
fee-based API's provide partners, non-profits and end customers with a commercial relationship with
Zoho Corp and a more business focused approach to their API
integration. Partners will have access to a customized API dashboard
that includes information on their API account, usage as well as
billing and payment details. The fee-based API's also provide secure
document access, real-time collaboration & remote presentation
features for their users.
Plan Details
*For Zoho API Partners/Non-profit organizations there are two commercial models and 3 pricing levels available: Pricing is based on a flat monthly fee or per user fee depending on two criteria:
1. Flat monthly fee model : For partners/non-profits who provide their services/applications to users for free. Partners are charged a monthly fee based on the number of Document Sessions
they establish with Zoho per month. Levels 1, 2 & 3 plus additional usage available. The free version of the API does not include support for document collaboration, SSL and remote presentation.
Plan Level
| Level 3 | Level 2
| Level 1
| Free |
Usage [User Document Sessions]
| 25,000
| 10,000
| 5000
| 1000
|
Full-featured Editing
| Yes
| Yes | Yes
| Yes
|
SSL
| Yes
| Yes | Yes
| No
|
Additional Usage [User Document Sessions]
| 5000
| 2500
| 1000
| not available
|
2. Per user model : For
partners/non-profits who charge their users fees for the
services/applications in which Zoho apps are integrated. Levels 1, 2 & 3 plus additional usage available
Note: For non-profits we do offer a discount and either Model 1 or 2 apply based on whether members are charged a fee or not for accessing the integrated Zoho services. This applies to organizations that offer services to members outside their own internal use. For non-profits that integrate Zoho API for use by staff members, please refer to Plan 3 below.
*Important Note: Partners
who wish to provide Zoho applications to both their free as well as
paid users are required to use two separate API keys and maintain both
Plan 1 and Plan 2 concurrently.
For pricing details, please contact: api-support@zohocorp.com
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For Organizations, Educational Institutions and Corporate end users, there is a single pricing plan based on a monthly per user fee.
3. Organization User Model : This plan is geared to end customers who use the Zoho API's to provide the integrated Zoho services to their staff, students, employees, contractors and company representatives. The price plan is based on a monthly or annual per user fee.
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Plan Detail
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| *Usage / User [User Document Sessions] | 1,000 |
| Full-featured Editing | Yes
|
| *SSL | Yes
|
| *Document Collaboration | Yes
|
| *Remote Presentation | Yes
|
Program FAQ's:What is a User Document Session [UDS]?-- A single document opened in Zoho service editor (eg Z Writer) and saved, equals "one document session, i.e., 1 UDS".
Sizing:
How do I know how many User Document Sessions I need?On an average, we find that a percentage of users (maybe 10-15%) will regularly use an integrated Zoho service and of that portion, the number of User Document sessions falls into the categories we have provided in the tables above. (500 "regular users per month for Level 1, 1000 regular users a month for level 2 and 2500 regular users per month for level 3). Partners should estimate or count the number of users they have for their existing or planned services and plan accordingly. Zoho will work with each partner to ensure that the appropriate plan is selected over time and ensure that the pricing plan stays within budget.
Additional Usage: How do I upgrade our partner account or apply for extra UDS?
Once
a Partner exceeds their monthly plan level - they will be notified via
e-mail by the Zoho API team. After two consecutive months of plan
excess Partner will be asked to upgrade their account with additional
usage levels based on need and can pay for additional UDS in 1000, 2500
or 5000 unit increments or upgrade to a higher level. Upgrades can be made online via the secure payment gateway.
Additional Usage: What if we exceed our plan and don't upgrade?
The program allows a two month "grace period" for exceeding the plan level. Once the subscribed plan level is exceeded and partner fails to upgrade plans or subscribe to additional UDS sessions within this grace period, the API service may be interrupted. Zoho API team will provide notification via e-mail and may attempt phone contact to ensure that partner has ample time to upgrade.
Technical Support Terms:-- All partners and end customers receive technical support as needed via
e-mail. They can send the mail to
api-support@zohocorp.com,
-- Partners opting for fee-based plan have access to telephone support. (A toll free number will be provided once subscription is enabled)
*
-- End customers have access to telephone support
-- SLA and commercial license agreement is included for all plans
* Telephone support is available 24 x 7 to report critical issues, bugs and minor issues. Based on severity of issue, the API team will respond accordingly.
Payments:-- All payments are handled through the Zoho API Store via credit cards and our secure payment gateway. (Exceptions may be available on a case by case basis).
What features and functionality are available for each plan?Partners opting for fee-based API's will get additional benefits of secure document access, r
eal-time collaboration & remote presentation. These features are available under all plans - A, B & C.
* SSL
- SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is the standard security technology for
establishing an encrypted link between Zoho's web server and your
browser. This link ensures that all your data passed between Zoho's web
server and browsers remain private and integral.
* Document Collaboration
– This feature allows users to share their documents with others and
provides real time collaborative editing capabilities.
* Remote Presentation
– This feature allows the Zoho Show users to make their online presentations visible to participants in real time as well as allowing desktop sharing.
Plan Usage Reporting:
The API program includes online access to a "usage meter" which helps partners and end users gauge their plan usage as well as provide a reporting and auditing mechanism.