Digital Atmanirbhar Bharat With Zoho, No More Reliance On Google or Microsoft

Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s ‘Swadeshi’ has made a comeback, especially for tech. For decades, we have been using and relying on this global tech giant for nearly every business and productivity need. Whether it is browsing the web, writing documents, building spreadsheets, or hosting emails, we were bound to use foreign tech stack products for our needs. But today, the winds have shifted and are bellowing freshly from the South. India is claiming its autonomy. Sridhar Vembu gave us this autonomy through a home-grown tech, Zoho, launching privacy-focused products and a secure browser, Ulaa, that places Indian innovation on the global tech space. Zoho’s founder Sridhar Vembu openly challenged tech giant Microsoft on how Zoho provides its users with a better experience and has proficient product suite than Microsoft. It’s an open challenge to end Microsoft’s long dominance in the SaaS space.

Our fellow Indians, it’s time to switch to Swadeshi and choose Zoho over global platforms. It is more secure, safer, and gives you complete privacy. Let Corporate Soldiers bring you every bit of this tech!

Why We Needed Our Own Tech?

India’s IT sector is developing, and our digital journey has long been overshadowed by the presence and reliance on foreign technology giants. We have been using Google for email and documents, Microsoft as a productivity software, and Apple and Android for mobile. In a way, for years, we were dependent on these foreign technologies and gave them a large market share. However, we were giving them more. We gave them control over digital infrastructure and autonomy for everything. Yes, beyond economics, it’s about sovereignty, privacy, and self-reliance. Our complete dependence on foreign operating systems, cloud services, and email platforms also poses national security risks. Recently, major Indian businesses faced some incidents where cloud services were disrupted for them. This was a red flag for all of us as it shows how vulnerable we are, relying on foreign companies controlling the software we are using.

Better Than Microsoft? 

Is it a hoax, or reality? Vembu boldly challenged Microsoft, but this open challenge isn’t a vague statement. Zoho is user-centric innovation and provides a better experience than Microsoft. Zoho has integrated a suite of applications that includes everything from CRM, email, to AI-powered analytics and a privacy-focused browser, Ulaa. Zoho is better and far more adaptable to the ever-changing needs of businesses worldwide. Microsoft is complex and expensive. On the other hand, Zoho’s products are simpler, affordable and provide utmost privacy for its users. Zoho has spent deeply into R&D, and is focused on serving small to medium businesses worldwide. Anyone who wants agility and dependability, Zoho can provide it as it safeguards your data with transparency and accessibility. This is what enterprise software should be.

Zoho’s Growth 

Zoho’s global growth is grabbing everyone’s attention, and everyone is now comparing India’s tech with Microsoft’s early trajectory. During the initial phase, Microsoft took several decades to diversify, while Zoho has sped its reach through consistent R&D reinvestment, a bootstrapped business model, and a sharply focused suite method. In the last ten years, Zoho’s revenue already compounded at 25-30% annually. Hence, it outpaced Microsoft’s growth during similar company ages (early phases) and making its position stronger in the emerging markets. Now, Zoho has more than 50 integrated business apps. Also, it has a global user base of over 100 million and generates revenue of over US$1.4 billion. Still, it remains independent and profitable. Zoho quickly built new platforms, such as CRM, AI, HR, analytics and global SMBs and enterprises even adopted it quicker, at a pace Microsoft took decades to achieve.

• Zoho has already reached a $1B+ revenue.
• It has gained massive overseas adoption, which is quicker than early Microsoft.
• Zoho’s product suite breadth and global user base grew with far higher R&D reinvestment.
• Microsoft built its dominance with major funding and acquisitions. On the other hand, Zoho did it bootstrapped. It has lower pricing and a broader reach among SMBs.
• Zoho’s current scale and speed are rare in global enterprise software.
• Zoho’s growth is increasing day by day.

Zoho’s Investment Rate in R&D is Better Than Microsoft

If we compare the tech giant Microsoft, Zoho’s margins and investment rate in product R&D are far higher. It shows how innovative their model is. Since Zoho is a bootstrapped model (meaning zero VC or external funding), it can independently reinvest in R&D and still keep product pricing and strategy independent. Though Zoho is much smaller than Microsoft, Zoho’s quick growth, user experience, and product breadth are far better than Microsoft’s. 

Indians Are Switching to Zoho Alternatives

Finally, India is using their own home-grown and home-developed tech and the country’s office cubicles will soon be completely Microsoft free. Yes, Zoho is quietly replacing Microsoft like a clever chess player finding all the shortcuts in a game. Since the government is pushing Swadeshi tech, Indians are switching to ZOHO alternatives for their needs. From spreadsheets, slides, and emails zipping away from Outlook and landing in Zoho’s privacy-first inbox, the switching is at pace. Indians are firm about going native, and choosing Zoho Writer over Microsoft Word, Zoho Show over PowerPoint, Zoho Mail over Outlook, which doesn’t crash at the first sign of a VPN hiccup. In a way, where Microsoft charges for every cloud raindrop, Zoho provides you with umbrellas at half the price, bundles, backups, and Bharat-crafted interfaces included.

Now we can say that India’s digital revolution is actually here. Let’s see how Indians have swapped their subscriptions and switched to Zoho alternatives!

Let’s Support The Government’s Swadeshi Tech Boost!

The Indian government is supporting and pushing Swadeshi tech, and hence, it’s boosting Zoho for all its platforms. Indian IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw openly urged ministries and businesses to adopt Zoho’s Swadeshi platform. The government’s push puts Zoho in the spotlight. With the government’s support and businesses are switching to home-grown technology. 

Vembu’s Zoho has given a tech gem to India. Now the centre of global tech leadership is shifting. This is a statement for all of us. Yes, our home-grown, independent, digital products can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with anyone, anywhere. In the near future, or coming years, Zoho can give strong competition to Microsoft and Google. Zoho is firm to end the monopoly of these tech giants, and Corporate Soldiers supports this Swadeshi tech boost!