SurveyMonkey vs. Tally

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SurveyMonkey
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
SurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.
$27
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
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
SurveyMonkeyTally
Editions & Modules
Business Plan - Team Advantage
$27
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
Personal Plan - Advantage Annual
$34
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
Business Plan - Team Premier
$89
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
Personal Plan - Standard Monthly
$99
Per User Per Month (billed monthly)
Personal Plan - Premier Annual
$119
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
Enterprise
Contact Sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SurveyMonkeyTally
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsTally 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
SurveyMonkeyTally
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
8.1
72 Ratings
5% above category average
Tally
7.0
1 Ratings
10% below category average
Survey templates9.071 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Themes5.864 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.363 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
8.8
74 Ratings
4% above category average
Tally
8.3
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Changes to live survey8.258 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Question design help9.168 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple question types9.174 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
7.0
68 Ratings
16% below category average
Tally
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Survey logic flexibility7.068 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
9.4
74 Ratings
15% above category average
Tally
6.7
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Response tracking9.573 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export9.570 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Standard reports9.473 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Custom reports9.560 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics9.061 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
9.5
63 Ratings
14% above category average
Tally
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Access controls9.463 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance9.554 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
SurveyMonkey
9.5
44 Ratings
16% above category average
Tally
-
Ratings
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.429 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.542 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SurveyMonkeyTally
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(103 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(26 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(38 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(35 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SurveyMonkeyTally
Likelihood to Recommend
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
SurveyMonkey is best suited for you if you find that you are creating multiple survey regularly. It offers a variety of questions and options and is a well-rounded surveying tool. It is not best if you do not create surveys often, typically use the same survey, or looking for software to create quizzes or assessments. Also, if you are easily overwhelmed by too many options, this may not be the tool for you.
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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
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • SurveyMonkey templates have made it very user-friendly. It is very efficient to create a survey.
  • I love that they have multiple ways to answer questions. For example, short answer, paragraph, and radio buttons to name a few.
  • The surveys are very easy to share. You can import a large list of email addresses or free type just a few.
  • I like that you can test the survey before sending it out live. I send it to myself to verify how it will look and feel to the end-user.
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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
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • Recognizing that there are more limitations when it comes to a mobile interface vs. a desktop interface, I would love to see more profound levels of programming functionality on the mobile side.
  • It would be helpful to have better access to greater levels of third-party results analysis, particularly as it relates to open-ended questions and answers.
  • As an admin, it would be very cool if SurveyMonkey were able to use AI to match the survey we're building (questions, topics, target respondents, etc.) to existing results that might negate the need to ask certain questions in our surveys.
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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
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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Tally
No answers on this topic
Usability
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
It does everything a survey software should do, and it does it very well. I can't speak for how well it would work for a business that was surveying tens of thousands of people - but for a small business of 50 employees with a couple of thousand clients, it does everything it needs to do.
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Tally
I have already explained the pros and cons earlier.
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Performance
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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Tally
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
I've never had to contact the SurveyMonkey customer care team directly, but they have a pretty good library of help articles on their website. Everything from designing and executing your survey to account and billing questions. I never had a need for further support from Survey Monkey.
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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
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
Implementation not required.
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Tally
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is incredibly important to our employees and means we're getting more reliable results from the surveys.
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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
Momentive (SurveyMonkey, Inc)
  • We use this to survey vendors after a trade show and their comments to me have helped improve other shows. I don't have hard numbers but I know our vendors, some of whom are associate members, are very happy to give this feedback because it helps their ROI too.
  • I know it has saved us employee time as we aren't sifting through email responses and entering them into a spreadsheet. SurveyMonkey does that for us.
  • We often need to do quick polls to our members to make decisions. This makes them feel like they are getting value for their membership dues that they pay our association.
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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.