Basin vs StaticForms (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 StaticForms if

• Fits if you run a static site with a few thousand entries a month
• Works for people who want EU data storage

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, as 1 form and 250 submissions every 30 days is the cap
• Watch out: past the quota, Free and Starter hold new submissions rather than rejecting them
• Watch out: file uploads are 4.5 MB per submission and need a paid plan
• Pricey if you want sync: Sheets, Notion and Airtable need Pro at $7.50

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.

StaticForms

• Past the quota, Free and Starter hold new submissions in the inbox rather than rejecting them.
• Pro and Agency overage is optional at $1.00 per 1,000 extra submissions.
• File uploads are limited to 4.5 MB per submission and need a paid plan.
• AI Reply uses separate usage credits on paid plans.

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.

StaticForms

Single endpoint

Post a form to api.staticforms.dev/submit with an API key; no backend code is needed.

Spam filtering

Automatic filtering on all plans, with reCAPTCHA v2 on free and Turnstile, hCaptcha and Altcha on paid plans.

Alerts and webhooks

Starter adds Slack, Telegram and Discord alerts and custom HTTP webhooks.

Form rules

Pro and Agency route submissions and trigger actions based on what a visitor enters.

AI Reply and MCP

Paid plans can send an AI reply drawn from a knowledge base and let Claude or ChatGPT manage forms over MCP.

EU data storage

Form data can be stored in Frankfurt; account, billing and request logs stay US-processed, per the vendor.

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.

StaticForms

• Free$0

  250 submissions every 30 days, reCAPTCHA v2, email notifications, 30 days in the inbox.

• Starter$4

  per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  3,000 submissions a month, unlimited forms, 1 GB file storage, autoresponder and webhooks.

• Pro$7.50

  per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

  25,000 submissions a month, form rules, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable and Mailchimp sync, up to 3 team members.

• Agency$16

  per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  30,000 submissions a month, unlimited team members, 10 GB file storage and 25 form rules per form.

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.

StaticForms

• Annual discount

  Save up to 33% with yearly billing

  The pricing page shows yearly billing saving $24 on Starter, $18 on Pro and $36 on Agency a year.

• Other savings

  30-day money-back guarantee

  Starter, Pro and Agency carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, according to the pricing page.