CompareEncore vs Tally
See which pictures a client loves, and why.
On an Encore Moodboard a client rates each picture from 1 to 10 and says what draws them in. In a Comparison they choose between two directions. Tally’s features page lists no question type for either. Both are on Encore’s Free plan, and the badge comes off from $5 a month billed yearly, against $24 a month for Tally Pro billed yearly. Try the Form below: it’s what a client sees.
Question 1 • Word Pair
Which should the brand feel first?
Question 2 • Pick Many
Is there anything the brand must keep?
Question 3 • This / Not That
We sound…
This is what you’d see
The start of a brand direction.
- Feels first
- Must keep
- Sounds
Side by side.
Prices and plans as each company’s own pages show them.
| Encore | Tally | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and plans | ||
| Paid plansThe cheapest paid plan, month to month | From $5 a monthEncore does more hereBilled yearly, or pay monthly | $29 a monthPro; $24 a month billed yearly |
| Free planWhat you get without paying | 5 items, 10 responses eachNo card | UnlimitedTally does more hereForms and submissions, within fair use |
| Remove brandingThe cheapest plan with no “Made with” or “Powered by” badge | From $5 a monthEncore does more hereAny paid plan, billed yearly | From $29 a monthPro; $24 a month billed yearly |
| ResponsesHow many answers a paid plan takes | 500 people a linkMake another link any time; 10 an item on Free | UnlimitedTally does more hereWithin fair use, every plan |
| Ways to ask | ||
| One question at a timeOne question per screen | YesOr every question on one page | YesA page break after each question |
| Pictures as answersPick from pictures | YesPick one or pick many | YesImages on multiple-choice options |
| Rate each pictureA score for every picture, and what draws them in | Yes: MoodboardEncore does more hereRated 1 to 10, with what draws them in | NoRatings, scales and rankings |
| Two options side by sideChoose between two options, pair by pair | Yes: ComparisonEncore does more hereOne pair at a time | NoColumns can place content side by side |
| Questions, pictures and pairs in orderForms, Moodboards and Comparisons in one Flow | Yes: FlowWith a welcome and an ending | —Not listed on Tally’s pages |
| Skip logicShow a question based on an earlier answer | YesShows a question when an earlier answer matches | YesWith calculations, on the free plan |
| Files and payments | ||
| File uploadsFiles sent to you inside the form | NoNo file-upload question | YesTally does more hereFree plan, up to 10 MB a file |
| Payments and signaturesA payment, booking or signature in the form | NoNeither, in any plan | YesTally does more hereStripe payments and e-signatures |
| Answers and other tools | ||
| IntegrationsHow answers reach other tools | WebhooksPaid plans: Zapier, Make, n8n or your own code | YesTally does more hereSheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, Make, webhooks |
A dash means it is not listed on Tally’s pages as of 5 November 2026.
Tally’s pricing page shows its yearly prices by default ($24 and $74 a month). Paid month to month, Pro is $29 and Business is $89. This page quotes both.
Where the Tally facts come from
Each Tally fact above was checked on Tally’s own pages on 5 November 2026. Prices are in US dollars.
Tally pricing
Backs these rows: Paid plans, Free plan, Responses, Skip logic, Integrations
tally.so/pricingTally help
Backs these rows: Remove branding
tally.so/help/remove-tally-brandingTally help
Backs these rows: One question at a time
tally.so/help/how-to-create-a-multi-step-formTally help
Backs these rows: Pictures as answers
tally.so/help/multiple-choiceTally help
Backs these rows: File uploads
tally.so/help/file-uploadsTally features
Backs these rows: Rate each picture, Two options side by side, Questions, pictures and pairs in order, Payments and signatures
tally.so/features
How Encore is different.
Ask what they think of each picture.
Tally can put pictures on answers to pick from. On an Encore Moodboard a client rates each picture from 1 to 10, picks what draws them in or puts them off, and can say why. Tally’s features page lists ratings, scales and rankings, and no question type for this.
