Forminit vs Jotform

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.

Jotform is a web and mobile form and workflow platform with products including Form Builder, Jotform Apps, Tables, Inbox, Mobile App, Sign, Workflows, and AI Agents. Forms support quizzes, payment collection, file uploads, multiple embed options, conditional logic, API access, and document templates. Jotform lists integrations for CRM, storage, payments, email, and automations, and advertises more than 150 integrations on its homepage. The free Starter plan costs nothing and includes five forms, 100 monthly submissions, 100 MB upload space, 1,000 monthly form views, 500 stored submissions, and 10 monthly payment submissions. Starter forms and signed documents carry Jotform branding, and raising the plan limits requires an upgrade. Bronze costs $39 a month; subscriptions are available monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless canceled. Jotform says it uses Google Cloud and AWS and complies with GDPR and CCPA. HIPAA features are available on Gold and Enterprise, while Enterprise is the only multiuser plan and includes enhanced security, custom domains, and SSO.