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Appenate vs Survey Solutions

Both stand on mobile forms software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Appenate

Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Appenate combines field data capture with app-building, integration and hosting options. Check the five-user minimum and annual billing shown for each listed plan when comparing tiers.

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Survey Solutions offers extensive survey design, collection, and data-quality features in free server and tablet downloads. Users should account for hosting responsibilities and the web interviewer’s connectivity limits.

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The facts

	Appenate	Survey Solutions
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Android, API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Standard: $20 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	3	2
Maker	Not published	Survey Solutions
Website	appenate.com	mysurvey.solutions
On mobile forms software	#21 of 50	#17 of 50

Appenate: what it does well

Captures form data offline and syncs later.
Native apps run on iOS, Android and Windows.
Captures signatures, photos and GPS.
Offers on-premises hosting through Appenate Server.

What to know first

No free plan is listed.
Paid plans require at least five users.
Trial lasts 15 days.
Prices are lower for more than 25 users.

Survey Solutions: what it does well

Supports offline tablet and mixed-mode surveys
Questionnaire Designer supports multilingual work
GIS collection includes geofencing
REST APIs and an R package are available
Free for public and private company use

What to know first

Self-hosted administrators handle backups and updates
Web interviewer requires a constant internet connection
Android tablet needs version 8.0 or later and 2 GB RAM

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