Basin

Form backend with spam blocking

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notificationsusebasin.com

What it is

Form backend in the same slot as Formspree: POST a form to a Basin endpoint and get email notifications, a submission dashboard, file storage and integrations. Emphasises layered spam filtering with honeypot, Akismet and custom rules. Paid plans include a 14-day trial and a money-back guarantee.

Why it earns a slot

Cheaper per submission than Formspree at mid volume, with unlimited form endpoints from the $24/mo tier — useful if you run several client sites off one account.

Know before you commit

The free plan is one endpoint, 50 submissions and 30-day retention, so older submissions disappear. Advertised prices assume annual billing; monthly costs noticeably more.

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 50 submissions/mo, 1 form, 30-day retention. Starter $12.50/mo (250), Growth $24.17/mo (1,000, unlimited forms), Pro $30.62/mo (5,000), Agency $81.25/mo (25,000), billed yearly.

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Evaluate Basin (https://usebasin.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Form backend with spam blocking. Form backend in the same slot as Formspree: POST a form to a Basin endpoint and get email notifications, a submission dashboard, file storage and integrations. Emphasises layered spam filtering with honeypot, Akismet and custom rules. Paid plans include a 14-day trial and a money-back guarantee.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Cheaper per submission than Formspree at mid volume, with unlimited form endpoints from the $24/mo tier — useful if you run several client sites off one account.
Watch out for: The free plan is one endpoint, 50 submissions and 30-day retention, so older submissions disappear. Advertised prices assume annual billing; monthly costs noticeably more.
Pricing: Free: 50 submissions/mo, 1 form, 30-day retention. Starter $12.50/mo (250), Growth $24.17/mo (1,000, unlimited forms), Pro $30.62/mo (5,000), Agency $81.25/mo (25,000), billed yearly.
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Discord Webhooks

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Community alerts via webhook

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Free. No bot user, OAuth or authentication required; standard Discord API rate limits apply per webhook.

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Fillout

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Form builder with rich logic

Free tier + paidEmail, forms & notifications

Free: 1,000 responses/mo, unlimited forms and seats. Starter $15/mo (2,000 responses), Pro $40/mo (5,000, removes branding, custom domain), Business $75/mo (unlimited responses).

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