Formspark vs Formgong
| Formspark | Formgong | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 250 submissions per workspace, no monthly refill mentioned; 10 forms | 300 submissions a month, unlimited forms, refilled every month |
| Paying for more | One-time $25 for 50,000 submissions that do not expire | Pro $9/month (5,000); Business $15/month (25,000) |
| Telegram | Not in their docs | Every plan, with Reply, Mark handled and Mark as spam buttons |
| Google Sheets | Paid workspaces only | Every plan, Free included |
| Webhooks | Free and paid; no retries, 2-second timeout | Every plan; signed, 5 tries over about 42 minutes |
| File uploads | Links only, through your own Uploadcare or Cloudinary | Stored privately, up to 5 MiB per file |
| At the limit | A small buffer, then submissions are held until you buy a bundle | 20% extra, then submissions are kept and wait for the next month or an upgrade |
| Data location | EEA (AWS Ireland) | Cloudflare D1 with EU jurisdiction |
Where Formspark's docs say nothing about a feature, the cell says so instead of guessing.
Why people look for a Formspark alternative
- The free submissions do not come back. Formspark's free workspace starts with 250, and its docs mention no monthly refill.
- No Telegram, and Google Sheets is paid. Formspark announced Google Sheets on 2 August 2026 for paid workspaces only.
- Webhooks are fire and forget. Formspark's docs say it does not retry a failed webhook and waits 2 seconds at most.
Where Formspark is the better choice
If your forms get a few hundred submissions a month, Formspark's one-time $25 for 50,000 submissions that never expire is cheaper than any monthly plan, Formgong's included. It also lets 5 team members share a free workspace. Pick Formspark for low, steady volume and no subscription.
1. Web3Forms
Best for: A generous free quota with one access key and no account dashboard work.
- Free plan: 250 submissions a month, unlimited forms, 1 recipient.
- Paid plans (as of Oct 2026): Starter $49/year by application (5,000); Pro $15/month or $149/year (10,000).
- Telegram: Starter, Pro and Agency, not Free.
- Data location: Infrastructure on AWS, Cloudflare and Hetzner; data may be processed in several regions.
Watch out: Stops accepting submissions at the monthly limit. Telegram and other integrations need a paid plan.
2. Formspree
Best for: Teams that need many plugins (CRM, Sheets, Stripe), team seats and a long track record.
- Free plan: 50 submissions a month, 30-day archive.
- Paid plans (as of Oct 2026): Personal $15/month or $120/year (200); Professional $30/month or $240/year (2,000).
- Telegram: Telegram plugin on every plan.
- Data location: May be processed in the United States and other countries where Formspree operates.
Watch out: The free plan is meant for testing; prices per submission are high on the small paid plans.
3. Basin
Best for: Agencies that want spam filtering, signed webhooks and integrations on mid-size plans.
- Free plan: 1 form, 50 submissions a month, 30-day retention.
- Paid plans (as of Oct 2026): Starter $15/month or $12.50/month yearly (250); Growth $29/month (1,000).
- Telegram: Not listed.
- Data location: Hosting on DigitalOcean in Canada, backups in Germany, file storage on AWS in the USA.
Watch out: Overage is billed (from $5.25 per 1,000). Sheets, Slack, API and webhooks start at Growth.
Moving a form from Formspark to Formgong
- Create a free Formgong account and copy the form's access key.
- Change the form's
actionfromhttps://submit-form.com/YOUR_FORM_IDtohttps://formgong.com/submitand keepmethod="POST". - Add
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="…">. Field names stay as they are. Formspark's built-in honeypots need no field; add Formgong's emptybotcheckfield. - Send a test, then connect Telegram or Google Sheets in Form settings if you want them.
Every hidden field Formgong understands is in the HTML docs.
Questions
Is Formspark free?
Each Formspark workspace starts with 250 free submissions and 10 forms; its pricing page mentions no monthly refill. More submissions come as one-time bundles, $25 for 50,000 as of 12.10.2026.
Does Formspark have Telegram or Google Sheets?
Telegram is not in Formspark's docs. Google Sheets needs a paid workspace. Formgong includes both on its free plan.
When is Formspark cheaper than Formgong?
When a form gets a few hundred submissions a month. Formspark's $25 bundle of 50,000 does not expire, so it can last years. Formgong's Free covers 300 a month; Pro is $9 a month for 5,000.
Is it hard to move a form from Formspark?
No. Change the action URL from submit-form.com to Formgong's /submit, add a hidden access_key and an empty botcheck field. Field names stay the same.
Sources
Checked on 12.10.2026 against these public pages: Formspark pricing, Formspark: limits and plans, Formspark docs: Google Sheets, Formspark announcements, Formspark: webhooks, Formspark: subprocessors, Formgong pricing, Web3Forms pricing, Formspree plans, Basin pricing, Formgong data and location.