[ forminit.com · “Form handling without the backend work” (formerly Getform) · verified 2026-08-20 ]
Forminit — the product formerly known as Getform (getform.io now redirects there) — is an established headless form backend with generous file uploads, broad integrations, and the best-documented webhook delivery in its class: Svix-style signed payloads with automatic retries. The comparison below focuses on programmatic control and how far an AI agent can get without a human.
The short answer
Furrow Forms is the better choice for API-first and agent-driven teams: forms, sites, and accounts are creatable via API and MCP, with settings inherited across a whole site. Forminit is the better choice when you need Zapier-scale integrations from a long-running product.
Furrow Forms — best for
Agent-driven setup, agencies with many sites, unlimited forms on every tier, free-tier API access
Forminit — best for
Zapier and native integrations, teams migrating from Getform
Feature by feature
| Capability | Furrow Forms | Forminit |
|---|---|---|
| Create & configure forms via API | yes Full CRUD over REST + MCP; bootstrap_site provisions a whole site’s forms in one call | no The REST API (Pro+) submits forms and lists submissions — no form creation or configuration |
| MCP server | yes 26 tools over streamable HTTP or stdio — full lifecycle, from account registration to reading submissions and Stripe billing links | no “Build with AI” prompt templates generate frontend code only |
| Agent cold-start (account via API) | yes Agents register accounts via GET/POST /api/register; the human reads one email code | no Browser signup only |
| Site-level settings, inherited by forms | yes Security and routing configured once per website; every form inherits | no Per-form configuration |
| Signed webhooks with retries + log | yes HMAC-SHA256 signed, retried with backoff, logged, testable — all tiers | partial Genuinely good: HMAC-signed (Svix-style) with automatic backoff retries — but gated to Pro ($19/mo) |
| Spam protection | yes Honeypot + timing field + Turnstile + domain allowlist + rate limits + server-side filtering, on by default; spam never counts toward quota | yes Built-in filtering plus Turnstile, reCAPTCHA v3, or hCaptcha |
| API access on the free tier | yes The whole product on the free tier, volume-capped | no REST API and webhooks start at Pro ($19/mo) |
| File uploads | yes Opt-in per website, inherited by every form; files land in a private per-site inbox (PDF, JPEG, PNG, WebP by default) — emails and webhooks link to it, never to raw file URLs | yes Up to 25 MB per submission, even on the free tier |
| Native integrations | no Signed webhooks are the integration story | yes Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, Make, Zapier (8,000+ apps) |
| Unlimited forms | yes On every tier | no 1 form free, 5 on Pro, 15 on Business |
Pricing
| Furrow Forms | Forminit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $0 — 100 subs/mo, full API + MCP | $0 — 100 subs/mo, 1 form, 100 MB storage |
| First paid tier | $199/yr flat per workspace — 10k subs/mo, unlimited forms & sites | Pro $19/mo (~$228/yr) — 5,000 subs/mo, 5 forms |
| Higher tiers | None — one flat price | Business $49/mo, Volume $99/mo |
| Forms | Unlimited on all tiers | 1 / 5 / 15 / — by tier |
A year of Forminit Pro (~$228) costs more than Furrow Pro ($199) and caps you at 5 forms and 5,000 submissions; Furrow is unlimited forms and 10,000 submissions, with the API included from $0.
Honest trade-offs
FAQ
Yes for developers and agencies who want forms managed programmatically or by AI agents: Furrow Forms adds a management API, MCP server, agent cold-start, and site-level settings inheritance. Forminit is the stronger pick if Zapier-scale integrations are essential.
Getform rebranded to Forminit — getform.io now redirects to forminit.com. The product continues with the same form-backend model: dashboard-created forms, endpoint submission, integrations, and a submissions-focused REST API on paid plans.
No. Forminit publishes AI prompt templates that generate frontend form code pointing at its endpoints, but there is no MCP server and its API cannot create or configure forms. Furrow Forms exposes its entire control plane to agents, including account registration.
[ verified against forminit.com on 2026-08-20 · re-checked monthly · corrections welcome — /contact ]
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