Head-to-head · Forms & Surveys
Google Forms vs Tally
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Google Forms with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Tally on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Google Formsvs🇪🇺 Tally
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Tally — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Google Forms relies on ad tracking. Tally doesn't.
Which one is open source?
Tally is not fully open source — check details.
Side-by-side
Google Forms vs Tally — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Tally
🇺🇸 Google Forms
Headquarters
Ghent, Belgium
Mountain View, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Belgium (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU
Global, US-controlled
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Tally SRL (private, bootstrapped)
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Founded
2020
2008
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