Two way
Both systems stay the same. Every sync runs from the leading system into the other, then back.
- You pick whether ActiveCampaign or Zoho CRM leads
- Changes on either side travel
- Nothing bounces back and forth
CRM Connector Platform
ActiveCampaign and Zoho CRM, one pipeline
Contacts stay the same both ways. Deals travel one way, in the direction you pick: ActiveCampaign deals into Zoho CRM deals, or Zoho CRM deals into ActiveCampaign deals. Won and lost follow, and one already lost before it was seen is not created.
- ActiveCampaign API key, official sign in for Zoho CRM
- Either system can lead
- 7 day free trial
Contacts both ways, deals one way
- Contacts
- Deals
At a glance. Contacts stay the same. Deals follow in the direction you choose.
Your choice
Two way or one way
Keep both systems identical, or let one feed the other. You decide per record type.
One way
One system feeds the other. Pick ActiveCampaign or Zoho CRM as the source; the other receives.
- Good for a migration, in either direction
- A read copy for a colleague or partner
- Switch a record type to two way later
Fine tune it:Everyone, customers only or leads onlyOnly ActiveCampaign contacts with a tag you pick, on a one way syncOnly deals above an amount you pickEvery 30 minutes up to every 3 days
Record by record
What travels, and what each change does
Pick a record type and the system where a change starts. On the left, which field matches which and when it travels; on the right, what that change does on the other side.
Starts in
Fields- First nameBoth waysFirst name
- Last nameBoth waysLast name
- AccountWhen createdAccount
- EmailBoth waysEmail
- PhoneBoth waysPhone
- Not in ActiveCampaignOnly in Zoho CRMAddress
- TagsOnly in ActiveCampaignNot in Zoho CRM
- On a won dealEach works it outa won deal
It happens in ActiveCampaign, then in Zoho CRM
A new contact
Looked for in Zoho CRM on the exact email before a contact is created.
Name, email or phone changes
The same change is made to the Zoho CRM contact on the next sync.
The company changes later
- Not carried after creation.
- The account is set when the contact is created and a sync never renames it.
How a sync runs
One sync, step by step
What happens every time the integration runs, in the order it really happens. Pick which system leads and watch the records move.
Which system leads?
Connections
CRM
Step 1 of 8
Both connections are checked
Credentials for ActiveCampaign and Zoho CRM are checked and sign in tokens refreshed automatically. If a connection was removed on either side, the integration pauses and you get one message with a reconnect button.
Conflicts
When both sides changed the same record
- For each two way record type you choose whether ActiveCampaign or Zoho CRM leads. The leading side always runs first in a sync.
- It only matters when the same record changed in both systems between two syncs. Every other change simply travels.
- A record is never moved backwards by a sync: a paid invoice is not reopened, a decided quote is not undecided.
Between two syncs
The phone number of the same contact is changed in both systems
Leading system
+1 415 555 0101+1 415 555 0199Two different values. Run the sync to see which one both systems end up with.
Good to know
What is particular to this pair
What holds for ActiveCampaign or Zoho CRM on its own is on its own page.
FAQ
Questions about ActiveCampaign and Zoho CRM?
Every answer below is true for the app as it runs today. If something is not covered, ask us and we will answer in plain words.
Contacts, yes: they sync in both directions and you choose which system leads when the same person changed on both sides.
No. A contact the sync creates in ActiveCampaign lands without a list and without tags, so no campaign starts until you add it to one, for example with an automation.
One way. You choose which of ActiveCampaign and Zoho CRM sends them, and contacts stay two way.
No. A deal already lost before its first sync is not created. An open one follows to won or lost when it closes, and a closed deal is never reopened.
ActiveCampaign emails the deal owner about every deal change, and the deals the sync writes belong to the user whose API key you used. Turn deal notifications off for that user if that is too much mail.
No. Before anything is created in ActiveCampaign or Zoho CRM, the platform looks for the same record first and updates that one instead. Records synced before stay linked.
The platform notices on the next sync, pauses the integration and sends you one message with a reconnect button. Reconnecting takes one step, and syncing picks up where it left off without creating anything twice.
From every 30 minutes up to every 3 days, depending on your plan. Every plan includes a 7 day free trial.
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