Formsite vs FormSmarts (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormSmarts grades higher than Formsite: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
FormSmarts grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formsite
Online form builder for registrations, orders and surveys
FormSmarts
Online form builder with PayPal forms, e-signatures and a web API
Which one is for you
Pick Formsite if
- Fits if you run event sign-ups or order forms with a few hundred results
- Works for teams who want a trial without handing over a card
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, because 10 results per form runs out fast
- Watch out: Personal caps results at 500 per form, Professional at 1,000 and Business at 2,500
- Pricey if you add helpers, as sub-users are $10 a month each and storage $10 per GB
- Watch out: payments, the API and third-party integrations are Professional and up, at $34 a month
Pick FormSmarts if
- Fits if you want PayPal forms on a yearly price
- Works for people who need a signature on a form
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as there are no uploads or payments and embedded forms carry an attribution notice
- Watch out: the API, private forms and editing submissions need Business Max at $360 a year
- Watch out: plans are yearly, with no monthly price shown
- Watch out: the page leaves out several Business tiers and refers larger needs to the vendor
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAFormsiteFair | 2.4GPAFormSmartsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPersonal is $21 a month billed yearly, in the ordinary band. Professional, where payments and the API start, is $34. | CPro is $60 a year but has no payments or uploads. Business Starter, which adds them, is $120 a year, about $10 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day trial of Professional with no card, then a free level of 5 forms, 10 results per form and 50 MB of files. | BFree has unlimited forms and responses and no preset limit, but no uploads, payments or Excel export, and an attribution notice on embeds. |
| Features | CForms, payments, workflows and PDF results cover the basics, but results are capped per form at 500, 1,000 or 2,500 on paid plans. | CForms by email and report, PayPal and Stripe, e-signature, uploads and an API. The free plan has no uploads, payments or Excel export. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build each form yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building each form, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Salesforce, Google Sheets, Slack, Mailchimp, Zapier, DocuSign, Stripe and PayPal. | BWeb only, with an API, webhooks and PayPal and Stripe. |
| Best for | online registrations, orders and surveys | online forms with PayPal and e-signatures |
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: Formsite and FormSmarts. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formsite starts at $21 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. FormSmarts starts at $5 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and FormSmarts starts $16 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 21 score higher than Formsite for less, and 3 score higher than FormSmarts 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
- Formsite also covers templates and surveys.
- FormSmarts also covers qR codes.
At a glance
| Formsite | FormSmarts | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $21 per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly) | $60 per year |
| Free plan | Free level after the trial: 5 forms, 10 results per form and 50 MB of file space. | Unlimited forms and responses, 1 user, 1 email recipient per form, with an attribution notice on embedded forms and no file upload, payments or Excel export. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Professional, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formsite | Syronex |
| Price read from | formsite.com | formsmarts.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Formsite
- Results are capped per form: 500 on Personal, 1,000 on Professional and 2,500 on Business.
- Sub-users cost $10 a month each and file storage $10 per GB a month; custom PDF and Word results docs are $50 a month.
- The vendor says it offers the same prices to all customers, with no nonprofit discounts or sales.
- Payments, API access and third-party integrations are listed as features for Professional and above.
FormSmarts
- The free plan has no file upload, payments or Excel export, and shows an attribution notice on embedded forms.
- Plans are billed per year; the page shows no monthly price.
- The page omits Business 2/Premier, Business 3 and Business 4 plans for clarity and refers larger needs to the vendor.
- Private forms, editing submissions and the API need Business Max.
Key features
Formsite
- Form building and templates
- Forms cover registration, order and survey uses, and the site offers a template library and a features list for each service level.
- Payment integrations
- Forms can collect payments through PayPal, Braintree, Authorize.net and Stripe.
- Third-party integrations
- The pricing page lists Salesforce, Google Sheets, Google Drive, DocuSign, Slack, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Box, Amazon S3 and Zapier.
- Results as PDF and workflows
- Business and above receive each result as a PDF and can combine several forms and their results into workflows.
- Save and return, data upload
- Respondents can save a partial result and return later, and existing data can be imported into forms.
- API access
- An API is listed for working with forms and results programmatically.
FormSmarts
- Embeddable and shareable forms
- Embed a form with an HTML snippet, or share its FormSmarts address, short link or QR code.
- Responses by email and report
- Responses can be emailed, viewed online, downloaded as PDF or exported to Excel or CSV.
- PayPal and Stripe
- Payment forms arrive with Business plans, with subscriptions and recurring payments from Business Plus.
- E-signature and file upload
- File uploads start on Business Starter and electronic signatures on Business Plus.
- Web API and webhooks
- Webhooks start on Business Starter, and the full API on Business Max.
- Mobile-friendly forms
- Forms open in a layout optimized for touch screens when visited on a phone or tablet.
Plans
Formsite
Personal$21
per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly)
5 forms, 500 results per form and 500 MB of file space. Billed $249.95 yearly.
Professional$34
per month, billed annually ($39.95 billed monthly)
10 forms, 1,000 results per form, 1 GB of space, branding removal. Billed $399.95 yearly.
Business$59
per month, billed annually ($69.95 billed monthly)
25 forms, 2,500 results per form, 2 GB, 1 sub-user, PDF results and workflows. Billed $699.95 yearly.
Business +$84
per month, billed annually ($99.95 billed monthly)
100 forms, 10,000 results per form, 4 GB and 5 sub-users. Billed $999.95 yearly.
Enterprise$209
per month, billed annually ($249.95 billed monthly)
1,000 forms, 50,000 results per form, 10 GB and 20 sub-users. Billed $2,499.95 yearly.
FormSmarts
Free$0
per year
Unlimited forms with 1 email recipient per form and an attribution notice on embedded forms.
Pro$60
per year
No branding on embedded forms, up to 60 fields per form and 2 email recipients; stored results are limited to 20,000 records.
Business Starter$120
per year
PayPal and Stripe payments, webhooks, stored results with Excel reporting, 2 MB uploads with 100 MB storage and up to 100 fields.
Business Plus$240
per year
Adds electronic signature, recurring PayPal payments, recipient choice by respondent, up to 4 users and 500 MB of attachment storage.
Business Max$360
per year
Adds the API, auto-responder, private forms, search and editing of submissions, booking forms, 10 users and 1.5 GB of storage.
Ways to pay less
Formsite
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves $49 to $499
Paying yearly saves $49 on Personal, $79 on Professional, $139 on Business, $199 on Business + and $499 on Enterprise against monthly billing.
FormSmarts
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formsite or FormSmarts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, FormSmarts is cheaper to start with: $5 a month when paid by the year, against $21 a month for Formsite. Formsite starts at $21 per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly), and FormSmarts starts at $60 per year.
Which has a free plan, Formsite or FormSmarts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Formsite and FormSmarts 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.