The Free Tally Alternative

Tally is a form builder with a Notion-like text editor. It’s popular for its generous free plan and clean interface. Fomr is a visual form builder with a drag-and-drop canvas, 1700+ fonts, and full design control. Both tools offer unlimited forms and responses for free — the main difference is in editor approach and design capabilities.

How Fomr compares to Tally

Why teams switch from Tally to Fomr

Fomr vs Tally: pricing breakdown

Both Fomr and Tally offer strong free plans with unlimited forms and responses. The free plan comparison is close — Tally includes features like conditional logic and file uploads on the free plan, while Fomr includes more design customization.

The pricing diverges at the Pro level. Tally Pro costs $24/month and unlocks custom domains, branding removal, collaboration, and advanced customization. Tally also has a Business plan at $74/month for teams with advanced needs. Fomr Pro costs $17/month for custom domains and branding removal — $7/month less than Tally Pro.

For teams that need a free form builder, both are solid choices. For teams that eventually need Pro features, Fomr saves you $84/year.

Fomr vs Tally: the editor

This is the biggest difference between the two products.

Tally uses a Notion-like block editor. You type your form like a document, pressing ”/” to insert form blocks (text fields, dropdowns, checkboxes). It feels familiar if you use Notion, and it’s fast for simple forms. The trade-off is less control over visual layout — you’re building top-to-bottom in a document format.

Fomr uses a drag-and-drop visual canvas. You place form fields anywhere on the page, resize them, group related questions, and see the exact output as you build. The editor shows you what respondents will see — no preview mode needed. You can adjust spacing, add text blocks, insert dividers, and create multi-page forms with different layouts per page.

Neither approach is objectively better — it depends on how you prefer to work. Document-style editing is faster for simple forms. Visual editing gives more control for designed, branded experiences.

Fomr vs Tally: design and customization

Tally offers basic design customization on its free plan: a cover image, accent color, and a small selection of fonts. Full theme customization, custom CSS, and advanced design options require Tally Pro ($24/month).

Fomr gives you the full design toolkit on the free plan: 1700+ Google Fonts, custom color palettes, background images from Unsplash, custom logos, and adjustable layouts. Forms built on Fomr’s free plan look identical to Pro — the only difference is a small “Powered by Fomr” badge.

If visual design is a priority, Fomr’s free plan is more capable than Tally’s.

Which one is right for you?