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Show HN: Tally Forms – A free Typeform alternative

168 pointsby 1p1e1over 3 years ago

25 comments

oefrhaover 3 years ago
Very nice product!<p>That said,<p>&gt; Partial submissions<p>&gt; Collect answers from people who filled in a part of your form, but didn’t click the submit button. Capture data from lost leads, find drop off points and improve your conversion rates.<p>From a user point of view, I really hate this. I’d say collecting data about drop off points is fine, but secretly collecting answers not intended for submission is a dark pattern that violates an implicit social contract and users’ privacy. Hell, people often accidentally paste in private stuff, including passwords.<p>I can understand that as a form builder product you probably need to offer this feature or lose customers. Add this to the long list of depressing “features” of the modern web.
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pfistover 3 years ago
I&#x27;ve been using Tally for a few months now, and my experience has been very positive so far. Coming from Google Forms, I really appreciate the modern UX, intuitive form builder, and built-in integrations.<p>I used Tally to conduct a survey of my Discord community with 68K members (48K MAU). The creation experience was smooth and the results were easy to parse. The free plan doesn&#x27;t let me invite my team, but it was easy enough to hook up a Google Sheet they have access to, just like Google Forms.<p>More recently, I used Tally to create a landing page promoting the upcoming launch of my new website. I added an option to put your name and email to get notified when we launch. I also wanted these people to become the first subscribers to our newsletter, but the site isn&#x27;t live yet. So, I hooked the form up to a Notion database[1] so I could just export a CSV when the newsletter is ready to go. It was easy, too! In Google Forms this would require writing my own integration with App Script.<p>I think it&#x27;s cool that Tally is built by two people who are partners in both work and life. Their story resonated with me, so in addition to (so far) preferring Tally over Google Forms, I would love to support these people. It&#x27;s not in the budget right now, but I plan to upgrade to Tally Pro and migrate my team very soon.<p>A note to the creators: I noticed you separated your blog from your help center, and I just wanted to say I really appreciate this change. It&#x27;s much easier to read now! I love that you picked the Journal theme, too. One of my favorite Ghost themes. Good luck with the business, and keep up the great work!<p>1: I would have just hooked it up to a Google Sheet again, but since I&#x27;m evaluating the product I wanted to test other integrations.
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claytongulickover 3 years ago
I&#x27;ve seen this and I really like it.<p>I think the UI is great, and love the overall direction of the product.<p>I know this will be hard to hear, but I want to provide my best feedback.<p>As a CTO, I will rarely, if ever, use a product like this that&#x27;s not (at a minimum) open core.<p>I just can&#x27;t risk building technical and business momentum around a startup that I don&#x27;t know the longevity of.<p>I have no problem paying for software, it&#x27;s business continuity that I&#x27;m concerned with.<p>For a great example of how to do this, I recommend checking out Mattermost. Also cal.com.<p>Those are two products I&#x27;ve selected for use in our tech stack.
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shafyyover 3 years ago
Looks great, but the title is a bit misleading, no? It makes it sound like Typeform doesn&#x27;t haver a free tier, and like you only have a free tier. In reality, Tally and Typeform both have free and paid tiers.
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anyfactorover 3 years ago
Is this built by Notion labs? This has to be atleast the 3rd thing I saw on the internet that made me think this was made by Notion. At this point Notion ought to just release a CSS framework.
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lf-nonover 3 years ago
Lovely product, but the choice of name may result in some legal trouble down the line. Tally is a well known accounting software<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tallysolutions.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tallysolutions.com&#x2F;</a>
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somishereover 3 years ago
I&#x27;ve literally just been wading through the mess of form solutions out there .. this is a breath of fresh air. Thank you. A̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶i̶d̶e̶,̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶a̶d̶d̶ ̶c̶u̶s̶t̶o̶m̶ ̶e̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶s̶,̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶I̶&#x27;̶m̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶u̶p̶l̶o̶a̶d̶ ̶&#x2F;̶ ̶d̶r̶a̶w̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶i̶g̶n̶a̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶(̶s̶i̶m̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶v̶a̶s̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶)̶.̶ ̶H̶a̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶c̶k̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶n̶&#x27;̶t̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶.̶<p>Edit: Found it
mcdonjeover 3 years ago
Reading through the &#x27;tally vs typeform&#x27; page, you came to play. More features, more free features, cheaper paid tier. This could cause typeform to change their offerings in order to compete.
awinter-pyover 3 years ago
this is a really interesting strategy for entering a crowded space<p>&#x27;usable rich docs interface like notion&#x27;, &#x27;kitchen sink features in wysiwyg UX&#x27;, &#x27;solid integrations&#x27;
kevlenedover 3 years ago
At Hotswap, we&#x27;re working on a migration from Typeform to Tally. If you&#x27;re interested, let us know here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hotswap.app&#x2F;migrations&#x2F;typeform&#x2F;tally" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hotswap.app&#x2F;migrations&#x2F;typeform&#x2F;tally</a>
robinjhuangover 3 years ago
Looks really great! I like the document style form builder too. Question: I’ve researched many form builders, but none seem to provide a Google Maps place autocomplete input. This is really useful tho, for things like verifying delivery address.<p>Is there a reason this is hard to add?
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58x14over 3 years ago
Well done - I&#x27;ve used Typeform at scale as COO of a digital marketing company, and just at a glance, it seems you&#x27;ve done a better job with the workspace hierarchy. While I&#x27;m no longer in that position, you&#x27;ll be my first stop next time.<p>Keep it up!
calderwoodraover 3 years ago
This is really awesome! I&#x27;ve used typeform a bunch for testing ideas and collecting submissions and was always put off by their pricing structure - it&#x27;s not friendly to boot strappers.<p>Will definitely try this for my next form :)
nkotovover 3 years ago
This is really well done! I previously used Typeform + Zapier to setup various registration forms for medium sized events (300+ people) and was always annoyed having to pay Typeform an arm and a leg to get more features.
iddanover 3 years ago
A feature I miss in Typeform: being able to redirect to localhost. Another one: being able to redirect according to a URL query param to a different origin. No clue why is it blocked in Typeform
dmjeover 3 years ago
Really great, have signed up and embedded on my site. Beautifully simple, very flexible, considering an upgrade to pro already. This is how to do a business!
wallaweover 3 years ago
This is perfect timing! I just launched a bootstrapped company and thought Typeform&#x27;s 10 free submissions per month was kind of crazy. Look forward to trying y&#x27;all out.
hhw3hover 3 years ago
Does this support:<p>- GIF images in multiple choice question responses - Zapier triggers - Pre-populating form fields that can be overridden by the user?
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airstrikeover 3 years ago
More like a free alternative to Typeform&#x27;s free tier, but it is not really comparable feature wise
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ilakshover 3 years ago
Amazing. Did you leverage any existing libraries like form.io or lucaswxp&#x2F;form-builder?
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tortillaover 3 years ago
This looks great! Curious what tech stack&#x2F;framework you&#x27;re using?
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Michael_Siebover 3 years ago
Love the Notion like design!
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karimover 3 years ago
The illustrations on this landing page are beautiful!
lloydatkinsonover 3 years ago
Type form is prohibitively expensive so this is good
agentdrtranover 3 years ago
I love Tally so far, excellent product