Microsoft Forms is cheaper, but covers only 2 of 8 compared capabilities
$7/mo (Microsoft 365 Business Basic) vs Tally Pro at $29/mo — covering 25% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $29/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic: 7 USD/monthly.
Tally costs $29/mo on the Pro plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Microsoft Forms covers 25% of the 8 capabilities compared against Tally. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Microsoft Forms | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited submissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Signature collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ◐ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Tally has that Microsoft Forms lacks.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Unlimited submissions — No cap on how many responses a form can collect per month.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- File uploads — Let respondents attach files as part of their answers.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Signature collection — Collect legally binding signatures within a form.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from Microsoft Forms.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Tally | Microsoft Forms |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $29/moPro | $7/mocheaperMicrosoft 365 Business Basic |
| 1,000 responses/month | $29/moPro | $7/mocheaperMicrosoft 365 Business Basic |
| 10,000 responses/month | $29/moPro | $7/mocheaperMicrosoft 365 Business Basic |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free (Microsoft account) | Free |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | $7/seat/mo |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $29/mo |
| Business | $89/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Microsoft Forms than Tally?
76% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $7/mo on Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs $29/mo on Pro. That is $264 a year. But it covers only 2 of 8 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Microsoft Forms lack compared with Tally?
Unlimited forms, Unlimited submissions, File uploads, Payment collection, Signature collection, Custom domain — 6 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Tally: 2026-10-26; Microsoft Forms: 2026-10-29 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://tally.so/help/plans-and-pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://tally.so/help/referral-program (official_affiliate, checked 2026-10-26)
- Microsoft Forms data last verified 2026-10-29