Research checked: 2026-09-18. Category: open-source field data tool.
ODK Collect and form audit logs
Use and fit
Android form capture supports offline work, photos, location, signatures and repeating records. An optional configured audit log can retain form-edit events. Fit: custom service records where a business can maintain its own forms and server.
Cost and access
Collect is an open-source app; server hosting, form development and maintenance are additional work. No managed-cloud price verified.
Popularity and evidence
GitHub showed 790 stars / 1.4k forks on 2026-09-18; the project reports billions of data points collected. These are not trade-user counts.
Reuse and package decision
Collect LICENSE.md is Apache-2.0; documentation footer is CC BY 4.0. Link-only here; no software or documentation copied.
Tools were not installed or operationally tested. Prices/counts may change. This is a research summary, not the product, connection, license grant or proof of field competence.