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Zoho WorkDrive

Dedicated business file collaboration with team ownership and review tools. Business adds custom metadata, webhooks, DLP and administrative audit; Philippine billing and AI account-region activation remain unverified.

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The lower bound counts documented points; the upper bound includes the maximum remaining points if unknown capabilities are confirmed. This is not a final ranking.

Best suited to

Teams needing shared files and built-in Zoho editors Businesses considering document review and external file collection

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Buyers requiring a proven Philippine-hosted repository Teams assuming all Zia features work in every data centre

Documented strengths

Explicit plan-level permission, search and review matrix

Business includes Philippine passport/UMID DLP patterns

Migration

Export and migrate a sample including old versions, metadata, links and permissions before rollout

Product capabilities and plan entitlements are separate

General capabilities appear separately from assessed plans. Product-wide claims are not automatically carried over to a cheaper or different plan.

Product evidence

Product evidence Document Management

Product documentation does not prove that a capability is included in every plan.

27/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range65–75/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 90%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Global product and Philippine DLP patterns documented; Philippine contracting and billing eligibility not verified. Do not count this as a fully qualified local supplier yet. help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%DocumentedTeam: 3 TB shared for 3–10 users; additional purchased users above ten add 300 GB each. Business: 5 TB shared for 3–10 users; additional purchased users above ten add 500 GB each.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%DocumentedTeam: 50 GB per uploaded file. Business: 250 GB per uploaded file.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%DocumentedTeam Folders and administrator ownership transfer on employee removal are included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%DocumentedRole controls and subfolder permission management included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%DocumentedExternal links support password/expiry and download restrictions; administrators can restrict allowed domains.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%DocumentedUnlimited versions and restore are documented, subject to storage and version-management settings.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%DocumentedWriter/Sheet/Show, comments and annotations are included; native-format conversion may be needed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%DocumentedContent search, OCR/object search and saved search included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Custom document metadata and classification3%ConditionalTeam: Custom data templates/fields are Business-only. Business: Custom metadata templates and fields included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Formal document approval workflow3%ConditionalTeam: Built-in review/approval workflows included; bespoke workflow design is Business-only. Business: Both default review workflows and custom workflows included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%ConditionalTeam: File/access activity exists; comprehensive exportable admin audit is Business-only. Business: Exportable administrator/user audit trail included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalConfigurable trash/deleted-item periods are documented; immutable legal hold is not established.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedTeam and external users can upload through collection links.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%DocumentedAdmin recovery of deleted items is documented up to 120 days.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalBoth plans include API support; numeric rate limits and complete endpoint scope require developer validation.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalBatch ZIP/download has item and size ceilings; versions, access logs and metadata are not a proven full-fidelity export.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%ConditionalCloud-picker import and bulk uploads exist. Data-centre migration explicitly loses old versions and some metadata/activity records.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%DocumentedZoho editors plus Outlook and other cloud connections are documented; connected products may require separate subscriptions.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%ConditionalTeam: Native webhooks are Business-only. Business: File/folder/team webhooks included; receiver and integration setup required.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%ConditionalAt least three paid users; global USD reference prices and annual/monthly options. Philippine invoice, currency and tax are unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%ConditionalDocumented overseas data centres and migration limits; exact PH account geography and processor-contract safeguards remain to be reviewed.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%DocumentedEdition table lists 24/7 email/chat and 24/5 phone; no dedicated Philippine local team claimed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalWeb/mobile support and desktop sync are documented; device-specific offline/conflict behaviour requires a Philippine pilot.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%ConditionalFile summaries are documented; Zia requires a supported data centre and enabled provider. PH account activation unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%ConditionalTeam: Ask Questions on Files beta is not included in Team. Business: File Q&A beta included subject to provider/data centre. Zoho AI general files up to 10 MB, audio/video 1 GB; provider-specific limits differ.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%ConditionalUS/IN/EU/AU/CA data centres only for documented integration; BYOK needs paid OpenAI API credit. No universal generation quota established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%ConditionalAdmins choose/disable Zoho AI or BYOK providers. Training, retention and feature-specific data-transfer scope need a contractual check.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
3 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedPlan-specific SAML/SCIM provisioning entitlement and leaver deprovisioning were not established.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedPhilippine identifiers appear in DLP docs, but that does not establish Philippine business checkout or contract eligibility.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedDownload and DC migration are documented, but subscription cancellation/termination data-return and deletion deadlines are not established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Plan evidence

