Tally is a free Formstack alternative with unlimited forms and unlimited responses. Formstack has no free plan and starts at $83/month for a single user.
Where Formstack's cheapest plan caps you at 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form for $83–99/month, Tally includes conditional logic, calculated fields, file uploads, and payment processing on the free plan, with no submission cap. Tally's editor works like a document, just start typing to build your form, no drag-and-drop required.
Users rate Tally 4.9/5 on G2 (471+ reviews put Formstack at 4.3/5), with reviewers frequently citing Formstack's pricing as a pain point.
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| Feature | Tally | Formstack |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ✅ Unlimited forms & responses | ❌ No free plan (14-day trial only) |
| Unlimited forms | ✅ Free | ❌ 25 forms on Forms plan ($83+/mo); 100 on Suite ($250+/mo) |
| Unlimited responses | ✅ Free | ❌ 1,000 submissions/form ($83+/mo); 5,000 on Suite ($250+/mo) |
| Users included | ✅ $29/mo (unlimited users) | ❌ 1 user (Forms, $83+/mo); |
| 3 users (Suite, $250+/mo) | ||
| Multi-page forms | ✅ Free | ✅ $83+/mo |
| Conditional logic | ✅ Free | ✅ $83+/mo |
| Calculated fields | ✅ Free | ✅ $83+/mo |
| File uploads | ✅ Free (10MB/file) | ✅ $83+/mo (2GB total storage) |
| Accept payments | ✅ Free | ✅ $83+/mo |
| Export submissions as PDF | ✅ Free | ⚠️ Not native — handled by the separate Formstack Documents product |
| Templated document generation | ❌ Not available | ✅ $250+/mo |
| E-signatures | ✅ Free | ✅ $250+/mo |
| Custom domains | ✅ $29/mo | ✅ Included |
| Custom CSS | ✅ $29/mo | ✅ Included |
| Webhooks | ✅ Free | ✅ Included |
| API access | ✅ Free | ❌ Enterprise plan (custom pricing) |
| Salesforce integration | ❌ Not available | ✅ Solutions plan (custom pricing) |
| Approval workflows | ❌ Not available | ✅ $250+/mo |
| SSO | ❌ Not available | ✅ Enterprise (custom pricing) |
| HIPAA-compliant forms | ❌ Not available | ✅ Salesforce plan (custom pricing) |
| AI form builder | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
| MCP server (AI agent access) | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
| Import forms | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
Formstack is built for teams that need forms bundled with document generation, eSignatures, and Salesforce workflows — and it prices accordingly, with no free tier and a $83+/month entry point. Tally is built for anyone who wants a fully-featured form builder without the enterprise price tag: unlimited forms and responses, free, for solo builders, startups, and growing teams alike.
If your team already lives in Salesforce and needs native document workflows, Formstack's higher tiers are built for that. If you want to get a professional form live today without committing to a monthly fee, Tally is the more practical starting point.
Tally's free plan removes the paywalls that Formstack puts up from day one: