FormBackend vs Web3Forms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormBackend grades higher than Web3Forms: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
FormBackend 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
Web3Forms
Form-to-email backend for static websites using an access key
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 Web3Forms if
- Fits if you have a static site and want form entries in your inbox without a server
- Works for developers happy to paste an access key into HTML
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to know the free plan's limits first, since we couldn't read the pricing page
- Tight if you need autoresponders, webhooks or attachments, which need a paid subscription
- Watch out: submissions are forwarded, not stored, so there's no archive to go back to
- Watch out: the docs put its servers in the US East region
- Too light for anyone who wants a form builder, as the listing shows none
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFormBackendFair | 2.2GPAWeb3FormsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BSimple is $5 a month for 1,000 submissions, inside the cheaper quarter of form tools. Monthly billing only is shown. | CThe pricing page returned a bot check, so no plan prices were verified. With nothing to compare, it sits at the ordinary grade. |
| 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 docs say it's free, but limits weren't verified. Reply-to restrictions, reCAPTCHA, autoresponder, webhooks and attachments need a paid subscription. |
| 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. | CAn access-key endpoint, spam protection, file uploads and integrations. It forwards submissions rather than storing them, and has no form builder. |
| 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 rating on record. You paste an access key into your own form's HTML. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with an API and eight listed integrations. | BWeb only, but it sends to Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, Telegram and webhooks. |
| Best for | emailing and routing HTML form entries | form-to-email on a static website |
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 Web3Forms. How we grade
Where they differ
- FormBackend also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| FormBackend | Web3Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed monthly | Not published |
| Free plan | 1 form, 50 submissions a month and 10 spam submissions a month, with 30-day auto-delete and data export. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FormBackend.com | Web3Creative |
| Price read from | formbackend.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Web3Forms
- The pricing page returned a bot check, so plan prices and limits were not verified.
- Reply-to domain restriction, reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, autoresponder, webhooks and attachments need a paid subscription.
- The docs say submissions are forwarded rather than stored, and servers are in the US East region.
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.
Web3Forms
- Access-key form endpoint
- A form posts to Web3Forms with an access key that maps to your email address, so no back-end code is needed.
- Spam protection
- The docs describe a firewall and spam checks, hCaptcha support, and reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile as Pro features.
- Pro email features
- Paid features include CC emails, autoresponders and custom intro text in notification emails.
- File uploads
- Pro includes file attachments up to 5 MB and an advanced uploader for multiple or larger files.
- Integrations
- Docs cover Google Sheets, Slack, Discord, Telegram and webhooks, with guides for many site builders and frameworks.
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.
Web3Forms
Pricing could not be confirmed. See web3forms.com.
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.
Web3Forms
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FormBackend or Web3Forms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormBackend starts at $5 per month, billed monthly, and Web3Forms has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, FormBackend or Web3Forms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only FormBackend has a free plan. Web3Forms does not.
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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.