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Open Data Kit vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at Open Data Kit and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Open Data Kit

Open Data Kit

Development

Open Data Kit (ODK) is an open source suite of tools for building information services to collect, manage, and visualize data in resource-constrained environments. It allows users to build mobile data collection solutions without programming.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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