Kobo toolbox is described as the most powerful quantitative data collection tool. It allows for mobile data collection through apps, both online and offline. Some key advantages include low cost, the ability to analyze data from the first day of collection, minimal data entry errors, logical questioning, and confirming actual data collection through location. The document compares Kobo to other quantitative data collection tools like Google Forms, Commcare, and ODK.

1. Kobo toolbox: Most powerful Quantitative collection tool
D r . A l e x Z a y a r P h y o A u n g

2. Modes of Quantitative data collection
Data
Collection
Paper based
Mobile data
collection
OfflineOnline
Web form Apps Apps
• High cost
• Data entry takes time
• Hard to collect in
emergency situation
• Data collection and
entry error
• No sequencing/ logic
question
• Cannot confirm the
actual collection of
data
Advantages
• Low cost
• Can analyze the data since from day 1
• No more data entry is needed
• Low/ minimal data entry error
• Sequencing/ logical question
• Replication of survey
• Can confirm the actual data collection by location
Disadvantages
• Need electricity
• Sound knowledge of IT
• Platform issue

3. Google Form Kobo Tooolbox
Commcare ODK
Most used Quantitative data collection tools

4. Google form Kobo Commcare ODK
Open source
Storage G Drive
10,000 submission/
month
250 USD/ month G Drive
Form Builder
Designing form
Integrate with
other tool
Offline data
collection
Device
Identification
Export into Excel
Visualizing and
Analyzing data
Quantitative data collection tools comparison

5. 5Your Coffee Shop
https://kf.kobotoolbox.org/accounts/register/