Comparing Staticman to FormBackend

Compare Staticman with FormBackend for adding forms to your static site.

Staticman

Static sites with superpowers

Overview

Community instance available but may be unreliable; data lives in your repo

+ Pros

  • Open source
  • content stored in GitHub repository
  • moderation via pull requests
  • no vendor lock-in

− Cons

  • Requires GitHub account
  • no built-in responses display
  • setup complexity
  • relies on GitHub API

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FormBackend

Stop building form backends. Start shipping.

Partial free

Overview

6M+ submissions processed; 7,600+ forms created

+ Pros

  • Works with any HTML form
  • email notifications
  • file uploads
  • Zapier integration
  • CSV export
  • conditional emails
  • teams

− Cons

  • Limited free tier
  • email only on free plan
  • no autoresponder on free plan
  • less integrations than competitors

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