SurveyMonkey is 100% cheaper
than Tally
$0/mo (Basic) vs Tally Pro at $29/mo — covering 38% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Basic: 0 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
SurveyMonkey covers 38% of the 8 capabilities compared against Tally. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | SurveyMonkey | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited submissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signature collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webhooks | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Tally has that SurveyMonkey lacks.
- Unlimited submissions — No cap on how many responses a form can collect per month.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
- File uploads — Let respondents attach files as part of their answers.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
- Signature collection — Collect legally binding signatures within a form.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
- Webhooks — Send form submissions to other tools automatically as they arrive.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Tally | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 1,000 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 10,000 responses/month | $29/mo | $0/mo (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.
| Basic | Free |
| Standard Monthly | $129/mo |
| Advantage Annual | $39/mo (billed yearly) |
| Premier Annual | $139/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team Advantage | $30/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team Premier | $92/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $29/mo |
| Business | $89/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is SurveyMonkey than Tally?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Basic vs $29/mo on Pro. That is $348 a year.
What does SurveyMonkey lack compared with Tally?
Unlimited submissions, File uploads, Signature collection, Webhooks, Custom domain — 5 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Tally: 2026-09-07; SurveyMonkey: 2026-08-25 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://tally.so/help/plans-and-pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://tally.so/help/referral-program (official_affiliate, checked 2026-09-07)
- SurveyMonkey data last verified 2026-08-25