The short answer
Tally and Typeform are two of the most popular form builders for people who care how a form feels. Tally writes like a document and is generous for free. Typeform is conversational and polished. Here is how their free plans compare, from each product's own pricing page and help centre, checked October 2026.
Pick Tally if you work alone and want unlimited responses and free integrations with Sheets, Notion and Airtable. Pick Typeform when the conversational format matters and its monthly response cap is enough. If you want one question at a time, no response cap and a team working together 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 Typeform when
the conversational format is the point and you are happy within the free tier response cap.
Conversation-led forms with a polished respondent experience. It made one-question-at-a-time the default expectation for a considered form.
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 |  4 yes, 3 partly, 1 no | 8 yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responses on the free plan | YesNo cap, within fair use | PartlyCapped each month; the figure changes | YesNo cap on forms or responses |
| Conditional logic | YesLogic and calculations | YesLogic jumps | YesSkip, show, hide |
| Publish under your own link | NoCustom domain on Pro | PartlyPaid plans | YesPersonal and company handles |
| People working on a form | NoPro | PartlyPaid seats | YesUnlimited members, 3 guests per form |
| Partial responses kept | NoPro | YesPartials shown | YesOn every plan |
| Drop-off by question | NoPro | YesCompletion reporting | 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 | YesMCP server | 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 a good Typeform alternative?
Yes, especially for free. Tally allows unlimited responses within fair use, where Typeform's free plan caps them each month. Typeform keeps partial responses; Tally keeps them for Pro.
Which is cheaper, Tally or Typeform?
Tally Pro is $24 a month. Formkit Pro is $6 a month for the whole company, however many members it has.
Do both work in Claude and ChatGPT?
Both have MCP servers: Tally's is free and in beta, and Typeform has one. Formkit's works on every plan, with in-chat views.
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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