ODK Reviews & Product Details

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.

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 I like most about ODK is how easy it is to learn and start using. There are many helpful resources available, so you can quickly pick it up and become comfortable building forms and workflows. It works offline, which is essential for field settings, and it’s widely used, so there’s a strong community and good support.

Even without using its more advanced features, the core functionality has been incredibly valuable. The built-in quality control checks we can embed in surveys have significantly improved data integrity and consistency.

We also regularly use the QR code scanning feature to efficiently capture lab sample IDs and other identifiers, reducing errors and saving time.

Because it’s so user-friendly, our partners are also more willing to learn it and use it consistently. ODK has made the transition from paper-based to electronic data collection smooth and practical for our teams. Overall, it’s a reliable, flexible tool that has strengthened our data collection processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One challenge with ODK is that forms can become quite complicated to manage in Excel, especially as they get more complex. It’s manageable once you get used to it, but it would be nice if there were an easier or more intuitive way to build and organize forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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