Zoho Books moves Retention Payments to Free plan, now included at no cost
What happened
Between the Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026 captures of Zoho's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: "Retention payments" moved from the Standard plan's feature list down to the Free plan's feature list, making it available at no cost (still inherited by Standard via "Everything in Free +"). Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Standard at $15, Professional at $40, Premium at $60, Elite at $120 and Ultimate at $240.
It lands 93 days after Zoho's previous change, "Zoho Books: Free plan vendor feature relabelled 'Manage vendors'" (Apr 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Zoho Books Introduces Vendor Bills and Payments Management to Free Plan, Expanding Access for All Users" (Jan 14, 2026). Zoho has been tracked since 2023-11-30.
In the same window Microsoft, Pipedrive, HubSpot, SAP SE and Salesforce also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Standard · Free tierChanged
Beforethe Standard plan's feature list down
Afterthe Free plan's feature list
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Free tier | the Standard plan's feature list down | the Free plan's feature list | Changed |
Values as written on Zoho's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Zoho's pricing page (zoho.com) from Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "the Standard plan's feature list down" becomes "the Free plan's feature list".
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Zoho, pricing history
Full history- Jul 6, 2026packagingZoho Books moves Retention Payments to Free plan, now included at no cost · this change
- Apr 4, 2026packagingZoho Books: Free plan vendor feature relabelled 'Manage vendors'
- Jan 14, 2026improvedZoho Books Introduces Vendor Bills and Payments Management to Free Plan, Expanding Access for All Users
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- MicrosoftJul 6Microsoft Copilot bundles Business Premium, Standard plans with Copilot access
- PipedriveJul 4Pipedrive: Removed Personalized onboarding + Live chat support features
- HubSpotJul 3HubSpot Suiteenterprise: New AEO product launched + Starter price cut $9→$7/mo/seat
- SAP SEJun 2SAP SE scraps HCM pricing plans, replaces with generic ERP quote page
- SalesforceApr 14Salesforce Loyalty Management rebrands AppExchange to AgentExchange
Questions about this change
Did Zoho raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change.
What changed on Zoho's pricing page between Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026?
Standard free tier: the Standard plan's feature list down → the Free plan's feature list, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Zoho change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Zoho in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Zoho Books: Free plan vendor feature relabelled 'Manage vendors'" on Apr 4, 2026; Zoho has been tracked since 2023-11-30.