Formaloo vs Tally (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Tally: it is second in our ranking of form and survey tools, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Tally grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formaloo
Form, survey and portal builder with workflows and PDFs
Which one is for you
Pick Formaloo if
- Fits if you need forms that trigger approvals or generate PDFs
- Works for small teams who want portals for clients without extra tools
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you work in a team, as Free has 1 team seat and extra seats are $9 each a month
- Pricey if you want your own branding only, since Pro charges $9 a month to remove Formaloo's
- Skip it if you need self-hosting, SAML SSO or HIPAA, which are Enterprise only and sold through sales
- Watch out: the page shows $19 and $29 on the yearly view and $24 and $48 monthly
Pick Tally if
- Fits if you want unlimited forms and submissions without paying
- Works for Notion users who build pages out of blocks, or small teams paying for Pro to get their own domain
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if the Tally branding has to go and you won't pay, since that and custom domains need Pro
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app for building forms, as it's web only
- Tight if you take big files on the free plan, where uploads stop at 10 MB each
- Watch out: team collaboration, partial submissions, drop-off analytics and the Google Analytics and Meta Pixel links are paid
- Watch out: free use sits under a fair use policy, and around 50,000 submissions a month leads to a custom plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAFormalooGood | 2.8GPATallyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $19 a month billed yearly, inside the ordinary band. Business is $29. | CPro is $24 a month billed yearly, on this category's middle price, or $29 monthly. It is one flat fee with unlimited team members. Business at $74 mostly adds data retention controls and respondent email verification. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree gives unlimited forms, submissions and questions with logic and calculations, 1 team seat, 20 external seats and 1 GB of storage. | AUnlimited forms and submissions free, with logic, calculations, payments, signatures and file uploads all included. The walls are 10 MB a file, Tally's badge, and a fair use policy around 50,000 submissions a month. |
| Features | BForms, workflows and approvals, PDFs and signatures, payments, portals and an API. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. | BThe whole forms job, nothing in the listing missing: logic, calculations with variables, checkout forms that take payments, e-signatures, hidden fields, answer piping and embeds or popups. No scheduling or document generation, which a few rivals here do have. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build forms and portals yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and there's still a form to build: you type the questions and drop in input blocks in a document-style editor, much like Notion. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Workspace, Slack, Stripe, Calendly, HubSpot, Microsoft, Zapier and Make. | BWeb with Notion, Google Sheets, Airtable, Slack and Coda, plus webhooks and Zapier, Make or Pipedream for the rest. No phone or desktop apps at all. |
| Best for | forms that feed workflows, PDFs and portals | free forms with unlimited submissions |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Formaloo and Tally. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formaloo starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tally starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Formaloo starts $5 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Formaloo for less, and 2 score higher than Tally for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Formaloo also covers databases and workflow automation.
- Tally also covers templates.
At a glance
| Formaloo | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, submissions and questions with logic and calculations, 1 team seat, 20 external seats and 1 GB of storage. | Unlimited forms and submissions within a fair use policy, with conditional logic, calculations, payments, signatures and file uploads of up to 10 MB per file. Forms carry Tally branding. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formaloo | Tally BV |
| Price read from | formaloo.com | tally.so |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Formaloo
- Free has 1 team seat and 20 external seats; extra team seats are $9 per seat a month on paid plans.
- Formaloo branding comes off only on Business, or as a $9 a month add-on on Pro.
- Self-hosting, SAML SSO and HIPAA workspaces are Enterprise only, which is sold through sales.
- Prices are shown as $19 and $29 on the yearly view and $24 and $48 on the monthly one.
Tally
- Removing Tally branding, custom domains and team collaboration all require Pro.
- Partial submissions, drop-off analytics and the Google Analytics and Meta Pixel integrations are paid features.
- The free plan limits file uploads to 10 MB per file.
- Free use falls under a fair use policy: sustained volumes around 50,000 submissions a month lead to a custom plan.
Key features
Formaloo
- Forms and surveys
- Unlimited forms, questions and submissions on every plan, with more than 50 field types, conditional logic, variables, calculations and scoring.
- Workflows and approvals
- Paid plans run rule-based workflows that send notifications and update data. Business adds multi-step approvals before a request moves on.
- PDFs and signatures
- Pro and above generate PDFs and smart documents from submissions, and collect and store unlimited e-signatures.
- Payments and bookings
- Pro connects a payment gateway such as Stripe, Square or PayPal to take payments, donations and subscriptions, and can cap how often an option is chosen.
- Portals and databases
- Forms can feed databases and logged-in portals where customers or partners manage their own data.
- API and integrations
- Pro includes webhooks, the API and SDK, and connections to tools such as Slack, HubSpot, Zapier, Make and n8n.
Tally
- Document-style editor
- Type questions onto a page as in a text document and insert input blocks for contact details, ratings, rankings, dates, file uploads and more.
- Conditional logic and calculations
- Show or hide blocks, branch respondents and use variables to calculate values, scores and prices. Both are part of the free plan.
- Payments and signatures
- Build checkout forms that accept payments and collect e-signatures. The pricing page lists both among the free features.
- Hidden fields and answer piping
- Pass data into a form through URL parameters, pre-fill fields with known details, and mention earlier answers in later questions.
- Embeds, popups and custom domains
- Embed forms in a website or a Notion page, show them as popups or share a link. Hosting forms on a custom domain or subdomain needs Pro.
- Integrations and webhooks
- Send submissions to Notion, Google Sheets, Airtable, Slack or Coda, post events to webhooks, or reach other tools through Zapier, Make or Pipedream.
Plans
Formaloo
Free$0
Unlimited forms, submissions and questions, conditional logic, 1 team seat, 20 external seats and 1 GB storage.
Pro$19
per month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
Adds workflows, PDFs, unlimited signatures, payments, API and webhooks, 100 external seats and 5 GB storage.
Business$29
per month, billed yearly ($48 billed monthly)
Adds no branding, custom domains, CSS and JS, approvals, 3 team seats, 30 GB. Shown at $29, crossed out from $38.
EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosting option, SAML SSO, HIPAA workspaces, audit controls and a dedicated support team. Sold through sales.
Tally
Free$0
Unlimited forms and submissions under fair use, with logic, calculations, payments, signatures, file uploads and core integrations.
Pro$24
per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly
Removes Tally branding and adds custom domains, unlimited team members, partial submissions, custom CSS, drop-off analytics and 30-day version history.
Business$74
per month, billed yearly ($890); $89 billed monthly
Everything in Pro, plus submission data retention controls, respondent email verification and 90-day version history.
Ways to pay less
Formaloo
- Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
The pricing page offers a yearly toggle that it labels as saving 25% against paying monthly.
Tally
- Annual discount
2 months off with yearly billing
Pro costs $290 per year instead of $29 per month, and Business $890 per year instead of $89 per month. The pricing page describes this as 2 months off.
- Nonprofit
30% off Tally Pro for non-profits
Non-profits that are first-time Pro customers get 30% off Tally Pro with no end date: $20 per month instead of $29, or $203 per year instead of $290.
- Education
30% off Tally Pro for students and educators
Students and educators get 30% off Tally Pro for 1 year: $20 per month or $203 per year. It applies to new customers only and cannot be renewed.
- Startups
Partner Program discount for startups
Startups that belong to a Tally partner such as an accelerator, VC firm or community can apply for a Tally Pro discount with a partner code. No percentage is published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formaloo or Tally?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Formaloo is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $24 a month for Tally. Formaloo starts at $19 per month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly), and Tally starts at $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Formaloo or Tally?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Formaloo and Tally have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.