Zoho’s revenue comes from paid subscriptions (starting at $1/user/month for email with 5GB storage). Because Zoho does not scan email content for ad targeting, it avoids:

Zoho Mail is not a standalone client; it is the for Zoho One (40+ apps). Key integrations:

| Feature | Zoho Mail | Gmail (Free) | Outlook.com | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | TLS 1.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | | End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) | Via S/MIME or Zoho's native E2EE | Via 3rd-party (Virtru) | Via Microsoft 365 E3+ | | Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) | Yes (Enterprise) | No | Yes (Azure Key Vault) | | Data Residency | Yes (US, EU, India, Australia) | Yes (limited regions) | Yes |

Limitation: Search on free tier is limited to 3 months; paid tiers offer unlimited historical search.

Measured on a 2019 MacBook Pro, Chrome 120, 200Mbps connection:

This is Zoho’s secret weapon. Email is traditionally siloed—one person reads an email, replies, and forwards it. changes that. It turns your inbox into a collaborative workspace.