TL;DR
- Tally:
- $29/mo (Pro). Freemium + flat monthly.
- FairForm:
- $0.02-0.05/response. No subscription. Full features from day one.
A Tally alternative that charges what it costs.
Tally charges $29/mo (Pro). The infrastructure to run forms & surveys — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.001/response. FairForm charges $0.02-0.05/response. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.
Why people leave Tally
Limited customization on free plan
Smaller integration ecosystem
Less mature than established competitors
FairForm vs Tally
| FairForm | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per use | Freemium + flat monthly |
| Price | $0.02-0.05/response | $29/mo (Pro) |
| Free tier | Free actions included | Unlimited forms and responses (free plan) |
| Contract | None | Monthly available |
| Zero-usage month | $0 | Still charged |
| Feature gating | All features included | Some features gated |
| Infrastructure cost | $0.001/response | Not disclosed |
What it actually costs to run
The infrastructure cost for forms & surveys — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.001/response. Tally charges $29/mo (Pro).
Fair charges $0.02-0.05/response — cost plus a small margin.
When to choose which
Choose Tally if
Individuals and startups wanting unlimited free forms
Choose FairForm if
You want forms & surveys without a subscription. FairForm charges $0.02-0.05/response. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.
Where Tally gets expensive
- Fewer advanced features than SurveyMonkey
- Smaller brand recognition
Switch from Tally. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.
FairForm — $0.02-0.05/response. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.
Related comparisons
Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.