Questionful vs Tally
For when the form has to do more than collect.
Tally is a genuinely lovely way to write a form. It works like a document, it is fast, and its free tier is generous. It is also deliberately simple, and that is the trade. Questionful is for the point where the form stops being a collection exercise: specialist question types, branching per answer choice, quiz scoring with real feedback, and every response pushed into your stack.
Why teams pick Questionful over Tally.
- 19 question types, including grids, budget allocators, priority matrices, image hotspots and audio answers.
- Quizzes with points, automatic scoring on submit, and different feedback per answer, with links and video.
- Branching set per answer choice across sections, not just show-and-hide rules.
- Signed webhooks, Zapier, Make and Google Drive, with every delivery logged on the form.
- Two-factor authentication and an activity log on every change.
Questionful vs Tally.
| Feature | Questionful | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Visual form builder | ✓ | Document-style editor |
| Branching on each answer choice | ✓ | Conditional logic |
| Multi-section, multi-page forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| One question at a time (slideshow) presentation | ✓ | — |
| Rating scales and question grids | ✓ | Basic |
| Quizzes with points and auto-scoring | ✓ | Calculated fields |
| Feedback per answer, with links and video | ✓ | — |
| Specialist question types (budget allocator, priority matrix, image hotspot, sketch pad, audio) | ✓ | — |
| AI form generation | Paid plans | Limited |
| Unlimited responses | Paid plans | ✓ |
| Webhooks to any endpoint | ✓ | Paid plan |
| Native CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce) | Coming soon | Paid integrations |
| Public REST API | On the roadmap | Limited |
| Export a simple form as standalone HTML you host yourself | ✓ | Embed only |
| Shared team workspaces | Teams plan | Paid plan |
| Two-factor authentication and an activity log | ✓ | Limited |
| GDPR-first, EU data residency | EU-based | EU-based |
| Monthly billing, cancelled by you | Monthly or yearly, same features; cancel in the billing portal | Monthly available |
| Price | Free, then €19/mo (EUR, USD or GBP) | Free, then one paid tier |
Comparison reflects our understanding of publicly available plans at the time of writing. Tally is a trademark of its respective owner; Questionful is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Questionful vs Tally: common questions.
Is Questionful as quick to set up as Tally?
For a simple form, Tally’s document-style editor is faster. Questionful closes the gap with AI generation on paid plans. Describe the form in a sentence and edit the draft.
What can Questionful do that Tally cannot?
Score a form automatically with points per question, attach links or video to per-answer feedback, use specialist question types like budget allocators and image hotspots, and export a plain form as standalone HTML.
Is the conditional logic deeper than Tally’s?
It works differently. Every answer choice on a multiple choice, checkbox or dropdown question carries its own destination section, so one five-option question can lead to five different paths. There is no show-and-hide on individual questions, and no calculated conditions. A linear scale or date cannot route.
How do the free plans compare?
Tally’s free tier is more generous on response volume. Questionful’s free plan is unlimited forms with 100 responses a month, and paid plans from €19 lift the cap entirely.
Do both keep data in the EU?
Both are EU-based. Questionful stores files on EU infrastructure, encrypted at rest, with public bucket access blocked and downloads through signed links.
Ready to do more with your forms?
Pick Tally for speed and simplicity. Pick Questionful when the answers have to be scored, branched on, or delivered somewhere. That is the line between the two.