Unlock more possibility with our integrations
SurveyCTO makes it effortless to visualize data, generate reports, streamline processes, and produce better quality data—faster and more securely—with the external tools of your choice.
Choose from three options: use native integrations, develop your own integrations, or download your data in a variety of formats to use with other tools.
Connect. Customize. Scale.
Our integrations give you the flexibility to connect your systems, tailor data workflows, and scale operations without compromising on quality or security.
Whether you’re integrating with existing systems or building new workflows, you can choose the integration path that fits your needs and grow with confidence.
Native integrations
Create custom workflows
Key benefits of our integration options
Make teams more efficient and agile
Relying on manual processes might work with 100 forms, cases, or enumerators, but not 1,000. Our API eliminates the busywork, allowing your team to focus on impactful work with the same amount of resources.
Gain more control and build the workflows you need
The right solutions shouldn’t feel out of reach just because your systems aren’t connected. Our integrations give you the freedom to design the workflows that work best for you.
Reduce operational costs and human error
Eliminate unnecessary hours of administrative work, corrections, and risks associated with manual data entry.
Break down data silos
Use our API to execute tasks and automate data flowing seamlessly between SurveyCTO and other systems, making your data more usable and actionable.
Ways to use our API and other integration options
Automatically create or update SurveyCTO datasets based on actions taken in SurveyCTO or other systems.
This fluidity ensures that datasets are always synced across platforms and ready for use, freeing your team to focus on decision-making instead of time-consuming manual dataset creation.
Use the full potential of data by making it immediately available to inform actions in new surveys.
Whether it’s data from prior surveys or data from other systems, you can automatically populate SurveyCTO forms or datasets with that information.
This means that data collectors are always working with up-to-date information—and because SurveyCTO works 100% offline, teams can stay updated regardless of having internet connectivity.
No need to manually assign forms or cases to data collectors.
Updates made in your CRM, HR software, or other data management tools can automatically flow into SurveyCTO, updating assignments in real time.
Automatically send collected data to your analytics, business intelligence, or visualization tools.
Reports and dashboards refresh in-platform without needing manual downloads or imports, giving you and your stakeholders up-to-date insights at all times.
Keep your data clean and consistent across platforms by automatically syncing updates and removing obsolete records.
Changes made in your database of record can flow into SurveyCTO, ensuring multiple systems remain in sync as well as reducing duplicate or outdated data.
Ensure your case records are always current by syncing updates between your ERP or CRM and SurveyCTO.
Any changes made in other platforms, such as status updates, new entries, or modifications automatically reflect in case datasets, keeping your field teams aligned and informed, particularly for longitudinal data collection.
Simplify onboarding and user management by automatically syncing team member profiles from your HR or employee management tools into SurveyCTO.
When new users join, their accounts and permissions are instantly created, ensuring they can access assigned surveys without delay. Ultimately, your team can scale quickly to accommodate projects with many data collectors.
Native integrations
Designed for ease and efficiency, these plug-and-play options let you automate data flow and connect systems without custom coding or development.
Zapier
Connect your data to hundreds of external systems, including Salesforce, G Suite, Office 365, Twilio, Power BI, and SMS/IVR via Zapier, a web automation tool for creating processes, triggering events, and sending data. Check out our Zapier templates to get started even faster.
Google Sheets
Stream your data to Google Sheets and integrate directly to other visualization and analysis tools. Create your own dashboards, tables, and charts that update automatically, and embed them on other websites.
OpenFN
Use the OpenFN integration platform to send your data to a wide variety of software systems, including mobile money platforms, MYSQL, Asana, and more.
DevResults
Facilitate analysis and reporting in DevResults with this native integration. Easily stream collected data from SurveyCTO into DevResults tables for creating, updating, and editing.
TolaData
Streamline monitoring and evaluation workflows with our TolaData integration. Spend less time manually transferring data and more time focusing on analysis and demonstrating impact.
Custom integrations
Create your own tailored workflows or work with our team to build solutions that match your exact needs. With flexible integration options like our RESTful API and webhooks, you can connect SurveyCTO to virtually any system and design automated processes that fit seamlessly into your existing tech stack.
RESTful API
Seamlessly send and receive data between systems to unlock real-time data access, automated workflows, and more efficient data use for your teams.
Our RESTful API lets you have full control over how you want data to flow and be used across systems—no more being locked into one path.
Webhooks
Don't need limitless customization but still want to enable immediate data flow to other systems?
Use webhooks to receive data in real time in .csv or JSON formats.
Enable instant data transfer, perfect for triggering downstream actions without the need for setting up more customized integrations.
Easy data exports
Download your data in multiple formats to use with countless other tools, including widely used ones below.
SurveyCTO exports data in .csv format, which essentially all modern visualization and analysis platforms support. You can even use SurveyCTO Desktop to automatically merge new data into your local .csv files, so it’s not a one-time export.
SurveyCTO is designed to be able to integrate with your workflow, no matter what data platforms you use.
Stata
Generate Stata .do file templates that will import, re-shape, and label your data. The templates also convert dates and times into Stata’s internal format and provide a system for safe merging and correcting of incoming data.
Google Maps
Download your data in .kml files to visualize in map form, using software such as Google Maps and Google Earth. You can access your data offline, as well as split it into customizable geographic subsets or project teams.
SPSS
Export your data into .sav files that include labels and variable formats for SPSS. If any data values are truncated, SurveyCTO will warn you so that you can also export your full values in .csv format.
Microsoft Excel
Export and merge data to Microsoft Excel files with SurveyCTO Desktop, our desktop software. Create dashboards, tables, and charts that automatically update when you import new data.
Microsoft Word
Use a Microsoft Word mail merge template for SurveyCTO Desktop to “fill” each exported submission into a paper version of your form. Review individual submissions and generate custom assignment and tracking sheets.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get started with integrations?
For our plug-and-play integrations and data export options, you can visit our Product Documentation for further details. For instructions on how to set up custom integrations, please visit our Developer Portal.
Are integrations available on every SurveyCTO subscription?
Our data export option is always available no matter what subscription plan you are on. Our plug-and-play integrations may require an additional subscription to the respective platform that enables such integrations, but that platform may be free of charge depending on your usage level.
Our API access depends on the specific subscription you have. You can find more detail in each subscription tier on our pricing page.
Can I send data from external systems into SurveyCTO?
Yes! With our API, you can send data automatically into SurveyCTO. This greatly reduces manual data entry as well as improves the efficiency of data collection projects. If you are interested in exploring our integrations for an upcoming project, please contact us with more information and we’d be happy to help.