Basin vs Sheet Monkey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Basin and Sheet Monkey share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Sheet Monkey starts cheaper, at $7 a month against $12.50 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Sheet Monkey
Sends HTML form submissions straight into Google Sheets
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 Sheet Monkey if
- Fits if your form data already lives in Google Sheets
- Works for people on Webflow or similar site builders
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: only annual plans are sold, with no monthly billing
- Watch out: the vendor says it does not issue refunds
- Skip it if you want another database, as it writes to Google Sheets only
- Tight if you send many emails, as paid plans cap notifications at 5k or 10k a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABasinFair | 2.4GPASheet MonkeyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BPro is $7 a month billed annually ($79 a year), inside the cheaper quarter of form tools. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives 1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month and 30 days of stored data. | CFree is 1 form and 100 submissions a month, with uploads, notifications and spam protection. |
| 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. | CSheets delivery, file uploads, notifications, redirects and a form builder extension. It does that one job fully, but only Google Sheets is supported, which 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 connecting a form to a sheet, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier on every plan and Slack, Sheets, webhooks and an API from Growth. | BWeb only, with five listed integrations for different site builders. |
| Best for | a form endpoint for a static site | sending form entries into Google Sheets |
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 Sheet Monkey. 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. Sheet Monkey starts at $7 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Sheet Monkey starts $5.50 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 10 score higher than Basin for less, and 5 score higher than Sheet Monkey 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
- Basin also covers workflow automation and transactional email.
- Sheet Monkey also covers spreadsheets.
At a glance
| Basin | Sheet Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly) | $7 per month, billed annually ($79 a year) |
| Free plan | 1 form endpoint, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention, basic spam protection, AJAX support and Zapier. | 1 form, 100 submissions a month, file uploads, email notifications, autoresponders and spam protection. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on paid plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Moonshot Ventures Inc. | Smmall Inc. |
| Price read from | usebasin.com | sheetmonkey.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 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.
Sheet Monkey
- Only annual subscriptions are offered; there is no monthly billing.
- The vendor says it does not issue refunds.
- Paid plans cap email notifications at 5k or 10k a month; more can be bought.
- It writes to Google Sheets, not to other databases.
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.
Sheet Monkey
- Google Sheets delivery
- Each form submission is added as a row in a sheet.
- Works on many platforms
- Guides cover Webflow, WordPress, Carrd, Squarespace, GitHub Pages, Tailwind, React and Vue.
- File uploads
- Files can be attached to the sheet directly from a form.
- Notifications and redirects
- Email notifications, autoresponders and redirects after submission.
- Form builder extension
- A drag-and-drop builder for people who do not want to write code.
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.
Sheet Monkey
Free$0
1 form, 100 submissions a month and 1 team member.
Pro$7
per month, billed annually ($79 a year)
Unlimited forms and submissions, 5k email notifications a month and 1 team member.
Team$16
per month, billed annually ($200 a year)
Unlimited forms and submissions, 10k email notifications a month and unlimited team members.
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.
Sheet Monkey
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Basin or Sheet Monkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sheet Monkey is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $12.50 a month for Basin. Basin starts at $12.50 per month for 250 submissions, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly), and Sheet Monkey starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($79 a year).
Which has a free plan, Basin or Sheet Monkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Basin and Sheet Monkey 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.