EmailMeForm vs Formstack (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailMeForm grades higher than Formstack: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
EmailMeForm grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
EmailMeForm
Form builder with payment forms and PCI, HIPAA and GDPR plans
Formstack
No-code forms with document generation and eSignatures
Which one is for you
Pick EmailMeForm if
- Fits if you want a low-cost form builder with entry-based plans
- Works for people who need payment or compliance forms
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads is the limit
- Watch out: PCI, GDPR and HIPAA features sit on separate Compliance plans from $30 a month
- Pricey if you handle card data, as extra PCI containers cost $14.95 a month per 100 active card entries
- Watch out: plans scale by entry count, so growth means a bigger tier
Pick Formstack if
- Fits if you want forms, generated documents and e-signatures from one vendor
- Works for Salesforce teams who want forms inside their org, or forms that pass through several reviewers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only need forms: $83 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly) for 1 builder, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form
- Not for you if you want a free plan, since there's only a 14-day trial
- Skip it if you need e-signatures or document generation on a budget, as those come with Suite at $250 a month
- Watch out: HIPAA compliance is an add-on, and API access, SSO and custom SLAs are on Enterprise with no public price
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as Formstack runs on the web only
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAEmailMeFormGood | 2.2GPAFormstackFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus is $8.25 a month billed annually ($9.95 monthly) for 2,000 entries, at the edge of the cheaper quarter. | D$83 a month paid yearly is past the $74 where this category's dearest tenth starts, and it buys 1 builder user, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form. Documents and e-signatures mean Suite at $250, ten times the $24 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is unlimited forms but 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads. | CNo free plan at all. What you get is a 14-day trial of Forms that needs no credit card, and after that it's a paid plan or nothing. |
| Features | BForms and surveys, payment forms, reports, integrations and workflow templates. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; compliance is a separate plan. | BIt covers the whole job and the paperwork after it: a no-code builder with an AI draft, prefilled and SSO-powered links, group approvals, step logic and conditional routing, then generated documents and unlimited e-signatures with no per-envelope fee on Suite. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. | CNo store rating on record, and this is a platform to configure rather than a thing to open: forms to build, approval steps and routing to lay out. The AI builder drafting a form is the quickest way in. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with six listed integrations and no apps. | BWeb with integrations for Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal, Airtable, Amazon S3 and Microsoft Dynamics. No phone or desktop apps, and API access is listed under Enterprise only. |
| Best for | form builders with payment forms and compliance plans | forms, documents and signatures from one vendor |
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: EmailMeForm and Formstack. How we grade
Price against what you get
EmailMeForm starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formstack starts at $83 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and EmailMeForm starts $74.75 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, none scores higher than EmailMeForm for less, and 5 score higher than Formstack 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
- EmailMeForm also covers surveys.
- Formstack also covers no-code.
At a glance
| EmailMeForm | Formstack | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly) | $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 100 entries a month, 1 user, 3 reports and themes, 2 MB uploads and 0.1 GB of storage. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Forms, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | EmailMeForm, LLC | Intellistack, LLC |
| Price read from | emailmeform.com | formstack.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
EmailMeForm
- The free plan stops at 100 entries a month, 1 user and 2 MB uploads.
- Plans scale by entries per month: 2,000, 10,000 or 100,000.
- PCI, GDPR and HIPAA features sit on separate Compliance plans, priced from $30 a month yearly or $35 monthly.
- Additional PCI storage containers cost $14.95 a month per 100 active card entries on the Experienced compliance plan.
Formstack
- There is no free plan; the entry price is $83 per month paid annually after a 14-day trial.
- The Forms plan includes one builder user, 25 forms and 1,000 submissions per form.
- Document generation and eSignatures come with the Suite plan, not the Forms plan.
- HIPAA compliance is listed as an add-on, and SSO and custom SLAs under Enterprise.
Key features
EmailMeForm
- Forms and surveys
- Unlimited forms on every plan, with logic, scoring, save and resume, file uploads and signature and image fields.
- Payment forms
- Collect card numbers on a form without charging the card, or connect a payment gateway; it describes its card storage as PCI certified.
- Compliance plans
- A separate Compliance plan set covers PCI, GDPR and HIPAA needs, including BAA and DPA agreements.
- Notifications and reports
- Email responses, autoresponders, web push alerts, online report sharing and CSV or XLS export.
- Integrations
- Connects to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Constant Contact, Google Analytics, webhooks and Zapier.
- Workflow templates
- Templates and workflows for areas such as small business, retail, travel, education and nonprofits.
Formstack
- No-code form builder
- Formstack Forms builds custom online forms without code and styles them with an organization's logos, colors and themes.
- AI form creation
- An AI-powered builder drafts a form, so users do not have to start from a blank page or add every field by hand.
- Form prefill
- Send prefilled links, or use SSO-powered prefill to populate information that is already known about the person completing the form.
- Approvals and step logic
- Group approvals, step logic and conditional routing move a submission through the people who need to review it.
- Documents and Sign
- The Suite plan generates documents from collected data, with 250 document deliveries a month, and includes unlimited eSignatures with no per-envelope fee.
- Forms for Salesforce
- A separate Salesforce-native product whose forms are built and managed inside a Salesforce org. It is sold with custom pricing.
Plans
EmailMeForm
Free$0
Unlimited forms with 100 entries a month, 1 user and 0.1 GB of storage.
Plus$8.25
per month for 2,000 entries, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly)
2 users, 5 GB of storage, 10 MB uploads, unlimited fields and reports, and 10 themes.
Pro$16.66
per month for 10,000 entries, billed annually ($19.95 billed monthly)
10 users, 20 GB of storage, unlimited themes, and extended support.
Premier$33.33
per month for 100,000 entries, billed annually ($39.95 billed monthly)
50 users and 50 GB of storage.
Formstack
Forms$83
per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly)
1 builder user, 25 forms, 1,000 submissions per form and 2 GB of storage.
Suite$250
per month, paid annually ($299 billed monthly)
Forms, Documents and Sign: 3 builder users, 100 forms, 5,000 submissions per form, 10 GB, 250 document deliveries a month and unlimited eSignatures.
Salesforce SolutionsCustom
Salesforce-native forms with document generation and eSignature, Experience Cloud integration and Salesforce Shield compatibility.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited users and submissions, SSO and advanced security, custom SLAs, API access and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
Ways to pay less
EmailMeForm
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The plans page offers a yearly option that it says saves 17% against monthly billing.
Formstack
- Annual discount
Save 2 months with annual plans
Forms is $83 per month paid annually versus $99 on monthly billing, and Suite is $250 versus $299. The pricing page describes the saving as 2 months.
- Nonprofit
25% nonprofit discount
Formstack gives 25% off to 501(c)(3) organizations and comparable registered charities abroad. Educational and governmental institutions are not eligible.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, EmailMeForm or Formstack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, EmailMeForm is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $83 a month for Formstack. EmailMeForm starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($9.95 billed monthly), and Formstack starts at $83 per month, paid annually ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, EmailMeForm or Formstack?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only EmailMeForm has a free plan. Formstack does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.