Educational organization saves up to $50,000 using custom apps from Zoho Creator
"With Zoho Creator, we swiftly developed a custom application tailored to our specific needs. I believe Zoho Creator could become the number one low-code platform that caters to the needs of organizations worldwide. In addition, their customer support is key to successful implementation."
Mohd Khairul Mat Tarmizi, YEG Academy
Summary
YEG Academy is an educational organization based out of Malaysia. They were looking for a tool to help them eliminate manual data errors while improving operational efficiency. They chose the Zoho Creator platform, and have now automated most of their business operations, including student enrollment, sales management, customer service, finance, and human resources.
About YEG Academy
Your Education Guidance, aka YEG Academy, is an educational organization in Malaysia that offers learning and career guidance in line with the current career market demand. Established in 2018, YEG Academy has helped a total of 5,000 students in obtaining education that is in line with job demands in Malaysia.
The challenges
"We were expanding our business, so we were looking for a system to streamline our service and operations. One of our major challenges was the cumbersome and time-consuming manual paperwork involved in maintaining student records and handling the enrollment process. Our previous system relied heavily on manual data entry, which led to a lot of errors."
The solution
They were sure about one thing—low-code!
"The number of organizations turning towards low-code platforms to accelerate their digital journey is growing exponentially. Pursuing low-code means that you get to be a part of a community that is committed to embracing next-gen digital transformation in higher education."
They were looking for an intuitive platform to build, test, and deploy apps for their organization. They zeroed in on Zoho Creator, as it met their requirements.
"Zoho Creator has everything we need. The wide range of features that the platform offers will definitely help organizations of different sizes. Zoho is also committed to data privacy."
They built their entire process management application in-house over a period of six months, which was split into 2 phases.
Phase 1
They addressed their primary need to manage their student database online. This module helped them manage student inquiries, the enrollment process, and financial transactions.
Phase 2
They built the rest of their modules to streamline their other business operations:
- Sales Management
- Customer Service Management
- Order Management
- Finance & Accounting
- Human Resources
- Analytics & Reports
"We had a pilot team to initially test the application before it was fully deployed. Currently, there are around 15 users from various departments, including Sales, Marketing, and Finance, who are using this application on a daily basis."
Key benefits
- Improved operational efficiency
- Saves up to $50,000 in operational costs
- Improved user experience
"After deploying Zoho Creator, our productivity and revenue has skyrocketed. The system has had so much impact on most areas, including new business opportunities and product development."
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zoho Creator?
Zoho Creator is a low-code application development platform that allows users to create custom applications on their own, with minimal coding experience. The intuitive drag-and-drop interface empowers developers and business users to build web and mobile applications that satisfy all their unique requirements with ease.
Are applications built on Zoho Creator scalable?
Applications built on Zoho Creator are built to auto-scale—the back-end infrastructure seamlessly scales as business demand grows. Currently 22,000+ customers across are using over 6 million applications built using Zoho Creator, a testimony to the power of the platform.
Does Zoho Creator have a free plan?
Yes, Zoho Creator has a free plan. This plan comes with a limited feature set and allows for one user, one application, 250 MB of storage, and 1,000 records. However, you have the option to upgrade to a paid plan whenever you wish.