Tally vs Formbold: Form Builder or Form Backend?
Tally is a free form builder with optional Pro at $24/month. Formbold is a form backend for forms you build yourself, with an API and integrations.
Feature Comparison
Tally details checked on the vendor site in October 2026. Formbold details match our pricing page.
| Feature |  Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | Yes (250 submissions/month, 10 forms) | Yes (Unlimited forms & submissions) |
| Remove Branding | Premium and Business plans | Paid (Starts at $24/mo) |
| Forms & Submissions | 10 forms and 250 submissions a month on Free; unlimited forms and 3,000 to 30,000 submissions a month on paid plans | Unlimited (Fair usage applies) |
| Form Builder UI | No builder: use your own HTML or framework form | Rich drag-and-drop UI |
| Form Dashboard | Yes (all plans) | |
| File Uploads | Starter and higher (10 MB per file on Starter, up to 50 MB on Business) | Free (10MB) / Unlimited (Pro) |
| Email Notifications | All plans; autoresponders on Premium and Business | Free, with Pro options |
| Webhook Support | Starter and higher | Free |
| Third-party Integrations | Starter and higher: Slack, Telegram, Discord, Notion, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zendesk, Zapier, Make and webhooks | Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, Make |
| Developer API | Every plan, including Free | No developer API |
| Custom Thank You Page | Starter and higher | |
| Conditional Logic | In your own form code | |
| Collaboration & Workspaces | Workspaces and up to 20 members, by plan | Paid plans only |
| Partial Submissions | Not Available | Pro only |
| GDPR and DPA | Yes, DPA available | Yes. DPA accepted with its Terms, EU-based |
| Pricing (Monthly) | $8/month, or $6/month billed yearly | Starts at $24/month |
What is Tally?
Tally is a free-first visual form builder with unlimited forms and submissions under fair use. Pro removes branding and adds collaboration features.
What does Tally cost?
- Free: unlimited forms/submissions (fair use), payments, signatures, 10 MB uploads, conditional logic
- Pro $24/month: remove branding, custom domains, workspaces, partial submissions, unlimited uploads
- Business $74/month: retention controls, email verification
Why pick Formbold over Tally?
Formbold is a form backend: point any HTML or JavaScript form at your Formbold endpoint, and it stores each submission, filters spam and sends it to email, Slack, Google Sheets, webhooks and 8 other apps, with no server to run. The REST API and MCP work on every plan, including Free.
- HTML/React/Webflow endpoint without rebuilding forms in Tally
- Starter at $8/month, or $6/month billed yearly
- Native chat and CRM integrations from Starter
Who should choose Tally vs Formbold?
Choose Tally to design forms in their builder for free. Choose Formbold when the form already lives on your site and you need a backend.
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