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Gayatri Sachdeva for DronaHQ

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Introducing DronaHQ Forms - Unlimited forms, unlimited responses

Instantly generate forms directly from your existing database schemas, eliminating manual setup and reducing errors. Unlimited responses, multi-lingual UI, hyper-personalisation–transform how you collect and activate data.

As a business in today’s day and age—if you need to capture your client's feedback, generate leads, or gauge market demand to plan your products and services—how would you go about collecting this information?

Forms. Surveys. Quizzes. Data collection forms are as vital as a stable internet connection. Are they not?

The importance of forms (or rather, data collection) can’t be overstated. Seamlessly integrating into websites, popping up at the end of a service or product experience, and always there, gathering the essential bits and bytes that fuel business decisions. But not all form builders are created equal.

Building on a legacy of innovation

For years, DronaHQ has empowered teams to create sophisticated applications with ease. Our platform has always included the capability to build forms as part of comprehensive apps—integrating seamlessly with databases, automating workflows, and enhancing collaboration.

With the launch of our dedicated Form Builder, we’re taking that capability to the next level. This tool abstracts the form-building process into a streamlined, standalone experience, allowing you to create forms more quickly and with greater control—while still benefiting from the robust features of the DronaHQ platform.

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Why we built DronaHQ Forms

In a digital ecosystem brimming with generic form builders, the process of collecting and managing data can often be restrictive and inefficient. Many traditional form builders come with limitations that hinder your operations—restricted layouts, caps on the number of responses you can collect, and limited options for branding and themes. These tools often fall short when it comes to creating complex workflows, forcing you to adapt your processes to fit their constraints rather than the other way around.

Even when these tools do manage to collect data effectively, they can struggle to integrate smoothly with other systems. This often means spending extra time and resources on additional steps to ensure your data flows where it’s needed, leading to inefficiencies and potential errors.

DronaHQ’s Forms eliminates these frustrations by offering unlimited responses, extensive customization options, and seamless integration with your existing workflows. You get the freedom to design forms that truly fit your needs, without the headaches of traditional tools.

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DronaHQ stands out by eliminating the need for disjointed tools and patchwork solutions. 

  1. Integration gaps: Many form builders offer limited integration capabilities, making it difficult for businesses to connect data seamlessly with other systems. Our form builder provides deep, native integration, ensuring that data collected through forms flows directly into your operational workflows without manual intervention.
  2. Inflexible data handling: Traditional form builders often trap data in silos, hindering real-time data processing and analysis. DronaHQ’s solution facilitates dynamic data interactions and automates processes right from data collection, allowing for immediate actionable insights.
  3. Limited customization and poor UX: We recognized the need for a highly customizable form builder that does not compromise on user experience. Our platform allows for extensive customization to maintain brand consistency and ensures a seamless experience across all devices, adapting to user inputs in real time.
  4. Security and compliance: DronaHQ Forms is designed with top-tier security measures and compliance standards in mind, providing options for on-premise hosting (adhering to global regulations like GDPR and HIPAA). You can self-host the form builder!

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What does the Form Builder promise?

In addition to a dedicated UI to build forms, DronaHQ Forms delivers capabilities like:

1.Multi-User Platform with User Management & Access Control: Manage multiple users within your organization seamlessly. Assign roles, set permissions, and ensure that your team collaborates efficiently while maintaining control over who can access and modify forms.

