Netlify Forms Alternative
If your site is on Netlify, Netlify Forms is the path of least resistance — add an attribute to your form and submissions appear in your site dashboard. The catch is the ceiling: 100 free submissions a month, metered pricing after that, and the whole feature is tied to hosting on Netlify.
| Crunchforms | Netlify Forms | |
|---|---|---|
| Free submissions | 1,000 / month | 100 / month |
| Forms on the free plan | 10 forms | Unlimited (on Netlify-hosted sites) |
| Spam protection | Honeypot, Cloudflare Turnstile, and reCAPTCHA v3 — all included on Free | Akismet and honeypot included |
| Submission storage | Stored in your dashboard with Excel, CSV, and JSON export | Stored in the Netlify dashboard |
| First paid tier | $4 / month — 10,000 submissions, 50 forms (Pro) | Metered: overage auto-upgrades to Forms Level 1 (~$19 / month for 1,000) |
Competitor details last verified July 2026. If something here is out of date, tell usand we'll fix it.
When Netlify Forms is the better choice
- Your site is on Netlify and you want zero-configuration setup.
- You want submissions in the same dashboard as your deploys.
- You're comfortably under 100 submissions a month.
When Crunchforms is the better choice
- 10× the free submissions: 1,000 / month vs 100 / month.
- Works on any host — Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, S3, your own server. Moving hosts never breaks your forms.
- Predictable pricing: the step after Free is $4 / month, not a ~$19 metered auto-upgrade.
- Turnstile and reCAPTCHA validation options on every plan.
Try the generous option
1,000 free submissions a month, spam filtering included, no credit card required. Switching takes one attribute: point your form's action at your Crunchforms endpoint.