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

As of Nov 13, 2026, Formsubmit grades higher than Basin: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.

Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA

Basin grades higher on platforms. Formsubmit grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.

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

Free plan · from $12.50/mo
Full detailsusebasin.com

Formsubmit

Free form endpoint that emails HTML form submissions

Free
Full detailsformsubmit.co

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 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

2.4GPABasinFair2.8GPAFormsubmitGood
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.
AFree, and the site lists no paid plans or limits.
Free plan and trial
CFree gives 1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month and 30 days of stored data.
AFree outright, with no registration. No cap is listed.
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.
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. You paste an endpoint into your own form's HTML, which suits developers more than anyone else.
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
BWeb only, with Zapier on every plan and Slack, Sheets, webhooks and an API from Growth.
CWeb only, with webhooks and no listed integrations or apps.
Best fora form endpoint for a static sitefree 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: Basin and Formsubmit. How we grade

Price against what you get

Basin starts at $12.50 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formsubmit has no paid plan and scores 2.0.

Basin scores higher, and starts $12.50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 10 score higher than Basin for less, and none scores higher than Formsubmit for less.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500$1kMore for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessBasinFormsubmit

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
The full chart of form and survey tools, and the best at every price

Where they differ

  • Basin also covers transactional email.
In commonFree planWebWorkflow automationForms

At a glance

BasinFormsubmit
PricingFree planFree
Starts at$12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)Free
Free plan1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention, basic spam protection, AJAX support and Zapier.The site presents the service as free and requires no registration; it lists no paid plans or submission limits.
Free trial14-day free trial on paid plansNone listed
Web
Made byMoonshot Ventures Inc.Devro LABS
Price read fromusebasin.comformsubmit.co
CheckedNov 12, 2026Nov 13, 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Formsubmit

  • Free$0

    Form endpoint with email delivery, file uploads and spam options; no registration required.

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.

Formsubmit

No public discounts listed.

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Basin or Formsubmit?

As of Nov 13, 2026, Formsubmit is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $12.50 a month for Basin. Basin starts at $12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly), and Formsubmit is free.

Which has a free plan, Basin or Formsubmit?

As of Nov 13, 2026, both Basin and Formsubmit 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.
How we review and grade