Comparing Forminit to Basin
Compare Forminit with Basin for adding forms to your static site.
Forminit
The #1 Form API for every form you ship
Partial free
Overview
Formerly Getform.io; rebranded January 2026; strong developer focus
+ Pros
- Headless form backend
- file uploads (25MB)
- webhooks
- AI Skills for LLM integration
- 10+ years operating
- GDPR-compliant
- UTM tracking
− Cons
- Limited free tier
- requires API key management
- block-based field model may feel opinionated
Basin
Build forms that work; without all the work
Partial free
Overview
Made in Canada by Moonshot Ventures; AI-powered spam filtering via SpamCheck.ai; Postmark for email delivery
+ Pros
- No code form builder
- AI spam detection
- Lead Agent AI
- multi-step forms
- 35,000+ users
- spam protection
- GDPR-ready
- 10GB file storage
− Cons
- Limited free tier
- form builder may be overkill for simple HTML forms
- pricing is mid-range