A 360° Data Collection Platform

CommCare is an open source platform used to build Android-based mobile applications for low-resource settings. The mobile applications can be used as case management tool for tracking beneficiaries through a lifecycle of services, in addition to streamlining data collection.

CommCare aims to help frontline workers more accurately track and support the registration, follow-up, and delivery of services for clients in their communities. With thousands of registered mobile users across 80 countries in our cloud environment and over 37 million forms submitted per month, CommCare is one of the most widely adopted, technically advanced, and evidence-based mobile platforms. In LAC, CommCare has been deployed in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Haiti, Peru, Colombia and Brazil.

1. Build

• Build your offline data collection app in days, not weeks
• Test app changes live with app preview features
• No coding necessary, just drag-and-drop
• Start small with simple surveys and add complexity as you go
• Easily deploy your data collection app to Android devices in the field

2. Collect

• Collect better data with a data collection app your workforce will
• Build-in decision support and notifications to guide your team
• Link data from multiple forms to avoid duplicate data entry and errors
• Incorporate performance feedback for regular progress updates
• Enhance how your team communicates in the field with multimedia

3. Analyze

• Analyze data to improve decision making
• Visualize trends with CommCare’s built-in reporting tool or via the turnkey integration with BI tools Power BI and Tableau
• Create daily reports to track workforce performance
• Export your CommCare data to use in your favorite 3rd party data analysis tool

CommCare runs 2000 projects across 130 countries and has serviced more than 950’000 frontline workers, managing 5 million form submissions per day. Build sophisticated, user-friendly mobile data collection applications on a low-code platform. Deploy these applications to frontline workers, even in low-tech and low-connectivity environments. Gather quality, longitudinal data and empower field teams with job aid. View, clean, and analyse program data with various reporting tool options.

Used in over 50 countries, CommCare (www.commcarehq.org) is the most widely adopted, technically advanced, and evidence-based mobile platform for low-resource settings. CommCare is easily customizable, open source, and supports frontline workers (FLWs) across 200+ projects in over 50 countries. FLWs use CommCare to track and support their clients with registration forms, checklists, SMS reminders, and multimedia. Mounting evidence indicates that this leads to improved frontline worker performance, better reporting, and better client practices and education. CommCare is the only platform for FLWs that is open source, supports longitudinal client tracking, is specialized for low-literate users, runs on Java and Android phones, runs offline, integrates SMS for performance improvement, and has an application builder designed for non-programmers. CommCare is also used to build rapid diagnostic tools and medical reference libraries, allowing users to flag critical cases to appropriate parties.

Features include:

Counseling messages
Supports multiple languages
Data collection
Interactive multimedia
Branching logic
GPS Integration
Runs on Android and Java feature phones
Offline usage and storage
Web-based reporting
SMS-enabled