Changing systemsZoho CRM

Moving from Zoho CRM

Zoho CRM wasn't built for healthcare. Coherent was.

Move patient follow-up to a platform and team built for clinics. Coherent works from your PMS diary, contacts patients who cancel, lapse or stall between sessions, answers the replies and puts approved bookings back in your PMS. Keep Zoho CRM for your sales pipeline and reports if they work for you.

30 minutes. Bring your Zoho CRM workflows, not patient details.

After the switch

What does Zoho CRM do for your clinic today?

Retire Zoho CRM once your first programmes run. Nothing left to maintain.Keep Zoho CRM for your pipeline and reports. Hand patient follow-up to Coherent.
Recall and reactivationZoho CRMCoherent
Cancellation follow-upZoho CRMCoherent
Repeat sessions and rebookingZoho CRMCoherent
Sales pipeline and reportsNot in your setupStays in Zoho CRM
Who builds and runs itCoherent

Why clinics switch

Why clinics move follow-up off Zoho CRM.

Zoho CRM is a flexible sales platform. Patient follow-up is a different job: it runs on your diary, the replies and your clinic's own booking rules.

01

Done for you, not configured by you

Zoho CRM gives you modules, fields and workflows to set up. Coherent sets up and runs each programme, so there's nothing to configure, fix or keep an eye on.

In Zoho CRMYour team configures itWith CoherentWe set up and run it
02

Starts from your diary

Coherent reads each patient's visit history in your PMS, so a patient who misses a second session or drifts after their last follow-up hears from you, without anyone exporting a list.

In Zoho CRMLists and exportsWith CoherentTiming from visit history
03

Every reply handled

Patients reply by WhatsApp, text or email. A coordinator answers each one to your clinic's booking rules, and anything clinical goes to your team.

In Zoho CRMReplies wait for someoneWith CoherentAnswered and approved for you
04

Bookings in your PMS

Approved bookings go into your diary, and reporting shows what each programme booked, so nobody pieces it together from several systems.

In Zoho CRMReported across systems by handWith CoherentInto your PMS
05

One price, no extra hire

Zoho CRM is priced per user, and someone still has to run the follow-up. Coherent is one monthly price that covers the platform and the coordinators who do the work.

In Zoho CRMPer-user licences plus staff timeWith CoherentPlatform and team in one
06

A team, not just software

Experienced patient coordinators, with software that puts each patient's history in front of them. It feels like part of your team, without the hiring.

In Zoho CRMSoftware onlyWith CoherentSoftware and coordinators

Drawn from what clinics running enquiries and follow-up in Zoho told us on sales calls. Your setup may differ, and we map it with you first.

The switch plan

Run side by side. Switch off what's replaced.

Nothing is switched off until its replacement runs. Each Zoho CRM workflow pauses on the day its Coherent programme starts, so no patient hears from both.

1Together

Map what Zoho CRM does

We go through your modules, workflows and email templates, and agree what moves, what stays and what retires.

Zoho CRM audit

Recall reminder workflowMoves
Cancellation emailMoves
Lead pipelineStays
2Together

Connect your PMS

Your team grants access and we handle the setup, in whichever way your PMS supports. This is where Coherent finds your patients.

Connection

Cliniko, TM3, Dentally…See your PMS
AccessAppointment records
3Coordinator

Run side by side

The first programme goes live. Its Zoho CRM workflow pauses the same day, and a coordinator approves every reply.

Launch day

Zoho CRM recall workflowPaused
Coherent recall programmeLive
4Your team

Switch off what's replaced

Once a programme runs well, you switch off the workflow it replaced. Your pipeline and reports stay in Zoho CRM if you keep them.

Checklist

Recall reminder workflowOff
Cancellation emailOff
Lead pipelineStill running
How long the switch takes depends on what Zoho CRM does for you and the access your team can give.Talk through your setup

Your Zoho CRM data

Your Zoho CRM setup stays useful.

Already on Zoho CRM? That's a good start. Your pipeline, reports and history stay where they are, and Coherent takes over the patient follow-up.

Your pipeline keeps running

Leads, deals and reports can stay in Zoho CRM. Coherent replaces the patient follow-up workflows only.

Opt-outs carry over

We check your Zoho CRM opt-outs against your PMS contact settings before the first message goes out.

Nothing to import

Each programme finds its patients in your PMS appointment history. Your Zoho CRM records and history stay in your account.

Still deciding? See Zoho CRM and Coherent side by side.

Where each one is stronger, and how clinics run both.

Coherent vs Zoho CRM

Fit and limits

A strong fit when follow-up outgrew Zoho CRM.

Coherent takes over patient follow-up. It doesn't replace everything Zoho CRM can do, so keep it for the work Coherent isn't built for.

A good fit

  • Workflows were set up once and nobody owns them now.
  • Patients drop off between sessions and nobody follows up.
  • Reporting means pulling numbers from several systems.

Know the limits

  • Not a sales pipeline or reporting tool. Keep Zoho CRM for those.
  • No sync with Zoho CRM. We agree what each one sends.
  • We don't copy Zoho CRM records or history into Coherent.
For clinics on the PMSs we work with.See where we're the wrong fit

Questions

What clinics leaving Zoho CRM ask us first.

Answers reviewed with our product team before publishing. Last updated 13 November 2026.

Ask us your own question
Why not build this in Zoho CRM?

You can build workflows in Zoho CRM, but someone has to design them, link them to your PMS, keep them running and answer every reply. Coherent does that work for you, timed from your PMS, with coordinators replying to your clinic's rules.

We're tied into a Zoho contract. Can we still use Coherent?

Yes. Keep Zoho CRM for the work it does today and let Coherent run patient follow-up from your PMS. We agree who sends what, so no patient hears from both.

Does Coherent sync with Zoho CRM?

No. Coherent runs on its own platform, works from your PMS and shows you every conversation. Zoho CRM keeps whatever you decide to leave in it.

What about patients due back for a second session?

Coherent reads each patient's visit history in your PMS, so a missed session or a patient drifting after their last follow-up gets a timely message, and a coordinator handles the reply.

How do you connect to our PMS?

In whichever way your PMS supports. Your team grants access and we handle the setup. See the systems we work with on our PMS page.

What does it cost?

One monthly price per programme, set by your appointment volume. It covers the platform and the coordinators, so there's no extra hire. We quote after the demo.

30minutes

Zoho CRM switch call

Bring your Zoho CRM setup. See what comes off your plate.

A walkthrough of what Zoho CRM does for your clinic today, what Coherent would run for you, and what stays where it is.

What does Zoho CRM do for you today?

Plan your switch from Zoho CRM