Formgrid 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, though Formgrid grades higher (3.2 against 2.8) on value for money.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formgrid
Form builder with unlimited forms and responses on the free plan
Which one is for you
Pick Formgrid if
- Fits if you want a builder with no form or response limit
- Works for people who only need basic forms with logic
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want clean forms, since the badge, custom domain and custom emails need Plus
- Watch out: workspaces and roles need Business at $59
- Watch out: a fair-use policy may lead to a custom plan under heavy use
- Skip it if you want fixed prices, as paid prices load from the billing service
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
| 3.2GPAFormgridVery good | 2.8GPATallyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree and substantial: unlimited forms and responses. Plus is $19 a month billed annually, against $19.99 for the category's middle. | 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 | AFree plan with unlimited forms and responses, themes, logic and 10 MB uploads. A normal person won't hit a cap. | 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 | BAI drafting, form logic, field types, results, connections and branding controls. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; the gating is on branding and teams. | 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 five 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 | a free form builder with unlimited forms | 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: Formgrid and Tally. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formgrid 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 Formgrid starts $5 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Formgrid 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
- Formgrid also covers workflow automation.
- Tally also covers templates, no-code and surveys.
At a glance
| Formgrid | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms and responses, AI drafting, custom themes, form logic and 10 MB file uploads. | 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 | FormGrid | Tally BV |
| Price read from | formgrid.com | tally.so |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Formgrid
- The FormGrid badge, custom domain and custom emails need Plus.
- Workspaces and roles need Business.
- The vendor's fair use policy may lead to a custom plan under heavy usage.
- Paid prices load from the vendor's billing service when the page opens.
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
Formgrid
- AI drafting and editing
- Draft and edit forms with AI, with higher usage on Plus and Business.
- Form logic
- Conditional logic, variables, calculations, redirects, repeats and page navigation.
- Field types
- Text, number, choice, rating, linear scale, ranking, email, file upload, signature and hidden fields.
- Results
- Table view, visual summary, public summary sharing and CSV or Excel export.
- Connections
- Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, Make and webhooks.
- Branding controls
- Custom domain, link preview, favicon and hiding the FormGrid badge need Plus or above.
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
Formgrid
Free$0
Unlimited forms and responses, AI drafting, custom themes, form logic and 10 MB uploads.
Plus$19
per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
Team collaboration, custom emails, custom domain, hidden badge, 30-day version history and 100 MB uploads.
Business$59
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Everything in Plus, plus workspaces, roles and permissions, 90-day version history and 1 GB uploads.
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
Formgrid
- Annual discount
Save up to 34% with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises up to 34% off when billed yearly.
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, Formgrid or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formgrid is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $24 a month for Tally. Formgrid starts at $19 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly), and Tally starts at $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Formgrid or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Formgrid 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.