Airform vs Formspark (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formspark grades higher than Airform: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Airform grades higher on the free plan. Formspark grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formspark
Form backend that emails or forwards submissions from your own HTML
Free plan · from $25 one-time
Which one is for you
Pick Airform if
- Fits if you want a free contact form for a hobby site
- Works for front-end developers using React, Vue or Angular
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the free offer is 'for now', so terms could change
- Skip it if you want spam filtering, as none is described
- Skip it if you want a dashboard or uploads, as the pages describe neither
- Watch out: the footer is 2018 and one maintainer is named, with support by sponsorship and GitHub
Pick Formspark if
- Fits if you can paste a form into your own site and want to pay once
- Works for small projects with a few thousand submissions
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a drag-and-drop builder, as there isn't one
- Tight if you're staying free: 250 submissions, with no autoresponder, REST API or branding removal
- Watch out: bundles are bought per workspace, and a new workspace starts at 0 submissions
- Watch out: Google Sheets and Notion are on the paid bundle only
- Tight if you want support, as the free plan has community help only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirformFair | 2.6GPAFormsparkGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFree, but it is a bare service: no dashboard, spam filter or uploads on the pages we read, and the site asks for sponsors. | A$25 one time for 50,000 submissions, a fraction of a year of the middle form subscription ($20 a month). The page shows $50 crossed out, with no end date. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright with unlimited submissions, though the site says 'for now'. | CFree gives 250 submissions, 10 forms and 5 team members, with spam filtering and webhooks. Formspark branding stays and there's no autoresponder or REST API. |
| Features | DOne narrow function, form to email. No dashboard, spam filter or uploads are described. | CA form endpoint, spam filtering, delivery, archive and export. It stores and forwards only, with no visual form builder, which is a smaller job than the category's. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the form and the server-less setup, so it sits at C. | CNo rating on record. You write the form's HTML yourself and point it at Formspark. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with framework packages for Angular, React and Vue and no integrations. | BWeb only, but it connects to Slack, Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Notion and Webflow. |
| Best for | turning an HTML form into an email | forms on your own HTML that you pay for once |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Airform and Formspark. How we grade
Where they differ
- Airform is open source, according to its own site.
- Formspark also covers workflow automation.
In commonFree planWebForms
At a glance
| Airform | Formspark | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $25 one-time, for 50,000 submissions |
| Free plan | Unlimited form submissions, free "for now" according to the site. | Free with every account: 250 submissions, 10 forms and 5 team members, with spam filtering, email notifications, webhooks, Slack and Zapier. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CJ Patoilo | Formspark |
| Price read from | airform.io | formspark.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Airform
- The free offer is worded as 'for now', so terms could change.
- The pages read describe no dashboard, spam filter or file uploads.
- The footer carries a 2018 copyright and a single named maintainer.
- Support is by sponsorship and GitHub, with no paid plan listed.
Formspark
- It stores and forwards submissions only; there is no visual form builder.
- The free plan stops at 250 submissions, and the autoresponder, REST API, Google Sheets, Notion and branding removal are on the paid bundle only.
- Additional workspaces start with 0 submissions, and bundles are bought per workspace.
- Support is community-only on the free plan.
Key features
Airform
- Email forms
- Set the form action to the Airform URL plus your email address and entries are mailed to you.
- Framework packages
- Wrappers are published for Angular, AngularJS, Aurelia, React and Vue.
- No server needed
- The service runs the receiving side so nothing is installed on your own server.
- Open source
- The code is open source under the MIT license and maintained on GitHub.
Formspark
- Endpoint for your own form
- Set the form's action to a Formspark endpoint and keep your own markup. JavaScript is optional.
- Spam filtering
- Automatic filtering is on for every plan, with custom spam words, a honeypot and support for Botpoison, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile.
- Delivery and integrations
- Submissions go to email, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks, and on the paid bundle to Google Sheets and Notion.
- Archive, export and analytics
- Submissions are kept in a dashboard, exportable as CSV or JSON, with analytics by day and by country.
- Workspaces and roles
- Workspaces can hold clients' forms, and members join as admins, editors or viewers.
Plans
Airform
Free$0
Unlimited form submissions for now; the project asks for sponsorship.
Formspark
Free$0
250 submissions, 10 forms and 5 team members, with community support. Formspark branding stays, and there is no autoresponder or REST API.
Upgrade$25
one-time per workspace, for 50,000 non-expiring submissions
100 forms, 50 members, REST API, autoresponder, Sheets and Notion. Page shows $50 crossed out; no end date.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airform or Formspark?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Airform is free, and Formspark starts at $25 one-time, for 50,000 submissions.
Which has a free plan, Airform or Formspark?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Airform and Formspark have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.