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Formspree alternative: free, with your own SMTP
An honest comparison of Formspree and FormSMTP: pricing, trade-offs, and how to switch.
Last updated October 25, 2026
Formspree is a polished, popular form backend. It sends from its own servers and prices by submission, and using your own SMTP server is reserved for its Business plan.
Formspree vs FormSMTP pricing
Formspree
| Free | $0 | 50 / month |
| Personal | $15/mo ($10 yearly) | 200 / month |
| Professional | $30/mo ($20 yearly) | 2,000 / month |
| Business | $90/mo ($60 yearly) | 20,000 / month |
From Formspree’s pricing page, October 2026.
FormSMTP
| Free | $0 | 1,000 / month |
| Founding member | $0 | 10,000 / month (first 2,000 accounts) |
| Pro | $5/mo ($48/yr) | 50,000 / month |
| Agency | $15/mo ($144/yr) | 250,000 / month |
Why people switch
- 1,000 free emails a month vs 50
- Your own SMTP on every plan, including Free
- Pro: 50,000 emails for $5/mo vs 2,000 for $30/mo on Professional
- Templates, contacts and scheduled emails included
When Formspree is the better choice
- You want a hosted submissions inbox with file uploads and many integrations today.
- You’d rather not manage an SMTP account at all.
Switching takes five minutes
- Create a free account and connect your SMTP account.
- Change your form’s
actionfromhttps://formspree.io/f/…tohttps://app.formsmtp.com/api/v1/form/YOUR_API_KEY. Field names stay the same;_subject,_nextand a_gotchahoneypot work too. - Submit a test message and check Logs.
FAQ
Is FormSMTP a drop-in Formspree replacement?
For contact and signup forms, yes. Point your form at FormSMTP, keep your field names, and connect the SMTP account you want to send from. Change your form’s action from https://formspree.io/f/… to https://app.formsmtp.com/api/v1/form/YOUR_API_KEY. Field names stay the same; _subject, _next and a _gotcha honeypot work too.
Is FormSMTP cheaper than Formspree?
For most sites, yes. FormSMTP's free plan includes 1,000 emails a month, and Pro is $5/month for 50,000. Formspree's free plan includes 50 a month (public pricing, October 2026).
What’s the catch?
You connect your own SMTP account (Gmail, Zoho, SES…). Most people already have one, and it means emails come from your own address with your own sender reputation.