# Remote vs Zoho People (slim)

> Remote scores 70.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Zoho People's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Zoho People leads on transparency & trust. Both do hr employees. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Remote scores 70.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Zoho People's 55 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Zoho People leads on transparency & trust. Both do hr employees.

- Remote: BB 70.7, rank #142 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/remote.min.md
- Zoho People: C 55, rank #605 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoho-people.min.md
- Remote, good for A company that employs people through Remote (EOR, payroll, contractors or its HRIS) and wants an agent to read employments, file and review time off, track onboarding, and read payslips and documents. Ahead on Reliability, 96 against 77; Schema & documentation, 78 against 43; Agent ergonomics, 57 against 48; Security & auth, 74 against 60; Payments & pricing, 35 against 30; Maintenance & community, 72 against 48. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Zoho People, good for An agent working inside a company that already runs Zoho People on a paid plan, for directory reads, leave requests, attendance and timesheet entries at modest volume. Ahead on Transparency & trust, 73 against 68.

| Category | Remote | Zoho People |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 96 | 77 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 43 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 57 | 48 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 73 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Remote | Zoho People |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Remote Technology, Inc. | Zoho |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://gateway.remote.com` | `https://people.zoho.com/api` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Remote's terms of use. The remote-for-ai plugin and the Remote CLI repository on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service under the Zoho Terms of Service |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-08-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-03 | 2022-03-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-03 | 2025-12-22 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1.8k npm/wk | none |