Formcarry alternative: same HTML form, one new URL

The most common trigger is the price gap. Formcarry's Basic plan is $15/mo for 2,000 submissions; splitforms Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 — more than double the volume for a third of the price. Over three years, that's roughly $540 on Formcarry's Basic plan vs $180 on splitforms Pro, or $147 on the Annual plan ($49/year).

The second trigger is webhook verifiability. splitforms signs every webhook payload with HMAC-SHA256 — an `sha256=`-prefixed signature header your receiver can verify — scopes each webhook to a single form, and ships a free webhook tester at splitforms.com/webhook-tester so you can inspect the exact payload before wiring production. Each delivery has an 8-second timeout and one automatic retry after about 2 seconds on network errors, timeouts and 5xx responses, so build your receiver to respond fast.

The third trigger is spam. Formcarry's CAPTCHA puts friction on every submission, including legitimate users. splitforms uses a smart spam filter on top of honeypot, which is accurate enough that you can drop CAPTCHA and let real users through without an image puzzle.

Free tier

splitforms 500 submissions total; Formcarry 50 submissions/month.

Entry-level volume

splitforms Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions; Formcarry's Basic plan is $15/mo for 2,000. More volume for a third of the price.

Webhooks

splitforms unlocks HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks (one retry after ~2s on network errors, timeouts and 5xx; not on 4xx; 8-second timeout) on paid plans. Formcarry's webhooks are functional but the observability surface is thinner.

Spam protection

splitforms uses smart spam filtering plus honeypot — no user friction. Formcarry uses honeypot plus CAPTCHA — friction on every submit.

Notifications

splitforms stores accepted submissions before attempting email; delivery and inbox placement depend on provider and recipient settings.

Autoresponder

both send a reply email to the submitter. Formcarry has a built-in template editor; splitforms has built-in auto-replies, set per form in the dashboard, on paid plans.

API

splitforms ships an open REST API and MCP server on every plan. Formcarry's API is more limited.

• “$15/mo for only 2,000 submissions is more than I want to pay.”

  splitforms Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions — more volume, lower price.

• “My CAPTCHA is annoying legitimate users.”

  splitforms uses a smart spam filter that's accurate enough you can drop CAPTCHA entirely.

• “I can't verify a webhook request actually came from my form vendor.”

  splitforms signs every payload with HMAC-SHA256 (`sha256=` header prefix) so your receiver can reject forged requests, and the free webhook tester at splitforms.com/webhook-tester shows the exact payload shape.

• “I want my auto-reply to come from my own domain.”

  splitforms auto-replies are included on paid plans, and paid plans can send through your own SMTP provider and domain.

• “I want to expose form data to a Claude or Cursor agent.”

  splitforms ships an MCP server natively.

If the autoresponder is the reason you're looking at Formcarry, note that splitforms includes one too: on paid plans each form can send a thank-you email to the submitter with its own subject, message and design, and paid plans can send through your own SMTP provider and domain.

If you'd rather send that reply from your own transactional email service, a splitforms webhook can trigger it instead. Most small sites won't need that; the built-in auto-reply covers the usual 'thanks, we got your message' email.

Five things make the difference in practice. First, pricing — more free submissions up front (500 total vs Formcarry's 50/month) and more volume for less at the entry paid tier ($5/mo for 5,000 vs Formcarry's $15/mo for 2,000). Second, webhook verifiability — HMAC-SHA256 signed payloads, per-form scoping, and a free webhook tester at splitforms.com/webhook-tester. Third, spam handling — smart spam filter on top of honeypot, no CAPTCHA friction. Fourth, workflow reliability — accepted submissions are stored in the dashboard before owner notification email is attempted. Fifth, the Annual plan — $49/year for 15,000 submissions/month, no monthly billing.

Plus the modern API surface: open REST API on every plan, MCP server for AI agents, HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks, and a dashboard tuned for fast inspection. The form backend most developers actually want.

Step 1: sign up at splitforms.com for a free access key (no credit card). Step 2: change your form's action attribute from `https://formcarry.com/s/YOUR_ID` to `https://splitforms.com/api/submit`. Step 3: test a submission and confirm it lands in the dashboard.

If you were using Formcarry's autoresponder, turn on the auto-reply in the form's settings (paid plans) and paste in your message. If you were using Formcarry's CAPTCHA, you can drop it entirely on splitforms; the spam filter handles spam without user friction.

Is splitforms a viable Formcarry alternative? Yes. Every core capability — POST endpoint, dashboard, webhooks, file uploads, spam filtering, custom redirects, CC recipients — is covered, with 500 free submissions up front and cheaper paid tiers.

What about the autoresponder? splitforms has built-in auto-reply emails to the submitter on paid plans, set per form in the dashboard.

Will my CAPTCHA still work? You don't need it. splitforms uses rule-based spam scoring accurate enough that you can drop CAPTCHA and stop adding friction to legitimate users.

Are webhooks verifiable? Yes — every payload is HMAC-SHA256 signed with an `sha256=`-prefixed header so your receiver can authenticate it. Each delivery has an 8-second timeout and one automatic retry on network errors, timeouts and 5xx responses, so keep your receiver fast; the free tester at splitforms.com/webhook-tester helps you validate the payload shape first.

Is there a per-form limit? No. Every plan — Free, Pro and Annual — includes unlimited forms.

Is there a yearly plan? Yes. Annual is $49/year for 15,000 submissions/month with every Pro feature, about $4.08/month.