PeopleMuster

PeopleMuster vs Zoho People plus Zoho Projects

For a small team that wants HR and client projects in one place, PeopleMuster is the single-bill answer. Zoho sells projects and HR as two apps: Zoho Projects is free for five users and three projects, and Zoho People runs from $1.50 to $10 a user monthly. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month for both halves, in one database.

What each one costs

ProductPriceBasis
Zoho Projects FreeFreefive users, three projects
Zoho Projects paid plansPer-user plansprices on zoho.com, 15-day trial
Zoho People Essential HR$1.50per user / month monthly ($1.25 annual), five-user minimum
Zoho People Premium$3.50per user / month monthly ($3 annual)
Zoho People Plus$10per user / month monthly ($9 annual)
PeopleMuster$3per person / month, HR and projects included, no seat minimum

Zoho figures read on 24 September 2026 from zoho.com/projects/pricing.html and the Zoho People USD price list. Zoho Projects paid plans render their prices in the browser, so we list the structure. PeopleMuster is our product: $3 per person a month from the first person, or $30 per person per year, with 14 days free and no card.

Why teams choose PeopleMuster

  • One app holds both jobs. Your projects, clients and timesheets live in the same database as leave, attendance and the org chart, so there's one staff list to keep current.
  • Approved leave lands on the capacity plan the moment a manager signs it off. You'll see the gap in next week's grid before anyone books that person on a client task.
  • Projects carry their client, a billable or non-billable flag, fixed-price or hourly, milestones and a Kanban board, plus health, setup and task scores. You decide how health is scored in settings.
  • Hours logged by project feed utilisation by person, project and department, with a week-over-week trend that posts to Slack on a schedule.
  • Attendance comes from a ZKTeco fingerprint terminal on your office network or from browser check-in inside the shift window, with on-time rate and late minutes worked out for you.
  • Three dollars a person covers every module from day one. There's no setup fee, no base fee, and you can cancel any month.

Questions people ask

Is Zoho Projects free?

Zoho Projects has a free plan for five users and three projects, checked 24 September 2026. Its paid plans are priced per user on zoho.com, with a 15-day trial. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month for projects and HR together, with 14 days free and no card.

Do I need Zoho People and Zoho Projects together to cover HR and projects?

Zoho sells them as two apps with two price lists: Zoho People from $1.50 a user monthly with a five-user minimum on paid plans, and Zoho Projects with its own plans. PeopleMuster puts leave, attendance, projects, timesheets and the capacity plan in one app for $3 per person a month.

Can I move from Zoho to PeopleMuster?

Yes. We load your people, leave types and projects with you during setup, at no setup fee. If you'd rather do it yourself, a CSV importer takes people, leave balances and projects, and you get 14 days free to check the numbers.

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