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SplitForms vs Zapier Forms
A Zapier Forms alternative built for shipping.
500 free submissions each month, a modern developer API, and pricing that stays simple as you grow.
- 500 free / mo
- $5/mo Pro
- 10 min to migrate
Get started in minutes
Ship your first form without the setup tax.
Drop one endpoint into the HTML you already have and submissions start flowing — no backend to host, no SDK to install, no lengthy onboarding. Point your form, hit submit, and watch the entries land.
- Works with any stack — plain HTML, React, Vue, or static sites
- 500 free submissions every month, no credit card
- Live in less time than it takes to read the Zapier Forms pricing page
Feature-by-feature comparison
Where the actual differences live.
A side-by-side look at the details developers actually care about when comparing splitforms and Zapier Forms.
| Feature | splitforms | Zapier Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 500 submissions/mo, unlimited forms | Included in Zapier's free plan (low task limit) |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/mo Pro (5,000 submissions) | Zapier paid plans start at $19.99/month |
| Long-term plan | $59 every 3 years (15,000/mo, 36 months) | Not offered |
| Submission dashboard | Yes, with search & export | Yes |
| Webhook delivery | paid plans, signed; one 8-second attempt | Yes |
| File uploads | Storage-backed, 5 files at 5 MB each | Yes (often paid) |
| Spam protection | AI classifier + honeypot | Honeypot / CAPTCHA |
| Host requirement | None — works anywhere | None |
See everything
One dashboard for every submission.
Search, filter, and export every entry, watch your analytics update live, and let the built-in spam shield drop junk before it ever reaches your inbox — all in one clean control room.
- Real-time entries with search, filters, and CSV export
- Automatic spam filtering, on by default
- Included on the free plan — not a paid upgrade
Where your leads go
Route every lead to the tools you already use.
Forward submissions to email, Google Sheets, your CRM, or any webhook the moment they arrive. When you move off Zapier Forms, your leads keep landing exactly where your team expects them — nothing to re-wire.
- Email, Sheets, CRM, and webhook delivery built in
- Connect the stack you have without extra middleware
- Same fields, same field names — migrate without a rewrite
Leave Zapier Forms in ~10 minutes
Migrate without rewriting your forms.
Keep your HTML, field names, and styles. Only the POST endpoint changes — most teams finish a site in one short session.
Swap the form action
Point your form to https://splitforms.com/api/submit and include your access_key.
Test, then cut over
Submit a sample entry, confirm inbox + dashboard, then remove the old endpoint.
How SplitForms works
From form to workflow in 3 simple steps.
Connect your form, collect every submission, and send data where it needs to go — without building backend infrastructure.
Add your endpoint
Point your form to your unique SplitForms endpoint. That's it.
Receive submissions
We instantly capture and organize every submission in your inbox.
Route anywhere
Send data to email, spreadsheets, CRMs, webhooks, and 7,000+ apps.
No credit card required. Set up in under 60 seconds.
Connect & automate
Connect your favorite tools and automate everything
SplitForms works with the destinations you route to and the platforms you build on — from Slack and Sheets to WordPress, Shopify, and Next.js.
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Testimonials
Loved by developers shipping at every scale.
40 quotes on record — from indie hacks to agency migrations.
“I replaced a Lambda + DynamoDB + SES contact form with six lines of HTML. It took eleven minutes, and the dashboard is better than what I was going to build.”
“We migrated 14 client sites off Formspree in a single weekend. The price is a third of what we paid, the API is more honest, and the spam filter actually works.”
“The webhook payload is signed, idempotent, and well-shaped. It reads like code from a competent team, not a CRUD app held together with duct tape.”
“I stopped reaching for Typeform on small marketing sites. splitforms covers 90% of the use case at none of the bloat.”
“I onboarded our whole agency in an afternoon. The MCP integration meant Cursor literally dropped the form straight into our client repos for us.”
“The free plan gave me 500 submissions before I paid a cent, and Pro is five dollars a month. I've spent more on coffee deciding which backend to use.”
“Spam went from forty junk entries a day to zero, with no reCAPTCHA puzzle ruining the form. The honeypot and time-trap just quietly do their job.”
“Point the form action at one endpoint and you're done. No SDK, no client library, no build step. This is how a form backend should feel.”
“Leads land in Slack the second someone submits, and a copy goes to Google Sheets for the sales team. I wired both up in under ten minutes.”
“I run a static Hugo site on a five-dollar VPS. splitforms gave it a real contact form without me standing up a single server.”
Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
View all FAQsIs splitforms a real Zapier Forms alternative?
Yes. splitforms handles the same core jobs as Zapier Forms: a POST endpoint, email delivery, a submission dashboard, webhooks, and spam filtering. The Free plan covers 500 submissions/month with unlimited forms, versus Zapier Forms's Included in Zapier's free plan (low task limit) — so most developers get more headroom without paying more.
How long does it take to migrate from Zapier Forms?
For an endpoint-based form service, migrate by creating a splitforms access key, changing the form action to https://splitforms.com/api/submit, deploying, and sending a test entry. Field names, validation, and styling can stay unchanged.
Does splitforms support the same features as Zapier Forms?
splitforms includes email delivery, a searchable dashboard, HMAC-signed webhooks on paid plans (one attempt, 8-second timeout), storage-backed file uploads on eligible plans, custom redirects, spam filtering, and a documented REST API. Zapier Forms-specific features like native trigger into 6,000+ zapier apps with no webhook setup may need an integration.
