# SurveyCTO review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Offline-capable data collection for field research Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. SurveyCTO is a data collection platform for field, offline and web surveys. Forms run in an Android and iOS app or through shareable web links, with data quality checks, case management for follow-up surveys and a console for managing enumerators. Plans are priced by storage, submissions and forms rather than per user. - **Category:** Forms & Surveys - **Made by:** Dobility, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.surveycto.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you are small: $225 a month on yearly billing before any extras. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, SurveyCTO has a free plan, and paid plans start at $225 per month, billed annually ($250 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Community subscription for testing and training: 10 forms, 200 submissions a month and 200 MB of storage, without support access. - **Free trial:** 15-day free trial with all features: 10 forms, 200 submissions and 200 MB storage. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Community | $0 | Free sandbox: 10 forms, 200 submissions a month, 200 MB storage, all paid features but no support team access. | | Basic | $225 per month, billed annually ($250 billed monthly) | 10 GB storage, 5,000 monthly submissions, 100 forms, unlimited users and devices, 1,000 AI credits. | | Pro | $315 per month, billed annually ($350 billed monthly) | 25 GB storage, 10,000 monthly submissions, 500 forms, limited API access, server location choice, 2,500 AI credits. | | Advanced | $630 per month, billed annually ($700 billed monthly) | Unlimited storage, submissions and forms, all APIs, advanced offline case management, 5,000 AI credits. | | Enterprise | Custom | Custom storage, submissions and forms, custom training, an enterprise success team and custom AI credits. | Read from https://www.surveycto.com/plans/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SurveyCTO before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **10% off with annual payment** (Annual discount): The pricing page gives a 10% discount whenever an annual subscription is paid up front; Basic is $225 a month annually versus $250 monthly. Source: https://www.surveycto.com/plans/ ## Key features - **Offline mobile collection:** The SurveyCTO Collect app works offline on Android and iOS and supports CAPI, CATI and ACASI interview modes. - **Data quality tools:** Real-time checks flag issues, with review and correction of submissions and automated statistical checks. - **Case management:** Follow-up and longitudinal surveys can be tied together; advanced offline case management is on the Advanced plan. - **Security:** The vendor says it is SOC 2 certified and GDPR and HIPAA compliant, with end-to-end encryption and SSO. - **AI tools:** AI translation, transcription and form design help, drawn from a monthly credit allowance that depends on the plan. ## Good for - Research and development teams collecting data in the field without internet - Organizations that want unlimited users and devices rather than per-seat pricing - Longitudinal studies that need case management ## Worth knowing - Plans cap monthly submissions: 5,000 on Basic and 10,000 on Pro; extra submissions cost $100 per 1,000 credits. - Extra AI credits are sold separately as prepaid or on-demand credits. - The free Community subscription has no access to the support team. - Server location selection and the SOC 2 report need Pro or higher. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. SurveyCTO collects field data offline in Android and iOS apps, with data quality checks and case management. Basic is $225 a month, and each plan caps submissions. The free Community plan is for testing and training and has no support access. - **Value for money: D.** Basic is $225 a month on yearly billing, above the dearest tenth ($149) of forms tools. Pro is $315 and Advanced $630. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Community is free for testing and training: 10 forms, 200 submissions a month and 200 MB, with no support access. A 15-day trial gives all features at the same limits. - **Features: B.** Offline collection, data quality tools, case management, security and AI tools. The listing's gaps are about caps and plan limits, not missing field-survey features. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Forms are built to a spreadsheet-style design, and field teams need setup and training. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, with Google Sheets, Stata, R, Power BI and Salesforce links. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SurveyCTO's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among form and survey tools - SurveyCTO's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 56 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 31. - It stands best on features (B, above 96 of 148) and worst on value for money (D, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $225 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 107 of the 114 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/forms ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of SurveyCTO you could make: surveys, forms and case management. What surrounds it you could not. The 6 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $2,700 a year. - You could make: Surveys, forms and case management: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Sheets, Stata and R among them, and has an API. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, SOC 2 and HIPAA. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Sheets, Stata, R, Power BI, Salesforce **Tags:** Surveys, Forms, Works offline, Case management, AI features, End-to-end encrypted, Public API ## Alternatives - [KoboToolbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kobotoolbox): Open-source data collection for field surveys, online or offline. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kobotoolbox-vs-surveycto) - [Open Data Kit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/open-data-kit): Open-source mobile and web data collection. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/open-data-kit-vs-surveycto) - [CommCare](https://toolgpa.com/tools/commcare): No-code apps for frontline case management and data collection. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/commcare-vs-surveycto) - [Ona](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ona): Mobile data collection with forms, maps and charts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ona-vs-surveycto) - [GoCanvas](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gocanvas): Mobile forms and workflows for field inspections and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gocanvas-vs-surveycto) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.surveycto.com/plans/ - https://www.surveycto.com - https://www.surveycto.com/features/mobile-survey-app/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/surveycto Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).