Form backend pricing that's actually fair.
Free for 500 form submissions per month and 2 forms — genuinely, forever, no credit card. Starter is $1/month with all paid features, Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions, and the $59 3-Year plan is for builders who want one Stripe renewal every three years.
500 free submissions/month · 2 forms · Starter is $1/month
For side projects, indie devs, and the first form on a brand-new site.
Get free access key →- 500 submissions / month
- 2 forms
- Honeypot spam filtering
- Real submissions dashboard
- MCP setup stays free
- Honest free forever — no card required
For users ready to pay a little and unlock the full product surface.
- 1,000 submissions / month
- 10 forms
- CSV, XML, and PDF exports
- Email notifications and auto-responder
- Webhooks, Google Sheets, and integrations
- All Pro features unlocked
- Cancel anytime
For agencies, growing products, and anyone who needs more volume.
- 5,000 submissions / month
- Unlimited forms
- Per-form CC and BCC recipients
- Higher email deliverability rate limits
- Priority support — under 4 hours
- Allowed-domain access-key locking
- Custom subjects and intro text
- All Free tier features
- Cancel anytime, prorated
Best value. Pay $59, get 3 years — the equivalent of $1.64/month.
- 15,000 submissions / month
- Everything in Pro tier
- Unlimited forms
- Renews every 3 years
- Early-launch discount — won't stay this low
- Priority support included
- Vote on the public roadmap
- Locked-in price — never raised on you
Free includes 2 forms. Starter includes 10 forms. Pro and 3-Year keep unlimited forms, all on the same fast API endpoint.
How splitforms pricing compares.
We pull this comparison from each competitor's public pricing page quarterly. Last verified April 2026.
| Service | Free / month | Cheapest paid | Submissions | Long-term deal? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| splitforms.comus | 500 | $1/mo | 100 | $59 / 3 years |
| Formspree | 50 | $20/mo | 1,000 | — |
| Web3Forms | 250 | $8/mo | 2,500 | — |
| Basin | 50 | $8/mo | 500 | — |
| Getform | 50 | $10/mo | 1,000 | — |
| Formcarry | 100 | $15/mo | 3,000 | — |
| Netlify Forms | 100 | $19/mo | 1,000 | — |
Pricing pulled from public pages — competitor pricing changes; this page reflects the snapshot at the date above.
Why we price form backend like this.
Three principles behind every dollar on this page.
Free should mean free
500 submissions/month and 2 forms is enough to run a real portfolio site, a small SaaS landing page, or a startup's first contact flow indefinitely. Not a trial. Free, forever, no card.
Paid should be obviously fair
$1/month unlocks every paid feature for small users, while $5/month covers 5,000 submissions for growing sites. Both are deliberately under the threshold where you'd second-guess the bill.
Honest beats clever
No overage surprises, no annual contracts hidden behind monthly numbers, and no paid feature maze. The price you see is what you pay.
How to upgrade and how to get help.
Plain answers to the two questions every new splitforms user asks on day one — “how do I move to a paid plan?” and “who do I email if something breaks?”
How to upgrade from Free
- Sign in to your dashboard and open the Billing tab.
- Choose Starter ($1/month), Pro ($5/month), or the $59 3-Year plan and check out via Stripe — Apple Pay, Google Pay, card, or SEPA.
- The new quota applies instantly. Your access key, forms, webhooks, exports, and integrations unlock immediately on a paid plan.
How to get billing or technical help
- Email hello@splitforms.com — one business day on Free, under 4 hours on Pro and 3-Year.
- Read the docs for API reference, framework recipes, and migration guides.
- Check status.splitforms.com for real-time uptime and incidents.
- Refunds within 14 days (Free, Pro) or 30 days (3-Year) — no questions asked, just reply to your invoice email.
Pricing & plan FAQ.
Refunds, plan changes, what counts as a submission, file uploads, custom domains, team accounts, GDPR, technical limits, support, and whether unused submissions roll over — answered below.
Is splitforms really free? What's the catch?
There's no catch. The Free tier is 500 form submissions per month, 2 forms, honeypot spam filtering, and the submissions dashboard — forever, no credit card. Exports, email notifications, webhooks, and integrations unlock on Starter at $1/month and above.
How does pricing compare to Formspree, Web3Forms, Basin, and Getform?
Free tier: splitforms gives 500 submissions/month vs Formspree (50), Basin (50), Getform (50), Web3Forms (250). Paid: Starter is $1/month for paid features, and Pro is $5/month for 5,000 submissions vs Formspree's $20/month for lower volume. The $59 3-Year plan has no equivalent at any competitor.
