Recruitment and manpower supply are major UAE licence categories, and both run on the same bottleneck: matching people to client requirements fast, then proving the hours worked so you can invoice them.
Permanent placement and temp supply need genuinely different tools, so this stack covers both.
Permanent recruitment
Zoho Recruit
A full ATS for corporate HR teams and staffing agencies.
Best for: In-house recruiters and recruitment agencies. Pricing: Free plan for 1 job; paid per recruiter (free plan available)
Full Zoho Recruit breakdown or try it free.
Zoho CRM
The CRM 250,000+ businesses run on — pipelines, automation and AI.
Best for: Any business that tracks leads and deals — the default starting point. Pricing: Free plan for 3 users; paid plans per user/month (free plan available)
Full Zoho CRM breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Forms
Drag-and-drop forms that feed your CRM, email and workflows.
Best for: Lead capture, registrations, surveys and field data collection. Pricing: Free plan available; paid plans by volume (free plan available)
Full Zoho Forms breakdown or try it free.
Temp and manpower supply
Zoho Workerly
Temp staffing management — schedule, timesheet and invoice in one flow.
Best for: Manpower supply and temp staffing agencies. Pricing: Paid per temp scheduled; free trial
Full Zoho Workerly breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Shifts
Rota scheduling for hourly teams — build, share, swap, done.
Best for: Restaurants, retail, clinics and any rota-based team. Pricing: Free plan available; paid per employee (free plan available)
Full Zoho Shifts breakdown or try it free.
Zoho People
Core HR done right — attendance, leave, appraisals and self-service.
Best for: Companies formalizing HR beyond Excel and WhatsApp requests. Pricing: Very low per-employee pricing; free trial
Full Zoho People breakdown or try it free.
Client relationships and contracts
Bigin by Zoho
The 30-minute CRM — pipeline-first and genuinely simple.
Best for: Freelancers and micro-teams who find full CRMs overwhelming. Pricing: Free plan available; very low per-user pricing (free plan available)
Full Bigin by Zoho breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Sign
Legally valid e-signatures — send, sign and close in minutes.
Best for: Any business still printing contracts to get them signed. Pricing: Free plan available; paid plans per user (free plan available)
Full Zoho Sign breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Contracts
Contract lifecycle management — draft, negotiate, sign, renew, on time.
Best for: Businesses managing recurring client and vendor contracts. Pricing: Paid plans; free trial available
Full Zoho Contracts breakdown or try it free.
Zoho SalesIQ
Live chat + visitor tracking that turns website traffic into pipeline.
Best for: Websites getting traffic that isn't converting into enquiries. Pricing: Free plan available; paid plans per operator (free plan available)
Full Zoho SalesIQ breakdown or try it free.
Invoicing, payroll and admin
Zoho Books
FTA-accredited accounting — VAT returns, e-invoicing and corporate tax ready.
Best for: UAE SMEs that need compliant accounting without an expensive ERP. Pricing: Free plan for small businesses; paid plans per organization (free plan available)
Full Zoho Books breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Invoice
100% free invoicing — professional invoices, reminders and online payments.
Best for: Freelancers and micro-businesses invoicing clients. Pricing: Free forever (free plan available)
Full Zoho Invoice breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Payroll
UAE payroll with WPS SIF files, gratuity and payslips — automated.
Best for: UAE companies running payroll manually or paying a PRO to do it. Pricing: Paid per employee; free trial available
Full Zoho Payroll breakdown or try it free.
Zoho Mail
Ad-free business email on your own domain — private by design.
Best for: New businesses that need you@yourdomain.com professionally. Pricing: Free tier for small teams; very low per-user pricing (free plan available)
Full Zoho Mail breakdown or try it free.
What to set up first
- Pick the right core system: an applicant tracking system for permanent placement, or temp staffing software for manpower supply.
- Get client requirements and candidate pipelines into one place rather than inboxes.
- Digitise timesheets for temp staff — this is what turns hours into invoices without disputes.
- Connect invoicing to payroll so margin per placement is visible.
Compare everything side by side in our full Zoho directory for UAE business, or read our guide to FTA-accredited accounting software.
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