Formbucket alternative
Forms.fyi vs Formbucket
Formbucket has been around for years as a simple collector. Forms.fyi is a newer stack with stricter separation between free and Pro—use this page to compare capabilities, not marketing slogans.
Forms.fyi (what we ship)
Free: 100 submissions/month. Pro: $8/mo or $60/year, 1,000 submissions/month.
Free tier highlights
- 100 submissions/month
- Honeypot spam protection
- Built-in thank-you redirect (or configure within free-plan rules)
- Unlimited forms
- Dashboard submission history and export
Pro adds
- 1,000 submissions/month on Pro
- File uploads up to 5MB per file (Pro)
- Owner email notifications (Pro)
- Webhook POST on new submissions (Pro; single delivery attempt)
- Cloudflare Turnstile on the form (Pro)
- Custom redirect after submit (Pro)
- JSON schema validation for fields (Pro)
- CSV, JSON, and XLS export from the dashboard
- Spam flagging, honeypot field, and submission list with pagination
- • Free plan forms stay on a simple configuration path (no webhooks, no owner email, no Turnstile, no file uploads). Upgrade to Pro to unlock the full feature set.
- • We do not antivirus-scan uploaded files; treat attachments like untrusted input.
- • Webhooks are delivered once per submission; we do not operate a retry queue today.
- • Form endpoints are served on forms.fyi (no custom hostname for the POST URL today).
Formbucket (what to verify)
Formbucket historically advertised a small free submission allowance and a minimal dashboard. Their current caps, file support, and roadmap belong on formbucket.com—compare those details to the table below before you migrate production traffic.
- Familiar “form action URL” integration model
- If you only need a thin archive + email, either product may work—validate exports and spam tooling
Practical differences
| Topic | Forms.fyi | What to check on Formbucket |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier volume | 100 submissions/month | Their published free quota (often small—confirm) |
| File uploads | Pro; up to 5MB per file | Whether uploads exist on your plan and max size |
| Owner notifications | Pro | Email routing rules on your Formbucket tier |
| Dashboard | Paginated submissions, spam toggle, CSV/JSON/XLS export | Export formats and retention that you rely on |
| Automation | Webhook POST to your URL (Pro) | Any built-in integrations vs rolling your own with webhooks |
Competitor limits, features, and prices change. We summarize common positioning; always confirm on the vendor's official site before you decide.