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# ODK vs SurveyCTO Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**ODK** [

4.9/5(102)

](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews#reviews)

**SurveyCTO** [

4.4/5(64)

](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**ODK**
Free Trial

**$199.00** Per Month · Standard

**SurveyCTO**
Free Trial

**$250.00** · Basic

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**ODK**
1 month

Based on 20 responses

**SurveyCTO**
1 month

Based on 5 responses

Return on Investment

**ODK**
13 months

Based on 15 responses

**SurveyCTO**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**ODK**
$$$$$

**SurveyCTO**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**ODK**
6%

**SurveyCTO**
10%4% more

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Pros & Cons

**ODK**
[
Ease of Use (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1591197&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Customer Support (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1590216&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Difficulty (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1591669&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1591546&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**SurveyCTO**
[
Customer Support (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2418540&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Creation (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2298005&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2418556&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2298033&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**ODK**
[

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RStudio Kubernetes...

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**SurveyCTO**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**ODK**
 ![ODK screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1218722/collect-central.png)

**SurveyCTO**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**ODK**

9.4

9.489

**SurveyCTO**

8.5

8.554

Ease of Use

**ODK**

9.4

9.490

**SurveyCTO**

8.3

8.354

Ease of Setup

**ODK**

8.8

8.876

**SurveyCTO**

8.6

8.625

Ease of Admin

**ODK**

9.2

9.267

**SurveyCTO**

9.0

9.021

Quality of Support

**ODK**

9.7

9.788

**SurveyCTO**

8.9

8.954

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**ODK**

9.7

9.764

**SurveyCTO**

9.4

9.421

Product Direction (% positive)

**ODK**

9.6

9.688

**SurveyCTO**

9.1

9.154

Features

Survey[Hide 64 FeaturesShow 64 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

75

8.3

12

Survey Management

Survey Builder

8.6(won by 0.8)

51

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.8

9

Customizable Questions

9.6(won by 0.2)

73

9.4

8

Templates

8.5(won by 0.9)

52

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.6

9

Survey Distribution

8.9(won by 1.0)

62

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.9

8

Mobile Survey

Not enough data

Not enough data

Site Intercept Survey

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pulse Surveys

Not enough data

Not enough data

Survey Customization

Question Branching

9.6(won by 0.8)

71

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.8

7

Branding

7.9(won by 0.3)

51

7.6

7

Multimedia Support

9.2(won by 0.6)

62

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.6

7

Multilingual Surveys

9.4(won by 1.3)

59

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

8

Survey Insights

Reporting & Analytics

7.9

53

8.8(won by 0.9)

10

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

BI Tools Integration

8.3(won by 1.0)

57

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.3

8

Data Exporting

9.5(won by 0.3)

72

9.2

8

Permissions

9.4(won by 1.3)

68

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.1

9

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Presentation Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Survey

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Content

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Phone Polling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Polling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support Audio/Images/Video

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Question Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Survey/Poll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Word Clouds

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Interactive Content

Not enough data

Not enough data

Q&A Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Surveys & Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Cleansing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anonymous Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

URL Customization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Question Piping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Response Collection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

NPS Survey Structure

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response Quotas

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sentiment Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Gamification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Randomization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management Platform (DMP)[Hide 69 FeaturesShow 69 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.2

13

Data Integration

1st-Party Data Integration

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

10

Offline Data Integration

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

10

Mobile Data Integration

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

10

2nd-Party Data Integration

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

3rd-Party Data Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad Network Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Data Management Platform (DMP)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis & Optimization

Standard Dashboards

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

10

Audience Segmentation

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Recommendations

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Custom Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Segmentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Data Permissions

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

10

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

10

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

10

Internationalization

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

8

Enterprise Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advertising Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Experience Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Contact Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Engagement Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audience Targeting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Competitive Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Journey Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

SMS Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drip Campaigns

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Profiling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Marketing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Click Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Campaign

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Campaign Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavioral Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

ROI Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Forms Automation[Hide 53 FeaturesShow 53 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

47

Not enough data

Development Tools

Drag-and-drop Form Builder

7.8(won by default)

33

Not enough data

API Builder

8.9(won by default)

31

Not enough data

Integrations

8.9(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Web Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Field Tools

OCR

7.2(won by default)

23

Not enough data

GPS & Time Stamps

9.7(won by default)

44

Not enough data

Barcode and Signature Capture

8.8(won by default)

37

Not enough data

Image and Video Capture

9.9(won by default)

40

Not enough data

Offline Capability

9.7(won by default)

44

Not enough data

Embedded Work Instructions

9.0(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Electronic Signature

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lead Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Back Office Tools

Report Formatting

8.1(won by default)

31

Not enough data

Roles and Permissions

9.0(won by default)

45

Not enough data

Analytics Dashboards

7.4(won by default)

33

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Autofill

Not enough data

Not enough data

Template Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Full Text Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Address Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Creation & Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lead Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response Validation

Not enough data

Not enough data

A/B Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conditional Logic

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forms Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Surveys & Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Media Library

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Collaboration & Productivity[Hide 45 FeaturesShow 45 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

To-Do List

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Screen Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Brainstorming

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Calendar Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communication Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assignment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Sharing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Discussions/Forums

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contact Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Video Conferencing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![ODK](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5f63f964cbb30416205163cfa6972cae/odk.svg "ODK")](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews)

ODK

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

17.0%

[![SurveyCTO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0c02aac94595832a3145dbaf72725939/surveycto.svg "SurveyCTO")](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews)

SurveyCTO

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

42.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

21.3%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

42.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

33.0%

36.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

17.0%

21.3%

Reviewers' Industry

[![ODK](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5f63f964cbb30416205163cfa6972cae/odk.svg "ODK")](https://www.g2.com/products/odk/reviews)
ODK

Research

25.0%

Environmental Services

11.0%

Health, Wellness and Fitness

9.0%

Non-Profit Organization Management

8.0%

Hospital & Health Care

6.0%

Other

41.0%

[![SurveyCTO](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0c02aac94595832a3145dbaf72725939/surveycto.svg "SurveyCTO")](https://www.g2.com/products/surveycto/reviews)
SurveyCTO

Research

31.7%

Information Technology and Services

6.7%

Non-Profit Organization Management

5.0%

Financial Services

3.3%

Consumer Services

3.3%

Other

50.0%

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SurveyMonkey
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 ![Microsoft Forms](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/microsoft-forms.jpeg "Microsoft Forms")

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Microsoft Forms
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Qualtrics Market Research
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QuestionPro
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**SurveyCTO Alternatives**

 ![SurveyMonkey](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/14719688a688f7283815b6565517d7ee/surveymonkey.svg "SurveyMonkey")

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SurveyMonkey
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Qualtrics Market Research
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 ![Alchemer Survey](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/134a3c3564c0a8c7a00c43c78ea964d9/alchemer-survey.svg "Alchemer Survey")

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Alchemer Survey
](/products/alchemer-survey/reviews)

 ![Microsoft Forms](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/microsoft-forms.jpeg "Microsoft Forms")

[
Microsoft Forms
](/products/microsoft-forms/reviews)

## ODK vs SurveyCTO

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ODK easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ODK overall.

- Reviewers felt that ODK meets the needs of their business better than SurveyCTO.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ODK is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ODK over SurveyCTO.