Not built yet. Before building ContactRoute, I’m asking what people actually need from a form backend. The comparisons on this site are of tools you can use today.

Formspree alternatives

Formspree is the best-known form backend. Its free plan gives 50 submissions a month with unlimited forms, and paid plans start at $15 a month ($10 billed yearly) for 200 submissions. If you need more free submissions, a one-off price or a different feature set, these are the alternatives.

Formspree

Free
50 submissions a month, unlimited forms
Paid
Personal $15/mo (200 submissions), Professional $30/mo (2,000), Business $90/mo (20,000); $10, $20 and $60 a month billed yearly

Free plan includes basic spam filtering and your own reCAPTCHA; file uploads start on Personal.

Autoresponses and API access start on Professional; custom domains and a rules engine on Business.

Source: formspree.io/plans, checked October 31, 2026.

The alternatives

Web3Forms

Free
250 submissions a month
Paid
Paid plans: see web3forms.com/pricing

Its docs say reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile spam protection, file uploads, autoresponders, webhooks and domain restriction all need a paid plan.

Source: docs.web3forms.com/getting-started/pro-features, checked October 31, 2026.

Formspark

Free
250 submissions, 10 forms
Paid
One-off payment for 50,000 submissions and 100 forms ($25 when checked, shown as 50% off $50); no subscription, and bundles don’t expire

Pay once instead of monthly: suits sites with steady, low volume.

Source: formspark.io/pricing/, checked October 31, 2026.

Forminit (formerly Getform)

Free
1 form, 100 submissions a month
Paid
Pro $19/mo or $190 a year (10 forms, 5,000 submissions), Business $594 a year (unlimited forms, 50,000)

Getform was renamed Forminit in January 2026; its pricing page calls it the same service, running since 2015.

Source: forminit.com/pricing/, checked October 31, 2026.

Formcarry

Free
1 form, 50 submissions a month, file uploads
Paid
Starter $6/mo (500 submissions), Basic $19/mo (2,000), Premium $99/mo (30,000); $5, $15 and $80 a month billed yearly

Every plan lists file uploads, built-in integrations, an MCP server for AI tools, your own email server and white-label.

Source: formcarry.com/pricing, checked October 31, 2026.

Basin

Free
1 form, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention
Paid
Starter $12.50/mo (3 forms, 250 submissions), Growth $24.17/mo (unlimited forms, 1,000), Pro $40.83/mo (5,000), Agency $108.33/mo (25,000), all billed yearly

14-day free trial on paid plans; submissions over the limit are charged per 1,000.

Source: usebasin.com/pricing, checked October 31, 2026.

FormSubmit

Free
Free, no account needed
Paid
No paid plan listed

Point your form at FormSubmit with your email address; no sign-up.

reCAPTCHA is on by default, and a blacklist of phrases filters spam. No usage limits are stated, but it says it imposes limits “from time to time” to filter bots.

Source: formsubmit.co/, checked October 31, 2026.

Netlify Forms

Free
Free and unlimited on Netlify’s credit-based plans; 100 submissions per site a month on legacy plans
Paid
Part of Netlify hosting: Free $0 (300 credits), Personal $9/mo, Pro $20/mo

Only works for sites hosted on Netlify.

Source: docs.netlify.com/manage/forms/usage-and-billing/, checked October 31, 2026.

Side by side

ToolFree planPaid from
Formspree50 submissions a month, unlimited forms$10/mo billed yearly
Web3Forms250 submissions a monthsee their site
Formspark250 submissions, 10 forms$25 once
Forminit (formerly Getform)1 form, 100 submissions a month$190/yr ($19/mo monthly)
Formcarry1 form, 50 submissions a month, file uploads$5/mo billed yearly
Basin1 form, 50 submissions a month, 30-day data retention$12.50/mo billed yearly
FormSubmitFree, no account neededfree
Netlify FormsFree and unlimited on Netlify’s credit-based plans; 100 submissions per site a month on legacy planswith Netlify hosting

Checked October 31, 2026 from each tool’s pricing page or docs. Prices change; check before you choose.