Basin vs Formspree (2026): which should you pick?

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 Formspree if

• Fits if you can paste an HTML form and want submissions emailed to you
• Works for small sites that get a few dozen messages a month

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to build forms with drag and drop, as there is no visual builder
• Tight if you stay free, with 50 submissions a month and a 30-day archive
• Watch out: file uploads, export and search are not on Free, and API access needs Professional
• Pricey if you grow, as submissions are capped at 200, 2,000 and 20,000 across Personal, Professional and Business

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.

Formspree

• There is no visual form builder; forms are written in HTML or code.
• Plans are capped by submissions: 50 on Free, 200 on Personal, 2,000 on Professional and 20,000 on Business.
• File uploads, export and search are not on the Free plan, and API access needs Professional.
• Free plan submissions older than 30 days drop out of the dashboard view.

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.

Formspree

Bring your own form

Any HTML markup, styles or scripts can post to a Formspree endpoint, including AJAX submission that works cross-origin.

Spam protection

Formshield filters spam with machine learning. Higher plans add adjustable sensitivity, custom honeypots and custom spam rules.

Submission storage and export

Submissions are stored in a dashboard with search, and paid plans can export all of them as CSV or JSON.

Plugins and integrations

Basic plugins send submissions to apps such as Google Sheets and Trello; premium plugins cover Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk.

Rules engine and routing

On Business, rules route submissions to different emails, flag spam or change the redirect based on field values.

API access

Professional and above can fetch submissions from a JSON HTTP endpoint without logging in.

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.

Formspree

• Free$0

  Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 30-day archive, basic spam filtering and no file uploads.

• Personal$10

  per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  200 submissions a month, 1 GB file uploads, unlimited archive, CSV and JSON export, basic plugins.

• Professional$20

  per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  2,000 submissions a month, 2 team members, 5 GB uploads, API access, autoresponses and premium plugins.

• Business$60

  per month, billed annually ($90 billed monthly)

  20,000 submissions a month, unlimited team members, rules engine, custom email domains and priority support.

• CustomCustom

  Unlimited submissions for high-volume campaigns, with SLA, onboarding and phone support. Sold through sales.

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.

Formspree

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing lowers the monthly rate

  Yearly plans cost $120 (Personal), $240 (Professional) or $720 (Business), against $15, $30 and $90 a month when billed monthly.