Netlify Forms is handy if your site lives on Netlify. Here's an honest comparison if you want a backend that works anywhere — and a bigger free tier.
Netlify Forms is convenient if your site is deployed on Netlify: add a data-netlify attribute and Netlify detects and captures your form at build time. No separate backend to wire up.
But it only works on Netlify-hosted sites, the free tier caps at 100 submissions per month, and delivery is limited to email or an outgoing webhook. Formigo works on any host or framework, is free forever, and delivers to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, and webhooks out of the box.
Here's a side-by-side. Formigo's values are facts we can verify in our own product. The Netlify Forms column reflects their public docs and pricing at the time of writing; plans and limits change, so always confirm against their site.
| Feature | Formigo | Netlify Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free forever, no credit card | 100 submissions/mo free |
| Email notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Slack & Discord | Both, built in | No native Slack/Discord |
| Google Sheets | Yes | Not built in |
| Webhooks | Yes (Zapier, Make, or your own endpoint) | Yes (outgoing HTTP POST) |
| Spam protection | Honeypot + timestamp, hCaptcha & Turnstile (no Google reCAPTCHA) | Honeypot, Akismet, reCAPTCHA 2 |
| API-first / accepts JSON | Form data & JSON, CORS-enabled | Form posts (detected at deploy) |
| Hosting requirements | Any host or framework | Only on Netlify-hosted sites |
Netlify Forms details verified 2026-06-06 against docs.netlify.com, www.netlify.com. Confirm against their official site before relying on specifics.
<form name="contact" method="POST" data-netlify="true">
<input type="text" name="name" required>
<input type="email" name="email" required>
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form><form action="https://formigo.io/f/your-form" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="name" required>
<input type="email" name="email" required>
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
<!-- Optional: silent spam protection -->
<input type="text" name="_formigo_hp" value=""
style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<input type="hidden" name="_formigo_t" value="">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>Remove the data-netlify attribute (and the hidden form-name input Netlify injects), add an action pointing at your Formigo endpoint, and your form now works on any host.
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No. Netlify Forms only captures submissions for sites deployed on Netlify, because detection happens during Netlify's build. Formigo works on any host or framework.
Yes. Formigo is free forever with no credit card, and there's no 100-submission monthly cliff. You can use it whether or not your site is on Netlify.
Remove the data-netlify attribute and the hidden form-name input, then add an action pointing at https://formigo.io/f/your-form. The rest of your form markup stays the same.
Yes. Formigo delivers to email, Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, and webhooks. Netlify Forms is limited to email or an outgoing webhook.
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