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ODK lets you build powerful forms to collect the data that matters most. Trusted by researchers, field staff, and professionals in more than 190 countries, ODK is the fastest and most reliable way to gather high-quality data that leads to smarter decisions, stronger programs, and greater impact. Every year, millions of people rely on ODK in the field, the lab, and the office to collect, manage, and use the data that drives their work forward. Here are six reasons why ODK stands out: 1. Build powerful forms: Capture exactly the information you need with features like photos, GPS locations, skip logic, calculations, external datasets, multiple languages, and more. 2. Collect data online and offline: Work seamlessly in any environment using either the mobile or web app. When an Internet connection is available, your data is synced automatically and securely. 3. Analyze with ease: Export your data in standard formats or connect directly with tools like Excel, Power BI, Python, or R to create dashboards, reports, and real-time insights. 4. Proven across sectors: ODK has been proven in public health, global development, crisis response, agriculture, climate monitoring, and many other sectors where reliable data collection is essential. 5. Trusted by millions: Over 2 million people use ODK to submit more than 250 million records annually from every corner of the world. 6. Open-source software: ODK gives you complete control of your data collection workflows. You can use it as is, or customize and extend it to meet your unique needs. From small studies to national-scale programs, ODK makes it simple to collect reliable, actionable data and turn it into impact.

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ODK lets you build powerful offline forms to collect the data you need wherever it is. It's the global standard for mobile forms and offline surveys. ODK is trusted by organizations like the World Health Organization, Red Cross, Jane Goodall Institute, Carter Center and many others because it...

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Andrew W.

Associate Research Scientist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/30/2026

"Flexible, Reliable ODK Surveys with Powerful Integrations and Prompt Support"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

ODK is a very flexible open-source solution to enable community-based surveys in remote or bandwidth-limited regions. The ever-improving platform comes with many very useful features for auditing, change tracking within submissions, API integration for constructing data integrated AI-enabled dashboards to highlight analysis of collected data in near real-time. The native user interface offered in the subscription service provides a solid foundation to navigate and review submissions to ensure data quality on the project admin side, and allows flagging for follow up review and rejection of submissions, which is also API integrable to external applications for expanded automated data quality flagging and management. Over the past 10 months as a subscription base member, our project has had zero access issues and zero downtime. Tech support has been very prompt to respond to questions and helpful to troubleshoot ODK use. Excellent value! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

ODK subscription service has been a pleasure to use, however the self-hosting option can be difficult to navigate as not all of the functionality of ODK has been tested in the knowledge base regarding deploying ODK in advanced network security environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ODK solving and how is that benefiting you?

ODK is instrumental in providing a secure platform to enable community-based field work in remote locations that do not have internet/network access. With ODK Collect, surveyors are able to conduct surveys in off-grid locations and later submit to ODK Central when they can return to a connected region with service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stelavich C.

Audit Assistant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/30/2025

"Seamless Offline Surveys with Robust, Advanced Features"

5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

What I appreciated most about ODK was its capability to conduct surveys offline, which allowed for seamless data collection even in remote locations without internet connectivity. Every form functioned perfectly, and I could attach photos to survey responses, greatly enriching the quality of the data gathered. In general, I find the features to be robust, dependable, and impressively advanced for a field data collection tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

The main limitation I noticed is that the platform does not support data analysis directly. I realize that this isn't the primary function of ODK, since its main strength lies in efficient data collection and management. Still, offering analysis tools would be a helpful addition for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ODK solving and how is that benefiting you?

ODK addresses a significant challenge in data collection, particularly in rural or remote areas where internet connectivity is limited or nonexistent. These are exactly the settings where scientific research and field assessments are most crucial, yet they are often the most difficult to carry out effectively. With its ability to facilitate offline surveys that can be synchronized once a connection is available, ODK guarantees uninterrupted and reliable data capture. This feature greatly enhances the accuracy, accessibility, and feasibility of conducting research in underserved regions, enabling us to gather valuable insights that might otherwise be out of reach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lauren D.

