Formstack Forms vs. Tally

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Formstack Forms
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Formstack is an online form building solution. Its drag-and-drop web form creator gives digital marketers a tool for online data collection and engagement. Users can collect payments and pass form data to popular marketing apps through third-party integrations. With Formstack, users can capture responses, store the information and share it with their teams.
$50
per month
Tally
Score 6.3 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Tally is a form builder that works like a doc. It is designed to let users create any type of form in seconds without knowing how to code, and for free. Tally's imposes no limits on the number of forms created, the number of responses or question types, and features like collecting payments, calculations, form logic and answer piping. Users can create a form in seconds, no sign-up needed.N/A
Pricing
Formstack FormsTally
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Formstack FormsTally
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans start at $50/month (billed annually), including: 20 Digital Forms 1,000 Submissions Per Form 14,400 API Calls Per Day Drag-and-Drop Form Builder Custom Themes Payment Integrations Salesforce Integration SSO User Management Form PrefillTally is 99% free: We built Tally with a different business model in mind. Unlike other form builders, most advanced features are free and you can create forms without limits. Tally Pro offers empowering features tailored to the needs of teams and creators, at $29/month or $290/year.
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Features
Formstack FormsTally
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
6.0
61 Ratings
26% below category average
Tally
7.0
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Survey templates9.053 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Themes4.656 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Custom logo/branding4.558 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
7.7
58 Ratings
11% below category average
Tally
8.3
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Changes to live survey6.453 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Question design help8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple question types8.858 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
7.3
58 Ratings
13% below category average
Tally
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Survey logic flexibility7.358 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
9.3
59 Ratings
12% above category average
Tally
6.7
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Response tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export9.159 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Standard reports9.056 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Custom reports8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
8.6
57 Ratings
3% above category average
Tally
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Access controls8.855 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance8.550 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Formstack Forms
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Tally
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Ratings
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Formstack FormsTally
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(74 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(6 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
3.4
(5 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Formstack FormsTally
Likelihood to Recommend
Formstack
Formstack makes it easy to create a variety of forms. I have used it for event interest and registrations, email list sign-ups, and surveys. I have found it easy to customize, and easy to export data for import into other systems (e.g., CRM).
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Tally
Tally has easy to use user Interface, but the some reports customization need to be improved. We have many software/apps in the market where these reports can be easily customized as per the organizational needs.
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Pros
Formstack
  • Allows for unique situations. As a school, we don't have the luxury of being cookie cutter. Neither do our forms.
  • Support. If we don't know how to do it, their support team has been very helpful and actually attempts to understand the issue on hand.
  • User friendliness. In our field we have a phrase: "what if you get hit by a bus?" With Formstack, you can "get hit by the bus" and someone else can jump in and still keep things running (this is used as a phrase for illness, not termination).
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Tally
  • Statutory Filing
  • Reporting
  • Easy Invoicing
  • AP/AR Ageing Reports
  • Trends and Analysis Reports
  • Auditing Reports
  • GST Filing in India
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Cons
Formstack
  • Setting up our multi-step form took some getting used to. Some of the branching logic configuration wasn't as intuitive as would be ideal.
  • Since we were pushing data directly into Hubspot, I found it cumbersome to deal with data storage limits within Formstack. I would get frequent notices that new responses were not being stored in Formstack and that I needed to upgrade or delete data. I got tired of that.
  • More/easier support for custom fonts would have been a huge plus. We were able to customize the form's appearance, but had to make some concessions in that regard.
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Tally
  • AP Ageing reporting can be more detailed
  • Also the costing for Small firms it is not feasible
  • Report Customization Can be Improved
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Likelihood to Renew
Formstack
Our user base has come to rely on Formstack to get forms done. The Formstack tools make it easy to start from scratch or copy an existing form to "quick start" a new, similar form. The price is right and frees up IT staff to do more transformative work.
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Tally
No answers on this topic
Usability
Formstack
I give it this rating because Ali feel like just about anyone can use this. Now with 7 billion people in the work I understand that’s not the case but I feel like Formstack get it pretty simple where a majority of humans could use it and navigate through. The only reason I didn’t give it a higher rating is because I think Google Forms is a little easier to use and that it’s pretty much impossible for any product to get a 10 on usability in my opinion.
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Tally
I have already explained the pros and cons earlier.
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Support Rating
Formstack
The agents in the original group, especially the ones in cahoots with the developers, are really solid and know what they're talking about--I'm looking at you, Collin. The 'Tier 1' support agents that typically reply to the tickets are really spotty. If you have an overly technical question, i.e. bugfix, or describe a feature from a few years back that randomly disappeared, these agents typically will give you what feels like a generic reply and not know what you're talking about.
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Tally
They are availble for support and you will also find a lot of contents related to it on Internet. Go to You tube and type Tally or any issue, you will find a lot of data related to it and easy solutions always
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Implementation Rating
Formstack
We implemented on one of the earlier versions. Through continuous engineering improvements, the interface keeps getting easier and more intuitive. Therefore, later implementations keep getting easier and better.
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Tally
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Formstack
Drupal is a much more customizable platform, however you must have someone build the forms first and then you can work with them if you do not have the programming knowledge. If you have any changes to make, it can sometimes be both a time consuming and difficult process. Formstack is much more efficient if you do not have an in house programmer.
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Tally
Tally over all compare to above products is Easy and More user friendly, Easy to learn and Adopt.
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Return on Investment
Formstack
  • Positive - ability to analyze submission trends - e.g. when a marketing email is sent, looking at increased form viewing and submissions in relation to the sending of the campaign.
  • Immediate response - those that submit forms receive immediate response that their form has been submitted.
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Tally
  • Its has provided the smoth Accounting process
  • Easy to manage the Financial and Accounting Aspects of Business
  • Reporting is where they need to focus a bit more and also integration with other softwares
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ScreenShots

Tally Screenshots

Screenshot of Create forms for all purposes in seconds. Without knowing how to code, and for free.Screenshot of Tally works like a text doc. Just start typing and use shortcuts to create any type of form in seconds.Screenshot of No countless paywalls.99% of features are available for free, combined with an empowering Pro plan for creators & teams.Screenshot of Use tons of advanced features such as collecting payments, conditional logic, calculator, hidden fields,and many more.