FormSubmit and Getform both help you collect form submissions without building your own backend, but they take different approaches. Getform is a form backend aimed at designers and developers, with a focus on integrations and automation. It was renamed Forminit in January 2026. 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 | Getform | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 form, 100 submissions/month, 100 MB storage |
| Integrations on free plan | All (webhooks, Slack, Discord, Sheets, Airtable, Mailchimp, Kit) | Email notifications; webhooks and integrations from Pro |
| Over-limit behaviour | Stored & locked until upgrade or next month | Forms pause and reject new submissions (not stored) |
About Getform
Getform, now Forminit, provides form endpoints, file uploads, workflows and a REST API for sending submissions to other tools. Its pricing page says it's the same service that has run since 2015, and getform.io links now redirect to forminit.com.
What FormSubmit does differently
- Spam protection, captcha support and every integration are available on every plan, including Free.
- Signed webhooks with automatic retries and a visible delivery log.
- Per-form retention including a forward-only “don’t store” mode.
- Transparent limits: over-quota submissions are kept safely, not dropped.
Pricing and free plan
Prices checked October 2026. Getform/Forminit figures come from forminit.com/pricing, and FormSubmit figures from our pricing page.
| FormSubmit | Getform (Forminit) | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0: 1 form, 50 submissions/mo, 100 MB | $0: 1 form, 100 submissions/mo, 100 MB |
| Entry paid plan | Starter $10/mo: 3 forms, 1,000/mo, 2 GB | Pro $190/yr (shown as $16/mo): 15 forms, 5,000/mo, 1 GB |
| Mid plan | Pro $25/mo: 15 forms, 2,500/mo, 10 GB | — |
| Top self-serve plan | Business $50/mo: unlimited forms, 10,000/mo, 25 GB | Business $594/yr: unlimited forms, 50,000/mo, 10 GB |
| Webhooks & integrations | Every plan | Pro and above |
| Branding | No FormSubmit branding on any plan | Branding removal on Business |
FormSubmit's yearly billing gives two months free.
Limits
- Forminit: at the monthly limit, its FAQ says forms pause and reject new submissions until the allowance renews or you upgrade. Paused submissions aren't stored or queued. When storage is full, submissions with files are rejected.
- FormSubmit: spam doesn't count toward the quota. Over-limit submissions are still stored but locked until you upgrade or the month resets. When storage is full, submissions with files are rejected and submissions without files still work.
When to choose Getform
You need high volume (Forminit Business lists 50,000 submissions a month), want a REST API for reading submissions, rely on its workflow features, or already have forms configured there.
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.
Need help? The docs and guides cover every framework. Comparing other options? See FormSubmit vs Formspree, FormSubmit vs Basin, FormSubmit vs Web3Forms and our Formspree alternatives roundup, which includes Forminit.