Appenate vs KoboToolbox

Appenate is a no-code platform for building data-driven business apps, including mobile forms for field data capture. Its apps can continue collecting information offline and sync when connectivity returns; native apps run on iOS, Android, and Windows. Capture options include signatures, photos, and GPS, and the platform supports advanced workflow handoffs. Its AI tools include form generation, a conversational assistant, voice fill, and photo fill. Listed connectors include Salesforce, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, SharePoint, PowerBI, SQL Server, Google Drive, and ArcGIS, alongside REST API integration. Appenate says its hosted platform runs on Microsoft Azure and offers two-factor authentication. Appenate Server provides an on-premises option with customer control over data, backups, and network security. The company says it uses GDPR as a benchmark for privacy and data protection efforts. Plans start at $20/user/mo billed annually, and the 15-day trial includes free support and training. Paid plans require a minimum of five users. Standard is $20 a month billed annually and includes 1,500 form submissions; Premium is $28 a month billed annually with unlimited submissions and all connectors. Pro costs $36 a month billed annually and adds unlimited AI access and the AI tools.

KoboToolbox is a survey and data collection platform for gathering information online or offline. Forms can include skip logic, validation, guidance, translations, GPS, and multimedia data. Collection is available through KoboCollect or web forms on iOS and desktop devices. The platform provides response analytics and API access, and teams can own members’ projects with role-based permissions for Owners, Admins, and Members. It works with Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, Tableau, ArcGIS, and Stata, with direct integrations for TolaData and monday.com. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit using SHA-256 with RSA, alongside project-level key encryption. The platform also offers SSO and GDPR compliance. Data hosting is available in 28 countries or on a customer’s own infrastructure. The Community plan is free for nonprofits and includes 5,000 submissions per month and 1 GB of storage. Starter is $21 a month, Professional is $129 a month, and Teams is $249 a month. The maker says the platform is used by 35,000+ organizations across 220+ countries and territories, with 25M+ surveys collected per month.