Team Document Management

Local price needs confirmationPublished reference; final local terms need confirmation: $4.50

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Global reference USD 4.50/user/month billed annually; PH quote/tax not verified

per monthTax: unknown for Philippine buyerBilling: annual, reference pricePer seat per year: $54.00Minimum seats: 3www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 www.zohowebstatic.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

27/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range60–70/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 90%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Global product and Philippine DLP patterns documented; Philippine contracting and billing eligibility not verified. Do not count this as a fully qualified local supplier yet. help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%Documented3 TB shared for 3–10 users; additional purchased users above ten add 300 GB each.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%Documented50 GB per uploaded file.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%DocumentedTeam Folders and administrator ownership transfer on employee removal are included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%DocumentedRole controls and subfolder permission management included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%DocumentedExternal links support password/expiry and download restrictions; administrators can restrict allowed domains.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%DocumentedUnlimited versions and restore are documented, subject to storage and version-management settings.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%DocumentedWriter/Sheet/Show, comments and annotations are included; native-format conversion may be needed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%DocumentedContent search, OCR/object search and saved search included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Custom document metadata and classification3%Not supportedCustom data templates/fields are Business-only.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Formal document approval workflow3%ConditionalBuilt-in review/approval workflows included; bespoke workflow design is Business-only.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%ConditionalFile/access activity exists; comprehensive exportable admin audit is Business-only.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalConfigurable trash/deleted-item periods are documented; immutable legal hold is not established.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedTeam and external users can upload through collection links.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%DocumentedAdmin recovery of deleted items is documented up to 120 days.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalBoth plans include API support; numeric rate limits and complete endpoint scope require developer validation.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalBatch ZIP/download has item and size ceilings; versions, access logs and metadata are not a proven full-fidelity export.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%ConditionalCloud-picker import and bulk uploads exist. Data-centre migration explicitly loses old versions and some metadata/activity records.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%DocumentedZoho editors plus Outlook and other cloud connections are documented; connected products may require separate subscriptions.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%Not supportedNative webhooks are Business-only.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%ConditionalAt least three paid users; global USD reference prices and annual/monthly options. Philippine invoice, currency and tax are unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%ConditionalDocumented overseas data centres and migration limits; exact PH account geography and processor-contract safeguards remain to be reviewed.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%DocumentedEdition table lists 24/7 email/chat and 24/5 phone; no dedicated Philippine local team claimed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalWeb/mobile support and desktop sync are documented; device-specific offline/conflict behaviour requires a Philippine pilot.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%ConditionalFile summaries are documented; Zia requires a supported data centre and enabled provider. PH account activation unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%Not supportedAsk Questions on Files beta is not included in Team.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%ConditionalUS/IN/EU/AU/CA data centres only for documented integration; BYOK needs paid OpenAI API credit. No universal generation quota established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%ConditionalAdmins choose/disable Zoho AI or BYOK providers. Training, retention and feature-specific data-transfer scope need a contractual check.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
3 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedPlan-specific SAML/SCIM provisioning entitlement and leaver deprovisioning were not established.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedPhilippine identifiers appear in DLP docs, but that does not establish Philippine business checkout or contract eligibility.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedDownload and DC migration are documented, but subscription cancellation/termination data-return and deletion deadlines are not established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Plan evidence

Business Document Management

Local price needs confirmationPublished reference; final local terms need confirmation: $9.00

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Global reference USD 9/user/month billed annually; PH quote/tax not verified

per monthTax: unknown for Philippine buyerBilling: annual, reference pricePer seat per year: $108.00Minimum seats: 3www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 www.zohowebstatic.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

