The short answer
- Moving from Jotform Bronze to Tally (free tier) saves $418 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time (Stackcut's model: modeled, not measured).
- Tally's official migration guide moves 1 partly; 7 things stay behind. What moves
- 2 public accounts of making this switch: 2 switched. Read them
- Switching help: Tally's form import rebuilds forms from any other tool for free: upload a PDF, image/screenshot, JSON, CSV, Markdown or Word file (multiple files become multiple drafts), import Typeform via OAuth, or describe the form to Tally AI. Conditional logic and calculations must be re-added manually. tally.so
What Jotform and Tally cost
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, as stored in the Stackcut catalog. Each price links its source.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jotform Bronze | $39/mo | $34/mo | 25 forms, 1,000 monthly submissions, 100,000 monthly form views, 1 GB space, 10,000 stored submissions, 100 payment submissions, 100 signed documents, no Jotform branding; $408 billed yearly |
| Jotform Silver | $49/mo | $39/mo | 50 forms, 2,500 monthly submissions, 1,000,000 monthly form views, 10 GB space, 25,000 stored submissions, 250 payment submissions, 250 signed documents; $468 billed yearly |
| Jotform Gold | $129/mo | $99/mo | 100 forms, 10,000 monthly submissions, 10,000,000 monthly form views, 100 GB space, 100,000 stored submissions, 1,000 payment submissions, 1,000 signed documents, optional HIPAA features; $1,188 billed yearly |
| Tally Pro | $24/mo | not shown | Remove branding, custom domains, unlimited team members, partial submissions, 30-day version history |
| Tally Business | $74/mo | not shown | Pro plus data retention controls, email verification, 90-day version history |
- Jotform free plan: Starter: 5 forms, 100 monthly submissions, 10,000 monthly form views, 100 MB space, 500 stored submissions, 10 payment submissions a month, 10 signed documents, 100 fields per form; Jotform branding jotform.com
- Tally free plan: Unlimited forms and submissions within fair use; conditional logic, payments, signatures, file uploads (10 MB per file), webhooks; team collaboration is a Pro feature tally.so
Moving from Jotform to Tally
What Tally's importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.
To Tally
Official guide tally.so · Tools: Tally form import (file upload), Tally AI form builder
Moves: Form questions/structure (partial). tally.so
Doesn't move: Conditional logic and calculations; Submission history; Conditional logic (must be re-added); Calculations; Jotform widgets and payment-gateway setups; Integrations/automations (must be reconnected). tally.so
Watch out for:
- No one-click Jotform connector: import goes through file upload (PDF/screenshot) or AI, so fidelity depends on the export quality. tally.so
- Conditional logic and calculations are not extracted automatically. tally.so
- Submission history does not move; export Jotform CSVs first. tally.so
Official guide jotform.com · Tools: Jotform Tally migration tool
Moves: Tally form questions and form structure (full). jotform.com
Doesn't move: Jotform submissions/logic; Submission history (structure only); Tally-specific settings. jotform.com
Watch out for:
- This is the return path (Tally to Jotform): Jotform built a one-click importer FROM Tally, while the Jotform-to-Tally direction has no equivalent connector. jotform.com
- Only questions and form structure import; submissions and live settings do not. jotform.com
Switching help: Tally's form import rebuilds forms from any other tool for free: upload a PDF, image/screenshot, JSON, CSV, Markdown or Word file (multiple files become multiple drafts), import Typeform via OAuth, or describe the form to Tally AI. Conditional logic and calculations must be re-added manually. tally.so
From each destination's own migration docs and switching pages, plus community write-ups where no official guide exists, each checked against its page. Confirm terms on the linked page before you rely on an offer.
People who moved from Jotform to Tally
2 public accounts of leaving Jotform: 2 switched. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.
Independent freelancer used Tally's free plan for her site's contact form for a long time, then switched to Jotform for its template, free WhatsApp/email notifications and AI form design. Note: this account runs in the reverse direction (Tally to Jotform) - it documents going back to the incumbent. Substack (Storytelling With Love)
Zigpoll's practitioner article describes a subscription brand that started on Tally for experiments, then moved to Jotform when templates and payment connectors became frequent blockers (later evaluating Formstack). Reverse direction (Tally to Jotform); vendor-published by a survey-tool vendor. Zigpoll
FAQ
Is Tally cheaper than Jotform?
Modeled, not measured: moving from Jotform Bronze to Tally (free tier) saves $418 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time at $50/hour. It depends on your plan, seats and usage. the math
Can I move my Jotform data to Tally?
Tally's official guide moves: Form questions/structure. It doesn't move: Conditional logic and calculations; Submission history; Conditional logic (must be re-added); Calculations. tally.so
Does Tally help people switch from Jotform?
Tally's form import rebuilds forms from any other tool for free: upload a PDF, image/screenshot, JSON, CSV, Markdown or Word file (multiple files become multiple drafts), import Typeform via OAuth, or describe the form to Tally AI. Conditional logic and calculations must be re-added manually. tally.so
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