Enketo Smart Paper vs GIS Cloud
Enketo Smart Paper
enketo.org
GIS Cloud
giscloud.comSide by side
| Figure | Enketo Smart Paper | GIS Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Mobile Forms Software | 7.9 (#24) | 8.4 (#12) |
| Founded | The project history page says Enketo was first launched in 2012 after a year of initial development. | 2007 |
| Integrations | Enketo is part of the OpenRosa/ODK ecosystem, which includes tools such as ODK, KoboToolbox, and Ona. | GIS Cloud offers QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, plus REST and JavaScript APIs for connecting to the platform or building GIS-enabled web applications. |
| Purpose | Enketo is an open-source web application for deploying and conducting surveys, including in places without an internet connection. | GIS Cloud provides web and mobile apps for managing and collecting data, with maps that teams can share privately, with collaborators, or publicly. |
| Support | For self-hosted Enketo, the maker points users to the user forum for support. | GIS Cloud says its solution consultants reply to demo, question, or project inquiries within one business day. |
Plans
GIS Cloud
- Publisher pluginsFree
- Track$5 a month
- Map Viewer$12 a month
- Mobile Data Collection$25 a month
- Map Editor$75 a month
- Map Portal$79 a month
- On-premises & CrowdsourcingPriced on request
In their own words
Enketo Smart Paper
Enketo Smart Paper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
GIS Cloud
GIS Cloud provides web and mobile tools for mapping, data management and field collection, with maps that teams can share privately, with collaborators or publicly. Map Editor supports vector and raster formats, multiple layers and basemaps, and drawing points, lines and polygons. Listed data sources include WMS, WFS, WMTS, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Excel, CSV, Bing, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox. Mobile Data Collection uses custom forms to gather points, lines and polygons online or offline on Android and iOS; offline records stay on the device and sync when connectivity returns. QGIS and ArcMap publisher plugins, REST and JavaScript APIs provide additional connections. AI Form Fill can suggest form values from photos or voice, which users can review, edit or revert before saving. GIS Cloud says data is hosted on AWS in the US by default, with EU and Australia regions and on-premises deployment available. Plans include Track at $5 a month per asset, Map Viewer at $12 a month billed annually, Mobile Data Collection at $25 a month billed annually, Map Editor at $75 a month billed annually and Map Portal at $79 a month billed annually. The Geocoder is in beta for beta customers only.