Tally vs Typeform Comparison 2026
Tally gives away unlimited forms and unlimited submissions for free, subject to fair use, and its $24-a-month Pro tier only buys branding removal, custom domains and integrations rather than more responses. Typeform meters everything by response count instead, a free plan with real limits, then Basic at $39 a month, or $28 billed yearly, for just 100 responses. Tally is nearly free for volume. Typeform costs more because showing one question at a time genuinely raises completion rates, which is what audience surveys and sponsor briefs are paying for.
Unlimited forms and answers on the free plan
One question at a time, and people finish it
At a glance
- Tally starts cheaper, at $24.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Tally | Typeform | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $24 | From $39 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | None | 14 days |
| API |
Tally
Unlimited forms and answers on the free plan
Tally gives away the thing every other form builder meters. Forms and submissions are unlimited without paying, and the paid tier buys branding removal, custom domains and the integrations rather than permission to collect more answers. It is written like a document, so building a form is typing rather than dragging blocks around. For a creator running a waitlist, an application or a feedback form on an irregular schedule, the free plan is usually the whole answer.
Our note
Start here before paying anyone per response. The free plan is the product, and the upgrade is about your domain and your branding rather than about collecting more answers.
Typeform
One question at a time, and people finish it
Typeform shows a form one question at a time, and the completion rate is the reason it costs more than a grid of input boxes. For a creator it is the audience survey, the coaching intake and the sponsor brief, all of which get better answers when the form does not look like paperwork. Logic jumps let a later question depend on an earlier answer without anybody seeing the branches. Plans are metered by responses per month, and that allowance is what runs out rather than the feature list.
Why people weigh these two
- Typeform instead of Tally
- Typeform shows one question at a time instead of the whole form at once, built specifically to raise completion, from $39.
- Tally instead of Typeform
- Tally gives unlimited forms and responses away free, from $24 only for branding and integrations, the fix once Typeform's response allowance is what runs out first.
Which one should you pick
Choose Tally if the form is a waitlist, an application or feedback collected on an irregular schedule, where paying per response would mean paying for nothing most months: unlimited forms and submissions are free, with logic, calculations and Stripe payments included. Pro at $24 a month is about the domain and the branding, not about collecting more answers, which is the opposite of how most competitors price.
Choose Typeform if the quality of the answers matters more than the cost per response: showing one question at a time is the whole product, and it is why completion rates beat a grid of input boxes for an audience survey or a sponsor brief. Basic is $39 a month, or $28 billed yearly, for 100 responses, and the response allowance, not the feature list, is what forces the upgrade as an audience grows.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, Tally or Typeform?
- Tally, by a wide margin for volume: unlimited forms and submissions are free, subject to fair use, while Typeform's free plan is limited and its Basic paid tier costs $39 a month for only 100 responses.
- Does Tally show one question at a time like Typeform does?
- No, nothing in its feature list works that way. Tally is written like a document, typing and inserting blocks as you go. Typeform's one-question-per-screen format is its core differentiator and the reason it costs more.
- Is Stripe payment collection free on either one?
- Yes on Tally, included on the free plan alongside logic and calculations. Typeform's payment collection is not detailed the same way in its own materials at the free tier, and its plans are metered by response volume regardless.
- Which one is better for a survey where completion rate really matters?
- Typeform, by design: the one-question format and logic jumps that recall earlier answers are built specifically to keep people finishing the form. Tally is built for a form that gets filled out on its own merits, a waitlist or application, rather than one that has to be coaxed to completion.
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