# Kwes review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Developer form service with front and back end validation Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. KwesForms is a form service for developers who write their own HTML. It adds validation that runs in the browser and on the server, plus multistep forms, repeater fields and conditional logic. Submissions are stored in a dashboard and emailed, and it is not a drag-and-drop builder. - **Category:** Forms & Surveys - **Made by:** Kwes, LLC - **Website:** https://kwesforms.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, as 1 form and 100 submissions a month is the limit. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Kwes has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free forever plan for personal projects: 1 form and 100 submissions a month. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial on every plan, no credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 1 form and 100 submissions a month. | | Bronze | $19 per month, billed monthly | 5 forms, 1K submissions a month, 1 additional user, 1 GB file uploads. | | Silver | $39 per month, billed monthly | 20 forms, 5K submissions a month, 3 additional users, 5 GB file uploads. | | Gold | $99 per month, billed monthly | 100 forms, 10K submissions a month, 10 additional users, 20 GB file uploads. | | Platinum | $249 per month, billed monthly | 1,000 forms, 100K submissions a month, 20 additional users, 50 GB+ file uploads. | Read from https://kwesforms.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kwes before buying. ## Key features - **Dual validation:** Validation rules run on the front end and the back end, including custom rules. - **Form components:** Multistep forms, repeater fields, datepicker, show and hide logic and calculated fields. - **Spam and tampering protection:** Unlimited spam blocks and tampering protection are listed on all plans. - **Emails and files:** Notification and confirmation emails, file uploads and file attachments on emails. - **API and integrations:** Webhooks, Zapier and a JSON API with daily call limits by plan. - **HIPAA:** The vendor says one signed BAA can cover several sites of the same business. ## Good for - Developers who want validation handled for hand-coded forms - Agencies building forms for client sites - Teams in healthcare asking about a BAA ## Worth knowing - It is not a drag-and-drop form builder; forms are written in HTML and CSS. - A yearly billing option exists on the page, but its prices were not shown. - JSON API calls are capped per day: 200 on Bronze up to 20K+ on Platinum. - GDPR compliance is listed as coming soon. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Kwes Forms is a form service for developers, with validation on both the front and back end. Forms are written in HTML and CSS, API calls are capped per day, and the free plan is 1 form and 100 submissions a month. - **Value for money: C.** Bronze is $19 a month, in the middle of form tools, and Platinum is $249. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free is 1 form and 100 submissions a month, and every plan has a 14-day trial with no card. - **Features: C.** Validation, form components, spam and tampering protection, emails and files, an API and HIPAA. It isn't a builder, JSON API calls are capped per day and GDPR is listed as coming soon. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is writing the form markup yourself, so it sits at C. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with an API and one listed integration. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kwes Forms's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among form and survey tools - Kwes's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 26 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 29. - Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 49 of the 114 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 36 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/forms ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Kwes 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 93 of the 148 other form and survey tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year. - You could make: Forms: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: HIPAA. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Zapier **Tags:** Forms, Public API, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Formspree](https://toolgpa.com/tools/formspree): Form backend that handles submissions for any website. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/formspree-vs-kwes) - [Basin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/basin): Form backend and builder that collects submissions without code. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/basin-vs-kwes) - [Formcarry](https://toolgpa.com/tools/formcarry): Form backend that emails HTML form submissions and stores them. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/formcarry-vs-kwes) - [FormBackend](https://toolgpa.com/tools/formbackend): Form endpoint service that emails and routes HTML form entries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/formbackend-vs-kwes) - [Gravity Forms](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gravity-forms): WordPress form builder plugin sold as a yearly license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gravity-forms-vs-kwes) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://kwesforms.com/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/kwes Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).