FormSubmit and Formspark both help you collect form submissions without building your own backend, but they take different approaches. Formspark is a lightweight form backend focused on simplicity. FormSubmit is a headless form backend: you keep full control of your form's HTML and design, and every plan — including Free — includes spam protection, file uploads, webhooks and all integrations.
At a glance
| FormSubmit | Formspark | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Headless endpoint + optional builder & hosted pages | Hosted form endpoint |
| Works with any host | Yes | Yes |
| Your own HTML & design | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | 1 form, 50 submissions/month, 100 MB storage | Check their site |
| Integrations on free plan | All (webhooks, Slack, Discord, Sheets, Airtable, Mailchimp, Kit) | Check their site |
| Over-limit behaviour | Stored & locked until upgrade or next month | Check their site |
About Formspark
Formspark provides simple form endpoints for developers with notifications and basic integrations.
What FormSubmit does differently
- Every integration included on every plan.
- A layered spam system with configurable sensitivity, blocked keywords and BYO captcha.
- Private file uploads with direct browser uploads for large files.
- Retention controls including forward-only mode.
Pricing
FormSubmit has four plans: Free (1 form, 50 submissions/month), Starter at $5/month (2 forms, 1,000 submissions), Pro at $15/month (10 forms, 5,000 submissions, no branding) and Business at $50/month (unlimited forms, 10,000 submissions). Yearly billing gives two months free. See pricing for details. For Formspark's current pricing, visit their website.
When to choose Formspark
Its pricing model or specific features suit your volume better.
When to choose FormSubmit
- You want your form to look exactly like the rest of your site.
- You want integrations, captcha and spam protection without upgrading.
- You care about privacy details: hashed IPs, encrypted secrets, private files, minimal Google permissions and configurable retention.
- You build many sites (agency, freelancer) and want one dashboard for all of them.
How to switch
- Create a FormSubmit form.
- Replace the form's
actionURL (or yourfetchURL) with your FormSubmit endpoint. - Keep your field names — emails and exports will look the same.
- Recreate integrations in the form's Integrations tab and send a test.