SurveyCTO review
A strong fit for secure offline collection, case management, and complex field surveys.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
SurveyCTO is a secure data collection platform from Dobility, Inc. for researchers, development organizations, impact evaluation teams, and field-based operations. It supports online and offline surveys, mobile data collection, web forms, complex logic, case management, data-quality monitoring, reporting, and external data exchange. Teams can build forms with an online designer or spreadsheet-based workflows, then deploy them through web links or the SurveyCTO Collect mobile app. Its platform coverage includes web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and API access.
Pricing is structured by team rather than by user or seat. The free community subscription includes 10 forms, 200 submissions per month, and 200MB of storage. Basic costs $225 per month with annual billing and includes 5,000 monthly submissions, 100 forms, 10GB of storage, unlimited devices and users, and basic offline case management. Pro costs $315 per month with annual billing, raising limits to 10,000 monthly submissions, 500 forms, and 25GB of storage, while adding limited API access. Advanced costs $630 per month with annual billing and includes unlimited submissions, forms, and storage, plus all APIs and plug-ins and advanced offline case management. Enterprise adds custom storage, submissions, and forms, along with custom training and enterprise success support.
SurveyCTO stands out when field teams need more than basic questionnaires. Offline collection, skip logic, longitudinal case management, and multimedia capture cover images, audio, video, GPS, barcodes, and signatures. Automated quality checks, review and correction workflows, and real-time Data Explorer monitoring support structured field operations. End-to-end and public/private-key encryption address security needs, while integrations include Zapier, Google Sheets, OpenFn, DevResults, TolaData, Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, Twilio, and Power BI. Choose it for secure, connected field data workflows; choose a simpler survey tool if offline case management, encryption, and operational integrations are not central.
SurveyCTO pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Offline mobile collection with case management for longitudinal studies
- Multimedia capture, quality workflows, encryption, and monitoring
- Broad integrations plus REST API, webhooks, and plug-ins
- Where it doesn't
- Paid plans start at $225 per month with annual billing
- Advanced APIs, plug-ins, and offline case management require Advanced
- The free community subscription is limited to 10 forms and 200 submissions monthly
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