FormBuilder 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 2.2.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Tally grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FormBuilder
Online form builder with a free plan and 550+ templates
Which one is for you
Pick FormBuilder if
- Fits if you want a template to start from
- Works for people who need a few forms and under 50 responses a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as 50 responses a month is held back until you upgrade
- Watch out: multi-page forms and custom themes need Pro at $39
- Watch out: custom domains and team workspaces need Business at $99
- Watch out: HIPAA plans are listed as coming soon, and Enterprise isn't priced
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
| 2.2GPAFormBuilderFair | 2.8GPATallyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $39 a month ($390 a year), near the dear quarter that starts at $41, and Business is $99. | 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 | CFree gives 5 active forms and 50 responses a month, and extra responses are held until you upgrade. The Pro trial is 14 days and needs a card. | 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 | CTemplates, 21 field types, payments, webhooks and Zapier. Multi-page forms and themes are Pro, and HIPAA is listed as coming soon. | 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, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. | 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 webhooks, Zapier and Stripe. | 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 | an online form builder with 550 templates | 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: FormBuilder and Tally. How we grade
Price against what you get
FormBuilder starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tally starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7.
Tally scores higher and starts $15 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 29 score higher than FormBuilder 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
- FormBuilder also covers workflow automation.
- Tally also covers no-code and surveys.
At a glance
| FormBuilder | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed monthly ($390 per year billed annually) | $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | 5 active forms, 50 responses a month, all 21 field types, webhooks, Zapier, Stripe payments, CSV export and 100 MB of file storage, with a FormBuilder badge on forms. | 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 | 14-day free trial of Pro or Business, card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formbuilder | Tally BV |
| Price read from | formbuilder.com | tally.so |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FormBuilder
- The free plan caps responses at 50 a month; extra responses are held until you upgrade.
- Multi-page forms and custom themes need Pro; custom domains and team workspaces need Business.
- HIPAA plans and BAA support are listed as coming soon, so they are not available yet.
- Enterprise pricing is not published.
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
FormBuilder
- Start before sign-up
- A draft form can be edited before creating an account, and it offers templates for intake, lead capture, registrations and surveys.
- Templates and field types
- Includes 21 field types and over 550 templates on every plan.
- Payments and delivery
- Stripe payments through your own account, email notifications, webhooks, Zapier and CSV export are on the free plan.
- Branding and domains
- Pro adds custom themes and removes the badge; Business adds custom branding and domains.
- Team workspaces
- Business adds team workspaces, collaboration and form analytics.
- Enterprise options
- The enterprise tier is sold through sales and lists SSO, SAML, white labeling and a 99.99% uptime SLA.
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
FormBuilder
Free$0
5 active forms and 50 responses a month; extra responses are held until you upgrade.
Pro$39
per month, 10,000 responses ($390 billed annually)
100 active forms, no FormBuilder badge, custom themes, multi-page forms, 1 GB of file storage, password-protected forms, scheduling and priority email support.
Business$99
per month, 50,000 responses ($990 billed annually)
500 active forms, 10 GB of storage, custom branding and domains, team workspaces, form analytics and email and phone support.
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
FormBuilder
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
Yearly billing is $390 for Pro and $990 for Business, which the pricing page describes as two months free.
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, FormBuilder or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tally is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $39 a month for FormBuilder. FormBuilder starts at $39 per month, billed monthly ($390 per year billed annually), and Tally starts at $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, FormBuilder or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both FormBuilder 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.