Tally alternatives
Forms & Surveys · tally.so
Form builder with unlimited forms and responses on the free plan, including logic, payments, and file uploads.
Switching to forms.app saves $348 / year and covers 75% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Tally alternatives
We compared 17 products and found 7 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Tally Pro at $29/mo · scenario: 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing, USD.
Tally’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Tally costs $29/mo on the Pro plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities. Tally's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Unlimited submissions, File uploads, Payment collection, Signature collection, Custom domain survey platform — adjacent | 25% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | $264 / year 76% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Zoho Forms Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Unlimited submissions, Custom domain | 63% | $12/mo how? ⓘ | $204 / year 59% cheaper | |
Fillout Starter plan · missing: Unlimited submissions, Custom domain | 75% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $168 / year 48% cheaper | |
Wufoo Starter plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Unlimited submissions, Payment collection, Custom domain | 50% | $22/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 24% cheaper | |
Cognito Forms Pro plan · missing: Unlimited submissions, Custom domain | 75% | $24/mo how? ⓘ | $60 / year 17% cheaper |
Which Tally alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- forms.app — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 75%
- Best paid drop-in
- Cognito Forms — $24/mo (Pro plan) · covers 75%
- Need unlimited forms?
- Fillout — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need unlimited submissions, conditional logic, file uploads, payment collection, signature collection or webhooks?
- forms.app — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Tally has that the top alternatives lack.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from forms.app, Microsoft Forms.
- Unlimited submissions — No cap on how many responses a form can collect per month.Missing from Fillout, 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 Youform, Microsoft Forms.
- Signature collection — Collect legally binding signatures within a form.Missing from Fillout, Youform, Microsoft Forms.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from forms.app, Fillout, Youform, Microsoft Forms.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Tally vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Tally | forms.app | Fillout | Youform | Microsoft Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited submissions | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File uploads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Payment collection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Signature collection | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom domain from Pro | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $29/mo Pro | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $7/mo Microsoft 365 Business Basic |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Tally covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Unlimited forms
- ✓ Unlimited submissions
- ✓ Conditional logic
- ✓ File uploads
- ✓ Payment collection
- ✓ Signature collection
- ✓ Webhooks
- ✓ Custom domain — from Pro
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- 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)
Frequently asked
How much does Tally cost?
Tally's Pro plan costs $29/mo in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Tally alternative?
Yes. forms.app has a free plan that covers 75% of the 8 capabilities we compared against Tally.
What is the cheapest Tally alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing), forms.app is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Tally have a free plan?
Yes. Tally's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.