Formspree alternatives (2026)

The ranking

All 9, in order

1. 01

   Furrow Forms

   best for: AI agents, agencies, API-first teams[ that’s us ]

   The form backend an agent can run end to end: it registers the account (a human reads one email code), provisions a whole site of forms in one idempotent call, and verifies its own webhook wiring. Site-level settings cascade to every form, and webhooks are HMAC-signed, retried, and logged on every tier.

   • [+]Full form CRUD over REST + MCP, free tier included
   • [+]Agent cold-start — no dashboard required, ever
   • [+]Settings inherited per website; rotate keys once
   • [+]Signed webhooks with retries, logs, and a test call

   • [−]No native integrations — webhooks are the integration story
   • [−]Young product; smaller ecosystem than Formspree

   pricing: $0 for 100 subs/mo (full API) · $199/yr flat per workspace for 10k/mo, unlimited forms & sites

2. 02

   Web3Forms

   best for: Free personal sites and email-destination formsfull comparison →

   The simplest mental model in the category — your access key is an alias for your email address — with a generous 250 submissions/month free. Form creation is dashboard-only and the Pro API is read-only, so it suits humans better than automation.

   • [+]250 free submissions/month
   • [+]Dead-simple setup
   • [+]Unlimited forms and domains

   • [−]No management API at any price
   • [−]Turnstile, webhooks, and attachments are Pro-only
   • [−]Marketing site blocks automated fetches

   pricing: Free 250/mo · Pro ~$13–15/mo

3. 03

   Basin

   best for: Native integrations and AI-assisted lead managementfull comparison →

   A polished veteran with file uploads, integrations, and a genuinely novel “Lead Agent” that tags and scores incoming submissions with natural-language rules. Its management API exists but sits on the ~$24/mo Growth plan.

   • [+]Lead Agent AI on submissions
   • [+]File uploads and native integrations
   • [+]Management API and CLI (Growth plan)

   • [−]API gated to ~$24/mo
   • [−]No MCP server
   • [−]Per-form configuration

   pricing: Free 50/mo · Starter ~$12.50/mo · Growth ~$24/mo

4. 04

   FormBackend

   best for: A real hosted MCP with broad integrationsfull comparison →

   One of the only competitors with a genuine hosted MCP server (OAuth, form creation and settings updates) — though it requires an existing human-created account. Native uploads, broad integrations, and an unusual free hosted-form plan round it out.

   • [+]Hosted MCP with form create + update
   • [+]Native file uploads with attachments
   • [+]Free hosted-form plan, unlimited submissions

   • [−]API from $14/mo; unlimited forms cost $50/mo
   • [−]Webhook signing and retries undocumented
   • [−]No agent cold-start

   pricing: Free 1 form/50 subs · $5/mo Simple · $14/mo with API

5. 05

   Formspark

   best for: One-time pricing at low volumefull comparison →

   A one-time $25 buys 50,000 submissions that never expire — uniquely cheap if forms are a utility for you. Its REST API is the most complete of the classic players (create, update, delete forms), but webhooks are unsigned with no retries and there is no agent surface.

   • [+]$25 one-time for 50k non-expiring submissions
   • [+]Full REST form CRUD
   • [+]Botpoison first-party bot protection

   • [−]Free tier is 250 submissions total, not monthly
   • [−]Unsigned webhooks, no retries
   • [−]File uploads are bring-your-own-storage

   pricing: Free 250 total · $25 one-time per 50k bundle

6. 06

   Splitforms

   best for: Generous free tier on a budgetfull comparison →

   The newest entrant: 500 free submissions/month, unlimited forms, $5/mo intro pricing, and a free local MCP server that can create (but not update or delete) forms. Webhooks are signed but explicitly never retried.

   • [+]500 free submissions/month
   • [+]Cheapest paid entry ($5/mo intro)
   • [+]Free MCP with form creation
   • [+]Spam never counts toward quota

   • [−]No REST management API; MCP is create-only
   • [−]No webhook retries at all
   • [−]Intro-pricing asterisks

   pricing: Free 500/mo · Pro $5/mo intro (list $15) · $59 3-year deal

7. 07

   Forminit (formerly Getform)

   best for: File uploads and reliable webhook deliveryfull comparison →

   The rebranded Getform keeps its strengths: 25 MB uploads even on the free tier, Zapier-scale integrations, and the best classic webhook story (Svix-style signatures with automatic retries, Pro+). Its API cannot create forms.

   • [+]25 MB uploads, even free
   • [+]Signed webhooks with retries (Pro)
   • [+]Zapier reach: 8,000+ apps

   • [−]1 form on free, 5 on Pro
   • [−]No management API or MCP
   • [−]API and webhooks start at $19/mo

   pricing: Free 100/mo, 1 form · Pro $19/mo

8. 08

   Formcarry

   best for: Stripe payment forms and validation rulesfull comparison →

   A budget-friendly backend with uncommon extras: Stripe payment collection through forms, dashboard-defined validation rules, and team roles at low tiers. Its API can create and delete forms but not read or update them.

   • [+]Stripe payments via forms
   • [+]Backend validation rules
   • [+]Cheap Starter tier ($6/mo, unlimited forms)

   • [−]Free tier: 1 form, 50 subs — spam counts toward it
   • [−]Webhook behavior undocumented
   • [−]No MCP or agent surface

   pricing: Free 1 form/50 subs · Starter $6/mo

9. 09

   Netlify Forms

   best for: Sites already hosted on Netlifyfull comparison →

   Not a standalone product but a platform feature: one HTML attribute and the build system wires it up. On current credit-based plans submissions are unmetered — a real perk if you are on Netlify anyway. No API, no portability.

   • [+]Zero config on Netlify
   • [+]Unmetered submissions on current plans
   • [+]File uploads included

   • [−]Netlify-hosted sites only
   • [−]No management API or MCP
   • [−]Config changes require redeploys; legacy plans cap at 100/mo

   pricing: Included with Netlify plans (unmetered on current plans)