Jotform vs Monival

Jotform is a web and mobile form and workflow platform with products including Form Builder, Jotform Apps, Tables, Inbox, Mobile App, Sign, Workflows, and AI Agents. Forms support quizzes, payment collection, file uploads, multiple embed options, conditional logic, API access, and document templates. Jotform lists integrations for CRM, storage, payments, email, and automations, and advertises more than 150 integrations on its homepage. The free Starter plan costs nothing and includes five forms, 100 monthly submissions, 100 MB upload space, 1,000 monthly form views, 500 stored submissions, and 10 monthly payment submissions. Starter forms and signed documents carry Jotform branding, and raising the plan limits requires an upgrade. Bronze costs $39 a month; subscriptions are available monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless canceled. Jotform says it uses Google Cloud and AWS and complies with GDPR and CCPA. HIPAA features are available on Gold and Enterprise, while Enterprise is the only multiuser plan and includes enhanced security, custom domains, and SSO.

Monival is a monitoring and evaluation platform for collecting field data offline, tracking indicators, running evaluations, managing compliance and budgets, and reporting in real time. It is designed for NGOs, research institutions, and government monitoring programmes. Its Android and iOS Data Collect app stores submissions on the device and syncs them when connectivity returns. Monival imports XLSForms from ODK and KoboToolbox, but repeat groups, conditional logic, constraints, calculations, and per-question translations do not transfer. Data can be exported as CSV or XLSX, sent through a REST API or webhooks, or accessed through an OData-shaped feed for Power BI and Excel. Organisation-scoped records and server-enforced roles control access to functions including form design, submission review, financial data, and administration. Traffic between web, mobile sync, and API is encrypted over HTTPS; collected media is stored on Monival's servers. The free Community plan is billed forever and allows up to three forms, 100 submissions per month, and five enumerators. Pro is listed at $1,500 per year.