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

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 Formspark if

• Fits if you can paste a form into your own site and want to pay once
• Works for small projects with a few thousand submissions

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a drag-and-drop builder, as there isn't one
• Tight if you're staying free: 250 submissions, with no autoresponder, REST API or branding removal
• Watch out: bundles are bought per workspace, and a new workspace starts at 0 submissions
• Watch out: Google Sheets and Notion are on the paid bundle only
• Tight if you want support, as the free plan has community help only

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.

Formspark

• It stores and forwards submissions only; there is no visual form builder.
• The free plan stops at 250 submissions, and the autoresponder, REST API, Google Sheets, Notion and branding removal are on the paid bundle only.
• Additional workspaces start with 0 submissions, and bundles are bought per workspace.
• Support is community-only on the free plan.

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.

Formspark

Endpoint for your own form

Set the form's action to a Formspark endpoint and keep your own markup. JavaScript is optional.

Spam filtering

Automatic filtering is on for every plan, with custom spam words, a honeypot and support for Botpoison, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile.

Delivery and integrations

Submissions go to email, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks, and on the paid bundle to Google Sheets and Notion.

Archive, export and analytics

Submissions are kept in a dashboard, exportable as CSV or JSON, with analytics by day and by country.

Workspaces and roles

Workspaces can hold clients' forms, and members join as admins, editors or viewers.

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.

Formspark

• Free$0

  250 submissions, 10 forms and 5 team members, with community support. Formspark branding stays, and there is no autoresponder or REST API.

• Upgrade$25

  one-time per workspace, for 50,000 non-expiring submissions

  100 forms, 50 members, REST API, autoresponder, Sheets and Notion. Page shows $50 crossed out; no end date.

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.

Formspark

No public discounts listed.