27/30 criteria with evidence

Provisional score range71–81/ 100

Weighted evidence coverage: 90%

No final score yet

Not fully confirmed

Market eligibility: Global product and Philippine DLP patterns documented; Philippine contracting and billing eligibility not verified. Do not count this as a fully qualified local supplier yet. help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Team storage allocation and growth4%Documented5 TB shared for 3–10 users; additional purchased users above ten add 500 GB each.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Per-file upload and path limits4%Documented250 GB per uploaded file.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Team-owned repositories and leaver ownership4%DocumentedTeam Folders and administrator ownership transfer on employee removal are included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Folder and document access roles4%DocumentedRole controls and subfolder permission management included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Controlled external sharing4%DocumentedExternal links support password/expiry and download restrictions; administrators can restrict allowed domains.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Version comparison and restore4%DocumentedUnlimited versions and restore are documented, subject to storage and version-management settings.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Concurrent document editing and comments3%DocumentedWriter/Sheet/Show, comments and annotations are included; native-format conversion may be needed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Content search and scan/OCR limitations3%DocumentedContent search, OCR/object search and saved search included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Custom document metadata and classification3%DocumentedCustom metadata templates and fields included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Formal document approval workflow3%DocumentedBoth default review workflows and custom workflows included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Exportable document and administrator audit3%DocumentedExportable administrator/user audit trail included.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Retention schedules and legal holds2%ConditionalConfigurable trash/deleted-item periods are documented; immutable legal hold is not established.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
External upload-only file requests2%DocumentedTeam and external users can upload through collection links.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Deleted-file recovery and ransomware options2%DocumentedAdmin recovery of deleted items is documented up to 120 days.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Read/write API scope and operational limits4%ConditionalBoth plans include API support; numeric rate limits and complete endpoint scope require developer validation.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk export with usable exit fidelity4%ConditionalBatch ZIP/download has item and size ceilings; versions, access logs and metadata are not a proven full-fidelity export.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Bulk migration and ownership preservation3%ConditionalCloud-picker import and bulk uploads exist. Data-centre migration explicitly loses old versions and some metadata/activity records.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Office-suite and business-app integration3%DocumentedZoho editors plus Outlook and other cloud connections are documented; connected products may require separate subscriptions.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Change events and webhooks3%DocumentedFile/folder/team webhooks included; receiver and integration setup required.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Philippine billing, seats, currency and taxes4%ConditionalAt least three paid users; global USD reference prices and annual/monthly options. Philippine invoice, currency and tax are unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Processing locations, processor terms and PH safeguards3%ConditionalDocumented overseas data centres and migration limits; exact PH account geography and processor-contract safeguards remain to be reviewed.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 privacy.gov.ph · 2026-10-29
Support channels and Philippine-hours coverage3%DocumentedEdition table lists 24/7 email/chat and 24/5 phone; no dedicated Philippine local team claimed.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
English/mobile/offline work for distributed PH teams3%ConditionalWeb/mobile support and desktop sync are documented; device-specific offline/conflict behaviour requires a Philippine pilot.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
In-plan AI document summarisation4%ConditionalFile summaries are documented; Zia requires a supported data centre and enabled provider. PH account activation unverified.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Grounded file questions and source checking4%ConditionalFile Q&A beta included subject to provider/data centre. Zoho AI general files up to 10 MB, audio/video 1 GB; provider-specific limits differ.www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI plan, regional, language and usage boundaries4%ConditionalUS/IN/EU/AU/CA data centres only for documented integration; BYOK needs paid OpenAI API credit. No universal generation quota established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
AI administration, providers and data-use controls3%ConditionalAdmins choose/disable Zoho AI or BYOK providers. Training, retention and feature-specific data-transfer scope need a contractual check.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
3 criteria still to verify
Assessment criterionStatusResearch details
Central identity, SSO and provisioning3%Not verifiedPlan-specific SAML/SCIM provisioning entitlement and leaver deprovisioning were not established.
Philippine customer purchase eligibility4%Not verifiedPhilippine identifiers appear in DLP docs, but that does not establish Philippine business checkout or contract eligibility.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29
Cancellation, return and deletion commitments3%Not verifiedDownload and DC migration are documented, but subscription cancellation/termination data-return and deletion deadlines are not established.help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

Identified plans

Team

Local price needs confirmationPublished reference; final local terms need confirmation: $4.50

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Global reference USD 4.50/user/month billed annually; PH quote/tax not verified

per monthTax: unknown for Philippine buyerBilling: annual, reference pricePer seat per year: $54.00Minimum seats: 3www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 www.zohowebstatic.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

Business

Local price needs confirmationPublished reference; final local terms need confirmation: $9.00

Published reference; final local terms need confirmation: Global reference USD 9/user/month billed annually; PH quote/tax not verified

per monthTax: unknown for Philippine buyerBilling: annual, reference pricePer seat per year: $108.00Minimum seats: 3www.zoho.com · 2026-10-29 www.zohowebstatic.com · 2026-10-29 help.zoho.com · 2026-10-29

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