Tally vs Google Forms: which free form builder is better?

The short answer

Both are free with unlimited responses. Google Forms wins on familiarity, quizzes and Sheets. Tally wins on looks, logic and integrations — and its forms don't look like Google's.

Tally and Google Forms side by side

Tally compared with Google Forms
Feature	Tally	Google Forms
Price	Free; a Pro plan adds branding removal and team features	Free with a Google account
Responses	Unlimited on the free plan	No practical limit
Editor	Type the form like a document	Classic form builder
Look	Clean, customisable design	Header image, colours and a few fonts
Logic	Conditional logic, calculations and hidden fields	Go to a section based on an answer
File uploads	Yes, no sign-in needed	Yes — respondents must sign in to Google
Where answers go	Tally's dashboard, Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier and more	Google Sheets

PriceTallyFree; a Pro plan adds branding removal and team featuresGoogle FormsFree with a Google account
ResponsesTallyUnlimited on the free planGoogle FormsNo practical limit
EditorTallyType the form like a documentGoogle FormsClassic form builder
LookTallyClean, customisable designGoogle FormsHeader image, colours and a few fonts
LogicTallyConditional logic, calculations and hidden fieldsGoogle FormsGo to a section based on an answer
File uploadsTallyYes, no sign-in neededGoogle FormsYes — respondents must sign in to Google
Where answers goTallyTally's dashboard, Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier and moreGoogle FormsGoogle Sheets

We don't quote prices here because they change. Today's numbers: Tally pricing · Google Forms pricing.

Pick Tally if…

You want a free form that doesn't look like a Google Form
You want answers in Notion or Airtable
You need file uploads without making people sign in

Pick Google Forms if…

Everyone involved already uses Google
You want quizzes with automatic grading
You live in Google Sheets

Or a third option

Where johoforms fits

If you'd rather not build the form at all, johoforms writes it from one sentence, asks one question at a time, and summarises the answers on Pro — free for unlimited forms and 1,000 responses a month.

You want the form written for you
You want one question at a time, so more people finish
You want a summary of what people said

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