9 out of 10, and why
EncoreMoodboard
Picked, with no score
TallyImages on multiple-choice options
Show two directions side by side.
A Comparison puts two options next to each other. A client picks one, then the next pair, and each pick comes back to you in Results with the option it beat. Tally’s features page lists no question type for pairs.
A over B, pair by pair
EncoreComparison
No question type for pairs
TallyColumns can place content side by side
Remove the badge from $5 a month, billed yearly.
On any paid Encore plan, the people you ask see no “Made with Encore” badge. Tally shows “Made with Tally” until its Pro plan, at $29 a month or $24 billed yearly.
Badge off from $5
Encoreany paid plan
Badge on until $29
TallyPro plan
When Tally is the better choice.
Tally is a good form tool with a free plan for unlimited forms and submissions, within its fair-use policy. If you send a lot of forms, need files back from clients, or take payments or signatures, Tally does that on its free plan and Encore doesn’t. It also sends answers to Notion, Airtable or a spreadsheet on its free plan, where Encore needs a paid plan and a webhook.
Where Tally does more.
5
items on Free, any of the four kinds
10 responses each
Unlimited
forms and submissions on Free
Within its fair-use policy
- TallyUnlimited responses, within fair useEncore: 500 people a link on paid plans
- TallyFile uploads on FreeEncore has no file-upload question
- TallyPayments and signatures on FreeEncore has neither
- TallySheets, Notion, Airtable and more, on FreeEncore: webhooks on paid plans
If you need a large free plan, file uploads, payments, or answers sent straight to Notion or a spreadsheet, choose Tally.
Questions from people moving from Tally.
Anything else? See pricing
Encore has a free plan with no card: 5 Forms, Moodboards, Comparisons or Flows in total, with 10 responses for each. It’s there so you can see how everything works before you use it with a client. Tally’s free plan is much bigger, with unlimited forms and submissions within its fair-use policy.
No. Encore has no file-upload question. If you need logos, documents or photos back from a client, Tally can collect them, up to 10 MB a file on its free plan.
On paid plans, through a webhook. Encore sends each finished response to Zapier, Make, n8n or your own code, and you can pass it on to Notion or Google Sheets from there. You can also download a Form’s responses as a CSV. Tally connects to those apps directly, on its free plan.
Yes. Any question can show only when an earlier answer matches. Tally also has calculations, which matter if you build quotes or scores.
On Encore, any paid plan removes “Made with Encore”, from $5 a month billed yearly, or $10 billed monthly. On Tally, it’s Pro: $29 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly.
The first 100 seats are $60 a year or $10 a month, the next 200 are $120 a year or $15 a month, and the next 300 are $180 a year. From seat 301, monthly is the list price of $20, and after seat 600 yearly is the list price of $200. You keep the founding price you join at for as long as you stay.
Not with an import. Start from one of Encore’s free templates and change the questions.
From Tally’s pricing, features and help pages, checked on the date shown under the table, which lists each page it used. Tally’s pricing page shows yearly prices by default ($24 and $74 a month); paid month to month, Pro is $29 and Business is $89. Check Tally’s pricing page for what you would pay.
Why Encore
Choose Encore when you’re asking clients about taste.
Encore is built for the start of a project, when you need to know what a client likes and why. A client rates pictures and says what draws them in, and chooses between two directions. Tally is free for far more forms. Encore has the questions Tally doesn’t, and its badge comes off from $5 a month billed yearly, against $24 a month for Tally Pro billed yearly.
Every way to ask, free
See the Free plan
Pictures rated 1 to 10
How Moodboards work
Connects to your tools
Webhooks on paid plans
Two directions, side by side
How Comparisons work
Founding price
$5a month, billed yearly ($60), no badge
Or $10 a month, billed monthly. A founding price holds as long as your subscription stays active.
Then $120 and $180 a year, and a list price of $200 a year.
Start free100 of 100 founding seats left at $60 a year