ActivityInfo vs Heligon M&E

ActivityInfo is information-management software for partner reporting, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, cash voucher assistance, and case management in humanitarian aid, emergencies, and international development. It supports online and offline collection, mobile data capture, collection links, multilingual forms, and validation rules. A no-code relational database builder adds calculated fields, deduplication and merging, record history, and audit logs. Dashboards, maps, pivot tables, charts, and a report designer support analysis. Connections include Power BI, Tableau, ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, R, REST APIs, and webhooks; an MCP server can connect Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to databases. Buyers can use hosted SaaS or self-managed deployment. Permissions can be set by folder, form, subform, or record, with single sign-on through Azure Active Directory, Google Workspace, and Okta. ActivityInfo is paid from €545 a year, offers a 30-day trial, and has no free plan. Android, web, API, Linux, Windows, and self-hosted access are listed.

Heligon M&E is a monitoring and evaluation system for NGOs, development projects, and social impact organizations. It tracks beneficiaries, activities, outcomes, indicators, and donor reporting on Android, iOS, and the web. Its mobile app collects forms, photos, GPS data, and signatures offline, then synchronizes when a connection returns. Teams can maintain beneficiary profiles, demographics, service histories, and progress records; define baselines and targets; and compare actual results with a logframe. Reports can combine charts, maps, photos, case studies, and impact stories, with PDF, Excel, and Word export. Project tools cover activity planning, attendance, deliverables, team roles, budgets, timelines, and a document library. Templates support USAID, EU, and UN agency formats. Heligon can import beneficiary data from Excel, other M&E systems, or databases, with migration during setup. Listed security measures include AES-256 encryption, isolated organizational data, backups, audit trails, and GDPR and donor data protection compliance. Plans cover one to two projects through unlimited projects and beneficiaries; pricing is on request. Setup support and training are included, with a live demo and 30-day money-back guarantee.