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MELR
What MELR is
MELR helps NGOs, ministries, agencies, and donors collect, track, evaluate, and report project results. Its project-management tools cover portfolios, logical frameworks, theory of change, milestones, Gantt charts, budgets, disbursements, risks, stakeholders, and teams. Evaluation options include ex-ante appraisal, OECD-DAC public policy evaluation, PEFA assessment, public finance diagnostics, GEF allocation, debt sustainability analysis, and climate budget tagging. Field teams can build forms without code and use an installable mobile PWA to collect GPS data, photos, and signatures, including offline; information synchronizes when connectivity returns. MELR supports French, English, and Spanish, plus two-way synchronization with KoboToolbox, ODK Central, and DHIS2. Reports export to Word, Excel, and PDF in formats for USAID, GAVI, the Global Fund, AFD, the European Union, the World Bank, and ADA. Hosting can use managed cloud infrastructure or the customer's own infrastructure. Cloud and self-hosted pricing requires a quote, and the cloud subscription includes a free discovery plan.
Who it suits
MELR is suited to NGOs, ministries, agencies, and donors managing project results, especially teams collecting information in the field or needing named reporting formats. The maker also notes a solidarity rate for small NGOs and nonprofits.
What it does well
- Field forms work offline and synchronize later
- Supports French, English, and Spanish
- Syncs with KoboToolbox, ODK Central, and DHIS2
- Offers cloud or customer-hosted deployment
- Customers can export their data at any time
What to know first
- Pricing requires a quote
- Official ratings and normalisations are not produced
Limits
A free discovery plan is available. Paid cloud subscriptions and self-hosted licenses require a quote; the listed cloud subscription includes basic support, while self-hosted support and maintenance are optional. MELR does not produce official ratings or normalisations.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud subscription | Monthly or annual; quote required · Hosting, backups, updates and basic support included; free discovery plan available | On request |
| Self-hosted license | Annual or perpetual; quote required · Deployed on your infrastructure; optional support and maintenance package | On request |
As reft-africa.org lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the MELR website.
- Choose a free discovery plan or request a quote for a cloud subscription or self-hosted license.
- For cloud use, arrange hosting, backups, updates and basic support through the subscription.
- For self-hosting, deploy MELR on your own infrastructure; optional support and maintenance are available.
- Use the web platform or Android and iOS access, and arrange administrator or user training as needed.
Verdict
MELR brings project management, evaluation, field collection, and reporting into one platform, with cloud and self-hosted deployment options. Its indicators and sensitivity work do not provide official ratings or normalisations.
Questions
Is MELR free?
A free discovery plan is available. The pricing model is freemium, and subscriptions or licenses require a quote.
How is MELR priced?
Cloud subscriptions are billed monthly or annually, with a quote required. Self-hosted licenses are billed annually or perpetually and also require a quote.
Which platforms does MELR support?
MELR is available on Android, iOS, the web and self-hosted infrastructure.
Can MELR collect information offline?
Yes. Field teams can use the installable mobile PWA offline, with automatic synchronization when connectivity returns.
Which systems does MELR integrate with?
It supports automatic two-way synchronization with KoboToolbox, ODK Central and DHIS2.
Where can MELR be hosted?
Organizations can use managed cloud infrastructure or host MELR on their own infrastructure, including on premises.
Facts from MELR's own pages
- Data hosting
- Data can be hosted on managed cloud infrastructure or on the customer's own infrastructure, including on-premises deployment. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Data portability
- The maker says customers own their data, can export it at any time, and that no data is retained if they stop using the service. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Evaluation modules
- Its evaluation suite includes ex-ante appraisal, OECD-DAC public policy evaluation, PEFA assessment, public finance diagnostics, GEF allocation, debt sustainability analysis and climate budget tagging. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Field collection
- Field collection offers a no-code form builder and installable mobile PWA with GPS, photos, signatures and offline operation. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2004 · reft-africa.org, 23 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Dakar, Senegal · reft-africa.org, 23 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- MELR supports automatic two-way synchronization with KoboToolbox, ODK Central and DHIS2. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker presents MELR for NGOs, ministries, agencies and donors, with a solidarity rate available for small NGOs and nonprofits. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Languages and offline use
- The platform supports French, English and Spanish, and field collection can work offline with automatic synchronization when connectivity returns. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Notable methodological limit
- MELR computes indicators, decompositions and sensitivity but does not produce official ratings or normalisations. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Project management
- Project tools include portfolios, logical frameworks, theory of change, milestones, Gantt charts, budgets, disbursements, risks, stakeholders and teams. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MELR helps NGOs, ministries, agencies and donors collect, track, evaluate and report project results. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports export to Word, Excel and PDF in formats for USAID, GAVI, the Global Fund, AFD, the European Union, the World Bank and ADA. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The product page states that MELR provides two-factor authentication, strict isolation between organizations, GDPR data export, a right to be forgotten and an audit log. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026
- Support and training
- Cloud subscriptions include basic support; the maker also states that it provides administrator and user training, deployment support, manuals and built-in help. · reft-africa.org, 5 Oct 2026