What does splitforms cost compared to Zapier Forms?
splitforms is free for 500 submissions/month; the current paid entry is $5/mo Pro (5,000 submissions), and the $59 3-Year plan includes 15,000 submissions/month across 36 months. Zapier Forms starts at Zapier paid plans start at $19.99/month. Verify both pricing pages because allowances can change.
Will my existing Zapier Forms forms break if I switch?
Your HTML can stay in place. Preserve field names, validation, and styling, change the action and access key, then test the production form before completing the switch.
Does splitforms have a long-term plan?
Yes — the 3-Year plan is one $59 payment covering 36 months at 15,000 submissions/month, with no monthly billing in between. Check Zapier Forms's current pricing page before comparing billing terms.
Is splitforms a good fit for teams already paying for zapier whose primary need is triggering zaps from form submissions?
splitforms is built for developers shipping production sites — static sites, SaaS landing pages, JAMstack apps, and agency client work. For teams already paying for zapier whose primary need is triggering zaps from form submissions, the deciding factor is usually whether native trigger into 6,000+ zapier apps with no webhook setup matters to you; if it does, keep Zapier Forms in the mix. Otherwise splitforms is the endpoint-driven option.
Simple pricing
Start free. Scale when you need more.
Choose a plan that fits your workflow — from a free form endpoint to full automations, exports, and higher submission limits.
Free
$0
Free forever
For side projects and indie devs.
- 500 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Email notifications included
- Honeypot spam filtering
- Submissions dashboard
- MCP setup stays free
- No credit card required
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Pro
$5/ month
was $15 · save 67% · new-user price
For agencies and growing products.
- 5,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Every paid feature included
- Priority support (under 4hr)
- 10× free submission volume
- Cancel anytime
Pre-launch · founders pricing locked in
3-Year
$59/ 36 months
was $99 · save 40% · new-user price
Pay $59. 3 years sorted.
- 15,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Everything in Pro
- Renews every 3 years
- Long-term discount
- Priority support included
- Vote on the roadmap
No credit card required on Free • Cancel anytime
Deep dive
The full picture, no fluff.
Short, honest answers on pricing, migration, and when Zapier Forms is still the better fit.
01Short answer: which one should you pick?
Zapier Forms is the right pick if you're already a Zapier customer, your team is trained on Zapier, and the primary purpose of every form submission is to fire a Zap into your CRM, spreadsheet, Slack, etc. The integration is native and there's no webhook to wire up.
splitforms is the right pick everywhere else. The form sits on your site (no embed), submissions are stored permanently, the API is open, signed webhooks unlock on paid plans, and you can still wire submissions into Zapier via a webhook step without the Zapier task cost baked into every submission.
02Why developers switch from Zapier Forms to splitforms
The most common trigger is cost. Every form submission consumes a Zapier task. With 750 tasks/month on Pro at $19.99/mo, a busy contact form alone can exhaust your task budget. splitforms is priced per submission (500 free, $5/mo for 5,000) and you only spend a Zapier task when you actually want to fire a Zap.
The second trigger is storage. Zapier Forms data is tied to your Zap runs and the Zapier history retention. splitforms stores every submission permanently with search, filter, and export — independent of any integration.
The third trigger is form-hosting flexibility. Zapier Forms is hosted on a Zapier subdomain or embedded via iframe. splitforms is a backend you POST to from your own HTML, with no required script or embed.
03Zapier Forms vs splitforms: feature comparison
- Cost per submission
- splitforms 500/month free, $5/mo for 5,000. Zapier Forms consumes tasks from your Zapier plan (750 on Pro at $19.99/mo).
- Storage
- splitforms permanent storage with search and export. Zapier Forms tied to Zapier history retention.
- Hosting
- splitforms is backend-only; your HTML, your domain. Zapier Forms is hosted by Zapier or embedded via iframe.
- Webhooks
- splitforms HMAC-SHA256 signed on paid plans (single delivery attempt, 8-second timeout). Zapier Forms triggers Zaps natively but webhook is via a Zap step.
- Spam
- splitforms AI classifier + honeypot. Zapier Forms relies on Zapier-side filtering.
- API
- splitforms open REST + MCP. Zapier Forms is Zapier-integrated, not REST-first.
04Common Zapier Forms issues splitforms solves
“My contact form burned through my Zapier task budget.”
splitforms is priced per submission, not per Zapier task.
“I want the form on my domain, not a Zapier subdomain.”
splitforms is a backend; your form HTML lives on your site.
“I want submissions stored independently of Zapier retention.”
splitforms stores every submission permanently.
“I want to fire a Zap only when a submission matches a condition.”
Use a splitforms webhook into Zapier with conditional logic.
05How to migrate from Zapier Forms to splitforms
Step 1: sign up at splitforms.com for a free access key. Step 2: rebuild the form on your own page with an `action` URL pointing at splitforms. Step 3: on paid plans, add a Zapier 'Webhooks by Zapier' trigger pointed at the splitforms submission webhook, then connect the existing downstream Zap steps. Step 4: test, then sunset the Zapier-hosted form.
06Frequently asked questions
Is splitforms a viable Zapier Forms alternative? Yes — and you can still pipe submissions into Zapier via a webhook, without burning a task on every single submission.
Will my existing Zaps still work? Yes. Point them at a 'Catch Hook' trigger and configure splitforms to send the webhook.
Is there a long-term plan? Yes — $59 for the 3-Year plan at 15,000 submissions/month for 36 months.
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