Indian SaaS big Zoho lately launched Zoho ERP, an enterprise useful resource planning platform for Indian companies, positioning it as an economical, easier-to-implement different to legacy ERP techniques dominated by world gamers resembling SAP, Oracle and Microsoft.

The corporate introduced the launch from Kumbakonam, a rural city in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, the place a part of the Zoho ERP crew operates from Zoho’s regional workplace.

Zoho mentioned it would proceed to rent native expertise because the product scales and is rolled out globally. The corporate mentioned it has replicated its “Tenkasi mannequin” in Kumbakonam, referring to its method of constructing product and expertise capability outdoors giant metros.

“With Zoho ERP, we have now constructed a strong, compliance-ready platform that serves as a powerful homegrown different to world ERP options. This product, requiring deep-tech R&D, has been developed with the help of expertise from Kumbakonam, and its future progress will even be pushed from right here. Now we have replicated our Tenkasi mannequin efficiently right here,” Shailesh Davey, CEO, Zoho Corp, mentioned.

Zoho mentioned the product targets a niche confronted by fast-growing Indian corporations that outgrow primary monetary techniques however discover legacy ERP migrations complicated, disconnected from different techniques, and consultant-dependent, typically resulting in longer implementation timelines, larger prices, and restricted organisational visibility.

Zoho ERP, it mentioned, was constructed to scale back third-party dependency by way of native low-code and no-code capabilities, enabling implementation and customisation with decrease complexity and complete value of possession.

In contrast to conventional ERPs that add AI as an exterior layer, Zoho mentioned the platform embeds “steady intelligence” throughout workflows, together with AI-driven customisations, voice-based help by way of Ask Zia, automation, predictive insights, anomaly detection, and end-to-end visibility throughout finance and operations.

“Drawing on our confirmed experience in constructing options throughout finance and operations, we’ve designed Zoho ERP, a brand new technology of ERP, conserving in thoughts how trendy, fast-growing companies really function,” mentioned Sivaramakrishnan Iswaran, World Head of Finance and Operations BU at Zoho and CEO of Zoho Cost Applied sciences.

He added that the platform consists of “built-in native compliance” by way of payroll and tax engines, alongside a role-based consumer expertise geared toward bettering productiveness and operational effectivity.

Zoho ERP combines core monetary administration, billing administration, spend administration, provide chain administration, omnichannel commerce and payroll administration on one platform. It additionally consists of asset administration, budgeting, steady monetary shut, and monetary controls with audit trails, the corporate mentioned.

On compliance, Zoho mentioned the platform helps GST and e-invoicing and consists of income recognition aligned with IFRS 15 and ASC 606. Payroll capabilities are tailor-made for Indian companies, with automated statutory compliance for Workers’ Provident Fund (EPF), Workers’ State Insurance coverage (ESI), Tax Deducted at Supply (TDS), Skilled Tax (PT) and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF), it mentioned.

The launch consists of industry-specific capabilities for manufacturing, distribution, retail and non-profit organisations. Zoho mentioned manufacturing clients can handle materials planning, procurement, manufacturing planning, shop-floor execution and gross sales, together with payments of supplies and job work, with visibility from uncooked supplies to completed items.

For distribution, the platform helps vendor administration, stock and order administration, returns and gross sales insights, and area gross sales beat administration. For retail, it consists of outlet and in-store operations, gross sales and cost assortment, barcode scanning, retailer efficiency monitoring and demand forecasting. For non-profits, it helps monitoring contributions and utilisation and producing Type 10BD to facilitate Earnings Tax Division e-filing for donor tax deductions.

Zoho mentioned it established its presence in Kumbakonam in 2020 and plans to open a bigger workplace later in 2026 to help the ERP’s world rollout. The proposed campus may have capability for as much as 2,000 individuals, the corporate mentioned, and can develop native software program improvement hiring. It additionally highlighted native upskilling and group initiatives, together with a Zoho Faculties of Studying department in Kumbakonam opened in 2025 for its Faculty of Expertise, and plans to develop training help within the area.

Zoho ERP is accessible in India for speedy use, the corporate mentioned.