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Web3Forms alternative: free, with your own SMTP
An honest comparison of Web3Forms and FormSMTP: pricing, trade-offs, and how to switch.
Last updated October 25, 2026
Web3Forms is a simple, very affordable form-to-email service with a generous free plan of 250 submissions. It delivers from its own infrastructure.
Web3Forms vs FormSMTP pricing
Web3Forms
| Free | $0 | 250 / month |
| Pro | $149/year (~$12/mo) | 20,000 / month |
| Agency | $399/year (~$33/mo) | More sites & team |
From Web3Forms’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 250
- Emails come from your own address and SMTP account
- A full email API: templates, contacts, scheduled sends
- Pro at $5/mo, billed monthly
When Web3Forms is the better choice
- You want the cheapest hosted form backend with zero setup.
- You don’t want to use your own email account.
Switching takes five minutes
- Create a free account and connect your SMTP account.
- Swap the form
actionto your FormSMTP form URL and remove theaccess_keyhidden field. Your other fields carry over unchanged. - Submit a test message and check Logs.
FAQ
Is FormSMTP a drop-in Web3Forms 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. Swap the form action to your FormSMTP form URL and remove the access_key hidden field. Your other fields carry over unchanged.
Is FormSMTP cheaper than Web3Forms?
For most sites, yes. FormSMTP's free plan includes 1,000 emails a month, and Pro is $5/month for 50,000. Web3Forms's free plan includes 250 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.