Forminit alternative: same HTML form, one new URL

The first trigger is the free-tier ceiling. Forminit's free plan is 100 submissions/month on 1 form. That's a trial-sized allowance — a single contact form on a site getting modest traffic can burn through it in a couple of weeks. splitforms gives you 500 total free across unlimited forms, which is enough to actually run a small business contact form or a side project that's getting real visitors.

The second trigger is price-to-value at the paid tier. Forminit's entry paid plan is $15.83/month billed yearly. splitforms's Pro is $5/month for the same 5,000 submissions, and the $49/year Annual plan covers 15,000/month. If you're paying for a form backend out of your own pocket, the gap compounds quickly.

The third trigger is the AI-agent story. Forminit's marketing leans on compatibility with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor, and similar tools — but that compatibility is 'paste this endpoint into your prompt.' splitforms ships a real MCP server, so an AI agent can list forms, read submissions, and configure webhooks through a typed protocol rather than scraping a dashboard. If you're building with AI tooling, that's a categorical difference.

Free tier

splitforms 500 submissions total with unlimited forms; Forminit 100 submissions/month on 1 form. Forminit's allowance renews monthly at 100; splitforms Free is a one-time 500 with no time limit.

Paid entry price

splitforms Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions; Forminit Pro is $15.83/month billed yearly for the same 5,000. splitforms is cheaper at the entry tier.

AI agents

splitforms ships an MCP server on every plan. Forminit documents how to paste its endpoint into AI builders, but there's no native agent protocol.

Spam protection

splitforms layers smart spam filtering (rule-based scoring of links, spam phrases, disposable addresses and suspicious domains) on top of a honeypot and a time-trap. Forminit relies on honeypot and standard spam rules.

Webhooks

splitforms includes HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks (one retry after ~2s on network errors, timeouts and 5xx; not on 4xx; 8-second timeout) on paid plans. Forminit includes webhooks on paid tiers.

Deliverability

splitforms uses owner email notifications. Custom SMTP on Forminit is a paid add-on (see forminit.com/pricing).

• “I blew through the 100/month free cap.”

  splitforms gives you 500 total free before you need to pay anything.

• “$15.83/month billed yearly is a lot for a contact form.”

  splitforms Pro is $5/month for the same 5,000 submissions, and the Annual plan is $49/year for 15,000 a month.

• “I want my AI agent to actually read submissions, not just POST to an endpoint.”

  splitforms ships an MCP server so agents can query and manage forms natively.

• “Custom SMTP is a paid add-on.”

  splitforms saves accepted submissions before attempting owner notification email.

• “I'm getting AI-generated spam the honeypot misses.”

  splitforms runs every submission through a smart spam filter in addition to honeypot.

splitforms is built for the developer who'd rather POST to an endpoint and wire webhooks than budget around a 100-submission trial. The free tier is real — 500 submissions total, unlimited forms, full dashboard, and smart spam filtering — so you can ship a live project and only upgrade when traffic or workflow needs justify it. Pro adds signed webhooks for $5/month.

Pricing is honest and cheap: $5/mo Pro for 5,000 submissions, $49/year Annual for 15,000/month, clear caps, no surprise overages. The REST API is open on every tier including free, so you can build a custom dashboard, sync to your own database, or drive an AI agent without hitting a paywall.

And the MCP server is the differentiator Forminit can't match on positioning alone: your Claude or Cursor agent talks to splitforms through a typed protocol, reading submissions and configuring forms without a bespoke integration.

Migration is a one-line change. Sign up at splitforms.com for a free access key (no credit card), then replace your Forminit endpoint in the form's action attribute with https://splitforms.com/api/submit and add a hidden access_key input. Your existing field names — name, email, message — carry over unchanged, because both services accept standard form-encoded POSTs.

If you were using Forminit's JavaScript SDK, swap it for a small fetch POST (about five lines). Webhooks, redirects, and CC/BCC recipients are all configurable in the splitforms dashboard. Run both endpoints in parallel for a day to confirm parity, then cut over and downgrade your Forminit plan.

Most teams finish in 10-15 minutes per site, and the splitforms free tier covers the validation window so you're never double-paying.

Is splitforms a true Forminit alternative? Yes. Every core capability — POST endpoint, email delivery, dashboard, signed webhooks, file uploads, spam filtering, custom redirects, CC/BCC — is covered, with 500 free submissions total (vs Forminit's 100/month) and a native MCP server.

Will my form break when I switch from Forminit? No. splitforms accepts standard form-encoded and multipart POSTs. Change the action URL (or fetch URL) and add your access key.

Is Forminit the same as Getform? Yes — Forminit is the 2026 rebrand of Getform.io. Accounts and data carried over.

Does splitforms really support AI agents natively? Yes. The MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and other agents list forms, read submissions, and configure webhooks through a typed protocol.

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