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Alternatives to Tally
20 surveys tools sit alongside Tally in this directory. Below is what separates each from Tally on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Tally starts at
- Free, then $29/month
Why people look past Tally
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Tally entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Tally starts at $29/month. Across the 6 surveys tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $22.5/month.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Powerful forms get more done
- Starts $10 a month dearer, at $39/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 5 tiers to Tally's 2.
Powerful forms made easy
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at $24/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 4 tiers to Tally's 2.
Forms that feel like you
- Starts $29 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 4 tiers to Tally's 2.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Starts $8 a month cheaper, at $21/month.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 5 tiers to Tally's 2.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Starts $196 a month dearer, at $225/month.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 5 tiers to Tally's 2.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Free tier, paid for branding and team features.
- 4 tiers to Tally's 2.
Every Tally alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tally (this page) | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | |
| JotformFar larger template library, offline mobile collection and payment integrations | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Tally |
| Cognito FormsStronger conditional logic, calculations and workflow for business process forms | Free, then $24/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Tally |
| PaperformMore design control and commerce features when the form is a customer-facing page | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Tally |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Tally |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Tally |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Tally |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Tally |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Tally |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Tally |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs Tally |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Tally |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Tally |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs Tally |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Tally |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Tally |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Tally |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Tally |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Tally |
| Formstack | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs Tally |
| GetFeedback | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Tally |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Tally badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- Cognito Forms , Free, then $24/month
- Paperform , Free
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
Cheaper than Tally (5)
Entry price under Tally's $29/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Cognito Forms , Free, then $24/month
- Paperform , Free
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- Fillout , Free, then $15/month
What you would be giving up
Tally is most often brought in for a startup collecting waitlist or beta signups that will grow well past a free response cap elsewhere, a small team that wants form submissions landing directly in notion or airtable, a charity or community group running a public consultation with no software budget, a quick internal request or intake form that needs to exist within the hour. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Tally is broadly right and the question is cost, the Tally pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Surveys category lists everything the directory holds, and best surveys tools ranks them.
Tally runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Tally alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Tally?
- 20 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Jotform, Cognito Forms, Paperform, KoboToolbox. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Tally?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jotform, Cognito Forms, Paperform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Tally?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Tally's $29/month: Cognito Forms at Free, then $24/month, Paperform at Free, KoboToolbox at Free, then $21/month, SurveyLegend at Free, then $15/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Tally?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: it costs more than the category median. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Tally?
- Tally is most often brought in for a startup collecting waitlist or beta signups that will grow well past a free response cap elsewhere, a small team that wants form submissions landing directly in notion or airtable, a charity or community group running a public consultation with no software budget, a quick internal request or intake form that needs to exist within the hour. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Tally?
- None of the surveys tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Tally alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Surveys, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Tally against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Tally covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every surveys tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Surveys category, 20 tools beside Tally. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.