enventa Trade ERP vs Zoho CRM
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to Zoho CRM? Here's how enventa Trade ERP compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: enventa Trade ERP. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
German ERP for technical wholesalers with integrated CRM, logistics and BI
Cloud-based customer relationship management software for businesses.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇮🇳 IN · 1996
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for Zoho CRM.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
No
$14/user/mo
Free plan
No
Yes
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
V-Log, PTV, Atlas, PROXESS DMS, DATEV +8
Zoho Books, Zoho Desk, Zoho Campaigns, Zoho Analytics, Mailchimp +5
Where each one wins
enventa Trade ERP
Strengths
- +Sector-specific tools for technical wholesale, SHK and steel (e.g. GAEB interfaces, steel-certificate management)
- +Integrated scanner-based warehouse system with real-time stock visibility
- +Purchasing tools with pricing and discount management
- +Embedded BI with preconfigured data pools for sales, purchasing, warehousing and finance
- +Open, customizable architecture
Limitations
- −Limited public review volume to confirm recurring user experiences
- −Primarily German-language focus and partner-led implementations
- −Mostly on-premises deployments with limited cloud-native experience
Zoho CRM
Strengths
- +Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- +Strong automation capabilities
- +Good value for the price
- +Extensive third-party integrations
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for advanced features
- −Limited customization in lower-tier plans
- −Occasional performance lag
- −Customer support can be slow
Data residency & compliance
enventa Trade ERP
Zoho CRM
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency is available on request for Zoho CRM.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II
Pricing
enventa Trade ERP
No published pricing we could verify.
Pricing available on request. Deployment options include on-premises, private cloud or SaaS.
Zoho CRM
- Free Free ForeverUp to 3 users · Basic CRM features · Limited storage
- Standard $14 user/monthFull sales automation · Marketing integration · Billed annually
- Professional $23 user/monthAdvanced analytics · Custom dashboards · Billed annually
- Enterprise $40 user/monthAI-powered insights · Multi-user portals · Billed annually
- Ultimate $52 user/monthAdvanced customization · Dedicated support · Billed annually
Pricing is based on annual billing; monthly options may be available at a higher cost.
Features
enventa Trade ERP
- Sales and order processing
- Quote and order entry, Configurable entry screens by order type, Barcode entry and product search by attributes, Special and promotional pricing
- Purchasing and planning
- Manual, semi-automatic or automatic ordering, Purchasing/disposition pool, Demand-planning tools and purchasing bills of materials, Blanket-agreement monitoring and scheduled call-off orders
- Warehouse, logistics and shipping
- Paperless scanner picking with zone-based strategies, Employee/zone skills and configurable put-away/retrieval, Weighing-system connection and dual-supply protection, Real-time scanner inventory
- CRM and service
- Service-contract and service-object management, Recurring maintenance schedules generating service calls, Graphical technician scheduling and mobile time/materials recording, Customer signatures on tablets
- Multi-company and intercompany operations
- Multiple business units share one database, Shared information (stock, product data, reservations), Intercompany workflows for orders, deliveries and purchasing documents, Automatic generation of corresponding documents
Zoho CRM
- Sales Automation
- Lead and contact management, Pipeline tracking, Sales forecasting, Workflow automation
- Marketing Integration
- Email campaigns, Social media integration, Lead scoring, Web forms
- Customer Support
- Case management, Ticketing system, Knowledge base, Live chat
- Reporting & Analytics
- Custom reports, Real-time analytics, Sales metrics, Performance dashboards
- Collaboration Tools
- Team inbox, Document sharing, Task management, Calendar integration