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FormBackend vs Formcarry (2026): which should you pick?

As of Nov 13, 2026, FormBackend and Formcarry share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and they start at the same price, so the choice depends on which features you need.

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded 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.

FormBackend

Form endpoint service that emails and routes HTML form entries

Free plan · from $5/mo
Full detailsformbackend.com

Formcarry

Form backend that emails HTML form submissions and stores them

Free plan · from $5/mo
Full detailsformcarry.com

Which one is for you

Pick FormBackend if

  • Fits if you have a static site and want entries by email
  • Works for freelancers routing forms for several clients

Look elsewhere if

  • Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 1 form, 50 submissions and 30-day auto-delete
  • Watch out: rules, API access and white-label notifications need Freelancer at $14
  • Watch out: Slack and Google Sheets delivery sits on the $50 Business plan
  • Skip it if you want a drag-and-drop builder, as the form is yours to write

Pick Formcarry if

  • Fits if your static site on Netlify or Vercel needs a form
  • Works for developers who prefer an API to a form builder

Look elsewhere if

  • Tight if you stay free, as 1 form and 50 submissions a month go fast
  • Watch out: integration calls are capped at 500 a month on Starter and 10,000 on Premium
  • Skip it if you want drag-and-drop, since you write the form yourself
  • Pricey if you grow: Premium is $80 a month billed annually for 30,000 submissions

How we grade them

2.4GPAFormBackendFair2.4GPAFormcarryFair
Value for money
BSimple is $5 a month for 1,000 submissions, inside the cheaper quarter of form tools. Monthly billing only is shown.
BStarter is $5 a month billed annually ($6 monthly) for 500 submissions, inside the cheaper quarter of form tools.
Free plan and trial
CFree is 1 form, 50 submissions a month and entries deleted after 30 days. A separate free hosted form has no submission cap.
CThe free plan gives 1 form, 50 submissions a month and file upload. You will reach the 50 cap.
Features
CEndpoint, native delivery, Zapier, rules, spam protection and a hosted form. Rules and the API need Freelancer, and Slack and Sheets delivery needs Business.
CEndpoint, spam filtering, uploads, integrations, a REST API and an MCP server. It is a backend only, not a form builder, and integration calls are capped per plan.
Ease of use
CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the form and setting up routing, so it sits at C.
CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the form and wiring it up, so it sits at C.
Platforms and integrations
BWeb only, with an API and eight listed integrations.
BWeb only, but with seven listed integrations and a REST API.
Best foremailing and routing HTML form entriesa form backend for static sites

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: FormBackend and Formcarry. How we grade

Price against what you get

FormBackend starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formcarry starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.

On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 3 score higher than FormBackend for less, and 3 score higher than Formcarry 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 lessFormBackendFormcarry

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

    In commonFree planWebPublic APIWorkflow automationForms

    At a glance

    FormBackendFormcarry
    PricingFree planFree plan
    Starts at$5 per month, billed monthly$5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
    Free plan1 form, 50 submissions a month and 10 spam submissions a month, with 30-day auto-delete and data export.Baby plan: 1 form, 50 submissions a month, 1 team member and file upload.
    Free trialNone listedNone listed
    Web
    Made byFormBackend.comformcarry
    Price read fromformbackend.comformcarry.com
    CheckedNov 13, 2026Nov 13, 2026

    Worth knowing

    FormBackend

    • The free plan stops at 1 form, 50 submissions a month and 30-day auto-delete.
    • Slack and Google Sheets delivery is listed under the Business plan.
    • The pricing page shows a yearly option worth two months free but not its price.
    • Rules, API access and white-label notifications need Freelancer or above.

    Formcarry

    • The free plan allows 1 form and 50 submissions a month.
    • Integration calls are capped per plan: 500 a month on Starter, 10,000 on Premium.
    • Team members are capped at 3, 5 and 20 on the paid plans.
    • It is a backend for forms you write yourself, not a drag-and-drop form builder.

    Key features

    FormBackend

    Form endpoint
    Submit an HTML form to the endpoint and receive entries by email, with custom redirects.
    Native delivery
    Sends submissions to Slack, Google Sheets, Discord and any webhook without a third-party account.
    Zapier connections
    Reaches 1,000+ more apps, including Notion, Airtable and Mailchimp, through Zapier.
    Rules and routing
    From Freelancer up: a rules engine, conditional email notifications and white-label notifications.
    Spam protection
    Included from the Simple plan, with a monthly cap on spam submissions on the free plan.
    Hosted form option
    A free hosted form builder is offered for people who do not want to write the form themselves.

    Formcarry

    Form endpoint
    Point a form's action at a formcarry URL with the POST method and submissions are received, filtered for spam, stored and emailed.
    Spam filtering
    The vendor says submissions are screened for spam before they are stored and sent to you.
    File uploads
    Uploads are included from the free plan, with storage of 1 GB on Starter rising to 30 GB on Premium.
    Integrations
    Built-in connections to Slack, Discord, Notion, Airtable, Mailchimp, Google Sheets and Twilio, counted as integration calls on paid plans.
    REST API and MCP server
    A REST API covers forms, submissions and webhooks, and an MCP server lets AI apps such as Claude manage forms.
    Form generators
    The site offers generators for contact, survey, RSVP and sales lead forms.

    Plans

    FormBackend

    • Free$0

      1 form, 50 submissions a month, custom Thank You page and data export. A separate free hosted form gives unlimited submissions.

    • Simple$5

      per month, billed monthly

      2 forms, 1,000 submissions a month, 250 MB file uploads, auto-responses, spam protection and webhooks.

    • Freelancer$14

      per month, billed monthly

      10 forms, 5,000 submissions a month, 1 GB file uploads, rules engine, API access and white-label notifications.

    • Business$50

      per month, billed monthly

      Unlimited forms, 10,000 submissions a month, 10 GB file uploads, team members, custom sender domains and Slack and Sheets integrations.

    Formcarry

    • Baby$0

      1 form, 50 submissions a month and 1 team member.

    • Starter$5

      per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

      Unlimited forms, 500 submissions a month, 3 team members and 1 GB of file upload.

    • Basic$15

      per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

      Unlimited forms, 2,000 submissions a month, 5 team members and 2 GB of file upload.

    • Premium$80

      per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)

      Unlimited forms, 30,000 submissions a month, 20 team members and 30 GB of file upload.

    Ways to pay less

    FormBackend

    • Annual discount

      Two months free on yearly billing

      The pricing page says yearly plans are priced to give two months free compared with paying monthly.

    • Other savings

      First-month refund

      The vendor says it will refund the first month on a paid plan if you are not happy.

    Formcarry

    • Annual discount

      Lower monthly rate on yearly billing

      Yearly billing lowers Starter from $6 to $5, Basic from $19 to $15 and Premium from $99 to $80 a month.

    Common questions

    Which is cheaper, FormBackend or Formcarry?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. FormBackend starts at $5 per month, billed monthly, and Formcarry starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).

    Which has a free plan, FormBackend or Formcarry?

    As of Nov 13, 2026, both FormBackend and Formcarry 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