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Tally

The simplest way to create beautiful, professional forms in seconds. Unlimited forms, unlimited submissions, forever free. Just start typing - no coding needed.

Tally is commercial forms and surveys software made by Tally.

Made by
Tally
Source code
Closed

Website

Judgement

What it is
Complete system
What it does
A form builder you type into like a document, with unlimited forms and submissions free, plus logic, payments and integrations.
Adopt it when
You want good-looking forms without paying per response, and the Pro features cover any branding needs.
Watch out
A small Belgian company; heavy enterprise needs like SSO and audit controls are limited.
Ready for
Production-ready
Runs as
Cloud service
What the license allows
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

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Under it

Every program, Tally included, runs on a microchip.

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

The description is the maker's own, quoted as written.