Basin vs Formbricks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Basin and Formbricks share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money and ease of use, where Basin grades higher, or the free plan and features, where Formbricks does.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Basin
Form backend and builder that collects submissions without code
Formbricks
Open-source survey platform for links, websites and apps
Which one is for you
Pick Basin if
- Fits if you run a static site and need submissions emailed without writing server code
- Works for freelancers and agencies handling several client forms
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Free, with one form endpoint and 50 submissions a month
- Watch out: webhooks, API access and auto-responses need Growth, and custom email domains need Pro
- Skip it if you want a visual form builder as the main thing, because this is a backend first
- Pricey if your traffic grows, since plans are capped by submissions and extras are billed monthly
Pick Formbricks if
- Fits if you're a product team asking questions inside your own website or app and can run a server
- Works for organizations that must keep feedback data on their own infrastructure
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server: there's no cloud plan right now, and hosting by Formbricks is only listed as coming soon
- Not for you if you want a price up front, as the Experience Suite license is quoted after a call
- Watch out: SSO, roles, audit logs and an SLA need the paid license, and the free edition gets community support only
- Skip it if you want a quick contact form, since there's a whole instance to set up first
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABasinFair | 2.4GPAFormbricksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $12.50 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of form tools at $14. It allows 250 submissions and 3 forms. | CThe Community Edition is free under AGPLv3, but only if you host it yourself, which means paying for and running a server, so it isn't free in the way a download is. The paid Experience Suite license has no published price; it's quoted on yearly responses and workspaces after a call. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives 1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month and 30 days of stored data. | BThe self-hosted Community Edition is free with surveys on every channel, the API and webhooks, and a 15-day trial license switches on the paid features in your own instance. The catch is that you pay for and run the server yourself, and support is community only. |
| Features | CIt receives and routes submissions well enough, but it is a backend rather than a form builder, and the page says overage submissions are billed at tier rates. | BIt covers the survey job end to end: by link, on a website, in an email or triggered inside a web or mobile app, with an API, webhooks and an MCP server. AI analysis, dashboards and workflows need the paid license. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You paste an endpoint into your own form's HTML, which suits developers more than anyone else. | DNo store rating on record, and it has to be self-hosted for now: you run it on your own servers and database before the first survey goes out. Hosting by Formbricks is only listed as coming soon. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier on every plan and Slack, Sheets, webhooks and an API from Growth. | BWeb, with an API, webhooks and an MCP server, plus Slack, Zapier, Notion, n8n, Make, Google Sheets and Airtable. No app of its own, though. |
| Best for | a form endpoint for a static site | self-hosted open-source surveys |
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: Basin and Formbricks. How we grade
Where they differ
- Formbricks is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Basin also covers forms and transactional email.
- Formbricks also covers templates and surveys.
At a glance
| Basin | Formbricks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | 1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention, basic spam protection, AJAX support and Zapier. | The self-hosted Community Edition is free under the AGPLv3 license, with surveys on every channel, the API and webhooks, and community support. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on paid plans | 15-day trial license that switches on Experience Suite features in your own instance |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Moonshot Ventures Inc. | Formbricks GmbH |
| Price read from | usebasin.com | formbricks.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Basin
- Plans are capped by submissions per month; the page says extra submissions are available at rates made for each tier, billed monthly.
- The Free plan has one form endpoint and keeps data for 30 days.
- Auto-responses, webhooks and API access need Growth; custom email domains need Pro.
- Coupon-code discounts for new customers are shown on some plans and are not counted in these prices.
Formbricks
- There is no public price list: the Experience Suite license is quoted after a call, based on yearly responses, workspaces and term.
- It must be self-hosted for now; dedicated cloud and Formbricks-managed hosting in the EU or Saudi Arabia are listed as coming soon.
- The free Community Edition comes with community support only; SSO, roles, audit logs and an SLA need the paid license.
- Going over the licensed response volume does not stop a self-hosted instance; the FAQ says it is settled at renewal.
Key features
Basin
- Point any form at Basin
- Set a form's action URL to a Basin endpoint; it works with plain HTML, React, Vue, Webflow, WordPress and other front ends.
- Spam filtering
- Basic filtering is on every plan, and spam does not count toward the submission limit. Pro adds advanced, location, language and content filters.
- Notifications and auto-responses
- Submissions trigger notification emails, and Growth and above add auto-responses. Pro adds custom email templates and domains.
- Integrations and API
- Zapier is on every plan. Growth adds Slack, Google Sheets, webhooks and API access; the integrations page also lists Discord, Make and Pipedream.
- File storage
- Uploaded files are stored with each plan's allowance, from 500 MB on Starter up to 50 GB on Agency.
- AI features
- Paid plans include AI assistant access through an MCP server and AI-generated sites with hosting and custom domains.
Formbricks
- Link, website and in-app surveys
- Share a survey by link, show it to chosen visitors on a website, embed it in an email or trigger it inside a web app or a native mobile app.
- Self-hosting
- The Community Edition runs on your own servers and database and is free to use under AGPLv3. A license key adds Experience Suite features to the same instance.
- API, SDKs and integrations
- An API, webhooks and an MCP server let answers flow into other tools and AI agents, with integrations such as Slack, Zapier, Notion and n8n.
- Experience Suite license
- An annual license adds unified feedback with AI analysis and dashboards, workflows and owner alerts, single sign-on, roles, audit logs and support with an SLA.
- Priced by responses, not seats
- The license is quoted on the responses collected each year and the number of workspaces, for 1 to 3 years, with unlimited seats.
Plans
Basin
Free$0
1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention, basic spam protection and Zapier.
Starter$12.50
per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 monthly)
3 forms, 500 MB file storage, 365-day retention, data export and email and phone validation.
Growth$24.17
per month for 1,000 submissions, billed yearly ($29 monthly)
Unlimited forms and collaborators, 2 GB storage, auto-responses, API access, webhooks and Slack.
Pro$40.83
per month for 5,000 submissions, billed yearly ($49 monthly)
10 GB storage, advanced spam filtering, custom email templates and domains, and SMTP.
Agency$108.33
per month for 25,000 submissions, billed yearly ($130 monthly)
50 GB storage, multi-step forms, saved incomplete submissions, enhanced deliverability, priority support.
Formbricks
Community Edition$0
Self-hosted and open source under AGPLv3: surveys on every channel, runs on your own servers and database, API and webhooks, community support.
Experience SuiteCustom
Annual self-hosting license quoted by responses and workspaces, with unlimited seats, AI analysis, dashboards, workflows, SSO, roles, audit logs and an SLA.
Ways to pay less
Basin
- Annual discount
Yearly billing lowers the monthly rate
Yearly billing brings Starter to $12.50 a month from $15, Growth to $24.17 from $29, Pro to $40.83 from $49 and Agency to $108.33 from $130.
Formbricks
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Basin or Formbricks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Basin starts at $12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly), and Formbricks publishes no starting price.
Which has a free plan, Basin or Formbricks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Basin and Formbricks 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.