Monival
Monival is a monitoring and evaluation platform for field data collection, indicator tracking, evaluations, compliance, budgets and real-time reporting.
What Monival is
Monival is a monitoring and evaluation platform for field data collection, indicator tracking, evaluations, compliance, budgets and real-time reporting. It is designed for NGOs, research institutions and government monitoring programmes. Its Android and iOS Data Collect app can collect submissions offline, store them on the device and sync them when connectivity returns. The platform imports XLSForms from ODK and KoboToolbox, but repeat groups, conditional logic, constraints, calculations and per-question translations do not transfer. Data can be shared through an OData-shaped feed for Power BI and Excel, webhooks, a REST API or CSV/XLSX exports. The free Community plan is billed forever and includes up to three forms, 100 submissions per month and five enumerators. Monival uses organisation-scoped records and role-based permissions. It says it does not currently publish compliance certifications, a data-residency statement or a formal audit log for every account action.
Good
- Offline collection on Android and iOS
- Free Community plan includes three forms
- OData feed supports Power BI and Excel
- Role-based permissions govern access
Watch out
- Some XLSForm features do not transfer
- Webhook delivery has one attempt and no retry queue
- Compliance certifications are not currently published
Who it suits
Monival is aimed at NGOs, research institutions and government monitoring programmes that need offline field collection and evaluation workflows. It may also fit teams needing exports or feeds for reporting tools.
Verdict
Monival combines offline field collection with monitoring, evaluation and reporting tools. Review the plan limits, XLSForm import gaps and compliance disclosures against your programme's needs.
Plans and prices
From Monival's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | Up to 3 forms · 100 submissions / month · 5 enumerators · Offline mobile app · OData / Power BI feed · Webhooks & API access · forever |
| Pro | $1,500 a year | Unlimited forms · 10,000 submissions / month · Unlimited enumerators · Offline mobile app · 360° evaluation engine · OData / Power BI feed · Webhooks & API access · $1,500–3,000/yr · ~KES 195K–390K |
| Grants | $3,500 a year | Everything in Pro · Compliance & due-diligence questionnaires · Budgets & donor tracking · Dedicated grant-round workflow — in build · $3,500–8,000/yr indicative · ~KES 455K–1.04M |
| Premium | $10,000 a year | Everything in Pro · Custom submission limits · Dedicated onboarding · SLA & priority support · $10,000–25,000/yr · ~KES 1.3M–3.25M |
The facts
Each one read from Monival's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Server-enforced role-based permissions control form design, submission review and approval, financial data, and organisation administration.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- Monival supports email/password sign-in and Sign in with Microsoft; SAML single sign-on is evaluated case by case rather than offered as a self-serve toggle.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Compliance disclosure
- Monival says it does not currently publish compliance certifications, a data-residency statement, or a formal audit log for every account action.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Encryption and storage
- Web, mobile sync, and API traffic is encrypted over HTTPS, while collected media is stored on Monival's servers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Form migration
- Monival imports XLSForms from ODK and KoboToolbox, but repeat groups, conditional logic, constraints, calculations, and per-question translations are not imported.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Monival provides an OData-shaped feed for Power BI and Excel, webhooks, a REST API, and CSV/XLSX export.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Offline collection
- The mobile app stores submissions locally and syncs automatically when connectivity returns.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Monival is an end-to-end monitoring and evaluation platform for collecting field data offline, tracking indicators, running evaluations, managing compliance and budgets, and reporting in real time.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scalability
- Monival states that programmes can scale from one to 1,000 enumerators without changing platform.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Pro plan lists priority email support, while Premium includes SLA and priority support.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Target users
- Monival is designed for NGOs, research institutions, and government monitoring programmes.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Tenant isolation
- Customer records are separated by organisation identifier and every query is scoped to the requesting organisation, using row-level isolation in a shared database.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Webhook limit
- Webhooks use at-most-once delivery with one attempt, no retry queue, and a five-second timeout.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Nairobi, Kenyachecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile platforms
- The Monival Data Collect app works 100% offline on Android and iOS.checked 30 Sep 2026
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