CatchForm.dev VS Forminit

CatchForm.dev's answer

CatchForm is deliberately not a form builder. Your HTML defines the fields — whatever your form posts is what gets stored — so adding a field means editing your own markup, not reconfiguring anything here.

Two defaults are unusual. Notifications only go to an address you have confirmed by clicking a link sent to it, so an endpoint cannot be pointed at a stranger's mailbox. And redirects after submit are restricted to the host you set in your form's settings, so the endpoint cannot be used to bounce visitors to somewhere else.

Submissions are stored independently of email. If a notification bounces or lands in spam, the message is still in your inbox here.

Forminit's answer:

Forminit is a headless form backend API built for developers, agencies, and modern no-code/AI workflows that want full control over form design without maintaining backend infrastructure. Unlike traditional form builders, it works with any framework, static site, backend, mobile app, or AI agent, while handling submissions, validation, spam protection, file uploads, analytics, email notifications, webhooks, and storage in one platform. Its standout differentiators include typed server-side validation, a lightweight SDK with automatic UTM attribution tracking, public + protected API modes, built-in proxy helpers for frameworks like Next.js/Nuxt, and GDPR-friendly EU hosting. Formerly known as Getform.io, it has powered forms since 2015.

CatchForm.dev's answer

Because it is not tied to where your site is hosted. The same form works on Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, S3 or your own server, and keeps working when you move between them.

The free plan is meant to be used on a real site rather than to expire: one form, 100 submissions a month, no card. Pro is $12/month or $120/year for 10 forms, 10,000 submissions a month, file uploads and webhooks.

It is built and supported by one developer. Support, billing and bug reports go to one address and are answered by the person who wrote the code — there is no ticket queue to navigate.

Forminit's answer:

Forminit wins on security, flexibility, and completeness. Unlike FormSubmit, your email is never exposed in HTML source. Unlike EmailJS, you get real submission storage, a dashboard, REST API, and webhooks. Unlike Netlify Forms, you are not locked to one host and get 25 MB uploads instead of 10 MB. Unlike Formspree, you get true API key authentication, protected mode, typed validation, and a 2 KB SDK with auto UTM capture.

CatchForm.dev's answer

Developers and small web studios building static sites — Astro, Hugo, Eleventy, Jekyll, or hand-written HTML — where there is no server to process a contact form and adding one is out of proportion to the need.

Typically a portfolio, a landing page, documentation, or a small business site with a contact or enquiry form. People who want the form to work, not a form product to learn.

Forminit's answer:

The primary audience of Forminit includes developers, freelancers, agencies, SaaS teams, startups, indie hackers, AI/vibe coders, and no-code builders who need reliable form handling without building backend infrastructure. It is particularly valuable for teams using frameworks such as React, Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, or static websites, as well as businesses running marketing, lead generation, contact, booking, onboarding, or file upload forms that require analytics, integrations, and secure submission storage.

CatchForm.dev's answer

CatchForm grew out of a set of small tools built by one developer in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The form backend was the one with demand that never goes away: every static site eventually needs a contact form, and every time it means either standing up a server for a single POST or pasting a mailto: link that quietly loses messages.

It launched publicly on catchform.dev in 2026. It stays deliberately small — one job, done properly, rather than a form builder that grows features until it needs a manual.

Forminit's answer:

Forminit started in 2015 as Getform.io with a simple goal: remove the pain of building and maintaining form backends. Instead of forcing teams to create servers, databases, email systems, spam protection, dashboards, and integrations for every contact form, Forminit lets users build forms in any frontend while the platform manages everything after submission. In January 2026, Getform.io rebranded to Forminit, continuing the same service with a broader vision around developer workflows, APIs, automation, and AI-compatible integrations. The product is operated by UK-based UXPLUS LTD and stores data in EU infrastructure for GDPR compliance.

Forminit's answer:

Forminit is built around a headless API architecture with a REST API, a lightweight TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, server-side validation, webhooks, SMTP integrations, and cloud-based storage infrastructure. It provides native workflows and SDK support for ecosystems such as JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js, Python (Flask, Django, FastAPI), HTML/static sites, and modern frontend frameworks. Data is hosted on AWS infrastructure in Ireland (EU) to support GDPR compliance.

Forminit's answer:

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