Ona Data
Ona Data is a platform for collecting field data and monitoring it in real time.
What Ona Data is
Ona Data is a platform for collecting field data and monitoring it in real time. Forms can be created with an online builder or authored using XLSForm, with options to capture GPS, signatures, photos, validation, logic, and repeat sections. Smartphones and desktops can collect data offline; submissions upload when a connection is detected or can be transferred to a computer. For reviewing results, the platform provides maps, summary charts, filters, and XLS Reports for Excel dashboards. Access controls determine who can share project data, and filters can hide sensitive fields. Ona Apps connect with Google Sheets, RapidPro, TextIt, Tableau, and Tableau Hyper on select paid plans, but connections are form-based and do not support filtered datasets. Encrypted submissions must be downloaded and decrypted with ODK Briefcase before account maps, tables, CSV, or XLS views are available.
Good
- Offline collection on smartphones and desktops
- Forms support GPS, signatures, and photos
- Includes maps, charts, filters, and XLS Reports
- Free plan allows 500 form submissions
- REST API has no stated call limit
Watch out
- Free plan has one private project
- Ona Apps do not support filtered datasets
- Encrypted submissions require download and decryption before viewing
- Unusually high API use may be rate limited
Who it suits
Ona Data suits teams collecting field responses on Android devices or in web forms, including those who need offline collection, GPS or photo capture, or data review tools. It may also fit teams that need access controls or local hosting options for data requirements.
Verdict
Ona Data combines offline field collection with form design and data-review tools, and offers a free plan alongside paid tiers. Check the project and submission limits, as well as the restrictions on filtered Ona Apps connections and encrypted-submission viewing.
Plans and prices
From Ona Data's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 500 form submissions · 1 private project · 1 public project · 10 private forms (total) · community support · $0 / month; $0 / year |
| Standard | $199 a month | 15,000 form submissions · 2 private projects · 2 public projects · 10 public forms · unlimited storage, data collectors, and collaborators · email support · $199 / month or $1910.40 / year |
| Pro | $299 a month | 30,000 form submissions · 5 private projects · 5 public projects · 15 public forms · unlimited storage, data collectors, and collaborators · email support · $299 / month or $2870.40 / year |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Pricing based on usage · 24-hour priority support · Create your plan |
The facts
Each one read from Ona Data's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Users can control who shares project data and use filters to hide sensitive fields such as personal identifiers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Analysis
- The platform provides maps, summary charts, filters, and XLS Reports for creating Excel dashboards.checked 4 Oct 2026
- API
- Ona provides a REST-based API with no stated call limit, but reserves the right to temporarily rate limit unusually high usage.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Ona's service agreement says it aims for 99.5% server uptime.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Encrypted submissions
- Encrypted form submissions are stored on Ona until downloaded and decrypted with ODK Briefcase; account map, table, CSV, and XLS viewing is unavailable for those submissions until decryption.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Form design
- Forms can be authored with the XLSForm standard or the online form builder and can capture GPS, validation, logic, repeats, signatures, and photos.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Ona says it can set up and manage local instances for clients whose data security laws require in-country hosting.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ona Apps support Google Sheets, RapidPro, TextIt, Tableau, and Tableau Hyper; Ona says they are included with select paid plans.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Ona Apps connections are form-based rather than project-based, and are not supported for filtered datasets.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Offline collection
- Forms can be used on smartphones and desktops offline, and data uploads when a connection is detected or can be uploaded to a computer.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ona Data is a mobile data collection platform for field data collection and real-time monitoring.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Ona's security page says server-client connections use TLS/HTTPS and databases and backups are encrypted at rest using AES-256.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Ona says its multilingual support team spans 14 time zones and offers premium options for guaranteed one-day or weekend support.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- ODK Collect is an Android application, while Enketo webforms run in modern web browsers on computers and mobile devices.checked 4 Oct 2026
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