{
  "slug": "zoho-books",
  "name": "Zoho Books",
  "domain": "zoho.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "Online accounting software for invoices, expenses, banking, inventory and financial reports.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Zoho Books by downgrading the organisation to Free: open Settings, Manage Subscription, Change Plan and choose Free Plan in Zoho Store. It takes about three minutes. Choose immediate cancellation for a pro-rata balance refund or end-of-cycle cancellation to keep paid access through the term.",
  "price": "$20 / month or $180 / year",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 15,
  "planName": "Standard",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "standard",
      "name": "Standard",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 20
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 180
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$15 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard"
    },
    {
      "id": "professional",
      "name": "Professional",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 50
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 480
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$40 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium",
      "name": "Premium",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 70
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 720
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$60 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard"
    },
    {
      "id": "elite",
      "name": "Elite",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 150
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 1440
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$120 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard"
    },
    {
      "id": "ultimate",
      "name": "Ultimate",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 275
        },
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 2880
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$240 monthly equivalent when billed yearly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.9,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://www.zoho.com/uk/books/help/plan/downgrade-account.html",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open subscription settings",
        "body": "In Zoho Books, open Settings and select Manage Subscription under Organisation."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Change Plan",
        "body": "Select Change Plan or Upgrade Plan, then select Change Plan in Zoho Store."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Free Plan",
        "body": "Hover over Free Plan and select Downgrade."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose timing and confirm",
        "body": "Choose immediate or end-of-cycle cancellation, then select Confirm Downgrade."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Use an organisation administrator",
        "body": "Open the subscription controls for the correct Zoho Books organisation."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "Zoho Books says immediate cancellation refunds the remaining balance pro rata. End-of-cycle cancellation keeps the plan until the cycle ends.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause is documented in the checked Zoho Books plan guide.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Choose a lower paid plan or the Free plan through Manage Subscription and Zoho Store.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "After cancellation, organisation data remains available read-only. Zoho warns that accounts inactive for more than 120 days can have data permanently deleted.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation result",
      "v": "Free plan"
    },
    {
      "k": "Immediate refund",
      "v": "Pro rata"
    },
    {
      "k": "Data after",
      "v": "Read-only"
    },
    {
      "k": "Inactivity warning",
      "v": "120 days"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Zoho Books delete the organisation?",
      "answer": "No. The data initially remains read-only, but prolonged account inactivity can lead to deletion."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Zoho Books cancel at the end of the cycle?",
      "answer": "Yes. Select the automatic end-of-cycle downgrade option."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can Zoho Books cancel immediately?",
      "answer": "Yes. Clear the end-of-cycle option; Zoho says the remaining balance is refunded pro rata."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is there a free Zoho Books plan?",
      "answer": "Yes. Cancellation is handled as a downgrade to the Free plan."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Zoho Books US pricing",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/pricing-comparison.html?highlight=standard",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel or downgrade Zoho Books",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/uk/books/help/plan/downgrade-account.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Zoho Books cancelled-subscription data",
      "url": "https://www.zoho.com/in/books/kb/subscription/cancel-subscription.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
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