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Tally

Free for unlimited responses — and that is the whole pitch.

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Tally is a hosted form builder that works like a text document: you type, and form fields appear where you need them. Its distinguishing feature is commercial rather than technical — unlimited forms and unlimited responses on the free tier, with payment only for branding removal and advanced features. For a team whose objection to Typeform is purely the per-response bill, Tally removes it entirely without any self-hosting. It is proprietary and hosted, so the data-residency objection is unaddressed.

SOURCE-AVAILABLEProprietary (hosted service)
LicenseProprietary (hosted service)
PricingFree with unlimited forms and responses. Tally Pro around $29/month for branding removal and advanced features.
Open sourceNo
Self-hostableNo
Local-first dataNo

What it does well

  • +Unlimited responses free — removes Typeform's core cost problem outright
  • +Document-style builder is genuinely fast to use
  • +Good conditional logic and payment collection on the free tier
  • +Nothing to host or maintain

Where it falls short

  • −Proprietary and hosted — data residency unchanged
  • −Free tier is a business decision that can change
  • −Less polished than Typeform on presentation
  • −No self-hosting at any price

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