The short answer
Tally and Google Forms are both free with no response cap, which makes them the two most common choices for people who don't want to pay for a form. Here is how they compare, from each product's own pricing page and help centre, checked October 2026.
Pick Google Forms for quick internal forms inside Google Workspace. Pick Tally for a nicer-looking form, logic with calculations and free integrations with Notion and Airtable. If several people work on your forms, or you want partial responses and drop-off for free, Formkit does that.
Pick Tally when
you work alone, you like the document-style editor, and you want many integrations on the free plan.
A generous free form builder that feels like writing a document. Type your questions and it becomes a form.
Pick Google Forms when
the form is internal, the look does not matter, and you want the answers in a spreadsheet in the next five minutes.
Fast, familiar and practical. If you have a Google account you already have it, and for straightforward internal collection that is often the whole argument.
Feature by feature
Based on each product’s own pricing page, help centre and developer docs, October 2026, and the free plan unless a row says otherwise. Only what we could check for both is shown, with Formkit alongside. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
| Capability | Tally3 yes, 5 no |  3 yes, 5 no | 8 yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses on the free plan | YesNo cap, within fair use | YesNo cap | YesNo cap on forms or responses |
| Conditional logic | YesLogic and calculations | YesSection skipping | YesSkip, show, hide |
| Publish under your own link | NoCustom domain on Pro | NoShared domain | YesPersonal and company handles |
| People working on a form | NoPro | YesEditors | YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form |
| Partial responses kept | NoPro | NoSubmitted only | YesOn every plan |
| Drop-off by question | NoPro | NoSummary charts | YesPer question, every plan |
| Version history with restore | NoPro | NoNot offered | Yes30 days of publishes |
| Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP) | YesFree on all plans, in beta | NoNot offered | YesEvery plan, with in-chat views |
- Responses on the free planTally: YesNo cap, within fair useFormkit: YesNo cap on forms or responses
- Conditional logicTally: YesLogic and calculationsFormkit: YesSkip, show, hide
- Publish under your own linkTally: NoCustom domain on ProFormkit: YesPersonal and company handles
- People working on a formTally: NoProFormkit: YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form
- Partial responses keptTally: NoProFormkit: YesOn every plan
- Drop-off by questionTally: NoProFormkit: YesPer question, every plan
- Version history with restoreTally: NoProFormkit: Yes30 days of publishes
- Works in Claude and ChatGPT (MCP)Tally: YesFree on all plans, in betaFormkit: YesEvery plan, with in-chat views
Questions people ask
Is Tally better than Google Forms?
For forms people outside your organisation see, usually yes: it looks better and connects to more tools for free. For a quick internal poll, Google Forms is faster because you're already signed in.
Can several people edit a Tally form for free?
Collaborators are on Tally Pro. Google Forms lets you add editors for free, and Formkit's free plan has unlimited members and three guests per form.
Which keeps partial responses?
Neither does on the free plan: Tally keeps them for Pro, and Google Forms keeps submitted responses only. Formkit keeps them on every plan.
Neither quite fits? Formkit is free with no cap on responses, one question at a time or a whole page, and your own link.
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