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Comparison

Cognito Forms vs Tally

On the evidence we track, Tally leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cognito Forms36
★Tally65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cognito Forms36 / 100medium · 55%
Tally65 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Cognito Forms✓
Tally✓
Model
Cognito Formsfree
Tallyfreemium
Price level
Cognito Formsfree
Tallymid
Starting price
Cognito Forms–
Tally$29
Transparent
Cognito Forms–
Tally✓
Integrations
Count
Cognito Forms1
Tally30
Security
Gdpr
Cognito Forms–
Tally✓
Hipaa
Cognito Forms✓
Tally–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cognito Forms5 items
Tally7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for form builders. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Cognito FormsCloud managed saas
TallyCloud managed saas
Conditional branching logic
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
Multi page step form pagination
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
Stripe paypal payment collection
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
Electronic signature capture
Cognito Forms✓
Tally✓
File upload and attachment storage
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
Conversational one question at a time UI
Cognito Forms-
Tally-
Salesforce hubspot CRM sync
Cognito Forms-
Tally-
Mailchimp activecampaign email sync
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
Zapier make webhook routing
Cognito Forms-
Tally✓
SOC2 type ii
Cognito Forms-
Tally-
ISO 27001
Cognito Forms-
Tally-
Pricing model
Cognito Forms-
TallyFlat subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cognito Forms

A cloud-based form builder that enables users to collect data with electronic signatures, workflow automation, payment processing, and client portals for managing submissions.

Independently observed

Tally

Leader

Tally is a cloud-based form builder that allows users to create unlimited forms and collect unlimited responses at no cost. It offers nearly all features for free, with optional paid plans providing advanced customization, branding removal, and team collaboration tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cognito Forms

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Tally

Leader
from $29/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $29/month. Team from $89/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited forms
    • Unlimited submissions
    • Logic and calculations
    • Form customization
    • File uploads (10MB)
    • +10 more
  • Pro$29/month or $290/year (cancel anytime)
    • Remove Tally branding
    • Custom domain
    • Workspaces and folders
    • Advanced form customization
    • Custom email domains
    • +5 more
  • Team$89/month or $890/year (2 months off with annual)
    • All Pro features
    • Automatic submission deletion
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cognito Forms✓
Tally✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cognito Forms✓
Tally✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Zapier

Cognito Forms

1 total - 0 not shared
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Tally

Leader
32 total - 31 not shared
  • Notion
  • Slack
  • Google Analytics
  • Make
  • Pipedream
  • Airtable
  • Google Sheets
  • n8n
  • Linear
  • Integrately
  • IFTTT
  • Coda
  • Discord
  • Webhooks
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Attio
  • Typeform
  • ApiX-Drive
  • Pluga
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Meta Pixel
  • Framer
  • Webflow
  • +7 more
Independently observed
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