Formspree vs Sheet Monkey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formspree and Sheet Monkey share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Sheet Monkey starts cheaper, at $7 a month against $10 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 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.
Formspree
Form backend that handles submissions for any website
Sheet Monkey
Sends HTML form submissions straight into Google Sheets
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 Sheet Monkey if
- Fits if your form data already lives in Google Sheets
- Works for people on Webflow or similar site builders
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: only annual plans are sold, with no monthly billing
- Watch out: the vendor says it does not issue refunds
- Skip it if you want another database, as it writes to Google Sheets only
- Tight if you send many emails, as paid plans cap notifications at 5k or 10k a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFormspreeFair | 2.4GPASheet MonkeyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPersonal is $10 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of $14. It allows 200 submissions. | BPro is $7 a month billed annually ($79 a year), inside the cheaper quarter of form tools. |
| 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. | CFree is 1 form and 100 submissions a month, with uploads, notifications and spam protection. |
| 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. | CSheets delivery, file uploads, notifications, redirects and a form builder extension. It does that one job fully, but only Google Sheets is supported, which 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 connecting a form to a sheet, so it sits at C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Sheets, Trello, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Zendesk, plus an API on Professional. | BWeb only, with five listed integrations for different site builders. |
| Best for | form handling for any website you code yourself | sending form entries into Google Sheets |
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 Sheet Monkey. 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. Sheet Monkey starts at $7 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Sheet Monkey starts $3 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Formspree for less, and 5 score higher than Sheet Monkey 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 workflow automation and transactional email.
- Sheet Monkey also covers spreadsheets.
At a glance
| Formspree | Sheet Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $7 per month, billed annually ($79 a year) |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 1 team member, 2 linked emails and a 30-day submission archive. | 1 form, 100 submissions a month, file uploads, email notifications, autoresponders and spam protection. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formspree | Smmall Inc. |
| Price read from | formspree.io | sheetmonkey.io |
| 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.
Sheet Monkey
- Only annual subscriptions are offered; there is no monthly billing.
- The vendor says it does not issue refunds.
- Paid plans cap email notifications at 5k or 10k a month; more can be bought.
- It writes to Google Sheets, not to other databases.
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.
Sheet Monkey
- Google Sheets delivery
- Each form submission is added as a row in a sheet.
- Works on many platforms
- Guides cover Webflow, WordPress, Carrd, Squarespace, GitHub Pages, Tailwind, React and Vue.
- File uploads
- Files can be attached to the sheet directly from a form.
- Notifications and redirects
- Email notifications, autoresponders and redirects after submission.
- Form builder extension
- A drag-and-drop builder for people who do not want to write code.
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.
Sheet Monkey
Free$0
1 form, 100 submissions a month and 1 team member.
Pro$7
per month, billed annually ($79 a year)
Unlimited forms and submissions, 5k email notifications a month and 1 team member.
Team$16
per month, billed annually ($200 a year)
Unlimited forms and submissions, 10k email notifications a month and unlimited team members.
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.
Sheet Monkey
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formspree or Sheet Monkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sheet Monkey is cheaper to start with: $7 a month, against $10 a month for Formspree. Formspree starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Sheet Monkey starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($79 a year).
Which has a free plan, Formspree or Sheet Monkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Formspree and Sheet Monkey 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.