Formcake review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a cheap form backend with webhooks and files
Formcake is a form backend for developers with webhooks, file storage and an API. It is cheap, but the free plan is 10 submissions a month, Personal has no file uploads, and its pricing page footer is dated 2024.
Who Formcake is for
- Fits if you want a form backend for a few dollars a year
- Works for developers who like webhooks and actions on a form
Who Formcake is not for
- Tight if you stay free, as 10 submissions a month is a thin cap
- Watch out: Personal has no file uploads and keeps submissions for 90 days
- Watch out: the page footer is dated 2024, so check it is kept up
- Skip it if you want a builder, since forms are your own HTML
Why Formcake gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPersonal is $25 a year ($2.99 monthly) and Developer $59 a year, both under 60% of the $8.25 where the cheaper quarter starts.
- CFree plan and trialFree is 10 submissions a month, so you hit the cap quickly.
- CFeaturesEndpoint, actions, file uploads, an API and spam protection. File uploads are missing from Personal, which keeps 5 forms and 100 submissions.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the form and setting up actions, so it sits at C.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an API but one listed integration.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Formcake's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/formcake#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/formcake.svg" alt="Formcake: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Formcake stands among form and survey tools
Formcake's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 88 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 27.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 131 of 148) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.08 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 0 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 149 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Formcake’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 131 of 148, level with 17
- CFree plan and trialAbove 32 of 148, level with 78
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 148, level with 90
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 148, level with 135
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 148, level with 45
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 121 form and survey tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Formcake, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Formcake 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 costs $25 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. Formcake’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.
What is Formcake?
Formcake is a hosted endpoint for HTML forms aimed at developers working on static or API-driven sites. Submissions are stored and can trigger webhooks, emails and Zapier workflows. Plans are sold by the year and differ in forms, monthly submissions, actions per form and file storage.
Worth knowing
- Plans are sold by the year; monthly prices appear after switching billing on the page.
- File uploads are not available on the Personal plan.
- Submission retention is 90 days on Personal and unlimited on the higher plans.
- The pricing page footer is dated 2024.
Key features
- Form endpoint
- A form posts to a Formcake URL with no library or script to include.
- Actions
- Trigger webhooks, templated emails and Zapier workflows from a submission, up to 1, 15 or 50 actions per form by plan.
- File uploads
- Files are stored with an anti-virus scan and exposed through the API; the Developer plan allows 5 MiB per file and Business 50 MiB.
- API access
- Forms and submissions can be read and managed through an API as well as the portal.
- Spam protection
- Basic spam protection and native reCAPTCHA v3 are listed on every paid plan.
Formcake pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Formcake has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per year, billed annually ($2.99 per month billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $25 per year, billed annually ($2.99 per month billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free plan with 10 submissions a month.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 10 submissions a month. |
| Personal | $25per year, billed annually ($2.99 per month billed monthly) | 5 forms, 100 submissions a month, 1 action per form and 90-day submission retention. |
| Developer | $59per year, billed annually ($9.99 per month billed monthly) | Unlimited forms, 1,000 submissions a month, 15 actions per form, 500 MiB file storage. |
| Business | $119per year, billed annually ($19.99 per month billed monthly) | Unlimited forms, 10,000 submissions a month, 50 actions per form, 5 GiB file storage. |
Read from formcake.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Formcake before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing saves $10 to $120
The pricing page states the saving from annual billing as $10 on Personal, $60 on Developer and $120 on Business.
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Common questions
Does Formcake have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Formcake is listed for Web.
Does Formcake have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Formcake is listed for Web.
Is Formcake open source?
Formcake is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Formcake have an API?
Yes. Formcake offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.