Comparison

Microsoft 365 Admin vs Zoho Mail Admin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Microsoft 365 Admin

Manage your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 business subscription from your mobile device. Add users, reset passwords, manage devices, and monitor service health. Stay informed with critical notifications and support requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage users and groups
  • Reset passwords
  • Manage devices
  • Assign licenses
  • Create support requests
  • Monitor service health
  • Receive critical notifications
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Manage users, groups, devices, reset passwords & receive critical notifications. The Microsoft 365 Admin App enables you to be productive from anywhere. The app allows you to receive critical notifications, add users, reset passwords, manage devices, create support requests, and more—all while you’re on the go. Who should use this app? People with an admin role to a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 enterprise or business subscription. What can I do with this app? - Add, edit, block, or delete users, reset passwords, assign roles, or manage aliases & devices. - Add groups, edit groups, and add or remove users from groups. - View all available and assigned licenses, assign licenses to users, add or remove licenses, view and download invoices. - Check the status of existing support requests, take actions on them, or create new ones. - Monitor the health of all services and view active incidents in Service Health. - Stay on top of all the upcoming changes and announcements via the Message Center feed. - Get push notifications about important information related to service health, message center, and billing. The app supports dark theme and is available in 39 languages. And if you're someone who is responsible for managing more than one tenant, you can sign-in to multiple tenants and quickly switch between them. We're listening and constantly improving the app based on your feedback. Tell us what you like, what we can do better, and what features you'd like to see in the app. Send your feedback to feedback365@microsoft.com.

About

Zoho Mail Admin

Manage your organization's Zoho Mail accounts remotely. This app allows system administrators to add users, reset passwords, manage groups, moderate emails, and adjust storage on the go. It provides a streamlined interface for essential administrative tasks.

Highlights
  • User management (add, reset password, change roles)
  • Group management (add/remove members, change roles)
  • Email moderation (approve/reject)
  • Storage management (add storage add-ons)
  • Lucid dashboard with user/group overview
Features
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Set up, maintain and manage the Zoho Mail accounts of the users in your organisation. The Zoho Mail Admin App is designed with a complete understanding of System Administrators like you. A classic Black and Red design reminiscent of the powerful system shell lets you manage all your admin tasks in just a few swipes. The App greets you with a lucid dashboard, showcasing upfront the total number of users and groups in your Mail account. Dig deeper, and you get to do all these: User Management: Add users, reset passwords and change user roles, all on the go Group Management: Add members to a group, remove members from a group and change roles Mail Moderation: Approve/reject emails that need moderation (for those few emails that are too urgent to wait for you to get to your computer) Storage Management: You can add extra storage for a user using the "storage" add-on Note: The App is intended for Administrators of Zoho Mail Organization. You would require an active Zoho Mail administrator account to use this app. Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions: -https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html -https://www.zoho.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Microsoft 365 Admin4 screens
Zoho Mail Admin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft 365 Admin at none against Zoho Mail Admin's 4. Microsoft 365 Admin also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 45%) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 1K). Zoho Mail Admin's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zoho Mail Admin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. Microsoft 365 Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Microsoft 365 Admin against 4.7 for Zoho Mail Admin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft 365 Admin has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Microsoft 365 Admin's written reviews are positive against 45% of Zoho Mail Admin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, Zoho Mail Admin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Microsoft 365 Admin versus Zoho Mail Admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft 365 AdminZoho Mail Admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better44.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better1K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationZoho Corporation

Customer experience

Microsoft 365 Admin

All ratings5,837 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative19.1%

Zoho Mail Admin

All ratings1,045 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Microsoft 365 Admin

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🔑 Convenient password resets
  • 🚀 Efficient admin tasks on the go
  • 📱 Helpful for mobile management
  • 🔒 Secure authentication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to web portal
  • 🔍 Difficult to switch between accounts
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced admin features
  • 🔍 Inconsistent user experience

Zoho Mail Admin

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth and efficient
  • 🚀 Excellent value for money
  • 🔒 Great security features
  • 💡 Versatile and feature-rich

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • ⚠️ Lack of customer support
  • 🔒 Restricted free account features
  • 💻 Limited mobile functionality

Bugs and requests

Microsoft 365 Admin

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank screen on launch
  • User list disappearing
  • Unreliable login process
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to purchase licenses
  • More granular admin controls
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Better integration with other Microsoft apps
  • Dark mode support

Zoho Mail Admin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Crashing on launch
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved email management tools
  • Better mobile app integration

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft 365 Admin

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Zoho Mail Admin

Subscriptions4
  • Mail Lite 1GB - M - Yearly$11.991 Year
  • MailPremium 1GB - M - Yearly$47.991 Year
  • MailLite-M - Yearly$60.001 Year
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  • MailPremium-M - Yearly$244.991 Year

Questions

Is Microsoft 365 Admin free?
Microsoft 365 Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zoho Mail Admin free?
Zoho Mail Admin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft 365 Admin or Zoho Mail Admin?
Zoho Mail Admin is rated higher. Microsoft 365 Admin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while Zoho Mail Admin averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Microsoft 365 Admin or Zoho Mail Admin have ads?
Neither Microsoft 365 Admin nor Zoho Mail Admin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft 365 Admin or Zoho Mail Admin?
Microsoft 365 Admin ships an update every 6 weeks, and Zoho Mail Admin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Microsoft 365 Admin was updated on September 24, 2026 and Zoho Mail Admin on September 23, 2026.

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