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ODK - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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ODK overview

What is ODK?

ODK helps you gather important information through powerful and flexible forms. Here's why many experts, teams in the field, and professionals prefer ODK for their data collection needs.

1. Create Powerful and Flexible Forms

You can build flexible forms that include photos, locations, branching, validation, and support multiple languages. You can have repeating elements, you can play videos, you can scan barcodes, and more.

2. Gather Data Anywhere

The best part? You can collect data without needing an internet connection. Whether you're using ODK on a mobile device or a computer, your forms and the data collected will automatically update the next time you're connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data.

3. Easy Analysis

Once you've collected your data, analyzing it is straightforward. You can connect ODK to tools you might already be using, like Excel, Power BI, Python, or R. This makes it easy to create dashboards and reports that update in real time, helping you make sense of your data quickly.

Key benefits of using ODK

Allows building powerful forms to collect data with photos, GPS locations, calculations, multiple languages, and more
Works online and offline - data is automatically synced
Integrates with Excel, Power BI, Python, R for analysis and dashboards
Open-source software puts you in control; hosted ODK Cloud option available

Starting price

199usage based /
per month

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ODK’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

ODK reviews

Overall rating

4.5

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4

Positive reviews

100

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Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.75/10
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ODK's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from ODK users:

Template management
Forms creation & design
Data import/export
Electronic signature
Access controls/permissions
Third-Party integrations

All ODK features

Features rating:

Activity dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval process control
Autofill
Collaboration tools
Customizable branding
Customizable fields
Customizable forms
Customizable questions
Customizable templates
Data analysis tools
Document management
Drag & drop
Forms management
Mobile survey
Multi-Channel distribution
Multi-Language
Offline response collection
Process/Workflow automation
Question branching
Question library
Question piping
Randomization
Real-Time data
Reporting/Analytics
Response validation
Skip logic
Support audio/images/video
Survey builder
Surveys & feedback
Task management
Version control
Visual analytics
Web forms

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ODK pricing

Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Standard

199

Per month

Features included:

  • Unlimited forms
  • Unlimited users
  • 10K monthly submissions
  • 3 business day support response time

Professional

499

Features included:

  • Unlimited forms
  • Unlimited users
  • 25K monthly submissions
  • 1 business day support response time

Enterprise

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Features included:

  • Unlimited forms
  • Unlimited users
  • Custom project spaces
  • Custom monthly submissions
  • Less than 24 hour support response

User opinions about ODK price and value

Value for money rating:

ODK integrations (7)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 4 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as ODK integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

ODK support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live rep)

Training options

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person
Videos

ODK FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does ODK offer?

ODK has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $199.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription, Open Source
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of ODK?

ODK has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business


Q. What languages does ODK support?

ODK supports the following languages:
English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese


Q. Does ODK support mobile devices?

ODK supports the following devices:
Android


Q. Does ODK offer an API?

Yes, ODK has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does ODK integrate with?

ODK integrates with the following applications:
Shiny, RStudio Desktop, Zapier, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel


Q. What level of support does ODK offer?

ODK offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep)

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