KoboToolbox vs Survicate

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.

Survicate is a survey service for creating questionnaires, collecting responses and reviewing results. Its listed tools include logic branching, custom branding and response analytics, alongside API access and a survey API. The Free plan costs nothing with no time limit; it includes 25 responses per month, three teammates and a total of 300 responses across active surveys. Growth costs $114 a month when billed annually and includes 250 responses per month, 1,000 data points per month, 10 seats, two teams and one dashboard. Pro costs $349 a month, billed monthly or annually, and includes 10 dashboards. Enterprise costs $569 a month, billed monthly or annually, with custom response and data point limits. Survicate also offers a 10-day trial and is based in Warsaw, Poland.