Formspree vs StaticForms (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StaticForms grades higher than Formspree: 2.6 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
StaticForms 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.
Formspree
Form backend that handles submissions for any website
StaticForms
Form backend for static sites with spam filtering and webhooks
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 StaticForms if
- Fits if you run a static site with a few thousand entries a month
- Works for people who want EU data storage
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as 1 form and 250 submissions every 30 days is the cap
- Watch out: past the quota, Free and Starter hold new submissions rather than rejecting them
- Watch out: file uploads are 4.5 MB per submission and need a paid plan
- Pricey if you want sync: Sheets, Notion and Airtable need Pro at $7.50
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFormspreeFair | 2.6GPAStaticFormsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPersonal is $10 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of $14. It allows 200 submissions. | AStarter is $4 a month billed annually ($6 monthly) for 3,000 submissions, under 60% of the $8.25 where the cheaper quarter starts. |
| 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 250 submissions every 30 days and 1 form. There is also a 7-day trial of Pro and Agency with no card, capped at 500 submissions. |
| 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. | CEndpoint, spam filtering, webhooks, rules, AI Reply and EU storage. File uploads are limited to 4.5 MB and need a paid plan. |
| 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 form and setting up rules, 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 an API, an MCP server and eight listed integrations. |
| Best for | form handling for any website you code yourself | a form backend with spam filtering and rules |
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 StaticForms. 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. StaticForms starts at $4 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and StaticForms starts $6 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Formspree for less, and 1 scores higher than StaticForms 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 | StaticForms | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $4 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited forms, 50 submissions a month, 1 team member, 2 linked emails and a 30-day submission archive. | 250 submissions every 30 days, 1 form, 1 year of storage, spam filtering and email notifications. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial on Pro and Agency, no credit card, limited to 500 submissions |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Formspree | Static Forms |
| Price read from | formspree.io | staticforms.dev |
| 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.
StaticForms
- Past the quota, Free and Starter hold new submissions in the inbox rather than rejecting them.
- Pro and Agency overage is optional at $1.00 per 1,000 extra submissions.
- File uploads are limited to 4.5 MB per submission and need a paid plan.
- AI Reply uses separate usage credits on paid plans.
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.
StaticForms
- Single endpoint
- Post a form to api.staticforms.dev/submit with an API key; no backend code is needed.
- Spam filtering
- Automatic filtering on all plans, with reCAPTCHA v2 on free and Turnstile, hCaptcha and Altcha on paid plans.
- Alerts and webhooks
- Starter adds Slack, Telegram and Discord alerts and custom HTTP webhooks.
- Form rules
- Pro and Agency route submissions and trigger actions based on what a visitor enters.
- AI Reply and MCP
- Paid plans can send an AI reply drawn from a knowledge base and let Claude or ChatGPT manage forms over MCP.
- EU data storage
- Form data can be stored in Frankfurt; account, billing and request logs stay US-processed, per the vendor.
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.
StaticForms
Free$0
250 submissions every 30 days, reCAPTCHA v2, email notifications, 30 days in the inbox.
Starter$4
per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)
3,000 submissions a month, unlimited forms, 1 GB file storage, autoresponder and webhooks.
Pro$7.50
per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
25,000 submissions a month, form rules, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable and Mailchimp sync, up to 3 team members.
Agency$16
per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
30,000 submissions a month, unlimited team members, 10 GB file storage and 25 form rules per form.
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.
StaticForms
- Annual discount
Save up to 33% with yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly billing saving $24 on Starter, $18 on Pro and $36 on Agency a year.
- Other savings
30-day money-back guarantee
Starter, Pro and Agency carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, according to the pricing page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Formspree or StaticForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StaticForms is cheaper to start with: $4 a month, against $10 a month for Formspree. Formspree starts at $10 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and StaticForms starts at $4 per month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Formspree or StaticForms?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Formspree and StaticForms 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.