FormBackend vs StaticForms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StaticForms grades higher than FormBackend: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
StaticForms 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.
FormBackend
Form endpoint service that emails and routes HTML form entries
StaticForms
Form backend for static sites with spam filtering and webhooks
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 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
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFormBackendFair | 2.6GPAStaticFormsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BSimple is $5 a month for 1,000 submissions, inside the cheaper quarter of form tools. Monthly billing only is shown. | AStarter is $4 a month billed annually ($6 monthly) for 3,000 submissions, under 60% of the $8.25 where the cheaper quarter starts. |
| 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. | CFree is 250 submissions every 30 days and 1 form. There is also a 7-day trial of Pro and Agency with no card, capped at 500 submissions. |
| 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, webhooks, rules, AI Reply and EU storage. File uploads are limited to 4.5 MB and need a paid 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 setting up rules, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with an API and eight listed integrations. | BWeb only, with an API, an MCP server and eight listed integrations. |
| Best for | emailing and routing HTML form entries | a form backend with spam filtering and rules |
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 StaticForms. 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. StaticForms starts at $4 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and StaticForms starts $1 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 3 score higher than FormBackend for less, and 1 scores higher than StaticForms 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
At a glance
| FormBackend | StaticForms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed monthly | $4 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 form, 50 submissions a month and 10 spam submissions a month, with 30-day auto-delete and data export. | 250 submissions every 30 days, 1 form, 1 year of storage, spam filtering and email notifications. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on Pro and Agency, no credit card, limited to 500 submissions |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FormBackend.com | Static Forms |
| Price read from | formbackend.com | staticforms.dev |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FormBackend or StaticForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StaticForms is cheaper to start with: $4 a month, against $5 a month for FormBackend. FormBackend starts at $5 per month, billed monthly, and StaticForms starts at $4 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FormBackend or StaticForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both FormBackend and StaticForms 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.