Best Mobile Forms Software in 2026
Updated
Field teams gathering responses on phones or tablets need to consider both what a form can capture and what happens when connectivity is limited. Compared on offline data collection, GPS, photo and signature capture, mobile platforms, and workflow handoffs, these tools offer several practical dimensions for review. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional context. KoboToolbox, mWater, and DataScope are among the options to compare against your collection process: consider which capture methods are essential and how completed forms should move into the next step of your work.
Mobile Forms Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 25 of 25 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 KoboToolbox API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$21/mo
- 02 mWater API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$500/mo
- 03 Akvo Flow API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 CommCare API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$100/mo
- 05 DataScope API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3UF 5,415/mo
- 06 GIS Cloud API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$5/mo
- 07 Monival API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$125/mo
- 08 Ona Data API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$199/mo
- 09 REDCap API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 10 Survey Solutions API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 11 Survtapp API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$19/mo
- 12 Epicollect5 API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 13 Mi-Forms API yesDOCS 7.0
- 14 FORM API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8
- 15 Formitize API yesDOCS 6.8$29.99/mo
- 16 GoFormz API yesDOCS 6.8$416.58/mo
- 17 ODK API yesDOCS 6.8$199/mo
- 18 SurveyCTO API yesDOCS 6.8$225/mo
- 19 ActivityInfo API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7€45.42/mo
- 20 Appenate API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$20/mo
- 21 ArcGIS Hub API yesDOCS 6.7
- 22 Field2Base API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$20/mo
- 23 Fulcrum API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$43/mo
- 24 GoCanvas API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$2.42/mo
- 25 Kizeo Forms API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$18/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Offline data collection | Signature capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KoboToolbox | 7.4 | Free plan | $21/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | mWater | 7.4 | Free plan | $500/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3 | Akvo Flow | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 4 | CommCare | 7.3 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 5 | DataScope | 7.3 | Free plan | UF 5,415/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 6 | GIS Cloud | 7.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | |||
| 7 | Monival | 7.3 | Free plan | $125/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 8 | Ona Data | 7.3 | Free plan | $199/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | REDCap | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | Survey Solutions | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 11 | Survtapp | 7.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 12 | Epicollect5 | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 13 | Mi-Forms | 7.0 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 14 | FORM | 6.8 | No | No | Yes | |||
| 15 | Formitize | 6.8 | $29.99/mo | |||||
| 16 | GoFormz | 6.8 | $416.58/mo | Yes | ||||
| 17 | ODK | 6.8 | $199/mo | Yes | ||||
| 18 | SurveyCTO | 6.8 | $225/mo | Yes | ||||
| 19 | ActivityInfo | 6.7 | No | €45.42/mo | No | |||
| 20 | Appenate | 6.7 | No | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | ArcGIS Hub | 6.7 | No | |||||
| 22 | Field2Base | 6.7 | No | $20/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 23 | Fulcrum | 6.7 | No | $43/mo | No | 43 /user/mo | ||
| 24 | GoCanvas | 6.7 | No | $2.42/mo | No | 29 /user/mo | ||
| 25 | Kizeo Forms | 6.7 | No | $18/mo | No | 18 /user/mo | Yes | Yes |
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