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Alternatives to Device Magic
20 surveys tools sit alongside Device Magic in this directory. Below is what separates each from Device Magic on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Device Magic starts at
- On request
Why people look past Device Magic
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Device Magic entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Device Magic carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where Device Magic does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Device Magic's 2.
Powerful forms get more done
- Can be used without paying; Device Magic cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where Device Magic does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to Device Magic's 2.
Form builder with document generation and e-signature
- Sold on a Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately model rather than quote.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Can be used without paying; Device Magic cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $21/month, where Device Magic does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to Device Magic's 2.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Can be used without paying; Device Magic cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $225/month, where Device Magic does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than quote.
- 5 tiers to Device Magic's 2.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Can be used without paying; Device Magic cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Device Magic's 2.
Every Device Magic alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Device Magic (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| FulcrumIf you want field data collection with geospatial output and published pricing | $39/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Device Magic |
| JotformIf your forms are office-based and you do not need offline capture or dispatch | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Device Magic |
| FormstackIf workflow and document generation across the business matters more than offline field capture | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs Device Magic |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Device Magic |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Device Magic |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Device Magic |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Device Magic |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Device Magic |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Device Magic |
| Tally | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs Device Magic |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs Device Magic |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Device Magic |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Device Magic |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs Device Magic |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Device Magic |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Device Magic |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Device Magic |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Device Magic |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Device Magic |
| GetFeedback | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Device Magic |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Device Magic badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- LimeSurvey , Free
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
What you would be giving up
Device Magic is most often brought in for a mechanical contractor whose service certificates must reach the customer as a specific pdf layout immediately after the visit, an inspection crew working in basements and rural sites where there is no signal for most of the working day, a utility that needs the day's jobs dispatched to named engineers with the right form attached to each one, a business replacing carbon-copy job sheets where the office currently re-keys every sheet into an accounting system. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Device Magic is broadly right and the question is cost, the Device Magic pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Surveys category lists everything the directory holds, and best surveys tools ranks them.
Device Magic runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Device Magic alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Device Magic?
- 20 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Fulcrum, Jotform, Formstack, KoboToolbox. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Device Magic?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jotform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, QuestionPro, Sogolytics.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Device Magic?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Device Magic?
- Device Magic is most often brought in for a mechanical contractor whose service certificates must reach the customer as a specific pdf layout immediately after the visit, an inspection crew working in basements and rural sites where there is no signal for most of the working day, a utility that needs the day's jobs dispatched to named engineers with the right form attached to each one, a business replacing carbon-copy job sheets where the office currently re-keys every sheet into an accounting system. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Device Magic?
- None of the surveys tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Device Magic alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Surveys, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Device Magic against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Device Magic covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every surveys tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Surveys category, 20 tools beside Device Magic. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.