Previously, I built reports using Excel, plus VBA or SQL.

If you compare Trello workflow with Zoho workflow, you will see that Trello is the winner.

I have used TIBCO Spotfire and Qlik Sense in the past. Both are great tools, but cost was the main factor, and Zoho Reports did everything that we needed.

We did not work seriously with another solution prior to choosing Zoho.

We were previously using Caspio as a cloud based database, but it had limited reporting functions. It was not possible to do SQL queries, or pivot tables, greatly limiting the capabilities of the database as a reporting tool.

Microsoft SQL reporting services - too expensive and has hardware requirements. Easier sharing via cloud and costs difference made me switch.

We used default reporting features in the core Zoho CRM product, which are infantile in comparison to what Zoho Reports offers.

We previously used Google Docs and Microsoft Excel 365.