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RecipeEarly access
Open no cap
No cap. The list stays open until you pause it or launch.
- Unlimited
- Open any time
- 3 fields
Form builders
Tally alternative for signups that need a cap and a closing time.
A polished free form builder with unlimited submissions, payments, and integrations.
- Who Tally is for
- Teams who want beautiful forms for surveys, applications, and orders, with Notion, Sheets, and Zapier hooked up.
- Their price
- Free; Pro $24/mo (tally.so)
- Unwaited
- Free for 100 signups a month; Starter $10 a month for 2,500.
When Tally is the better choice
- Unlimited forms and submissions on the free plan, with payments, signatures, and file uploads.
- Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, Zapier, Make, and webhooks on the free plan.
- Custom domains, custom CSS, and partial submissions on Pro.
- Conditional logic, calculations, and a Notion-like editor.
When Unwaited is
- Capacity per day, week, or month with a reset time, lead days, and opening hours. Tally has only a total submission limit.
- Time slots with a cap per slot that grey out on their own.
- A position number, a confirmation email with a status link, and a leave button that frees the spot.
- A QR code, a hosted page under your handle, and dedupe by email without verification emails.
Side by side
What each one does
Prices and limits are what Tally's public pages showed on 17 September 2026. Check them before you decide.
| Feature | Tally | Unwaited |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Pro $24/mo | Free; Starter $10/mo |
| Submissions on Free | Unlimited, fair use | 100 signups/mo |
| Payments and file uploads | Yes, free | No payments |
| Close at a submission limit | Total only | Total, per day, week, or month |
| Opening hours | No | Yes |
| Time slots with per-slot caps | No | Yes |
| Position number and status link | No | Yes |
| Remove branding | $24/mo | $20/mo |
Switching
How to move from Tally
Step 1
Export your Tally submissions as CSV.
Step 2
Create a waitlist from the recipe that matches your list and rebuild the fields; most Tally question types have an equivalent.
Step 3
Swap the Tally embed for the Unwaited script tag or share the hosted link.
Ready-made waitlist
Start from the recipe people leaving them use
Each one is a ready-made waitlist with the capacity, hours, and fields already set. Sign in, one click, and it is live.
Cohort courses
RecipeSpring cohort
30 in total
30 seats total. The form closes when the 30th applicant joins.
- 30 total
- Open any time
- 4 fields
Pop-up shops
RecipeWeekend pop-up
120 in total
120 slots total for the weekend. The list closes at 120.
- 120 total
- Fri, Sat 11 AM–7 PM
- 4 fields
FAQ
Questions
Is Unwaited a form builder?
It has a form builder with fields, pages, and show/hide rules, but it is a waitlist first. Every form has an email field, a capacity, and position numbers.
Can Unwaited send to Notion or Sheets?
Not directly. On Starter and Pro, a webhook to Zapier or Make can write to either.
Why not use Tally's submission limit as a cap?
It is a single total that you reset by hand. A daily bake or a weekly class needs a cap that starts over on a schedule, with hours, which is what Unwaited does.
Related
Keep reading
- FeatureHosted pageA hosted waitlist page with your own link, no website needed
- How-toHow to create a app launches waitlistNo cap. The list stays open until you pause it or launch.
- For your businessThe launch waitlist for founders who want a list they ownA script tag on your landing page, a number for every signup, dedupe by email, and a CSV or webhook on launch day.
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