  1. Automatic Form Generation: When you add a data source, the form builder intelligently generates a form tailored to your specific needs, streamlining the setup process and optimizing the form for your data.
  2. Dynamic Data Mapping: Whether starting from scratch or modifying an existing form, connect directly to your data sources (or DronaHQ Database), and the form builder will automatically map form fields to database columns, simplifying data management and reducing setup time.
  3. Unlimited Form Responses: Unlike many other form builders that impose limits, DronaHQ Forms allows you to collect unlimited responses, ensuring your forms can scale with your projects without any additional costs.
  4. Custom Branding and Custom Domain: Customize your forms with your branding, including logos, colours, and themes. You can also use a custom domain to host your forms, ensuring they align perfectly with your brand identity and provide a professional experience for users.
  5. Form Field Recall and Customization: As users fill out forms, fields can auto-fill based on previously entered information, improving the user experience. Additionally, you can create custom variables and hidden fields to build dynamic forms that adapt to user inputs.
  6. Actions and Dynamic Forms (UX): Set up forms to trigger actions like updates and notifications automatically. Build forms that adapt to user inputs, making them more engaging and easier to complete.
  7. Single Sign-On (SSO): Integrate Single Sign-On (SSO) to simplify the login process for users, ensuring secure and streamlined access to your forms within your organization. 9.** Flexible Form Sharing** and Offline Capability: Share your forms via custom URLs, embed them on websites, or distribute them through mobile apps. They also work offline, allowing you to collect data anywhere, anytime.
  8. Add PDF Form Reports: Automatically generate PDF reports from submitted form data, streamlining the process of sharing and analyzing results.
  9. Self-Hosting for Enhanced Security: For added control, host DronaHQ Forms on your servers, ensuring compliance with security standards and maintaining full control over your data.
  10. Dedicated Support: With our form builder, you receive dedicated support to assist with setup, customization, and any technical challenges you may encounter, ensuring that your forms function optimally.

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Real-world applications

Customers have long utilized DronaHQ to power diverse data collection use cases. From offline-enabled mobile inspection forms and in-store order capture to multi-screen website lead generation forms and dynamic lead magnets, our platform has been integral to seamless data collection and integration.

  • IT Teams and managers: Very easily oversee and manage the use of forms across the organization with a focus on security, data privacy, and compliance. DronaHQ Forms offers advanced security features, including self-hosting options and integration with your existing IT infrastructure, providing peace of mind that all data collected aligns with your organization’s security policies.
  • Developers and engineers: Simplify the creation of secure, scalable forms without the need for extensive front-end development. The Form Builder boosts efficiency by enabling developers to focus on more complex tasks, leaving form creation to a solution that doesn’t compromise security or scalability.
  • Operations managers: Utilize the Form Builder for internal processes like data collection, compliance checks, inspections, and audits. With automation and workflow capabilities, DronaHQ simplifies these tasks, ensuring that critical operational data is captured accurately and efficiently integrated into your existing systems.
  • HR teams: Streamline your HR processes with customizable forms for job applications, employee feedback, onboarding, and training evaluations. The Form Builder’s ease of use, data privacy features, and seamless integration with HR systems make it an invaluable tool for managing employee interactions and data securely.
  • Sales and marketing teams: Leverage the Form Builder for lead generation, customer feedback, event registrations, and email list sign-ups. With integration capabilities for CRM systems, email marketing platforms, and analytics tools, you can ensure that all collected data is actionable and feeds directly into your marketing workflows.

Existing DronaHQ users can now empower other teams to independently create forms, reducing the development load and fostering innovation across departments.

Feedback from users who trust DronaHQ

A game-changer - incredibly powerful, yet ridiculously user-friendly. It enabled me to effortlessly gather inputs, add forms with ease, and even pre-fill them.
— Head of Engineering at a leading e-commerce beauty site.

Switched over to DronaHQ from Typeform - Knew that, in addition to saving bucks, I'd also experience a much easier form-building experience, be able to create groups, add logic, add my branding, without missing ANY of the Typeform features. It's been a positive upgrade all around!
 — Senior Engineer at Tire Manufacturing firm.

Our vision

DronaHQ's journey began with a clear vision: to transform how businesses build operational applications. Recognizing the gaps left by traditional and even newer AI-powered form builders—limited integration, rigid data handling, and a lack of real-time operational capability—DronaHQ set out to craft a solution that not only gathers data but turns it into an instant asset. This vision was fueled by our commitment to enable seamless digital experiences, making data collection a dynamic part of business workflows.

Start exploring DronaHQ Forms

DronaHQ Forms is now in beta and available for you to explore. If you already have a DronaHQ account, you can start using the form builder right away. For those new to DronaHQ, sign up for a free trial and experience firsthand how our form builder can revolutionize your data collection and integration processes.

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