Vani AI-powered platform designed for collaboration with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Zoho, a multinational tech company that develops a wide range of business software and web-based business tools, recently has been taking major steps to challenge Big Tech. The messaging app named Arattai from the company has gained 7.5 million downloads across both app stores. Now, the company has entered the competitive workplace market with the launch of Vani, a new AI-powered platform designed for collaboration with established players like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Sridhar Vembu, Co-founder of Zoho Corporation, stated in a post that Vani represents many years of R&D, and that customers are already using and loving it.

They have launched Vani, the all-in-one, visual-first intelligent platform. This is designed to deliver a solid approach to workplace collaboration and creativity. Vani sparks creativity. Vembu stated that to the new users, please try it with your team (Currently Vani is a mere desktop/browser and will soon become mobile).

According to Zoho, Vani is intelligent and aims to streamline workflow by planning, bringing brainstorming, and innovation into a single shared infinite canvas. Even this includes tools for flowcharts, diagrams, mind mapping, and video calling, and a whiteboard, all integrated with current data from the user’s desktop, spreadsheet, and cloud drives.

Vani is designed to improve team efficiency and focus, built around several innovative features, including the Space and Zone model. This structure is for complex projects of organization. A Space works as the overall project canvas, while some Zones are sub-canvases used to segment work by contributor, function, or phase.

Templates and kits are a feature in this platform that includes a wide-ranging library of templates and kits to increase the speed of workflow. Mind mapping tools are for teams to visually connect raw ideas into structured plans, quickly brainstorm, and organize, and the AI capabilities to enable users to instantly generate content and structured visuals.