Before deploying a documentation solution and investing in infrastructure and training, it is good to explore the different options out there and make sure you pick the best one for your particular needs. Below you will find a comparison of Tella with the other main apps available for documentation and data collection.
| Tella |
ODK Collect KoboCollect |
EyeWitness to Atrocities | CameraV | ProofMode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-device encryption | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Camouflage | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Usability | 😃 | 😭 | 😐 | 😐 | 😃 |
| Verifiable evidence | soon | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data-collection (data is sent to, and stored on, a server) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Customizable forms | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | N/A |
| Self-host option (full control over data) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | N/A |
| Advocacy or legal support | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |