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 is built in 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 ₹6,999 (~$84) | $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.
Six modules live now, GIS coming Q3 2026 — the full intelligence suite, built in.
Instantly visualize field data the moment it syncs. Live, interactive dashboards for government officers, researchers, and program managers — no external BI tools needed.
Live NowPublication-ready cross-tabs, frequency tables, and distributions directly in your browser. AI auto-generates up to 10 tables in one click — each with a rationale. Manual builder, CSV upload, and panel study tabs all included.
Live NowTwo modes: pick columns from a searchable list and AI designs the optimal table structure using real unique values — or just ask in plain English: "avg age of beneficiaries per district by gender" and AI parses all columns to build it.
Live NowEvery table gets its own AI narrative. Choose from 10 methodology-driven focus templates: Distribution & Spread, High vs Low Performers, Equity & Disparity, Interaction Effect, Outlier Detection, and more. Refine iteratively — see Previous vs Refined side-by-side before committing.
Live NowFG Writer reads your stored per-table interpretations from the Analyzer — generating richer, contextually accurate narratives rather than just re-summarizing raw numbers. 6 report styles: NGO, Government, Research, Medical, Progress, Field Survey.
Live NowAuto-schedule weekly or monthly program reports straight to your PI's inbox. Set thresholds for critical indicators — get WhatsApp alerts when field data goes out of range.
Live NowAdvanced map layers, spatial clustering, and coverage heatmaps for geographical field studies. Track surveyor footprints and visualize impact density automatically.
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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".
Honest, side-by-side comparisons with the platforms Indian research and M&E teams typically evaluate.