The FormBold Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FormBold in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FormBold
The Insider’s Guide
Form backend that sends submissions to email, apps and workflows
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among form and survey tools, read from FormBold’s own pages.
Made by FormBold · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FormBold’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FormBold’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 41 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade
FormBold is a hosted form endpoint for static and framework sites. Submissions arrive in a dashboard, trigger email notifications and can be routed to apps such as Google Sheets, Slack and Notion. Plans scale by monthly submissions, workspaces and team members.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about FormBold, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You point your own form at it and wire up where the entries go.
- 1
Best for sending form submissions to email and apps
The free plan has no file uploads, integrations or CSV export, and you only get one team member on it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $6 per month, billed yearly.
- 3
There is a free plan
250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member, with spam filtering, reCAPTCHA and API access.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Form endpoint and dashboard
Forms post to a FormBold endpoint, and submissions are stored in a dashboard.
- 6
Spam protection
An advanced spam filter and reCAPTCHA are included on every plan.
- 7
Integrations
Paid plans connect to Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack, Zapier, Mailchimp, webhooks, Make and HubSpot.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 41 of 60
That is against the other form and survey tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace FormBold you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
FormBold at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $6 per month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- FormBold
- Category
- Forms & Surveys
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for sending form submissions to email and apps
FormBold gives your own HTML form somewhere to send its submissions, with a free plan of 250 a month and paid plans from $6 a month on yearly billing. The free plan has no file uploads, integrations or CSV export, and you only get one team member on it.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $6 a month billed yearly for 3,000 submissions, under 60% of the cheaper quarter of form tools ($12.50). The $72 is a yearly total, and the monthly price wasn't visible. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free is 250 submissions a month, 10 forms and 1 member, with spam filtering and API access. No uploads, integrations, workflows or CSV export. |
| Features | C | A form endpoint, spam filtering, integrations, workflows and file uploads. It handles submissions, not building the form, and several extras sit on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You point your own form at it and wire up where the entries go. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but it sends to Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack and Zapier. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FormBold is for
- Fits if you have your own HTML form and want entries sent to email or Slack
- Works for a small site that gets under 250 submissions a month
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a drag-and-drop form builder, since it's a backend for forms you make
- Tight if you're staying free, as there are no file uploads, integrations or CSV export
- Watch out: CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding start at Premium, $15 a month
- Watch out: the listed prices are yearly-billed, with no monthly price seen on the page
- Tight if you need more than 1 member, which the free plan doesn't allow
Good to know
Good for
- Developers and freelancers adding forms to static sites
- Agencies that need several workspaces for client sites
Worth knowing
- The prices shown are yearly-billed; a monthly-billed price was not visible in the page text.
- The free plan has no file uploads, integrations or CSV export, and allows one member.
- CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding start at Premium.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$6
A month to start. There is a free plan too
FormBold has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per month, billed yearly.
No uploads, integrations, workflows or CSV export.
Free
$0
250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member. No file uploads, integrations, workflows or CSV export.
Starter
$6
per month for 3,000 submissions, billed yearly ($72 a year)
Unlimited forms, 1 workspace and 2 team members, 5 GB of file storage, integrations and form workflows.
Premium
$15
per month for 10,000 submissions, billed yearly ($180 a year)
5 workspaces and 5 team members, 20 GB of storage, CSV export, autoresponder and custom branding.
Business
$30
per month for 30,000 submissions, billed yearly ($360 a year)
Unlimited workspaces, 20 team members and 50 GB of file storage.
The free plan
250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member, with spam filtering, reCAPTCHA and API access.
Read from formbold.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
The pricing page toggles between monthly and yearly billing and labels yearly as a 25% saving.
Stated on formbold.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Form backend that sends submissions to email, apps and workflows. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, workflow automation, forms.
A form endpoint, spam filtering, integrations, workflows and file uploads.
- Form endpoint and dashboard
- Forms post to a FormBold endpoint, and submissions are stored in a dashboard.
- Spam protection
- An advanced spam filter and reCAPTCHA are included on every plan.
- Integrations
- Paid plans connect to Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack, Zapier, Mailchimp, webhooks, Make and HubSpot.
- Form workflows
- Starter and above include form workflows, with custom redirects and multiple notification recipients.
- File uploads
- Paid plans accept file attachments, with 10 MB per file on Starter and 25 to 50 MB above.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Notion
- Telegram
- Google Sheets
- Discord
- Slack
- Zapier
- Mailchimp
- HubSpot
FormBold is made by FormBold.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
41/60
Other form and survey tools it is graded above
FormBold's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 41 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 60) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 4 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 61 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. FormBold’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 55 of 60
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 60
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 60
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 60
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 60
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 form and survey tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FormBold is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace FormBold you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 41 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade. It costs $72 a year.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. FormBold’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Formspree, Basin, Formspark, FormKeep and Web3Forms
The 5 tools FormBold is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Formspree
Free plan · from $10/mo
Form backend that handles submissions for any website.
- Formspree also covers transactional email.
- 2.4GPA
Basin
Free plan · from $12.50/mo
Form backend and builder that collects submissions without code.
- Basin also covers transactional email.
- 2.6GPA
Formspark
Free plan · from $25 one-time
Form backend that emails or forwards submissions from your own HTML.
- 2.4GPA
FormKeep
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Form backend and hosted form designer with email and app delivery.
- FormKeep also covers templates.
- 2.2GPA
Web3Forms
Free plan
Form-to-email backend for static websites using an access key.
- FormBold has a free plan. Web3Forms does not.
- FormBold also covers workflow automation.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FormBold free?
FormBold has a free plan. 250 submissions a month, 10 forms, 1 workspace and 1 member, with spam filtering, reCAPTCHA and API access.
How much does FormBold cost?
FormBold lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does FormBold work on?
FormBold is available on Web.
Does FormBold offer any discounts?
FormBold publicly lists the following: Save 25% with yearly billing.
Does FormBold have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FormBold is listed for Web.
Does FormBold have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. FormBold is listed for Web.
Is FormBold open source?
FormBold is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does FormBold have an API?
Yes. FormBold offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does FormBold integrate with?
FormBold's listing names Notion, Telegram, Google Sheets, Discord, Slack, Zapier, Mailchimp and HubSpot.
Who makes FormBold?
FormBold is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to FormBold?
The closest alternatives to FormBold in our directory are Formspree, Basin, Formspark, FormKeep and Web3Forms.
How does FormBold compare with other form and survey tools?
FormBold's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 41 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 8.
Is FormBold good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FormBold A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 4 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FormBold?
To replace FormBold you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FormBold’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FormBold's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by FormBold. Prices change, so check formbold.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FormBold, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/formbold
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what FormBold’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. FormBold is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by FormBold. Prices and plans change: check formbold.com before you buy.