Why a 3-year plan and not a true lifetime deal?
Lifetime deals are how indie SaaS dies. We picked 36 months because it's long enough to feel like a deal (cheaper than 12 months of Pro) but short enough that we can keep our promises. After 36 months you renew at whatever the rate is then, or move on. No surprises.
What happens if I exceed 500 submissions on the Free plan?
The API rejects new Free-plan submissions after the monthly quota is reached so you have a clear reason to upgrade. Starter is the $1/month paid step, and Pro is the higher-volume $5/month plan.
Are there any hidden fees, overage charges, or per-form fees?
No. Your tier price is what you pay — there are no overage charges, no email-volume fees, no webhook fees, and no 'enterprise add-on' upsells. Free includes 2 forms, Starter includes 10 forms, and Pro plus 3-Year keep unlimited forms.
Can I cancel anytime? Is there a refund?
Yes. Cancel from your dashboard at any time — you keep access until the end of the billing period. We refund within 14 days, no questions asked. The 3-Year plan is also refundable in the first 30 days.
Do you offer discounts for students, non-profits, or open source?
Yes. Email hello@splitforms.com from your .edu address, your non-profit domain, or with a link to your public OSS project and we'll sort you out — usually a free Pro plan for as long as you're active.
Can I use one access key on multiple websites or client projects?
Yes, as long as you're within the form limit for your plan. Free includes 2 forms, Starter includes 10 forms, and Pro plus 3-Year are best for agencies that need unlimited client forms.
What payment methods do you accept?
All major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, AmEx) via Stripe. Apple Pay and Google Pay at checkout. SEPA and ACH for annual prepay. Cryptocurrency for the 3-Year plan on request.
Do you charge sales tax or VAT?
Stripe handles regional tax compliance — VAT for EU, GST for AU/IN, sales tax for relevant US states. Your invoice shows the exact breakdown. Business buyers can add a VAT/EIN number at checkout for reverse charge.
What counts as a 'submission'? Do test or spam submissions count?
A submission is one successful POST to the splitforms API that passes validation and is stored in your dashboard. Honeypot-flagged spam never counts toward your quota. Validation failures (missing access key, blocked domain, malformed body) never count. Test submissions you make from your own dashboard's preview tool also do not count.
Do unused submissions roll over to the next month?
No — quotas reset at the start of each calendar month, and unused submissions do not roll over. We keep the model simple on purpose: you always know exactly how many submissions are available this month, and you never have to track a balance.
Are file uploads supported, and do they count toward the quota?
File uploads work when the Storage integration is connected. The current global limit is 5 files per submission, 10 MB per file. Each form submission with attached files counts as one submission, not one per file.
Can I use my own custom domain for the form endpoint?
Yes — Pro and 3-Year customers can point a CNAME like forms.yourdomain.com at splitforms and POST forms to that URL instead of splitforms.com/api/submit. Useful for brand consistency, CSP-tightened sites, and white-label client work. Free-tier accounts use the shared splitforms.com endpoint.
Are there team accounts, multiple seats, or shared inboxes?
Today an account is a single login with plan-based form limits and an account-wide BCC list, which covers most agencies and small teams. True multi-seat team accounts with per-user roles and audit logs are on the roadmap and will be included on Pro and 3-Year at no extra cost when they ship.
Is splitforms GDPR-compliant? Do you offer a DPA?
Yes. Submissions live in Postgres with row-level security so only you can read your own data — splitforms never sells, shares, or trains models on form submissions. We sign a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) on request for any plan, free included. EU data residency is on the roadmap for the Pro and 3-Year tiers.
What are the technical limits — payload size, rate limits, fields per form?
Payload up to 1 MB per submission on Free, 10 MB on Starter, Pro, and 3-Year when file uploads are enabled. Rate limit defaults to 60 submissions per minute per access key on Free and 600/minute on paid plans — raise on request. No hard limit on fields per form.
How do I upgrade from Free to Pro, or change plans later?
Upgrade from your dashboard at /dashboard/billing in two clicks — your access key stays the same, your forms keep working, and the new quota applies immediately. Starter is $1/month, Pro is $5/month, and switching to the 3-Year plan starts a new 3-year billing cycle.
What kind of support do I get on each plan?
Free plan: email support at hello@splitforms.com with a one-business-day response, plus public docs and GitHub Discussions. Starter, Pro, and 3-Year are paid plans; Pro and 3-Year get priority support under 4 hours during business hours. Status, incidents, and historic uptime live at status.splitforms.com.