Formspree vs Formsubmit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formsubmit grades higher than Formspree: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Formspree grades higher on platforms. Formsubmit grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Formspree
Form backend that handles submissions for any website
Which one is for you
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
Pick Formsubmit if
- Fits if you want a contact form that emails you and nothing more
- Works for people who don't want to sign up for anything
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a dashboard, as entries go to email and no archive is described
- Watch out: reCAPTCHA is on by default and the vendor advises against turning it off
- Watch out: autoresponse doesn't work with AJAX forms or with reCAPTCHA off
- Skip it if you want a support promise, as no paid plan is listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFormspreeFair | 2.8GPAFormsubmitGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPersonal is $10 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of $14. It allows 200 submissions. | AFree, and the site lists no paid plans or limits. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives unlimited forms but 50 submissions a month, one team member and a 30-day archive, without uploads, export or search. | AFree outright, with no registration. No cap is listed. |
| Features | CSpam protection, storage, plugins, routing rules and an API cover the backend job. There is no visual form builder, and API access needs Professional. | CEmail delivery, file uploads, spam options, webhooks and a hidden email address. It does that job fully, but there is no dashboard or stored archive, and it is a smaller job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You write the form in HTML or code and point it at Formspree. | CNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the HTML form yourself, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Sheets, Trello, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk, plus an API on Professional. | CWeb only, with webhooks and no listed integrations or apps. |
| Best for | form handling for any website you code yourself | free form-to-email with no sign-up |
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: Formspree and Formsubmit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Formspree starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Formsubmit has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
Formspree scores higher, and starts $10 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Formspree for less, and none scores higher than Formsubmit 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
| Formspree | Formsubmit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | Free |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 1 team member, 2 linked emails and a 30-day submission archive. | The site presents the service as free and requires no registration; it lists no paid plans or submission limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formspree | Devro LABS |
| Price read from | formspree.io | formsubmit.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Formsubmit
- No dashboard or stored submission archive is described on the pages read; entries go to email.
- reCAPTCHA is on by default, and the vendor advises against turning it off.
- Autoresponse does not work with AJAX forms or when reCAPTCHA is disabled.
- The service is run by Devro LABS, which also sells software development services.
Key features
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.
Formsubmit
- Email delivery
- Entries are emailed to the address in the form's action after a one-time confirmation.
- Hidden-field options
- Underscore-prefixed fields set the reply-to, subject, CC, redirect page and email template.
- Spam controls
- reCAPTCHA is on by default, with an optional honeypot field and a blacklist of phrases.
- Webhooks and AJAX
- A webhook can fire on each submission and an AJAX endpoint works across origins.
- File uploads
- Files can be sent with a form by using multipart encoding.
- Hidden email address
- A random string can replace the plain email address in the form's action.
Plans
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.
Formsubmit
Free$0
Form endpoint with email delivery, file uploads and spam options; no registration required.
Ways to pay less
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.
Formsubmit
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formspree or Formsubmit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formsubmit is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $10 a month for Formspree. Formspree starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Formsubmit is free.
Which has a free plan, Formspree or Formsubmit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Formspree and Formsubmit 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.