Company partner status
Zoho Advanced Partner
Zoho suite rollouts
Partner programs · Glendale, CA · Los Angeles area
Zoho, AWS and Shopify partner credentials behind your project
Elite Tech Global belongs to five vendor partner programs: three run by Zoho, one by AWS and one by Shopify. On top of that, individual people on our team hold Zoho certifications of their own. Here is which is which, and what each one changes for a US business hiring us.
Advanced PartnerStatus in Zoho’s partner program
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Company partner status
Zoho Advanced Partner
Zoho suite rollouts
Company partner status
Zoho Creator Registered Partner
Custom low-code apps
Company partner status
Zoho Catalyst Partner
Serverless code on Zoho
Company partner status
AWS Partner
Cloud builds and moves
Company partner status
Shopify Partner
Stores and store apps
01The short answer
What partner status does Elite Tech Global hold?
We are a Zoho Advanced Partner, a Zoho Creator Registered Partner, a Zoho Catalyst Partner, an AWS Partner and a Shopify Partner. Those five are company credentials. Our certified Zoho consultants are a separate thing: personal certifications held by the people who scope and build your system.
- 5vendor partner programs the company belongs to
- 3vendors behind them: Zoho, AWS and Shopify
- 0partner badges claimed from WordPress, Stripe, Google or any AI model company
02Two kinds of credential
Partner program or certification: what is the difference?
A partner program is a relationship between a vendor and a company. A certification belongs to one person. People often use the two words for the same badge, so here they are side by side.
Company
Partner programs
Held by Elite Tech Global as a business
- Advanced Partner
- Registered Partner
- Catalyst Partner
- AWS Partner
- Shopify Partner
Each status is granted by the vendor to the business itself. These are the five badges you see across our site, and they stay put when the team grows or changes.
People
Staff certifications
Held by individual consultants on our team
Our certified Zoho consultants earned their certifications personally, product by product. The badge travels with the person, which is why we tell you who is on your project.
Company partner status next to a personal certification
Who holds it?
Certification
One named consultant
Partner program
The company
Who grants it?
Certification
The vendor’s certification program
Partner program
The vendor’s partner program
What it tells you
Certification
That person has proven knowledge of a specific product
Partner program
The vendor recognizes us as a firm that delivers its products
If someone leaves
Certification
The certification leaves with them
Partner program
The company status stays
What to ask us
Certification
Who on your project is certified, and in what
Partner program
Which program covers the platform you are buying
Neither kind of badge is a promise about your outcome. The scope, price and acceptance tests in your signed BRD are what you hold us to.
03Program by program
What each one means for your project
Each program lines up with a kind of work we do. Read the row that matches your plans and skip the rest.
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Zoho apps we implement
Zoho Advanced Partner
Our main Zoho credential, and the one most clients care about. It covers the whole Zoho suite: Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, Desk, People, Projects and the rest.
For you: one firm can design how several Zoho apps share records, so sales, finance and support stop keeping separate copies of the same customer. When an issue sits inside Zoho rather than in your setup, we know how to raise it with Zoho and chase it.
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Zoho Creator services
Zoho Creator Registered Partner
Zoho Creator is Zoho’s low-code platform for building your own business apps. This program is specific to Creator work.
For you: the approval app, vendor portal or field form that no off-the-shelf product fits can be built inside your Zoho account, sharing data with the apps you already pay for.
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Zoho Catalyst services
Zoho Catalyst Partner
Catalyst is Zoho’s serverless platform: functions, data stores and APIs that run on Zoho’s cloud.
For you: heavier logic, scheduled jobs and integrations that outgrow a Deluge script get a proper backend without you renting and patching servers.
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AWS services
AWS Partner
We are an AWS Partner. We do not claim a higher AWS tier, and we would rather say so plainly here.
For you: custom software, data pipelines and server moves can live on AWS and still write back to your Zoho records, planned by the same team that knows both sides.
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Shopify services
Shopify Partner
Shopify’s program for the agencies and developers who build stores, themes and apps for merchants.
For you: the storefront and the back office get built by one team, so an order placed on Shopify can reach Zoho Inventory and Zoho Books without a second vendor in the middle.
04Try it
Which credential covers my project?
Pick the kind of work you have in mind. The matching cards light up, with the service pages worth reading next.
- Zoho Advanced PartnerNot needed
- Zoho Creator Registered PartnerNot needed
- Zoho Catalyst PartnerNot needed
- AWS PartnerNot needed
- Shopify PartnerNot needed
CRM and sales: Zoho Advanced Partner
A Zoho CRM rollout or a move from another CRM sits under our main Zoho credential. Creator joins when you need a custom app beside the CRM, such as a partner portal.
