SurveyLegend 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 2.0.
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.
SurveyLegend
Online survey, form and poll builder with a free plan
Which one is for you
Pick SurveyLegend if
- Fits if you run a few small surveys or polls
- Works for solo users who can do without exports
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as there is no response export and only 1 logic rule per survey
- Skip it if you need team seats, as every plan includes one user
- Watch out: white label, API access and phone support are Legendary only, $65 a month
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT
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
| 2.0GPASurveyLegendFair | 2.8GPATallyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $15 a month billed yearly ($19 monthly), between the forms category's cheaper quarter ($8.25) and its middle ($20). | 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 | CStarter is free: 3 surveys, 1,000 responses per survey, live analytics, one logic rule per survey, and no response export. | 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 | CSurvey, form and poll builder with logic, analytics, export and branding. The free plan lacks export and most logic. | 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 rating on record. You build each survey from scratch. | 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, with one integration listed. REST API access is on Legendary only. | 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 simple online survey or poll on a free plan | 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: SurveyLegend and Tally. How we grade
Price against what you get
SurveyLegend starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0 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 $9 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 29 score higher than SurveyLegend 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
- Tally also covers no-code.
At a glance
| SurveyLegend | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly |
| Free plan | Starter: 1 user, 3 surveys, 1K responses per survey, live analytics and 1 logic rule per survey, with no response export. | 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 | SurveyLegend AB | Tally BV |
| Price read from | surveylegend.com | tally.so |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SurveyLegend
- Every plan includes 1 user; the pricing page lists no team seats.
- The free plan cannot export responses and caps logic at 1 rule per survey.
- White label, API access and phone support are limited to the Legendary plan.
- Prices exclude VAT, according to the pricing page.
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
SurveyLegend
- Survey, form and poll builder
- Build surveys, forms, polls and quizzes from a browser on a computer or tablet, with templates for common cases.
- Logic and branching
- Starter allows 1 logic rule per survey, Pro 10 flows, and Business and above unlimited conditional logic with advanced logic.
- Live analytics
- Responses show in real time on every plan; Pro adds private real-time result sharing and data filtering.
- Export
- No export on Starter; Pro exports up to 1K responses per survey, Business 10K, and Legendary has no export limit.
- Branding and white label
- Business adds survey branding, and Legendary removes SurveyLegend branding with white-label surveys.
- REST API
- Legendary includes 100K REST API calls per day for pulling or sending survey data.
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
SurveyLegend
Starter$0
3 surveys, 1K responses per survey, live analytics, 6 pictures per survey and no response export.
Pro$15
per month, billed annually ($170 a year; $19 billed monthly)
20 surveys, 5K responses per survey, export of 1K responses, 10 logic flows and email support within 24 hours.
Business$25
per month, billed annually ($300 a year; $39 billed monthly)
Unlimited surveys, 20K responses per survey, 10K exports, unlimited conditional logic and survey branding.
Legendary$65
per month, billed annually ($780 a year; $89 billed monthly)
100K responses per survey, unlimited exports, white-label surveys, 100K REST API calls per day 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
SurveyLegend
- Annual discount
Save with yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly billing saving 25% on Pro, 36% on Business and 27% on Legendary against monthly billing.
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, SurveyLegend or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SurveyLegend is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $24 a month for Tally. SurveyLegend starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Tally starts at $24 per month, billed yearly ($290); $29 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, SurveyLegend or Tally?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both SurveyLegend 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.
