Is Stacker or Tally better?

Neither clearly leads. Stacker starts at On request and Tally at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Stacker or Tally?

Tally has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Stacker and Free for Tally.

Does Stacker or Tally run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Tally for free?

Yes. Tally has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Stacker starts at On request.

What is Stacker best used for?

Stacker is most often used for giving clients a login that shows only their own records inside an internal airtable base, contractor or franchisee portals where each account must see one slice of a shared dataset, replacing a spreadsheet emailed to partners with a permissioned live view of the same data, putting a usable interface on a salesforce or postgres dataset for users who should never see the underlying system. Of those, giving clients a login that shows only their own records inside an internal airtable base and contractor or franchisee portals where each account must see one slice of a shared dataset are not what Tally is typically brought in for.

What can Stacker do that Tally cannot?

Stacker covers Per-record permissions, External user portals, Live connection to the source, Page and layout builder. Tally covers Document-style editor, Unlimited free responses, Conditional logic and calculations, Payment collection.

No-Code · head to head

Stacker vs Tally

Stacker

No-Code

Permissioned portals over data that stays in Airtable, Salesforce or Postgres

From: On request
Free plan: No

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Tally

Surveys

Form builder with unlimited forms and responses on the free plan, edited like a text document

From: Free
Free plan: Yes

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The short version

Only Tally has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Stacker there is no source export and no self-hosting, so leaving means rebuilding the entire interface and permission model elsewhere, even though the underlying records remain yours.; Tally built-in analysis is limited to basic summaries, so any real analysis means exporting responses to a spreadsheet or database.
They diverge on capability: Stacker covers Per-record permissions, Tally covers Document-style editor.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Stacker and Tally actually diverge.

Attributes where Stacker and Tally differ
Attribute	Stacker	Tally
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	quote	Free tier, paid for branding and team features
Free tier	No	Yes
Category	No-Code	Surveys

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Stacker

Per-record permissions
External user portals
Live connection to the source
Page and layout builder
Workflow actions
Custom domains and branding
User onboarding
Role based navigation

Only in Tally

Document-style editor
Unlimited free responses
Conditional logic and calculations
Payment collection
Notion and Airtable sync
Custom domains

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Stacker

Giving clients a login that shows only their own records inside an internal Airtable basenot Tally
Contractor or franchisee portals where each account must see one slice of a shared datasetnot Tally
Replacing a spreadsheet emailed to partners with a permissioned live view of the same datanot Tally
Putting a usable interface on a Salesforce or Postgres dataset for users who should never see the underlying systemnot Tally

Tally

A startup collecting waitlist or beta signups that will grow well past a free response cap elsewherenot Stacker
A small team that wants form submissions landing directly in Notion or Airtablenot Stacker
A charity or community group running a public consultation with no software budgetnot Stacker
A quick internal request or intake form that needs to exist within the hournot Stacker

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Stacker

There is no source export and no self-hosting, so leaving means rebuilding the entire interface and permission model elsewhere, even though the underlying records remain yours.
Performance is bounded by the data source, so an Airtable base near its row limit or an API under rate limiting produces a slow portal that no amount of Stacker configuration will fix.
Pricing distinguishes internal editors from external portal users, so a portal that succeeds by adding hundreds of light-touch external users can end up costing more than the internal system it fronts.
Custom logic is limited to the actions and conditions the builder exposes, so anything resembling a calculation engine or a branching multi-step approval hits a wall and needs an external automation tool bolted on.
It is a portal and CRUD tool by design, with no offline mode, no native mobile application and no real reporting layer, so it will not be the only system a growing operation runs.

Tally

Built-in analysis is limited to basic summaries, so any real analysis means exporting responses to a spreadsheet or database.
There is no offline data collection, which rules it out for field research or events without reliable connectivity.
The company is very small and bootstrapped, so support is email and documentation with no account management, and some procurement processes will reject that.
Advanced research features such as quotas, randomisation and panel integration are absent, so it is a form builder rather than a research instrument.
Design control is deliberately narrow, so brands that need pixel-level form styling will find the theming options constraining even on the paid tier.

Pricing, plan by plan

Stacker

On request

Stacker$undefined/month
- Priced by workspace tier with caps on apps and users
- External portal users charged differently from internal editors
- Higher tiers add permission depth and support

Tally

Free

FreeFree
- Unlimited forms, questions and responses
- Conditional logic, calculations and file uploads
- Integrations including Notion, Google Sheets and webhooks
Tally Pro$29/month
- Remove Tally branding
- Custom domains and form redirects
- Team workspaces and collaboration

Which should you pick?

Choose Stacker if

You need per-record permissions.
You also want external user portals.

Stacker review

Choose Tally if

You need document-style editor.
You want to start without paying.
You also want unlimited free responses.

Tally review

Questions people ask

Is Stacker or Tally better?: Neither clearly leads. Stacker starts at On request and Tally at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Stacker or Tally?: Tally has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Stacker and Free for Tally.
Does Stacker or Tally run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Tally for free?: Yes. Tally has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Stacker starts at On request.
What is Stacker best used for?: Stacker is most often used for giving clients a login that shows only their own records inside an internal airtable base, contractor or franchisee portals where each account must see one slice of a shared dataset, replacing a spreadsheet emailed to partners with a permissioned live view of the same data, putting a usable interface on a salesforce or postgres dataset for users who should never see the underlying system. Of those, giving clients a login that shows only their own records inside an internal airtable base and contractor or franchisee portals where each account must see one slice of a shared dataset are not what Tally is typically brought in for.
What can Stacker do that Tally cannot?: Stacker covers Per-record permissions, External user portals, Live connection to the source, Page and layout builder. Tally covers Document-style editor, Unlimited free responses, Conditional logic and calculations, Payment collection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Stacker: Where does my data live?

In the source you connect: Airtable, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Sheets or your own Postgres. Stacker reads and writes to it rather than becoming the system of record.

Tally: Is the free plan really unlimited?

Yes for forms, questions and responses. The paid tier sells branding removal, custom domains and team features rather than volume.

Stacker: Can I export the app if I cancel?

No. The data stays in your source system, but the interface, permissions and workflows are Stacker configuration and do not come with you.

Tally: Is Tally suitable for research surveys?

Only simple ones. It has logic and calculations but no quotas, randomisation or panel management.

Stacker: Is it suitable for hundreds of external users?

Technically yes; check the pricing arithmetic first, because external portal users are charged separately and that is where the bill grows.

Tally: Is it GDPR compliant?

Tally is a European company operating under GDPR, and buyers with strict requirements should request the data processing agreement before rollout.

Stacker: Will it replace Airtable?

No, it sits in front of Airtable. If the base itself is at its limits, the fix is moving the data to Postgres rather than changing the portal.

Stacker vs Tally

Stacker

Tally

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Stacker

Only in Tally

What people use each for

Stacker

Tally

Where each one falls short

Stacker

Tally

Pricing, plan by plan

Stacker

Tally

Which should you pick?

Choose Stacker if

Choose Tally if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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