FormKeep vs Formspree (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormKeep and Formspree share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and FormKeep starts cheaper, at $4.99 a month against $10 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and 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.
FormKeep
Form backend and hosted form designer with email and app delivery
Formspree
Form backend that handles submissions for any website
Which one is for you
Pick FormKeep if
- Fits if you want a form backend with a hosted designer, not just an endpoint
- Works for sites with a handful of forms and low volume
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 50 submissions a month, daily emails and 1 month of retention
- Pricey if you have many forms, with extra forms at $3.30 to $6.50 each a month on top of the base price
- Watch out: submissions beyond a form's monthly limit are ignored, per the pricing page
- Tight if you need integrations or autoresponses, which start at Professional, $19.50
- Watch out: team members and phone support start at Premium, $59
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
| 2.4GPAFormKeepFair | 2.4GPAFormspreeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$4.99 a month for 1 form and 1,000 submissions, under 60% of the cheaper quarter of form tools ($12.50). Extra forms are $4.99 each, and the integrations start at $19.50, near the middle ($20). | BPersonal is $10 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of $14. It allows 200 submissions. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is unlimited forms but only 50 submissions a month, daily notification emails, 1 month of retention and a FormKeep-branded thank-you page. | 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, a drag-and-drop designer, spam protection, field rules and integrations. But submissions past each form's limit are ignored, and most extras are 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 build or connect a form and then set 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 connects to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier and webhooks. | BWeb only, with Google Sheets, Trello, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk, plus an API on Professional. |
| Best for | a form backend with a hosted designer | 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: FormKeep and Formspree. How we grade
Price against what you get
FormKeep starts at $4.99 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 FormKeep starts $5.01 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than FormKeep 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
- FormKeep also covers templates.
- Formspree also covers transactional email.
At a glance
| FormKeep | Formspree | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, for 1,000 submissions and 1 included form | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, spam protection, the form designer and 1 month of retention. | 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 | FormKeep, Inc. | Formspree |
| Price read from | formkeep.com | formspree.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FormKeep
- Submissions beyond each form's monthly limit are ignored, according to the pricing page.
- The base price covers a set number of forms; additional forms cost $3.30 to $6.50 each per month depending on the plan.
- The free plan sends notification emails daily, not in real time, and keeps submissions for 1 month.
- Team members and phone support 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
FormKeep
- Form endpoint
- Change an existing form's action URL to FormKeep and it starts collecting submissions.
- Drag-and-drop form designer
- Forms can be built in the hosted designer, then shared by link or embedded on a site.
- Spam protection
- Spam filtering is on every plan, and Google reCAPTCHA can be added.
- Field rules
- On paid plans, fields can show or hide, notifications can change recipients and redirects can differ based on the submission.
- Integrations
- Submissions can go to webhooks on Essential, and to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier and other apps on Professional and 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
FormKeep
Free$0
per month
Unlimited forms and 50 submissions a month, with daily notification emails and a FormKeep-branded thank-you page.
Essential$4.99
per month, includes 1 form and 1,000 submissions
Adds dynamic field rules, webhooks, file attachments and a custom thank-you redirect, with 3 months of retention. Extra forms are $4.99 each per month.
Professional$19.50
per month, includes 3 forms and 10,000 submissions
Adds realtime notifications, all integrations and autoresponses, with 6 months of retention. Extra forms are $6.50 each per month.
Premium$59.00
per month, includes 10 forms and 100,000 submissions
Adds team members, phone support and 12 months of retention. Extra forms are $5.90 each per month.
Enterprise$99.00
per month, includes 30 forms, unlimited submissions
Unlimited submissions, permanent retention and 40 GB of file storage. Extra forms are $3.30 each per month.
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
FormKeep
No public discounts listed.
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, FormKeep or Formspree?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FormKeep is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $10 a month for Formspree. FormKeep starts at $4.99 per month, for 1,000 submissions and 1 included form, and Formspree starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, FormKeep or Formspree?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both FormKeep 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.