FormBold vs Formspree (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormBold grades higher than Formspree: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
FormBold 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.
FormBold
Form backend that sends submissions to email, apps and workflows
Formspree
Form backend that handles submissions for any website
Which one is for you
Pick FormBold if
- Fits if you have your own HTML form and want entries sent to email or Slack
- Works for a small site that gets under 250 submissions a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a drag-and-drop form builder, since it's a backend for forms you make
- Tight if you're staying free, as there are no file uploads, integrations or CSV export
- Watch out: CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding start at Premium, $15 a month
- Watch out: the listed prices are yearly-billed, with no monthly price seen on the page
- Tight if you need more than 1 member, which the free plan doesn't allow
Pick Formspree if
- Fits if you can paste an HTML form and want submissions emailed to you
- Works for small sites that get a few dozen messages a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to build forms with drag and drop, as there is no visual builder
- Tight if you stay free, with 50 submissions a month and a 30-day archive
- Watch out: file uploads, export and search are not on Free, and API access needs Professional
- Pricey if you grow, as submissions are capped at 200, 2,000 and 20,000 across Personal, Professional and Business
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAFormBoldGood | 2.4GPAFormspreeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$6 a month billed yearly for 3,000 submissions, under 60% of the cheaper quarter of form tools ($12.50). The $72 is a yearly total, and the monthly price wasn't visible. | BPersonal is $10 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of $14. It allows 200 submissions. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is 250 submissions a month, 10 forms and 1 member, with spam filtering and API access. No uploads, integrations, workflows or CSV export. | CFree gives unlimited forms but 50 submissions a month, one team member and a 30-day archive, without uploads, export or search. |
| Features | CA form endpoint, spam filtering, integrations, workflows and file uploads. It handles submissions, not building the form, and several extras sit on paid plans. | CSpam protection, storage, plugins, routing rules and an API cover the backend job. There is no visual form builder, and API access needs Professional. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You point your own form at it and wire up where the entries go. | CNo store rating on record. You write the form in HTML or code and point it at Formspree. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it sends to Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack and Zapier. | BWeb only, with Google Sheets, Trello, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk, plus an API on Professional. |
| Best for | sending form submissions to email and apps | form handling for any website you code yourself |
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: FormBold and Formspree. How we grade
Price against what you get
FormBold starts at $6 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formspree starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and FormBold starts $4 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than FormBold for less, and 4 score higher than Formspree 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
- Formspree also covers transactional email.
At a glance
| FormBold | Formspree | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6 per month, billed yearly | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member, with spam filtering, reCAPTCHA and API access. | Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 1 team member, 2 linked emails and a 30-day submission archive. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FormBold | Formspree |
| Price read from | formbold.com | formspree.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FormBold
- The prices shown are yearly-billed; a monthly-billed price was not visible in the page text.
- The free plan has no file uploads, integrations or CSV export, and allows one member.
- CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding start at Premium.
Formspree
- There is no visual form builder; forms are written in HTML or code.
- Plans are capped by submissions: 50 on Free, 200 on Personal, 2,000 on Professional and 20,000 on Business.
- File uploads, export and search are not on the Free plan, and API access needs Professional.
- Free plan submissions older than 30 days drop out of the dashboard view.
Key features
FormBold
- Form endpoint and dashboard
- Forms post to a FormBold endpoint, and submissions are stored in a dashboard.
- Spam protection
- An advanced spam filter and reCAPTCHA are included on every plan.
- Integrations
- Paid plans connect to Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack, Zapier, Mailchimp, webhooks, Make and HubSpot.
- Form workflows
- Starter and above include form workflows, with custom redirects and multiple notification recipients.
- File uploads
- Paid plans accept file attachments, with 10 MB per file on Starter and 25 to 50 MB above.
Formspree
- Bring your own form
- Any HTML markup, styles or scripts can post to a Formspree endpoint, including AJAX submission that works cross-origin.
- Spam protection
- Formshield filters spam with machine learning. Higher plans add adjustable sensitivity, custom honeypots and custom spam rules.
- Submission storage and export
- Submissions are stored in a dashboard with search, and paid plans can export all of them as CSV or JSON.
- Plugins and integrations
- Basic plugins send submissions to apps such as Google Sheets and Trello; premium plugins cover Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk.
- Rules engine and routing
- On Business, rules route submissions to different emails, flag spam or change the redirect based on field values.
- API access
- Professional and above can fetch submissions from a JSON HTTP endpoint without logging in.
Plans
FormBold
Free$0
250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member. No file uploads, integrations, workflows or CSV export.
Starter$6
per month for 3,000 submissions, billed yearly ($72 a year)
Unlimited forms, 1 workspace and 2 team members, 5 GB of file storage, integrations and form workflows.
Premium$15
per month for 10,000 submissions, billed yearly ($180 a year)
5 workspaces and 5 team members, 20 GB of storage, CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding.
Business$30
per month for 30,000 submissions, billed yearly ($360 a year)
Unlimited workspaces, 20 team members and 50 GB of file storage.
Formspree
Free$0
Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 30-day archive, basic spam filtering and no file uploads.
Personal$10
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
200 submissions a month, 1 GB file uploads, unlimited archive, CSV and JSON export, basic plugins.
Professional$20
per month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
2,000 submissions a month, 2 team members, 5 GB uploads, API access, autoresponses and premium plugins.
Business$60
per month, billed annually ($90 billed monthly)
20,000 submissions a month, unlimited team members, rules engine, custom email domains and priority support.
CustomCustom
Unlimited submissions for high-volume campaigns, with SLA, onboarding and phone support. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
FormBold
- Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
The pricing page toggles between monthly and yearly billing and labels yearly as a 25% saving.
Formspree
- Annual discount
Yearly billing lowers the monthly rate
Yearly plans cost $120 (Personal), $240 (Professional) or $720 (Business), against $15, $30 and $90 a month when billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FormBold or Formspree?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FormBold is cheaper to start with: $6 a month, against $10 a month for Formspree. FormBold starts at $6 per month, billed yearly, and Formspree starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FormBold or Formspree?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both FormBold and Formspree 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.