India's most affordable offline-first field data platform. Collect with zero internet, auto-sync, and unlock real-time analysis, cross-tabulation, and automated report writing right in your browser.
FieldGovern has a strategic marketing partnership with Dataworx, a Bengaluru-based data-science & M&E firm, and has already powered live monitoring & evaluation projects — including field data collection for a Karnataka State Monitoring & Evaluation authority.
Tools built for somewhere else — too costly, too fragile offline. Here's what breaks, how the usual tools handle it, and how FieldGovern fixes each one.
Get your entire field team collecting data in under 30 minutes — no training, no installs.
Use the visual form builder to create surveys with 15 field types, skip logic, and templates. Assign forms to enumerators in one click.
Enumerators open the web link on any phone — no install needed. Fill forms, capture GPS and photos, even with zero internet.
The moment the enumerator gets any signal, data syncs automatically. Supervisors see it live on the dashboard in real time.
See why teams are switching from SurveyCTO, KoboToolbox, ODK, and CommCare.
Scored on offline reliability, built-in analysis & AI, India-first features (languages, DPDP, UPI), and total cost of ownership. See the full scoring →
| Feature | FieldGovern ✦ | SurveyCTO | KoboToolbox | ODK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection & Field | ||||
| Monthly Price | From ₹8,399 (~$96) | $198–700 | Free (limited) | Self-hosted + ops |
| True Offline Mode | ✓ Full offline | ✓ App only | ◐ Partial | ◐ App only |
| No Installation Needed | ✓ PWA — any browser | ✕ App required | ✕ App required | ✕ App required |
| GPS Capture in Forms | ✓ Built-in geopoint | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo & Audio Capture | ✓ + auto-compress | ✗ No compression | ✗ No compression | ✗ No compression |
| Auto Photo Compression | ✓ 96% reduction | ✕ None | ✕ None | ✕ None |
| Multi-language Forms | ✓ 22 Indian languages | ◐ EN only UI | ✓ Many | ✓ Many |
| Background Sync | ✓ Even app-closed | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Real-Time Dashboard | ✓ Instant | ✓ Delayed | ◐ Delayed | ✕ |
| Skip Logic (AND/OR) | ✓ Nested | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quality & Field Supervision | ||||
| GPS Validation (geofence) | ✓ Geofence + flag | ✓ | ◐ Basic | ◐ Basic |
| Interview-Timing / Speed-Trap | ✓ Rushed-interview flag | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Audio Audits (QC recording) | ✓ Compressed, in-app | ✓ | ◐ Limited | ✕ |
| Back-Check Workflow | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Duplicate / Outlier Detection | ✓ AI, automatic | ◐ Rules only | ✕ | ✕ |
| Analysis & Reporting — FieldGovern's Unique Advantage | ||||
| Built-in Data Cleaner | ✓ Dedup, type-fix, QC | ✕ Export & use Stata | ✕ Export & use R | ✕ Export & use R |
| Cross-tab / Tabulation Engine | ✓ Browser, live | ✕ External tool | ✕ External tool | ✕ External tool |
| AI Auto-Generate Insights | ✓ 10 tables, 1 click | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Smart Builder (NL Query + Column Picker) | ✓ Live, both modes | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Per-Table AI Interpretation | ✓ 10 focus templates | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| AI Report Writer | ✓ 6 styles + interpretations | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Panel Study & Attrition | ✓ Wave tracking | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Scheduled Report Emails | ✓ Daily / weekly | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Stata .dta Export | ✓ Built-in | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| SPSS .sav Export | ✓ Built-in | ✓ Paid add-on | ✕ | ✕ |
| Platform & Compliance | ||||
| White-label Branding | ✓ Per tenant | Enterprise only | ✕ | ✕ |
| REST API + API Keys | ✓ All paid plans | ◐ Paid add-on | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-tenant SaaS | ✓ Full DB isolation | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Data Stored in India | ✓ Mumbai servers | ✕ US servers | ✕ EU servers | ◐ Self-hosted |
From offline data collection to AI-powered reports — one platform built for India's connectivity realities and compliance requirements.
SurveyCTO, KoboToolbox, and ODK give you raw data — and stop there. FieldGovern takes you from first interview to final report, inside a single platform.
