ADoor vs Zoho Tables
Zoho Tables is a no-code database for teams, part of the Zoho suite. ADoor is a data account for the records a team or a person keeps, set up from a chat with an assistant like ChatGPT, where every person, app, assistant and job has its own access.
Where ADoor stands out
Access for each assistant
In Zoho Tables, an admin turns on MCP for a portal and chooses which users can use it. In ADoor, each assistant also gets its own access, down to one list or field, and never more than the person who connected it.
Approvals
In ADoor, agents ask for more access and you approve or deny, and a new device signs in only after you approve it.
SQL underneath
ADoor runs on standard Postgres, so you can query across lists in SQL through MCP or the API.
The products
Zoho Tables
Zoho Tables is a no-code database with bases, views and automations in the Zoho suite.
- Assistants
- Zoho MCP, enabled per portal by an admin
- Change history
- An activity log for base-level and record-level activity
- Plans
- Free for up to 2 users. Professional is $4 per user a month.
ADoor
ADoor is your data account. You keep lists and tables in a workspace you own, personal or team: a reading list, an incident log, a list of customers. Describe what you want to keep track of and it's set up for you, with real Postgres underneath. Every person, app, assistant, device and job gets its own access.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in.
- Apps and scripts
- An HTTP API with keys, running the same actions assistants use
- Access
- Per space, list or field, or just the entries where a field equals a value you choose. Reading, adding, editing and deleting entries, and changing a list's fields, are separate permissions. An assistant never gets more than the person who connected it.
- Approvals
- Agents ask for more access and you approve or deny. A new device signs in only after you approve it and choose its access.
- CI jobs
- GitHub Actions signs in with short-lived access, 15 minutes by default and up to 30 days, with no stored secret.
- Revoking
- Takes effect on the next request. What was already saved stays.
- History
- A history of changes, with who made each one and the before and after
- Underneath
- Standard Postgres
- Plans
- Free for 3 tables and 100 rows. Pro is $10 a month per workspace, with 1 GB of storage.
Pricing
| Topic | ADoor | Zoho Tables |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 tables and 100 rows, with a few MB of storage | Up to 2 users |
| Paid plans | Pro: $10 a month per workspace, 1 GB of storage, no per-GB charges | Professional $4 per user a month |
Latency
| Topic | ADoor | Zoho Tables |
|---|---|---|
| Published figure | Not published | Not published |
ADoor doesn't publish a latency figure, and Zoho Tables doesn't publish one we could find. Speed depends on your network and on what you ask for.
Connectors and API
| Topic | ADoor | Zoho Tables |
|---|---|---|
| MCP server | Hosted, with OAuth sign-in. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor. | Zoho MCP, with an MCP URL created in the Zoho MCP console |
| HTTP API | HTTP API with keys: read, add, edit, delete, and change lists and fields | Not published |
| SQL access | Standard Postgres SQL through MCP and the API, within your access | No |
| Access per agent | Its own access per assistant, app, device and job, down to specific fields, or just the entries that match a value you choose | Admin chooses which users can use MCP |
| OAuth or tokens | OAuth for assistants, keys for apps, short-lived sign-in for GitHub Actions | Not published |
| SDKs | Coming soon | Not published |
| Webhooks | No | Not published |
| Import and export | Export to CSV or JSON. Import by attaching CSV or JSON in an assistant. | Not published |
ADoor has no sync connectors and no file storage.
Which one should you use?
Use Zoho Tables when
you already run on Zoho and want cheap no-code tables next to Zoho CRM and Books.
- Low price. Professional is $4 per user a month.
- The Zoho suite. Tables sits alongside Zoho's other apps.
- Activity log. Base-level and record-level activity is logged.
Use ADoor when
your assistants come from different vendors, and each one needs exactly its own access.
Technical
- Your e-commerce backend adds each return to an add-only Returns list, and the ops team queries it in SQL.
- A GitHub Actions job writes test results for each release with short-lived access and no stored secret.
Personal
- Repairs at your rental flat: what broke, when you reported it and when the plumber came. The tenant adds issues and can't edit your notes.
- Your vegetable garden: what you planted, when, and when to harvest. You ask ChatGPT on your phone what's ready this week.
Team
- Sales, ops and finance share an Orders list, each editing only the fields they're given.
- A history of changes shows who changed a delivery date and what it was before.
Business
- A distributor sees only its own territory in a company-wide price list.
- An outside accountant reads Expenses for the year-end close, and you revoke the access afterwards.
Questions people ask
Does ADoor connect to Zoho?
No. ADoor has no sync connectors. Move data by CSV export and import, or through the ADoor API.
Which assistants work with ADoor?
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in.
Which assistants work with ADoor?
ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Cursor connect through MCP with a sign-in. You approve each one and choose what it can reach.
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Checked October 20, 2026. Sources: Zoho Tables pricing, Zoho Tables MCP.