The short answer
- Tally's official migration guide moves 1 partly; 3 things stay behind. What moves
- 5 public accounts of making this switch: 3 switched, 2 gave up. 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 Paperform 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 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 Paperform 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), Tally AI
Moves: Form structure (questions and fields) (partial). tally.so
Doesn't move: Submission history; Conditional logic and calculations (Tally states they are not extracted automatically); Paperform submission history (keep the Paperform CSV export separately). tally.so
Watch out for:
- Importing a file generates the form's questions; conditional logic and calculations aren't extracted automatically and must be re-added. tally.so
- Tally has a one-click Typeform connector but no Paperform connector - the file/AI import is the Paperform route. tally.so
- Large Paperform CSV exports are emailed as a download link and can take a few hours. tally.so
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
Switching help: Free form import for all Tally users, including the free plan: upload a PDF, screenshot, JSON, CSV or Markdown export of a Paperform (or describe it to Tally AI) to get an editable draft. Logic and calculations are not extracted automatically. 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 Paperform to Tally
5 public accounts of leaving Paperform: 3 switched, 2 gave up. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.
Trustpilot reviewer says they were overpaying for Typeform, found Tally as the alternative, and upgraded to Pro to host forms on their own domain; calls it easy and flexible. (Switched from Typeform, not Paperform; no Paperform-origin Tally switch account was findable.) Trustpilot
Trustpilot reviewer who switched from Typeform to Tally calls the move a no-brainer and says they are not switching back; their one feature request is exporting an individual submission as a CSV rather than the whole export. (Prior tool was Typeform, not Paperform.) Trustpilot
Trustpilot reviewer, a self-described heavy tester of form builders, found Tally underwhelming: the minimalist interface forgets to be functional, basic features feel hidden, and they left after a few minutes and will not return. Trustpilot
Trustpilot reviewer warns others away: they say Tally oversells its features, brand-aligned conditional logic and varied response types are too limited, and the refund policy is zero once you have paid. They built a more robust form with simple CSS/HTML instead. Trustpilot
Reviewer replaced Cognito Forms, SurveyMonkey and Typeform with Tally for an event-booking form with dozens of potential logic routes; collected data goes to Google Forms (the reviewer's literal wording) and is emailed automatically. Free tier covers everything except deep branding customization. (Prior tools were not Paperform.) Trustpilot
FAQ
Can I move my Paperform data to Tally?
Tally's official guide moves: Form structure (questions and fields). It doesn't move: Submission history; Conditional logic and calculations (Tally states they are not extracted automatically); Paperform submission history (keep the Paperform CSV export separately). tally.so
Does Tally help people switch from Paperform?
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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