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FormBridge vs Netlify Forms

Netlify Forms is great — if your site happens to be hosted on Netlify. FormBridge is a host-agnostic form backend that works the same way on Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, or anywhere else. Here's a clear comparison.

FormBridge VS Netlify Forms

TL;DR

Pick FormBridge if…

Your site isn't hosted on Netlify — or you'd rather not tie your form backend to your hosting provider. Works identically on Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, or any static host.

TL;DR

Pick Netlify Forms if…

You're already deploying on Netlify and want zero setup — forms are detected at build time with nothing extra to configure.

PRICE

Bundled add-on vs standalone plans

Netlify includes around 100 free submissions/month with hosting, then the Forms add-on runs roughly $19/mo per site. FormBridge's Free plan includes 1,000 submissions/month, with Pro at $9/mo for 25,000.

Feature

FormBridge

Netlify Forms

Core

Works on any hostVercel, Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, or anywhere else.

✓Any host

—Netlify hosting only

Drop-in HTML endpointNo JS required to collect a submission.

✓Point action="…" anywhere

~Build-time detection only

Spam filteringBuilt-in scoring plus optional CAPTCHA stack.

✓Built-in + CAPTCHA

~Honeypot, basic

Submissions inbox UISearchable list, status, stars, internal notes.

✓Full inbox

~Basic list view

Conditional routingDifferent notifications based on field values.

✓If/then per field

—Not available

WebhooksOutbound JSON payload to your own URL.

~Coming soon

~Via site notification settings

Notifications & email

Email notificationsInstant alerts on every submission.

✓Multiple recipients

~Basic alerts

AutoresponderPersonalised reply to the submitter.

✓With templates

—Not built-in

Auto-reply with attachmentsSend PDFs / brochures back to submitters.

✓Up to 100 MB

—Not available

Multiple SMTP per formSend each form from a different domain.

✓Per-form SMTP

—Not applicable

Email template designerVisual editor with live preview.

✓Visual editor

—Not available

Files

File uploadsResumes, designs, recordings.

✓Up to 100 MB

~Basic, size limits apply

MIME type allow-listServer-side validation per form.

✓50+ types

—Not available

Integrations

Slack / DiscordNative integration, no Zap required.

✓Native

~Via site notification settings

Zapier / MakeFor everything else.

✓Both

~Via Zapier (unofficial)

SDKs & componentsServer-side handlers and UI components.

✓JS + REST

—None — build-time only

Pricing & support

Free tierSubmissions per month at $0.

✓1,000 / mo

~~100 / mo (bundled)

Starting paid tierWhere pricing begins after free.

$9 / mo

~$19 / mo per site

SupportHow you get help when something breaks.

✓Email, priority on Business+

~Community + docs

01 / Portability

Works wherever you host.

Netlify Forms only exists inside Netlify's build pipeline — deploy your site anywhere else and it's gone. FormBridge is just an endpoint: drop it into a Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, or any static/JAMstack project and it works identically.

02 / Pricing

A free tier that isn't a rounding error.

Netlify bundles roughly 100 submissions/month with hosting, then the Forms add-on runs around $19/mo per site. FormBridge's Free plan includes 1,000 submissions/month, with Pro starting at $9/mo across your account.

03 / Routing

Send different forms to different places.

Netlify Forms handles every submission the same way. FormBridge lets you route by field value — sales leads to Slack, support tickets to email, spam nowhere.

04 / Files

No lock-in on your uploads.

FormBridge accepts uploads up to 100 MB with server-side MIME validation, independent of whichever host your site happens to live on.

Escape hosting lock-in in two minutes.

Create a FormBridge endpoint, swap the URL in your form's action attribute, and submissions flow into your dashboard immediately — no matter where the site is hosted. Nothing else to migrate.

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