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Contact form · Netlify
Contact form for Netlify-hosted sites
Netlify Forms is free and unlimited on current credit plans, but it stays coupled to Netlify hosting. splitforms swaps in cleanly when you need a portable endpoint, an independent dashboard, and signed webhooks from Pro.
- 500 free / mo
- 14ms latency
- No backend code
No backend code
No server, API route, or SDK. Your Netlify form posts straight to one endpoint.
Straight to your inbox
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it reaches you.
Design without limits
It's your own Netlify markup and styles. Splitforms is only the backend, so nothing constrains how the form looks.
Copy-paste ready
Your Netlify contact form, ready to paste.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard — that's the whole integration. No SDK to install, no build step, just the html you already write.
<!-- Drop this anywhere in your Netlify-hosted site -->
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
<input name="name" required />
<input name="email" type="email" required />
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" />
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
<!--
Notes:
- DO NOT add data-netlify="true" — that would route the form through
Netlify Forms. splitforms expects to receive the POST directly.
- No build plugin needed. No netlify.toml entry needed.
- Netlify Forms billing doesn't apply because the form posts
directly to splitforms.
-->How to add it
How to add a contact form to a Netlify website.
To add a contact form to a Netlify website you need three things: a free splitforms access key, the html snippet above, and your key pasted into it. No backend, server, or SDK — the form posts to one URL and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
Drop the Netlify snippet into your project
Copy the Netlify code example into your project and replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from step 1.
Receive submissions in your dashboard
Submissions arrive in the splitforms dashboard within seconds. Free includes inbox delivery; Pro adds Slack, Discord, Sheets, or any signed webhook URL.
Where submissions go
Where do your Netlify form submissions go?
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it ever reaches you. Search, export to CSV, or forward it to a webhook or Slack on Pro.
- 500 submissions per month, free forever
- Honeypot + AI spam classifier on every plan
- Signed webhooks to Slack, Discord, your server
No backend needed
Do you need a backend for a Netlify form? No.
Your Netlify form posts standard FormData to one URL. Splitforms validates the access key, runs the spam classifier, and forwards it to your email — so there's no server, API route, or database for you to build or maintain.
- Portable 500/mo free tier that works beyond Netlify hosting
- Works with any Netlify deploy — Hugo, Eleventy, Next.js, Astro, Nuxt
- Signed webhooks — HMAC-SHA256 payloads on paid plans (single delivery attempt, 8-second timeout)
Best practices
What a production-ready Netlify form needs.
The difference between a form that works in the demo and one that survives launch traffic — the production-tested defaults, in priority order.
- Lock the access key to your domains. The dashboard accepts a list — anyone copying the key from your bundle can't replay it from another origin.
- Add the hidden honeypot input. Bots fill every field; humans don't see it. Splitforms rejects any submission that has it set.
- Show submit state visually. Disable the button and label it 'Sending…' while the request is in flight — users hammer submit on slow networks otherwise.
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. And with Stripe connected, your forms can take payments too.
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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.”
Questions
Netlify contact form questions.
View all FAQsIs splitforms really free?
Yes — 500 dashboard submissions per month forever, no credit card. Pro is $5/mo for delivery features and retained uploads when Storage is connected; Pro is $5/mo for 5,000 submissions.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Splitforms is API-only. There's no SDK, no plugin, no PHP. Your form posts standard FormData to one URL.
How do you handle spam?
A hidden honeypot field catches the obvious bots. A tuned classifier scores everything else and quarantines the noise. You see clean submissions only.
Can I keep my access key out of the bundle?
Yes — use a server-side environment variable and post from a server route or server action. Or expose it client-side and rely on per-domain locking. Either path is supported.
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, Stripe payments, and higher submission limits.
Free
$0
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
Most Popular
Pro
$5/ month
was $15 · save 67% · new-user price
For agencies and growing products.
- 5,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Stripe payments on your forms
- Every paid feature included
- Priority support (under 4hr)
- 10× free submission volume
- Cancel anytime
Pre-launch · founders pricing locked in
3-Year
$59/ first 3 years
was $99 · save 40% · new-user price
Pay $59. 3 years sorted.
- 15,000 submissions / mo
- Unlimited forms
- Everything in Pro
- $59 for 3 years, then $59/year
- Long-term discount
- Priority support included
- Vote on the roadmap
No credit card required on Free • Cancel anytime