Forminit vs Forms & Workflow (OpenForms)
Forminit
forminit.comForms & Workflow (OpenForms)
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| Figure | Forminit | Forms & Workflow (OpenForms) |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15.83/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Form API Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.0 (#25) |
| Founded | 2015 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Integrations | Native workflow steps include webhooks, Slack, Discord and Google Sheets, while Zapier connects Forminit to more than 8,000 apps. | Available connectors include Azure AD, Esri ArcGIS, Google Analytics, Google Maps, SharePoint, govDelivery, and region-dependent payment gateways. |
Plans
Forminit
- FreeFree
- Pro$16 a month
- Business$50 a month
- Pro (yearly)$190 a year
- Business (yearly)$594 a year
Forms & Workflow (OpenForms)
- TeamPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Enterprise UnlimitedPriced on request
In their own words
Forminit
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.
Forms & Workflow (OpenForms)
Forms & Workflow (OpenForms) has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.