Tally alternative

A form builder for branded, access-controlled team workflows

Tally is strong for lightweight doc-style forms. Formspace is worth evaluating when your forms need branded forms.space subdomains, tenant-aware respondent access, Microsoft Teams workflows, and shared response review.

When Formspace is a better fit

Formspace is strongest when forms are not just lightweight data capture, but part of an internal or customer-facing workflow that needs a trusted URL, clear access control, and team-owned response handling.

  • Publish under a branded forms.space subdomain without asking IT to configure DNS.
  • Require respondents to authenticate through the right Microsoft tenant, Google Workspace, or email domain.
  • Manage submissions, PDF records, team roles, notifications, and publishing from one workspace.

What to compare with Tally

Tally offers many powerful form features, especially for simple public forms and creator-led workflows. For business forms, compare the respondent access model, branded URL setup, Teams workflow, and how responses are governed after submission.

  • Compare DNS-based custom domains with Formspace's hosted forms.space subdomains.
  • Check whether password or email-domain logic is enough, or whether tenant-backed login is required.
  • Test how forms, responses, exports, and signed records are managed by more than one teammate.

Feature comparison

Compare Formspace with popular form builders

Reviewed against public product documentation in May 2026. Availability can vary by plan, admin policy, rollout status, and region.

Feature comparison across Formspace, Tally, Typeform, Jotform, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms
FeatureFormspaceTallyTypeformJotformGoogle FormsMicrosoft Forms
AI-assisted form drafting
Can a team create a first draft from a prompt, then review it before publishing?
Built in

Prompt-to-draft creation with a visual editor for final review.

Via MCP

Tally's MCP server lets connected AI assistants create and edit forms from natural language.

Built in

Typeform AI can create and edit questions, settings, and branching rules.

Built in

Jotform AI can generate forms from prompts and help configure fields.

Eligible plans

Gemini can create forms on desktop for eligible Workspace or Google AI plans.

Eligible license

Copilot can draft, review, and help analyze forms for eligible users.

Templates for repeatable workflows
Can teams start from a relevant template instead of a blank form?
Template library

20 curated templates across feedback, sales, events, HR, operations, and intake.

Template gallery

Templates can be opened, customized, and published from Tally's editor.

Template gallery

Broad template gallery for surveys, lead capture, feedback, quizzes, and more.

Large library

Large public template library spanning forms, tables, apps, PDFs, and sign flows.

Template gallery

Google-created templates are available from the Forms template gallery.

Template starts

Templates are available through forms.office.com and Microsoft Create.

Brandable hosted URLs
Can teams publish on a branded URL without making respondents trust a generic form link?
forms.space subdomain

Teams can claim a branded Formspace subdomain such as acme.forms.space without configuring DNS.

Pro DNS

Custom domains are a Pro feature and require adding DNS records.

Subdomain or DNS

Custom typeform.com subdomains are available on Plus and above; full custom domains require higher plans and DNS setup.

Enterprise DNS

Custom domains are available for Enterprise accounts and require domain setup.

Standard links

Google's sharing docs cover Forms links, short links, and embeds, not native custom domains.

Standard links

Microsoft's sharing docs cover form links, short links, email, QR, and Teams sharing, not native custom domains.

Organization-gated respondent access
Can an internal form require respondents to authenticate against the right organization?
Microsoft or Google

Forms can be restricted by email domain, Microsoft tenant, or Google Workspace hosted domain.

Email-domain pattern

Business email verification can be combined with logic for domain-specific access, but it is not tenant login.

Not documented

Typeform documents account-member SSO, but not a native respondent Microsoft tenant or Google Workspace gate.

Company access

Company Access can require Jotform users from a company email domain; SSO is Enterprise-only.

Google only

Google Forms can restrict responders to a domain, target audience, group, or named users in supported Workspace flows.

Microsoft only

Microsoft Forms can restrict responses to people or specific people in the organization for eligible work or school users.

File upload questions
Can respondents attach evidence, screenshots, resumes, or documents?
Supported

Upload fields work alongside structured form questions and response review.

Supported

File upload blocks are part of Tally's documented input block set.

Supported

File Upload questions can be collected and downloaded from responses.

Supported

File upload fields are supported and can be included in automations.

Account-gated

Supported, but responders must sign in to a Google Account.

Org-gated

Supported when the form is limited to people in the organization or specific people.

Signature capture
Can the form collect acknowledgement or sign-off in the response flow?
Supported

Signature fields can be added for acknowledgement, consent, or sign-off.

Supported

Tally supports electronic signature blocks and PDF export of signed submissions.

Plan-gated

Signature question is available on selected Growth and Enterprise plans.

Supported

Jotform Sign and signature elements support e-signature workflows.

Not native

Google's Forms question-type docs do not list a native signature question.

Not native

Microsoft Forms question-type docs do not list a native signature question.

Conditional logic and branching
Can a longer form show only the questions that matter?
Supported

Conditional visibility and multi-page logic can be configured in the builder.

Supported

Conditional logic can show or hide blocks, jump to pages, and calculate values.

Supported

Branching rules and logic can be configured directly or with Typeform AI.

Supported

Conditions can show or hide fields, calculate values, and drive workflows.

Section-based

Branching sends respondents to sections based on certain choice answers.

Supported

Branching logic can route respondents through relevant questions.

Team collaboration and roles
Can more than one person safely create, edit, and review forms?
Org roles

Shared organizations include owner, admin, and member roles.

Pro workspaces

Tally Pro supports shared workspaces and members, but organization members have broad shared rights.

Plan-gated

Workspace roles are available on Plus plans and above.

Enterprise teams

Jotform Teams provides shared workspaces, roles, and permissions.

Editor sharing

Editors can collaborate, but linked response spreadsheets need separate care.

Co-authoring

Work or school users can share forms with co-authors using collaborate links.

Microsoft Teams workflow
Can forms live where Microsoft Teams users already work?
Teams app

Dashboard access and published forms can run inside Microsoft Teams tabs.

Not native

Tally's documented direct integrations do not include Microsoft Teams.

Notifications

Typeform can send completed responses to a Teams channel.

Integration

Jotform can send submissions to channels or chats and create meetings.

Not native

Google Forms does not document a native Microsoft Teams app workflow.

Native Teams

Microsoft Forms can be added as a Teams tab for creating and reviewing forms.

Response exports and records
Can teams take response data out for reporting, review, or record keeping?
Exports and PDFs

Responses can be reviewed, exported, and downloaded as PDFs.

Submissions and PDFs

Submission rows can be exported to CSV, and individual submissions can be PDFs.

CSV/XLSX

Exports CSV/XLSX; full-response PDFs require browser print workflows.

Exports and PDFs

Submission data can be exported through Jotform Tables and PDF tooling.

Sheets workflow

Responses can be reviewed in Forms or stored in Google Sheets.

Excel workflow

Responses include built-in analytics and can be exported to Excel.

Questions teams ask

Is Formspace a Tally alternative?

Yes. Formspace can be evaluated as a Tally alternative when teams need branded hosted form URLs, tenant-aware access control, Microsoft Teams support, uploads, signatures, templates, and shared response management.

Do branded Formspace links require DNS setup?

No. Teams can use a branded Formspace subdomain under forms.space, such as acme.forms.space, without configuring DNS records.

Can Formspace restrict respondents to a Microsoft or Google organization?

Yes. Formspace organization access can restrict a form to a Microsoft tenant, a Google Workspace hosted domain, or selected email domains.