Netlify Forms pricing in 2026: what forms cost on credit and legacy plans
Prices verified October 10, 2026 on netlify.com
Netlify Forms is free and unlimited on Netlify's credit-based plans since April 14, 2026; accounts on legacy plans get 100 submissions per site a month.
For the product details behind these limits, read our full Netlify Forms review, or see splitforms as a Netlify Forms alternative.
How much does Netlify Forms cost?
Netlify Forms has no separate submission price on credit-based plans, where form submissions are free since April 14, 2026. On legacy plans the allowance is 100 submissions per site a month. Netlify Personal hosting is $9 per month on a credit-based plan, and the Free plan includes 300 credits per month.
| Plan | Price | Form submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credit-based plans | Forms included | Free and unlimited | Every account created from September 4, 2025 is on a credit-based plan. Form submissions have been free since April 14, 2026. |
| Legacy plans | Included with hosting | 100 per site a month | Legacy plans keep their per-site monthly submission allowance alongside the rest of the plan. |
| Personal hosting | $9 per month | Forms included on credit-based plans | Credit-based Free includes 300 credits per month; Forms submissions do not use credits on those plans. |
Prices checked October 10, 2026 on Netlify's official pricing page and the Forms usage and billing docs. See the April 2026 pricing changelog for the change.
What changed on credit-based plans?
Netlify moved new accounts to credit-based plans from September 4, 2025. Under that model, hosting is metered in credits, and since April 14, 2026 form submissions no longer cost anything separately: they are free and unlimited on credit-based plans.
The credit-based Free plan includes 300 credits per month for hosting usage. Forms submissions sit outside that credit count, so a busy form does not consume the hosting allowance.
What are the legacy plan limits?
Legacy plans keep their original allowance of 100 form submissions per site per month. That cap applies per site, not per account, so each site on a legacy plan has its own monthly allowance.
If you are on a legacy plan and expect more than 100 submissions a month, compare the options on the splitforms pricing page before the cap affects live leads.
Do you need to host on Netlify to use Netlify Forms?
Yes. Netlify Forms is part of Netlify hosting: forms only work on sites deployed to Netlify, where Netlify detects them during the build and handles the submissions. A site hosted elsewhere cannot use Netlify Forms unless it also deploys to Netlify.
If your site is not on Netlify, or you want form handling independent of where the site is deployed, a standalone form backend such as splitforms receives the same HTML POST from any host.
Netlify Forms vs splitforms
On credit-based plans Netlify Forms adds no submission cost, so the main difference is where it works: Netlify Forms requires a Netlify deploy, while splitforms works on any host. splitforms Free is 500 submissions in total with no card, and Pro is $5 per month for 5,000 submissions a month.
| Plan | Netlify Forms | splitforms |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Forms are free on credit-based plans (Netlify-hosted sites only) | 500 submissions in total, unlimited forms, no credit card |
| Submissions | Free and unlimited on credit-based plans; 100 per site a month on legacy plans | 5,000 submissions a month on Pro |
| Paid | No separate Forms price; Personal hosting is $9 per month | $5 per month Pro; Annual $49 per year for 15,000 submissions a month |
| Hosting | Forms only work on sites deployed to Netlify | Works on any host, including Netlify |
Sourced Netlify Forms and splitforms plan facts
| Service | Free plan | Entry paid plan | Free history | Uploads on Free | Webhooks | Source | Checked | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| splitforms | 500 submissions total (one-time, no card), unlimited forms | Pro: $5 per month (5,000 per month); Annual: $49 per year (15,000 per month) | No automatic expiry | No (paid plans: 5 files of 5 MB per submission) | Paid plans (HMAC-SHA256 signed) | splitforms.com/pricing | Pricing set | |
| Netlify Forms | Unlimited on credit-based plans (Netlify-hosted sites only) | No separate Forms price; Personal hosting is $9/month | Not checked | Supported | Yes (form notifications) | docs.netlify.com/manage/forms/usage-and-billing Netlify pricing | Changed April 14, 2026 |
splitforms is a competitor; prices were checked on each vendor's public pricing page on October 10, 2026 (date per row).
Netlify Forms pricing history
- : Form submissions became free and unlimited on every credit-based plan. Before this, each submission cost 1 credit. Source: vendor changelog.
- : Credit-based pricing became the default for every new Netlify account. Accounts created earlier stay on legacy plans, which cap form submissions per site, unless they switch. Source: vendor docs.
How to move a Netlify form to splitforms
You do not need to rebuild the form. splitforms accepts a standard HTML POST and keeps your existing input names, so the switch is an endpoint change plus an access-key field.
- 01
Get a free access key. Sign in to splitforms and copy the access key for your form. The Free plan needs no credit card.
- 02
Swap the endpoint. Change the form’s action from the Netlify form handler to https://splitforms.com/api/submit and keep method="POST". Your existing field names stay the same.
- 03
Remove the Netlify attributes. You can drop the netlify or data-netlify attribute and the hidden form-name input, because splitforms receives the POST directly.
- 04
Send a test submission. Submit the form once, confirm it lands in your splitforms dashboard and inbox, then retire the old Netlify form when you are ready.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" />
<input name="name" required />
<input name="email" type="email" required />
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
<!-- Optional: drop-off analytics + partial leads (paid plans) -->
<script src="https://splitforms.com/embed.js" async></script>Netlify Forms pricing FAQ
Is Netlify Forms free?
Yes, on credit-based plans. Form submissions have been free and unlimited on those plans since April 14, 2026. Accounts created from September 4, 2025 use credit-based plans.
What is the Netlify Forms submission limit?
There is no submission limit for forms on credit-based plans. Legacy plans allow 100 submissions per site per month.
How many free submissions did Netlify Forms use to include?
On legacy plans the allowance is 100 submissions per site per month. The credit-based plans that every account created from September 4, 2025 uses now include form submissions free of charge.
Do you need to host on Netlify to use Netlify Forms?
Yes. Netlify Forms only works on sites deployed to Netlify, because Netlify detects the forms during its build and handles submissions for that site. A form on another host needs a separate form backend.
Is Netlify Forms cheaper than splitforms?
On credit-based plans Netlify Forms itself adds no submission charge. If you need form handling without hosting on Netlify, splitforms Free includes 500 submissions in total with no card, and Pro is $5 per month for 5,000 submissions a month.
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