Enrich Your Zoho CRM Contacts
Automatically enrich, verify, and clean your CRM contacts with data from 25+ providers. Changes sync back to your CRM in real-time.
How does Cleanlist enrich your Zoho CRM contacts?
Cleanlist enriches Zoho CRM contacts and leads through a CSV export-import workflow, with a native Zoho integration planned for release in 2026. Export your Zoho contacts module or a specific custom view as CSV, upload to Cleanlist for waterfall enrichment across 25+ providers, and re-import enriched records with mapped fields. Cleanlist fills the specific gaps Zia misses: direct dial phone numbers, verified work emails, and firmographics such as industry, employee count and location. Cleanlist sells no tech-stack dataset, so a question about the tools an account runs goes to an AI column that researches the open web and writes back what it finds. Every email is verified before the enriched file is ready for import.
Why this is hard to do by hand
Zoho CRM serves 250,000+ businesses globally, but its built-in Zia enrichment feature is limited to basic company information from a single data source. Zoho's enrichment gaps are most visible in phone number coverage, technographic data, and SMB contacts where Zia returns no results. Teams using Zoho end up with incomplete leads and contact modules, missing direct dials, outdated job titles, and no firmographic context for account prioritization. Because Zoho's marketplace has far fewer enrichment integrations than HubSpot or Salesforce, users often resort to manual research or spreadsheet workarounds.
Zoho CRM Users Have 40% Lower Phone Data Completeness Than HubSpot or Salesforce Users
40%phone data gap for Zoho CRM users vs HubSpot/Salesforce
In phone coverage in a CRM tends to track the enrichment ecosystem around it rather than the CRM itself. The difference comes down to Zoho's enrichment ecosystem: HubSpot and Salesforce have dozens of third-party enrichment tools on their marketplaces that append phone numbers automatically, while Zoho's marketplace has fewer than five enrichment integrations. Zoho's built-in Zia enrichment compounds the problem by rarely returning direct dial numbers even for well-known companies. For Zoho users, this means reps are almost entirely dependent on manually sourced phone numbers, creating a major bottleneck for cold-calling workflows. Cleanlist's waterfall enrichment fills this gap by querying phone-specialized providers that Zia does not access, achieving 85% phone coverage on the same Zoho contact sets that had 28% coverage natively.
Source: Cleanlist CRM data quality comparison study, Q1 2026
Pay for the result, not the lookup
Cleanlist walks 25+ providers in cost order on a single lookup and charges once for what comes back. A verified work email is 1 credit, a direct dial is 10, both together are 11, validation is 0.5 and AI qualification is 5. A lookup that finds nothing costs nothing, and every seat draws on one shared team wallet.
- 25+Providers queried in cost order on a single lookup
- 98%Verified work email on a 500-lead stratified benchmark
- 85%Direct dial on that same 500-lead test
- 0Credits to search. Free and unlimited on every plan
How It Works
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Export Contacts from Zoho CRM
Export contacts, leads, or accounts from your Zoho CRM modules as CSV. Use Zoho's custom views to filter by record owner, lead source, stage, or any custom field before exporting, this lets you target enrichment credits on your highest-priority segments.
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Upload and Map Fields in Cleanlist
Upload your Zoho CSV to Cleanlist. The platform automatically detects and maps standard Zoho fields (First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Company, Title). Custom Zoho fields are available for manual mapping.
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Choose Enrichment Data Points
Select which data to append: verified email, direct dial phone, mobile number, job title, department, company revenue, employee count, industry, technographics, social profiles, and more. Each data point consumes one credit per successful match.
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Waterfall Enrichment Across 25+ providers
Cleanlist queries multiple providers in sequence for each record, filling gaps that Zoho's built-in Zia enrichment cannot reach. Coverage is particularly strong for SMB companies, APAC contacts, and niche industries where single-source tools underperform.
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Download Enriched CSV in Zoho Format
Download the enriched file formatted with Zoho CRM column headers. Cleanlist preserves Zoho's record ID field so re-import updates existing records instead of creating duplicates.
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Import Back to Zoho CRM
Use Zoho's Data Migration or Import feature to load the enriched CSV. Zoho matches on record ID or email to update existing records. Enriched fields populate immediately across contacts, leads, and account modules.
Key Benefits
Auto-Sync to Your CRM
Enriched data flows back to your CRM automatically — no manual exports or imports needed.
25+ data providers
Waterfall enrichment queries multiple sources so you get the highest match rate possible.
98% Email Accuracy
Real-time verification catches invalid, catch-all, and disposable emails before they enter your CRM.
14-Day Scale Trial
Every new workspace opens on Scale for 14 days: 250 credits, 3 seats, no credit card.
Manual Process vs Cleanlist
| Feature | Manual | Cleanlist |
|---|---|---|
| Enrichment sources | Zoho Zia (single source) | 25+ providers via waterfall |
| Phone number coverage | Limited, Zia rarely returns direct dials | 85% direct dial coverage |
| Technographic data | Not available in Zoho Zia | Tech stack, tools used, and platform data |
| Email verification included | No, Zia enriches but does not verify | Yes, every email verified before delivery |
| SMB contact coverage | Weak, Zia indexes large companies primarily | Strong SMB coverage from specialist providers |
| Integration method | Built-in (limited data) | CSV round-trip today; native integration coming 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is Cleanlist's data?
Cleanlist achieves 98% email accuracy through real-time verification and cross-referencing across 25+ data providers. Every record is validated before delivery.
What do I get when I sign up?
Every new workspace opens on Scale for 14 days: 250 credits, 3 seats, no credit card, and every feature except the public API and MCP. After the trial the Free plan is $0 for 30 credits a month. Each credit processes one record (enrichment, verification, or lookup).
What data providers does Cleanlist use?
Cleanlist uses waterfall enrichment across 25+ providers including major B2B data sources. The system automatically selects the best provider for each record to maximize match rates.
Can I connect my CRM?
Yes. Cleanlist integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, and other CRMs. Enriched data syncs back automatically. You can also upload CSV files or use the REST API.
Does the CRM integration work in real-time?
Yes. Once connected, Cleanlist can enrich new records as they enter your CRM or run batch enrichment on your existing database. Changes sync back automatically.
How does Cleanlist compare to Zoho's built-in Zia enrichment?
Zoho Zia enriches contacts from a single data source and focuses primarily on company-level data (website, employee count, industry). Cleanlist queries 25+ data providers in a waterfall sequence and provides contact-level enrichment including verified personal work emails, direct dial phone numbers, and technographic data that Zia does not offer. The biggest difference is phone coverage: Zia rarely returns direct dials, while Cleanlist achieves 85% coverage.
Will a native Zoho CRM integration be available?
Yes. A native Zoho CRM integration is planned for release in 2026. It will support direct OAuth connection, field mapping to Zoho modules, and auto-sync of enriched data, similar to our existing HubSpot and Salesforce integrations. In the meantime, the CSV round-trip workflow takes under 5 minutes for most databases.
Can I enrich both Zoho Contacts and Leads modules?
Yes. You can export and enrich records from any Zoho CRM module: Contacts, Leads, Accounts, or custom modules. Each module can be enriched separately with different field selections. When you re-import, Zoho routes records to the correct module based on the file's column structure.
Gain full access for 14 days.
Upload a CSV or connect HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive. Searching costs nothing, and a lookup that finds nothing costs nothing.
No card to start. Every new organization gets fourteen days on Scale with 250 credits and three seats, every feature except the public API and MCP. The Free plan stays at 30 credits a month after that.
Gain full access for 14 days.
250 credits, 3 seats, no card needed. Access to every feature except public API & MCP.