Airform vs Formsubmit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formsubmit grades higher than Airform: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Formsubmit grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
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 Formsubmit if
- Fits if you want a contact form that emails you and nothing more
- Works for people who don't want to sign up for anything
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a dashboard, as entries go to email and no archive is described
- Watch out: reCAPTCHA is on by default and the vendor advises against turning it off
- Watch out: autoresponse doesn't work with AJAX forms or with reCAPTCHA off
- Skip it if you want a support promise, as no paid plan is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAirformFair | 2.8GPAFormsubmitGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | AFree, and the site lists no paid plans or limits. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright with unlimited submissions, though the site says 'for now'. | AFree outright, with no registration. No cap is listed. |
| Features | DOne narrow function, form to email. No dashboard, spam filter or uploads are described. | CEmail delivery, file uploads, spam options, webhooks and a hidden email address. It does that job fully, but there is no dashboard or stored archive, and it is a smaller job. |
| 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 store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the HTML form yourself, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with framework packages for Angular, React and Vue and no integrations. | CWeb only, with webhooks and no listed integrations or apps. |
| Best for | turning an HTML form into an email | free form-to-email with no sign-up |
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 Formsubmit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Airform has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formsubmit has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
Formsubmit scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, none scores higher than Airform for less, and none scores higher than Formsubmit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Airform is open source, according to its own site.
- Formsubmit also covers workflow automation.
In commonFree planWebForms
At a glance
| Airform | Formsubmit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Unlimited form submissions, free "for now" according to the site. | The site presents the service as free and requires no registration; it lists no paid plans or submission limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CJ Patoilo | Devro LABS |
| Price read from | airform.io | formsubmit.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
Formsubmit
- No dashboard or stored submission archive is described on the pages read; entries go to email.
- reCAPTCHA is on by default, and the vendor advises against turning it off.
- Autoresponse does not work with AJAX forms or when reCAPTCHA is disabled.
- The service is run by Devro LABS, which also sells software development services.
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.
Formsubmit
- Email delivery
- Entries are emailed to the address in the form's action after a one-time confirmation.
- Hidden-field options
- Underscore-prefixed fields set the reply-to, subject, CC, redirect page and email template.
- Spam controls
- reCAPTCHA is on by default, with an optional honeypot field and a blacklist of phrases.
- Webhooks and AJAX
- A webhook can fire on each submission and an AJAX endpoint works across origins.
- File uploads
- Files can be sent with a form by using multipart encoding.
- Hidden email address
- A random string can replace the plain email address in the form's action.
Plans
Airform
Free$0
Unlimited form submissions for now; the project asks for sponsorship.
Formsubmit
Free$0
Form endpoint with email delivery, file uploads and spam options; no registration required.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airform or Formsubmit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Airform and Formsubmit are free to use.
Which has a free plan, Airform or Formsubmit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Airform and Formsubmit have a free plan.
More comparisons
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.