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Appenate report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for no-code mobile forms for inspections and audits
Appenate builds mobile forms for inspections, safety audits and field service, with native apps for iOS, Android and Windows that work offline. Plans are $20, $28 and $36 a user a month with a 5-user minimum, so at least $100 a month. Standard caps submissions at 1,500 a month.
Who Appenate is for
- Fits if you run a crew of 5 or more doing inspections on mixed devices
- Works for teams that file reports into SharePoint or OneDrive
Who Appenate is not for
- Pricey if you are one person: the 5-user minimum makes $100 a month the floor
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none
- Tight if you pass 1,500 submissions a month on Standard
- Watch out: web forms with no login, Sync and white label are add-ons priced through sales
Why Appenate gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$20 a user a month on yearly billing with a 5-user minimum, so $100 a month is the floor. One person pays that.
- DFree plan and trialA free trial is offered, but its length and card requirement are not stated. No free plan.
- CFeaturesNo-code app builder, offline use, connectors, dispatch and documents. Standard caps submissions at 1,500 a month, dispatch needs Premium and AI needs Pro.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build each app and form yourself.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS, Android and Windows apps, with BigQuery, Salesforce, SharePoint, Power BI, OneDrive and Google Drive connectors.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Appenate's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Appenate's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 26 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 29.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 148 of 148) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month for each person, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 57 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 149 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Appenate’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 148, level with 33
- DFree plan and trialAbove 18 of 148, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 148, level with 90
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 148, level with 135
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 148 of 148
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 121 form and survey tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Appenate, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Appenate you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 93 of the 148 other form and survey tools grade higher. It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Apps for Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Appenate’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Appenate?
Appenate is a no-code platform for building mobile forms and worker-facing apps for inspections, safety audits, checklists and field service reports. Apps run natively on iOS, Android and Windows, work offline and sync when a connection returns. Built-in connectors push entries to systems such as SharePoint, Salesforce and Power BI, and a white-label option is sold to resellers.
Worth knowing
- Every plan has a 5-user minimum, so the lowest cost is $100 a month billed annually.
- Standard caps form submissions at 1,500 a month; job dispatch needs Premium and AI features need Pro.
- Web forms that need no login, Sync, Distill, Replicate, the Enterprise Toolkit and white-label offerings are add-ons priced through sales.
- The page says prices are lower above 25 users but does not show those figures.
Key features
- No-code app builder
- A drag-and-drop builder for mobile apps and forms, with all screen types on every plan.
- Offline operation
- Forms can be filled in without a connection; data is stored on the device and synced once it reconnects.
- Built-in connectors
- Push entries to Google BigQuery, SharePoint lists, Power BI, Salesforce, OneDrive for Business and Google Drive, plus a REST field for custom calls.
- Job dispatch and documents
- Premium adds tasking and job dispatch and document management.
- AI form tools
- The Pro plan includes an AI form generator, a conversational assistant and AI voice and photo fill.
- White label and self-hosting
- Paid add-ons let partners rebrand the apps and cloud platform, or host the whole platform on their own servers.
Appenate pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Appenate is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $20 per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $20per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | No-code app builder, all screen types, standard connectors, unlimited storage and 1,500 form submissions a month. Minimum 5 users. |
| Premium | $28per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) | Adds all connectors, unlimited form submissions, tasking and job dispatch, and document management. Minimum 5 users. |
| Pro | $36per user / month, billed annually ($45 billed monthly) | Everything in Premium plus unlimited AI access: AI form generator, conversational assistant, and AI voice and photo fill. Minimum 5 users. |
Read from appenate.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Appenate before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% saving on annual billing
The pricing page toggle shows a 20% saving for annual billing, for example $20 instead of $25 per user a month on Standard.
Stated on appenate.com
Works with
- Google BigQuery
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
- Power BI
- OneDrive for Business
- Google Drive
Appenate alternatives
- Appenate vs Fulcrum
Free trial · from $43/mo
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Free trial · from $400/mo
- Appenate vs GoCanvas
Free trial · from $29/mo
- Appenate vs Formstack
Free trial · from $83/mo
Common questions
Does Appenate have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Appenate is listed for Web, iOS, Android and Windows.
Does Appenate have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Appenate is listed for Web, iOS, Android and Windows.
Is Appenate open source?
Appenate is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Appenate work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.