Ushahidi Alternatives

Ushahidi is described as 'For collaborative mapping. Collect reports from persons on the ground and your field staff via SMS, email, web app, and Twitter' and is an app in the travel & location category. There are five alternatives to Ushahidi for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Ushahidi alternative is Sahana Eden, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ushahidi are FixMyStreet UK, Mark a Spot, Helpbuttons and canvis.app.

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  1. Sahana Eden icon
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    Sahana Eden is an Open Source Humanitarian Platform which can be used to provide solutions for Disaster Management, Development, and Environmental Management sectors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. FixMyStreet is a site to help people report, view, or discuss local problems they’ve found to their local council by simply locating them on a map. It launched in early February 2007.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. Mark-a-Spot is an open-source, fully-responsive mobile and desktop platform for municipal government 311 service reporting, tracking and monitoring, civic-issue crowdmapping, and geolocation-based civic-engagement based on Drupal 8.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Helpbuttons is an open-source collaboration software for groups and local communities.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Create interactive and crowd-sourced web maps. For data collection, public participation, community mapping, research and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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