Typeform vs Tally
Typeform made forms beautiful with its one-question-at-a-time approach. Tally showed up and made forms free with no limits on submissions. For most people, the Tally free tier is more generous than Typeform's paid plans.
Updated 2025-01-15 · 2026
Typeform
Beautiful, conversational forms with polished design and logic
Strengths
- +Best-in-class form design - forms actually look good
- +One-question-at-a-time format gets higher completion rates
- +Advanced logic branching and conditional paths
Weaknesses
- -$25/mo for 100 responses - then you need to upgrade
- -Response limits on every plan feel punishing
- -Free plan is basically a trial (10 responses/mo)
Best for
Marketers and teams who need beautiful, branded survey experiences and are willing to pay for design polish and advanced logic.
Tally
Free forms with unlimited submissions and no catches
Strengths
- +Unlimited forms and submissions on the free plan
- +No response caps - a huge deal for growing businesses
- +Clean Notion-like editor that's easy to use
Weaknesses
- -Design options are more limited than Typeform's
- -No one-question-at-a-time conversational format
- -Brand recognition is lower - recipients may not recognize it
Best for
Anyone who needs forms without worrying about response limits or monthly costs - from startups to educators to freelancers.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25/mo (Basic) | Free |
| Free plan responses | 10/month | Unlimited |
| Paid plan responses | 100-10,000 depending on plan | Unlimited (all plans) |
| Conditional logic | Yes, advanced branching | Yes, included free |
| Conversational format | Yes - one question at a time | No - standard form layout |
| File uploads | Yes (paid plans) | Yes (free) |
| Payment collection | Yes (paid plans) | Yes (free via Stripe) |
| Custom branding | Paid plans | Pro plan ($29/mo) |
| Hidden fields | Yes | Yes |
| Calculations | Yes | Yes (free) |
| Webhooks | Yes (paid) | Yes (free) |
| Partial submissions | Yes | Yes |
| Embeddable | Yes | Yes |
The Verdict
Tally's free tier is more generous than Typeform's $25/mo plan. Let that sink in. Unlimited forms, unlimited submissions, conditional logic, file uploads, payment collection - all free. Typeform's edge is real but narrow: the conversational one-at-a-time format genuinely gets better completion rates for surveys, and the design polish is a step above. If beautiful survey experiences are core to your business, Typeform delivers. For everything else - contact forms, feedback forms, sign-up forms, internal forms - Tally wins and it's not a hard decision.
Beyond both: self-host Formbricks
Open source survey and form builder. Self-hostable, privacy-first, with in-app surveys, link surveys, and website surveys.
formbricks.com →