What is Zoho CRM and how does it work?
Zoho CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management platform trusted by over 300,000 businesses across 180 countries. As a comprehensive SaaS solution, it enables organizations to manage sales, marketing, and customer support operations through a unified system. The platform offers sales force automation, AI-powered insights through Zia assistant, and seamless integration with over 1,000 third-party applications.
Benefits of Integrating Zoho CRM with Abacum
Sync sales pipeline data with financial planning - Automatically flow deal values, close probabilities, and customer metrics from Zoho CRM into Abacum's FP&A platform for accurate revenue forecasting
Eliminate manual data entry between systems - Real-time API integration ensures sales updates instantly reflect in financial models without CSV exports or manual transfers
Connect customer acquisition costs with lifetime value - Combine Zoho's customer data with Abacum's financial analytics to calculate true ROI on sales and marketing investments
Enable data-driven commission planning - Use actual sales performance from Zoho CRM to model and forecast commission expenses in Abacum
Create unified reporting dashboards - Build comprehensive views combining sales metrics, pipeline health, and financial KPIs for strategic decision-making
Improve forecast accuracy with real-time updates - Sales changes in Zoho CRM automatically update revenue projections and scenario plans in Abacum