Finance and accounting: Zoho Advanced Partner
Zoho Books, Billing and Expense projects are suite work, so the Advanced Partner credential covers them. For CFO-level finance setups, our co-founder Khris Kakosimidi often joins the scoping.
Custom apps: Zoho Creator, with Catalyst when code runs deeper
Forms, portals and approval apps are Creator work. When the app needs a real backend, like scheduled jobs or a public API, Catalyst carries that part.
Cloud and data: AWS Partner
Server moves, databases and custom software on AWS fall under our AWS Partner status. If the workload is small and lives next to Zoho data, Catalyst can be the lighter option, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Ecommerce: Shopify Partner
The store itself is Shopify Partner work. The moment orders need to reach stock counts or invoices, the Zoho side comes in too.
AI / SI: no AI badge, built on the platforms above
We hold no partner status with any AI (now also called SI, super intelligence) model company, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Our AI / SI agents run inside Zoho or on AWS, so those two credentials are the ones that apply.
05In practice
Where do these credentials show up once work starts?
Mostly in the quality of the scope. People who know a platform’s limits write a BRD that doesn’t promise what the platform can’t do.
See how we work →- 1
Discovery
Whoever scopes your project knows which needs the standard product covers and which need custom work, so the plan starts honest.
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Signed BRD
Every requirement, the fixed price and the delivery schedule go on paper. You also learn which consultants are assigned to you.
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Build and test
Zoho, AWS or Shopify work is done by the team whose credential matches it, then tested by our QA people before your staff sees it.
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After go-live
If something breaks on the vendor’s side, we take it up with that vendor for you rather than sending you to a help form.
06Proof in real projects
What does this look like for actual clients?
Two of our published case studies show the Zoho credentials at work: one leans on the wider suite, the other on a Creator app.
Consumer financing · United States
Zoho CRM in the middle, six more Zoho apps around it
Zoho Advanced PartnerCreator
Read the LendingUSA story →
Behavioral health · United States
A Zoho Creator portal for outside assessors, linked to Zoho CRM
Creator Registered PartnerZoho suite
Read the myHHBS story →
Client logos and stories are shown with permission. Each build is confidential, so the summaries here are kept simple on purpose, and your setup would get the same discretion.
07Credentials, answered
Questions about our partner status
Short answers on tiers, badges and what they do and don’t prove. Ask us anything else on a call.
Is Elite Tech Global a certified Zoho partner?
Yes. We are a Zoho Advanced Partner, and we also belong to two product programs: Zoho Creator Registered Partner and Zoho Catalyst Partner. Our office is in Glendale, in the Los Angeles area, and we work with businesses across the US.
What is the difference between a partner program and a certification?
A partner program is a status the vendor gives to a company, such as Zoho Advanced Partner or AWS Partner. A certification is earned by one person and stays with that person. Elite Tech Global holds five partner programs, and our certified Zoho consultants hold personal Zoho certifications.
Are your consultants Zoho certified?
Yes, our team includes certified Zoho consultants. Between us we hold Zoho product certifications in Zoho Desk, Zoho People, Zoho Recruit, Zoho Sign, Zoho Survey, Zoho Assist, Qntrl and Zoho Vault. Before you sign, we tell you who is assigned to your project and you can ask which certifications each of them holds.
Which AWS partner tier does Elite Tech Global hold?
We are an AWS Partner, and that is the only way we describe our AWS status; we don't claim any higher tier. We design, build and move workloads on AWS and connect them to Zoho.
Do you have partner status with WordPress, Stripe, Google or OpenAI?
No. We build WordPress sites, connect Stripe payments and use well-known AI models in our work, but our only partner programs are the five on this page: three with Zoho, one with AWS and one with Shopify.
Does a partner badge guarantee how my project turns out?
No badge can do that. What protects you is the signed BRD: every requirement written down, a fixed price for that scope and a delivery schedule. A change you request later is priced separately and needs your approval first.
Can one team cover Zoho, AWS and Shopify on the same project?
Yes, and that is the main reason we joined all three vendors' programs. A common example is a Shopify store whose orders flow into Zoho Inventory and Zoho Books, with a small AWS or Catalyst service handling custom logic between them.
What is SI?
SI stands for super intelligence. In September 2026 a US executive order asked federal agencies to use “super intelligence” or “SI” in place of “artificial intelligence” in official communications. Most businesses still say AI, so we use both terms.
08Let’s talk
Tell us what you’re building. We’ll map the fix.
Book a free consultation with Elite Tech Global. We review your Zoho, AWS, Shopify or WordPress setup, show where AI / SI agents can save time, and agree the next step. If we work together, every requirement and a fixed price go into a signed BRD before the build starts.
Real people, one team. Led by co-founders Ikramul Karim and Khris Kakosimidi, and a 40+ member team across Zoho, AWS and AI.
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