Director of Regenerative Programs

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/4/2025

"ODK Makes Complex Surveys Easy for Non-Coders"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

As someone without a coding background, ODK is a relatively easy way to design custom surveys with complex features for in-field data collection. The newly added AI feature was particularly helpful for me. Further, the ODK team has made quite a few improvements to the software over the years as a direct reflection of our feedback. I'm so grateful for this program and the helpful customer support. ODK was a frequent resource in the development and launch of our Regenerative Outcome Verification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

I find that ODK has some limitations in ease of use. For example, not being able to rename entity lists after they have been added. This has caused confusion on our end and required unnecessary duplication of work. I am sure this is a result of the limitations of the back-end code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David C.

Administrateur de base de données

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/16/2025

"ODK has become an essential tool in our data collection workflow"

5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

We really appreciate that the ODK ecosystem is fully open-source and can be installed on our own infrastructure.

At our institute, we run an ODK Central instance with around 200 users and about 30,000 submissions per year.

The platform has truly accelerated our transition to efficient, secure, reliable, and user-friendly field data collection. The simplicity of form design, combined with the ease of integration with other analysis tools (especially PostgreSQL and R Shiny), is a huge advantage for us.

The strength and vibrancy of the community around the ODK ecosystem are also fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

Setting up and administering ODK Central in a self-hosted environment does require some IT expertise.

Also, implementing complex form logic can be a bit more challenging in XLSForm compared to using more traditional coding approaches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ODK solving and how is that benefiting you?

ODK helps us streamline and secure field data collection across multiple research projects. Before adopting ODK, our teams relied on paper forms or heterogeneous digital tools, which made data validation, synchronization, and analysis cumbersome.

With ODK Central, we now have a unified, open-source platform that ensures data consistency, facilitates collaboration between field and data teams, and integrates seamlessly with our analytical workflows (PostgreSQL, R, and Shiny).

It has significantly reduced manual work, data entry errors, and the time needed to move from data collection to analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Esmael H.

Chief Executive Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2026

"Lightning-Fast, Always-Available Support"

5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

Support is very quick and helpful, and it’s available at any time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

The system slows down when collecting larger amounts of data: sync becomes slow, submission manifests get large, and devices can crash when the instance/media folders grow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tewodros W.

Monitoring And Evaluation Advisor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/28/2025

"Excellent Data Management, But Form Creation Needs Improvement"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

Data storage and the revised data management system, easy of intergretion with power bi Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

creating form in xls and better to have easy form creating system in place and if it is there I am not sure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Smita P.

Graduate Research Assistant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/30/2025

"Effortless Setup and Use—A Truly Convenient Solution"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

The best part of ODK was its simplicity and convenience. It was really easy to set up and use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

I wish it were available in ios as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aboubakr Siddik Fillamoro C.

Responsable Service Informatique et Communication

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/1/2025

"Satisfaction"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

A total satisfaction. It is true that I would have liked to be able to use georeferencing, but I hope you will create more fluidity regarding this. Thank you ODK Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

Certain limitations such as in the management of field supervisors, their role in controlling forms, particularly the approval of data collected by agents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bailah M.

Research Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/28/2025

"Our experience with ODK was excellent."

4.5/5

What do you like best about ODK?

The platform enabled us to design complex forms tailored to our project’s specific requirements, and we found it both intuitive and dependable. We would confidently recommend ODK to colleagues and other organizations seeking a robust and effective data collection solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

Throughout the various stages of data collection, we encountered no significant issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ODK solving and how is that benefiting you?

Projects often need to collect diverse data types—text, numbers, GPS coordinates, photos, or even barcodes. ODK’s flexibility allows you to create forms that handle these varied inputs seamlessly. For our project we found it intuitive You found ODK intuitive and did not provide extensive training to get started, saving time and effort.

It is also reliable especially in remote areas where there is limited internet access, data collection can stall. ODK’s offline functionality allow us to gather data without connectivity and sync it later, ensuring uninterrupted work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Annie W.

Impact Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/26/2025

"Recommend ODK for data collection needs"

4/5

What do you like best about ODK?

The central platform is user-friendly and makes it easy to check data as it comes in through their review features. The customer and tech support is very responsive and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ODK?

It's not possible to build or save forms templates and there isn't a simple data visualization features to help see trends as data comes in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ODK solving and how is that benefiting you?

We need to be able to collect data from people who live in a variety of terrains, contexts, and skill levels with smart phones/ devices. Having a link and QR code along with an app that respondents are familiar with helps ensure our forms reach the people we need. The offline functionality also ensures that data can still be captured in remote areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.