FieldGovern maps directly to India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. These are the safeguards live in the platform today.
Personal data may only be processed with free, specific, informed consent of the data principal.
Every submission records consent given + a consent timestamp before data is kept. Admins can pull a per-form consent log for accountability.
Data principals can request access to their data and correction of inaccurate records.
Authorised admins can access and correct submission data on request. Every edit is versioned and audit-logged — records are never silently overwritten.
Data principals can request erasure of their personal data, subject to legal exceptions.
An anonymisation-based erasure path removes personal identifiers from a respondent's submissions while preserving aggregate integrity. The erasure event is recorded in the audit trail.
Data Fiduciaries must protect personal data with reasonable security safeguards.
Every organisation's data is isolated at the database layer with PostgreSQL Row-Level Security. Passwords are bcrypt-hashed; sessions use signed JWTs; transport is TLS.
Data Fiduciaries must maintain records of processing activities for accountability.
Key actions — logins, form edits, submissions, exports, role changes, corrections, erasures — are written to an append-only audit log with actor and timestamp.
Cross-border transfer of personal data is restricted to permitted countries.
FieldGovern runs on India-based infrastructure by default. Direct identifiers (names, phone numbers, GPS, Aadhaar-shaped values) are stripped before any data is sent to an AI model — a per-organisation opt-in for AI processing is on our roadmap. Need full data sovereignty? The entire stack is self-hostable via Docker Compose on your own servers — your data never leaves infrastructure you control.
Compare your current tool's annual cost against FieldGovern Pro — with unlimited enumerators included.
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Estimates based on plan list prices (SurveyCTO / Qualtrics converted at ~₹83/$). Paper estimate assumes ~₹8/response for entry & logistics plus ₹3,000/form setup. Your actual cost may vary — contact us for a quote.
Yes. Forms are cached locally the first time they're loaded. Data is stored in OPFS (Chrome/Android) or IndexedDB (Safari/iOS). Even photos and audio are stored locally until sync. The only internet needed is once to load the form initially — after that, fully offline forever.
No. FieldGovern is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Enumerators open the URL in Chrome or Safari on any phone. They can optionally "Add to Home Screen" for an app-like icon, but it works directly in the browser with no Play Store or App Store required.
Full multi-tenant isolation at the database level. Every query is filtered by tenant_id. Row-Level Security (RLS) is enforced via SQLAlchemy. No organization can ever see another's data — technically guaranteed at the DB layer, not just application policy.
Yes. FieldGovern exports to CSV, Stata .dta format (via pandas), and Google Sheets. This is specifically designed for academic and policy research teams who use Stata — a feature SurveyCTO charges extra for on their Professional plan.
No duplicates. Each submission gets a local_id (idempotency key) generated on the device before submission. If the same submission is pushed twice (e.g., sync interrupted mid-upload), the server detects the duplicate via local_id and silently ignores the second copy.
Yes — white-labeling is available on Professional and Enterprise plans. You can set a custom logo, app name, and primary color per organization. Your enumerators see your brand, not "FieldGovern".
Plans start free forever, with paid tiers from ₹8,399/month. You can pay by UPI, Net Banking, or any Indian card — no USD billing or foreign-currency markup. See full pricing →
Respondent-facing forms support English, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu today, with more Indian languages on the roadmap. Each field's label, hint, and the consent notice itself can be localized per language.
FieldGovern is built DPDP-aligned by design — consent capture with an audit trail, row-level tenant isolation, and a data-erasure endpoint are all live today. Actual compliance depends on how your organization configures and uses the platform; see the full DPDP compliance mapping →
Yes. FieldGovern supports XLSForm import/export and has dedicated migration tooling for Kobo, SurveyCTO, and ODK Central — bring your existing form design and historical data over rather than rebuilding from scratch.
Direct identifiers — names, phone numbers, GPS, Aadhaar-shaped values — are stripped before any data reaches an AI provider for report writing or analysis suggestions. See the Security page → for the full technical detail.
Your data is never deleted. You can move to any paid plan to keep collecting, or export everything and walk away — there's no lock-in and no credit card was required to start.
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