n8n is a free and open workflow automation tool that allows you to easily connect and sync data between lots of apps. Thanks to its fair-code license, you can self-host your workflows.
The Tally n8n integration enables you to automate workflows triggered by Tally form submissions. Connect your Tally forms to n8n's automation platform to build multi-step processes, integrate with hundreds of apps, and create AI-powered workflows—all without coding.
The n8n integration is available for free to all Tally users.
How to connect Tally to n8n
- Create a new workflow in n8n
- Search for
Tallyas a first step to trigger your workflow andadd to workflow
- Select a credential to connect with or
create a new credential
- Paste your Tally API key and
save
- Select your form in the dropdown and
Execute step.
- Submit your form as a test to pull in form submissions into n8n.
- You are now ready to add more steps to your workflow!
Why Tally is the best form builder for n8n?
n8n's native form node offers basic input fields but lacks professional design, customization options, and advanced field types like file uploads or conditional sections. If you’ve ever tried to build something slightly more advanced with n8n’s native form trigger, you already know the struggle. This is where Tally comes in with:
- Professional design, advanced field types, conditional logic, file uploads, and customization without coding.
- No form and submission limit: Unlike Jotform and Typeform, Tally offers unlimited forms and responses for free, no pricing tiers based on features or submissions.
- No storage concerns: Tally offers free file uploads up to 10MB per file.
- User-friendly interface with no technical or coding knowledge required, faster to build and maintain, professional templates and templates included.
- Mature product with proven reliability, comprehensive form field library, built-in validation and logic, great documentation and support.
Real-World Use Cases for Tally + n8n
Lead Capture & Qualification
The Challenge: Typeform and Jotform charge premium prices once you exceed basic response limits, making lead capture expensive at scale.
Tally + n8n Solution: Build unlimited lead capture forms with conditional logic, connect to n8n for AI-powered lead scoring with GPT-4, automatically route qualified leads to your CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce), and send personalized follow-up emails—all without worrying about submission caps or pricing tiers.
Example workflow: Capture website leads → Score with AI → Add to CRM → Send personalized email → Create Slack notification for sales team.
Customer Feedback & Support Automation
The Challenge: n8n's native form node offers basic input fields but lacks professional design, customization options, and advanced field types like file uploads or conditional sections.
Tally + n8n Solution: Create polished feedback forms with file attachments, sentiment analysis routing, and multi-step logic. Use n8n to analyze feedback with AI, categorize by urgency, create tickets in your project management tool, and trigger appropriate response workflows.
Example workflow: Customer submits feedback → AI analyzes sentiment → Routes urgent issues to support team → Creates Jira ticket → Sends acknowledgment email.
Event Registration & Management
The Challenge: Paid form builders like Jotform require expensive plans to process payments and handle large attendee volumes.
Tally + n8n Solution: Create free event registration forms with payment collection via Stripe, automatically add attendees to Google Sheets or Airtable, send confirmation emails with calendar invites, and trigger pre-event reminder sequences through n8n.
Example workflow: Attendee registers → Payment processed → Add to database → Send confirmation → Schedule reminders → Post-event survey automation.
HR & Recruitment Workflows
The Challenge: Webhook builders require technical knowledge to set up and maintain, while Typeform's pricing escalates with team features.
Tally + n8n Solution: Build beautiful job application forms with file uploads for resumes and portfolios, use n8n with AI to screen applications, score candidates, route to hiring managers, and automate interview scheduling—all with a user-friendly interface.
Example workflow: Application submitted → Resume parsed with AI → Candidate scored → Top candidates routed to hiring manager → Interview invitation sent → Feedback collected.
Order Processing & Fulfillment
The Challenge: Jotform's commerce features require paid plans, and n8n's native forms lack the polish needed for customer-facing order forms.
Tally + n8n Solution: Create professional order forms with product selection, quantity fields, and payment processing. Connect to n8n to automatically generate invoices, update inventory in your database, send order confirmations, and trigger fulfillment workflows.
Example workflow: Order placed → Payment verified → Invoice generated → Inventory updated → Fulfillment team notified → Customer receives tracking.
Survey & Research Data Collection
The Challenge: SurveyMonkey and Typeform limit responses on free plans, making large-scale research expensive.
Tally + n8n Solution: Collect unlimited survey responses with conditional logic and branching, pipe data to n8n for AI-powered analysis, generate insights with GPT-4, create visualizations, and distribute reports automatically—all for free.
Example workflow: Survey completed → AI analyzes responses → Generates summary → Updates dashboard → Sends report to stakeholders.
Internal Approvals & Workflows
The Challenge: Building custom approval systems requires coding knowledge or expensive enterprise tools.
Tally + n8n Solution: Create multi-step approval forms for expenses, time off, or purchase requests. Use n8n to route requests to appropriate managers, handle approval chains, update records, send notifications, and track status throughout the process.
Example workflow: Request submitted → Routed to manager → Approval/rejection captured → Finance notified → Records updated → Employee receives decision.
AI-Powered Content Generation
The Challenge: Integrating AI into form-based workflows typically requires complex custom development.
Tally + n8n Solution: Build intake forms for content requests, blog topics, or creative briefs. Connect to n8n with OpenAI or other AI services to automatically generate drafts, create variations, refine with additional prompts, and deliver polished content to requesters.
Example workflow: Content brief submitted → AI generates first draft → Human review trigger → Revisions processed → Final content delivered → Stored in knowledge base.
Interesting Resources
- Learn more about Tally API
- Explore other Tally integrations
- See more n8n workflow automation examples