Getform alternative
Getform rebranded to Forminit in January 2026, but the product underneath is the same headless form backend. Teams pick Formpaste when they want spam filtering that doesn't rely on a CAPTCHA widget, copy-paste components for HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Astro, and an MCP server their AI agent can drive.
Formpaste vs Forminit
| Feature | Formpaste | Forminit |
|---|---|---|
| No backend or server required | Yes - POST to /submit | Yes - POST to forminit.com/f/{formId} |
| Framework components | 5 (HTML, Astro, React, TS, JS + CSS, Tailwind) | JavaScript SDK (npm or CDN) + Next.js/Nuxt.js handlers |
| Automatic spam handling | Yes - heuristics + quarantine | Built-in filtering plus optional reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha, and honeypot |
| Quarantine folder you review | Yes | No |
| Submission-history dashboard | Yes | Yes - inbox, submission logs, and form analytics |
| Copy-paste components | HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Astro | SDK and framework guides, not a component library |
| AI agent setup (MCP) | Yes | No |
| File uploads, webhooks, autoresponder | Yes, all on every paid plan | File uploads on free; webhooks need Pro ($19/mo); autoresponder needs Business ($49/mo) |
| No email server / DNS / MX records | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan submissions / month | 250 | 100 |
| Free plan | 250 / month | 100 / month |
| Paid plans (from) | $9.99 / month | $19 / month |
Forminit pricing verified July 2026. Check their pricing page for current numbers.
How it works
Three steps from sign-up to form submissions landing in your inbox.
Create Your Form
Sign up for an account. Verify your email and create an access key in your dashboard.
Create Contact Form
Add the code snippet using your favourite language to create the form.
<form action="https://api.formpaste.com/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_HERE">
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Your email" required>
<textarea name="message" placeholder="Your message" required></textarea>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>Add Access Key
Replace with your access key to start receiving email submissions.
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_HERE">Why switch from Forminit?
Quarantine, not CAPTCHA
Suspicious submissions land in a folder you review and release - no reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha puzzle in front of real visitors.
First-class components
Copy-paste form components for HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Astro - with a live preview per template, not a JavaScript SDK you wire up yourself.
Agent-native
An MCP server so your AI coding agent can create the form and wire it up on the first try.
Common Forminit issues Formpaste solves
Getform's free plan runs out at 100 submissions a month
Formpaste's free plan includes 250 a month, so side projects hit the paywall later.
Spam filtering means adding reCAPTCHA or hCaptcha in front of visitors
Spam is filtered by heuristics with no CAPTCHA widget - visitors never solve a puzzle.
You have to trust a spam filter you can't see into
Anything borderline goes to a quarantine folder you review and release yourself, so nothing is silently dropped.
Webhooks and autoresponder are locked behind $19/mo and $49/mo tiers
Formpaste ships webhooks and autoresponder on every paid plan starting at $9.99/mo.
Wiring up the SDK by hand for every framework
Copy-paste components for HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Astro come pre-wired - or your AI agent does it over MCP.
Why people leave Getform
Getform rebranded to Forminit in January 2026 - same headless form backend, new name. The product itself is solid, but two things push teams to look elsewhere. First, the free plan caps at 100 submissions a month, and past that the next tier is Pro at $19/mo. Second, the spam options are CAPTCHA-based: reCAPTCHA v3 or hCaptcha sit in front of real visitors, or you rely on a honeypot field alone. Formpaste takes a different approach: heuristic spam scoring with no CAPTCHA widget, and a quarantine folder where anything borderline waits for you to review and release it, so a real message is never silently dropped.
The bigger friction shows up once you need webhooks or an autoresponder. On Forminit, webhooks require the $19/mo Pro plan and an autoresponder requires the $49/mo Business plan. Formpaste includes both on its lowest paid tier.
Migrating from Getform (Forminit)
Switching takes about two minutes and touches one line of your form. Point your
form’s action at https://api.formpaste.com/submit, add a hidden access_key
input with the key from your dashboard, and remove the Forminit form ID (the
forminit.com/f/{formId} endpoint) or SDK call. Your existing field names keep
working - Formpaste emails you whatever fields you POST. If you were using
Forminit’s JavaScript SDK or a framework proxy handler, you can drop it entirely
and go back to a plain HTML form post.
Who should switch - and who shouldn’t
Switch if you want CAPTCHA-free spam control, a review folder for false positives, webhooks and autoresponder without a $19-$49/mo tier jump, copy-paste components across HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Astro, or an MCP server so an AI coding agent can wire the form up for you. If you’re already on Forminit’s Pro or Business plan and specifically rely on its form analytics, guest sharing, or Zapier integration, check the comparison above first - we only claim what’s shipped.
Forminit alternative FAQ
Paste a form. Get submissions.
Instantly without setting up any backend, servers or databases. 250 submissions/mo free - no credit card.
What you get with Formpaste
No server, no DNS
Point your form at Formpaste - no backend, no DNS, no email server to run.
Spam filtered automatically
Heuristics + a quarantine folder you control. Real messages always get through.
Quarantine you control
Suspicious submissions land in a folder you review - nothing silently dropped.
Built for AI agents
An MCP server your coding agent calls to create a form and wire it up.
Copy-paste components
Accessible, copy-paste form code for HTML, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Astro.
Simple dashboard
Manage forms, inbox, quarantine, and delivery from one place.