FormBackend vs Forminit

FormBackend gives HTML forms an endpoint for collecting submissions without requiring server-side code or a database. It validates entries, filters spam, and can send or receive email notifications when forms are submitted. Forms support unlimited fields, file uploads, custom redirects, and conditional emails based on field values. Users can export submissions as CSV or read and manage them through the API. Native delivery options include Slack, Google Sheets, Discord, and webhook URLs; Zapier connects the service to 1,000+ additional apps and requires a Zapier account. FormBackend runs in the cloud and is available on the web and through an API. The Free plan provides one form and 50 submissions per month, while a separate Free hosted plan includes a hosted form builder and unlimited submissions for one form. Paid plans start at $5/mo. The site says submission data can be exported or deleted, and its DPA identifies the customer as data controller and FormBackend as processor. It says submissions are encrypted in transit with TLS. Listed subprocessors include USA-based DigitalOcean for website and database hosting and AWS S3 for file storage. Support is available by email.

Forminit is a headless form backend API for developers who want to build their own form interface and send submissions to a service for processing. It handles server-side validation, storage, notifications, file uploads, webhooks, spam controls, and integrations. Validation covers typed fields such as email, phone, URL, date, rating, and country code formats. Individual uploads can be up to 25 MB, while the Free plan includes 100 MB of file storage. The JavaScript SDK captures marketing attribution details, and listed integrations include Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, Slack, Discord, and custom webhooks. Forminit lists support for web frameworks, site builders, WordPress, and mobile submissions through its plain HTTP API. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one form, 100 submissions per month, and an unlimited submission archive. Pro is $16 a month, billed $190 billed yearly; Business is $50 a month, billed $594 billed yearly. Yearly plans cost $190 a year and $594 a year, respectively. Forminit states that data is hosted in AWS Ireland, encrypted at rest and in transit, and that it complies with GDPR and UK GDPR.