Splitforms vs Formgong
| Splitforms | Formgong | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 500 submissions in total; the allowance does not refill | 250 a month, unlimited forms, refilled every month |
| When the free plan runs out | The API answers 429 and stops accepting submissions | Delivery continues on credit until the 7th of next month (once a year, up to 5,000 extra), then submissions are saved until you upgrade |
| Where submissions go on Free | Email only; webhooks and integrations are paid | Email, Telegram, Google Sheets, Notion, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Brevo, MailerLite and Kit lists, and up to 3 signed webhooks (Slack, Discord, Zapier, Make, n8n) |
| File uploads on Free | Files are dropped, text fields are saved | Up to 3 files, 100 MB each |
| Spam | Server-side checks and a honeypot; no visible captcha needed | Server-side filter and a honeypot; no captcha needed; spam does not count toward the limit |
| Keeping submissions | No automatic expiry on any plan | 30 days, or delivered without being stored |
| Data location | United States; EU residency is on their roadmap | Cloudflare D1 with EU jurisdiction |
Where Splitforms's docs say nothing about a feature, the cell says so instead of guessing.
Why people look for a Splitforms alternative
- The free submissions are counted once. Splitforms' pricing page says Free is 500 in total and does not refill each month.
- After 500 the form stops. Its API answers 429 and accepts nothing new until you upgrade.
- Email only on Free. Webhooks, integrations, exports and file uploads are on its paid plans.
- Data in the US. Its GDPR page says the default region is the United States, with EU residency still on the roadmap.
Where Splitforms is the better choice
Splitforms keeps submissions with no automatic expiry on every plan, Free included, while Formgong keeps them 30 days on Free. Its spam checks also need no visible captcha. If your form gets well under 500 messages in its whole life and you want them all stored, Splitforms is fine.
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.
- 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.
- 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. Forminit (formerly Getform)
Best for: Developers who want SDKs, form analytics and EU hosting on AWS.
- Free plan: 1 form, 100 submissions a month.
- Telegram: Not listed (Slack, Discord, Sheets, Zapier, webhooks).
- Data location: AWS in Ireland, with a DPA.
Watch out: Forms pause at the limit, and the free plan has a single form.
What Formgong's free plan includes
- Build the form or bring your own. The form builder takes the colours and fonts from your site's address, with no sign-up; ready form templates copy into your account; AI writes the fields from one sentence. Any hand-written HTML form works too.
- Websites with the form already connected. 28 free website templates post to Formgong out of the box.
- 250 submissions a month on unlimited forms. Spam does not count. Once a year, a busy month keeps delivering on credit until the 7th instead of stopping.
- Everywhere you work. Email to up to 3 people at once, Telegram with Reply and Handled buttons, Google Sheets, Notion, and 3 signed webhooks for Slack, Discord, Zapier, Make or n8n.
- Emails to your customers in your business's name. Formgong sends them under your business name and replies come back to you, with no email service of your own to set up: a review request to every lead, a reminder a visitor asked for, and review emails after an order with your logo and colours. People who agree can also go straight into your Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Brevo, MailerLite or Kit list. An automatic reply to each visitor is on Pro.
- No captcha needed. A server-side spam filter, a honeypot, allowed domains and a block list; add your own Turnstile key if you want one.
- Files and voice. Visitors can attach files, or record a voice message that arrives transcribed.
- Made for AI-built sites. A hosted form page and a contact button; step-by-step guides for sites built with Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit and Base44; an MCP server lets Cursor or Claude wire the form for you.
- See what the form does. Analytics for views, starts, conversion and where each lead came from, and an alert when a form goes quiet.
- One account for the rest. Customer reviews and an AI help chat that answers visitors from your own pages, with every message in one inbox. Data is stored in the EU.
Moving a form from Splitforms to Formgong
- Create a free Formgong account and copy the form's access key.
- Change the form's
actionfromhttps://splitforms.com/api/submittohttps://formgong.com/submitand keepmethod="POST". - Add
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="…">. Field names stay as they are. Keep your honeypot field empty and name itbotcheck, the name Formgong checks. - 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 Splitforms free?
Splitforms' free plan gives 500 submissions in total, with unlimited forms; its pricing page says the allowance does not refill each month (checked 31.10.2026).
What happens when Splitforms' free submissions run out?
Its pricing page says the API returns a 429 and stops accepting new submissions until you upgrade.
Where does Splitforms store data?
In the United States, on Supabase Postgres on AWS, per its GDPR page; EU residency is on its roadmap. Formgong stores submissions in Cloudflare D1 with EU jurisdiction.
Is it hard to move a form from Splitforms?
No. Both read the key from an access_key field. Change the action to Formgong's /submit, paste your Formgong key into that field and keep the rest of the form.
Sources
Checked on 31.10.2026 against these public pages: Splitforms pricing, Splitforms GDPR, Splitforms privacy, Splitforms docs, Formgong docs, Web3Forms pricing, Formspree plans, Forminit pricing, Formgong data and location.