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Device Magic vs MoEngage

Device Magic logo

Device Magic

Surveys

Offline mobile forms for field crews, quote-only with a three user minimum, now under GoCanvas

From
On request
Free plan
No
MoEngage logo

MoEngage

Marketing

Essential solutions to help your growing teams build and retain customers

From
On request
Free plan
No

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Device Magic neither plan publishes a price and both carry a three user minimum billed annually, so a two-person business cannot buy it at all and a small firm cannot benchmark the quote against published competitors; MoEngage no pricing information published; platform uses custom pricing requiring sales contact
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Device Magic and MoEngage actually diverge.

Attributes where Device Magic and MoEngage differ
AttributeDevice MagicMoEngage
PlatformsiOS, Android, WebWeb
CategorySurveysMarketing

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Device Magic

  • Fully offline capture
  • Formatted PDF output
  • Destinations
  • Dispatch and scheduling
  • Resource data
  • Conditional logic
  • White labelling

Only in MoEngage

Nothing recorded that Device Magic does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Device Magic

  • A mechanical contractor whose service certificates must reach the customer as a specific PDF layout immediately after the visitnot MoEngage
  • An inspection crew working in basements and rural sites where there is no signal for most of the working daynot MoEngage
  • A utility that needs the day's jobs dispatched to named engineers with the right form attached to each onenot MoEngage
  • A business replacing carbon-copy job sheets where the office currently re-keys every sheet into an accounting systemnot MoEngage

MoEngage

  • Identifying at-risk customers through churn prediction modelsnot Device Magic
  • Sending triggered SMS alerts when customers abandon shopping cartsnot Device Magic
  • A/B testing email subject lines for newsletter campaignsnot Device Magic
  • Personalizing push notifications based on location and browsing historynot Device Magic

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Device Magic

  • Neither plan publishes a price and both carry a three user minimum billed annually, so a two-person business cannot buy it at all and a small firm cannot benchmark the quote against published competitors
  • Device Magic is now part of GoCanvas, which sells an overlapping mobile forms product, so buyers should ask directly about long-term investment in Device Magic before signing a multi-year term
  • Per user per month pricing means seasonal and occasional field staff consume full seats, and businesses with a large casual crew pay for licences that are used a few weeks a year
  • It captures and delivers data but does not manage the work itself, so there is no job costing, no scheduling depth and no invoicing, and it usually sits alongside a field service management system rather than replacing one
  • PDF layout control is the main reason to buy it and is also the most fiddly part of the product; complex certificate layouts take real configuration effort and are not something a field supervisor will maintain

MoEngage

  • No pricing information published; platform uses custom pricing requiring sales contact
  • Growth and Enterprise plan tiers mentioned but no rates or features disclosed

Pricing, plan by plan

Device Magic

On request
  • Max$undefined/month
    • Per user per month, billed annually
    • Three user minimum
    • Unlimited forms and submissions
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Per user per month, billed annually
    • Three user minimum
    • Everything in Max

MoEngage

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the MoEngage review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Device Magic if

  • You need fully offline capture.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web.
  • You also want formatted pdf output.

Choose MoEngage if

Nothing in the data separates MoEngage from Device Magic on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Device Magic or MoEngage better?
Neither clearly leads. Device Magic starts at On request and MoEngage at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Device Magic or MoEngage?
Device Magic starts at On request and MoEngage at On request.
Does Device Magic or MoEngage run on more platforms?
Device Magic runs on iOS, Android, Web. MoEngage runs on Web.
What is Device Magic best used for?
Device Magic is most often used 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. Of those, a mechanical contractor whose service certificates must reach the customer as a specific pdf layout immediately after the visit and an inspection crew working in basements and rural sites where there is no signal for most of the working day are not what MoEngage is typically brought in for.
What can Device Magic do that MoEngage cannot?
Device Magic covers Fully offline capture, Formatted PDF output, Destinations, Dispatch and scheduling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Device Magic: What does Device Magic cost?

It does not publish prices. Both the Max and Enterprise plans are per user per month billed annually with a three user minimum, and you get a figure from sales.

MoEngage: How much does MoEngage cost?

MoEngage does not publish pricing rates on its website. The platform offers Growth and Enterprise plan tiers, with exact pricing available only through contacting the sales team or requesting a demo.

Source
Device Magic: Who owns Device Magic?

It is part of GoCanvas, which also sells a competing mobile forms product.

MoEngage: What is MoEngage's pricing model?

MoEngage uses custom enterprise pricing determined by specific customer requirements, requiring direct sales outreach to obtain a quote.

Source
Device Magic: Does it work with no signal?

Yes, that is the main use case. Forms and reference data are held on the device and submissions sync when connectivity returns.

Device Magic: Is there a submission limit?

No. Both plans list unlimited forms, unlimited submissions and unlimited lifetime data storage, so the cost variable is seats.

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