Forms & Surveys · head-to-head
Tally vs Typeform
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates Tally 3/5 and Typeform 3/5 in Forms & Surveys. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 5 of the 6 judges pick Tally and 1 picks Typeform. Tally scores higher on 4 of 7 criteria (European sovereignty, Form & survey building, Pricing transparency, plus 1 more). Typeform scores higher on 3 of 7 criteria (Survey analysis & reporting, Hosting choice, teams & portability and Distribution, response collection & workflows). Provenance — Tally: EU-Made; Typeform: EU-Made. Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
The short answer
The bench splits, and the split is the answer. Tally leads form building (7.0 vs 6.0, six judges to zero) and sovereignty (7.0 vs 5.8, five to zero); pricing transparency (7.0 vs 6.0, four judges to zero) and consent and data protection (6.8 vs 6.3, four judges to one) also lean Tally. Typeform leads analysis and reporting (5.2 against Tally's 4.0, five judges to zero) and hosting and administration (6.0 against 5.5, three to zero, three ties); collection and workflows splits at 6.5 for Tally against 6.7 for Typeform — three judges lean Typeform, two Tally, one tie. Weighted totals put Tally ahead for the market researcher, operations manager, HR lead, academic researcher and data protection officer; the skeptic's total is 6.1 for Typeform against 6 for Tally. Sovereignty attributes: data residency reads "EU only" for Tally, "EU optional" for Typeform, and both list subprocessor exposure "US CLOUD Act reach"; jurisdictions read BE and ES.
Choose Tally if
- You build logic-heavy forms on a budget: conditional logic with no condition limits, nested condition groups, calculated fields, answer piping and multi-language support are documented as free, and six judges lean Tally on form building (7.0 vs 6.0).
- Your data policy requires the data residency attribute to read "EU only": Tally lists that, while Typeform lists "EU optional" with the EU data center choice documented as Enterprise-only.
- You must hand procurement a data processing agreement naming a Belgian legal entity: Tally's names Tally BV under Belgian law, with hosting stated as Google Cloud in a Belgian region and a published subprocessor table; four judges lean Tally on consent and data protection, one Typeform.
- You want published plan prices before committing: pricing transparency leans Tally four judges to zero (7.0 vs 6.0), while Typeform's five-to-seven spread rests on Enterprise contact-sales gates — though the captured pages give different figures for Tally's paid plans.
- Your needs match the operations manager, HR lead or data protection officer: weighted totals run 6.6 vs 5.9, 6.3 vs 5.7 and 6.6 vs 6.4 in Tally's favor.
Choose Typeform if
- You need working analysis out of the box: analysis and reporting leans Typeform five judges to zero (5.2 vs 4.0), with AI topic and sentiment detection credited by everyday-reporting judges; Tally's documented analysis is live NPS scoring, drop-off metrics, an analytics API and PDF export, and the verdicts found no public information on cross-tabulation, filters, segments or SPSS and R exports.
- Your collection spans channels and tools: 28 question types, links, embeds, a 25,000-contact database with CSV import, file uploads, webhooks, a public API and Zapier; collection and workflows means 6.7 vs 6.5 with three judges leaning Typeform, two Tally, one tie.
- Your infrastructure standard is AWS: Typeform's hosting is documented on AWS, and hosting and administration leans Typeform three judges to zero with three ties (6.0 vs 5.5).
- You weigh vendor claims hard: the skeptic's weighted total is 6.1 for Typeform against 6 for Tally.
- Your contracts are governed through Spain: the legal entity jurisdiction attribute reads ES for Typeform (Typeform SL of Barcelona), against BE for Tally.
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Market Researcher Tally Typeform picks Tally
- The Operations Manager Tally Typeform picks Tally
- The HR Lead Tally Typeform picks Tally
- The Academic Researcher Tally Typeform picks Tally
- The Data Protection Officer Tally Typeform picks Tally
- The Skeptic Tally Typeform picks Typeform
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Tally | Typeform |
|---|---|---|
| Form & survey building | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Distribution, response collection & workflows | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Survey analysis & reporting | 2 of 5 | 2.5 of 5 |
| Consent, GDPR & respondent data | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Hosting choice, teams & portability | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3.5 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Criterion | Tally | Typeform | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form & survey building | Tally, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Distribution, response collection & workflows | Typeform, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| Survey analysis & reporting | Typeform, 5 of 6 judges | ||
| Consent, GDPR & respondent data | Tally, 4 of 6 judges | ||
| Hosting choice, teams & portability | Typeform, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | Tally, 5 of 6 judges | ||
| Pricing transparency | Tally, 4 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | Tally | Typeform |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting location | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting options | Not determined | Not determined |
| Open source | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | Not determined |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · Breach notification | without undue delay · yes1 | without undue delay, within GDPR deadlines2 |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance · DPA available | yes · 2024-09-091 | yes · data controller · data processor3 |
| Compliance · Encryption | yes · Europe · yes4 | AES-256 · TLS 1.2 or higher · yes2 |
| Integrations · Google sheets | Google Sheets5 | native Google Sheets integration6 |
| Integrations · Webhooks | yes5 | yes7 |
| Integrations · Zapier | 2000+5 | Zapier connection to hundreds of tools6 |
| Legal · Entity | Tally · Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 11, 9000 Gent, Belgium · Besloten Vennootschap · Belgium · 0776.979.0071 | TYPEFORM, S.L. · Via Augusta 29 - 31, 08006 – Barcelona (Spain) · Spain3 |
| Pricing · Business price | 65 · month · EUR8 | EUR · 84 · monthly9 |
| Pricing · Free tier | yes · unlimited forms and submissions within fair usage guidelines8 | yes10 |
| Product · Conditional logic | conditional logic to show follow-up based on score11 | yes · yes12 |
| Product · No code builder | form builder that works like a text document, no code13 | yes · yes12 |
| Product · Payments | yes · Stripe5 | yes · yes9 |
| Product · Templates | 1005 | free template library including anonymous survey templates14 |
| Subprocessors · Categories | Hosting service providers · Payment service providers · Communication service providers1 | hosting and infrastructure providers · audience analytics tools · product and user experience analytics tools · security of systems · subscription, accounting and billing management · auditing and consulting services · marketing campaign management · electronic communication management · customer relationship management · SSO services · affiliates3 |
| Support · Help center | help center · contact support · hire an expert13 | Typeform Help Center · VideoAsk Help Center · contact forms7 |
Questions about Tally and Typeform
Which is better, Tally or Typeform?
As of 29 Oct 2026, the panel rates both 3/5. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 5 of the 6 judges pick Tally and 1 picks Typeform. Which one fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the table on this page shows both side by side, and each judge’s reading has its own page. Both were scored by the same AI bench under the same rubric, from public evidence only, as the methodology describes.
Is Tally or Typeform European?
Tally is European (EU-Made). Typeform is European (EU-Made). Provenance is read from each company’s own legal pages: who builds it and who owns it.
Where do Tally and Typeform store customer data?
Per the vendors’ own pages as captured — Tally: Default not stated; pages mention the EU. Typeform: its pages as captured do not say.
Do Tally and Typeform have a free plan?
As of 29 Oct 2026, both vendors’ own pages state a free plan. Each product page links the pricing page it was read from.