Sierra AI vs Zoho Zia
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Sierra AI
Branded AI agents for customer experience
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Zoho Zia
Bundled AI plus a 100-agent store across Zoho's suite
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.2 / 10 | 7.2 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Enterprise | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Zia Agents free on Zoho-hosted LLMs (usage limits apply) |
| Paid from | — | Zoho CRM Enterprise (Zia AI features) from $40/user/mo |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | More than 40% of the Fortune 50 as customers; company reported more than $150M ARR as of early 2026 | 130M+ active users (Zoho Corp overall) |
| Founded | 2023 | 1996 |
| Maker | — | Sridhar Vembu, Tony Thomas |
| Verdict | Sierra builds bespoke, action-taking AI agents for enterprise customer service — resolving issues, processing cancellations, handling upsells — with deep systems integration and strong guardrails. The May 2026 raise ($95... |
Zia's argument is breadth at a bundled price, not category-leading depth. Included with paid Zoho plans, it spreads lead scoring, forecasting and anomaly detection across CRM, Analytics, Desk and 60+ other apps, and the... |
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