Formfacade 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 1.6.
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, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formfacade
Add-on that restyles and extends Google Forms for public use
Which one is for you
Pick Formfacade if
- Fits if you already build forms in Google Forms
- Works for people who want a Google Form to look like their site
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want free, as the 7-day trial covers 20 responses and then a paid plan is needed
- Watch out: each capability is its own plan, and prices say 'from'
- Watch out: annual subscriptions are a 12-month contract and non-refundable
- Skip it if you use five seats, as that needs the Growth plan with central billing
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
| 1.6GPAFormfacadeWeak | 2.8GPATallyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCustomize UI starts at $8 a month, but embedding is $18, file upload $28 and scoring $38, and the page doesn't say whether those are billed monthly or yearly. | 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 | DA 7-day trial that covers the first 20 responses, then a paid plan. No free plan. | 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 | DIt adds to Google Forms rather than replacing it, so it needs another product to be useful at all. | 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 setting up the form in Google Forms first, 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 | CWeb only, built on Google Forms and Sheets, with three listed integrations. | 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 | restyling Google Forms for public use | 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: Formfacade and Tally. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formfacade starts at $8 a month and scores 1.7 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 $16 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 28 score higher than Formfacade 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
- Formfacade also covers workflow automation.
- Tally also covers no-code and surveys.
At a glance
| Formfacade | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month (Customize UI, up to 300 responses a month; billing basis not shown) | $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 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 | 7-day free trial that includes the first 20 responses | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mailrecipe LLC | Tally BV |
| Price read from | formfacade.com | tally.so |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Formfacade
- No free plan; after the 7-day trial and 20 responses a paid plan is needed.
- Each capability is a separate plan, and the page does not say whether its prices are billed monthly or annually.
- Individual plans cover one user; five licenses with central billing need the Growth plan.
- Annual subscriptions are a 12-month contract and non-refundable, though an early-cancel partial refund can be requested.
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
Formfacade
- Customize the form's look
- Change layout, fields and buttons, hide fields and redirect after submission.
- Embed in your website
- Place a Google Form inside your own site with your styling.
- File upload without login
- Let respondents upload files, up to 1 GB each, without a Google account.
- Scoring
- Assign points to answers and calculate a total score.
- Sheets lookup and prefill
- Look up Google Sheets data inside a form and send prefilled forms as email.
- Email notifications
- Email responses to respondents and co-workers when a form is submitted.
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
Formfacade
Customize UI$8
per month and up, for up to 300 responses a month
Change the layout, form fields and buttons of a Google Form, hide fields and redirect after submit.
Embed in website$18
per month and up, for up to 500 responses a month
Embed a Google Form in your own website.
File upload$28
per month and up, with up to 1 GB per file and 1 TB of storage
Collect files in a Google Form without respondents logging in.
Assign points$38
per month and up, for up to 300 responses a month
Give each answer a point value and calculate a score.
Tailor made CRM$98
per month and up, for 500 responses a month
Lead forms with custom workflows, charts, PDFs, email notifications and customer management in Google Sheets.
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
Formfacade
No public discounts listed.
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, Formfacade or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formfacade is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $24 a month for Tally. Formfacade starts at $8 per month (Customize UI, up to 300 responses a month; billing basis not shown), and Tally starts at $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Formfacade or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Tally has a free plan. Formfacade does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.