Formspree Free Tier Limits (2026): 50 Subs/Month, 1 Form
Formspree free = 50 subs/mo with 1 form, then delivery stops. Personal costs $10 for 200 subs — or get 55,000 for $7. Exact 2026 limits inside.
What are Formspree’s free tier limits in 2026?
Formspree’s free tier allows 50 submissions per month with one form and no CSV export. If you hit the limit, new submissions stop delivering until the next cycle — either upgrade to Personal (~$10/month for 200 submissions, verified September 2026) or switch your form action to a Form2Lead endpoint, where 15,000 submissions cost ₹249/month (~$3) with CSV export included.
The 2026 Free Tier, Exactly
Formspree’s free plan: 50 submissions per month, 1 form, email notifications only, no CSV export, no custom domain verification, 30-day submission history. For any real website — even a small business site — 50 submissions is roughly one good week of traffic. A contact form converting at 2% burns the entire monthly quota with just 2,500 visitors.
What Happens on Submission 51
When the 51st visitor submits, the entry is not queued — delivery stops until the monthly cycle resets. There is no partial delivery, no overflow inbox, and no CSV fallback on the free tier, so leads arriving after the cap are silently lost unless you upgrade. That cliff is the main reason teams outgrow the free plan: the failure mode is missing leads, not a polite warning.
Free vs Paid vs Form2Lead: Cost per 1,000 Submissions
Formspree free: $0 for 50 submissions (free tier, one form). Formspree Personal: $10/month for 200 submissions (verified September 2026). Form2Lead Basic: ₹249/month (~$3) for 15,000 submissions with CSV export on every plan; Starter is $7/€6.49/₹499 for 55,000 submissions with a searchable inbox, honeypot spam filtering, and allowed-domain locking. If you need file uploads, compare storage quotas too — Formspree includes 1 GB from Personal, Form2Lead includes presigned direct uploads with 100MB/400MB/1GB plan storage.
Your Options When You Exceed It
Option one: upgrade Formspree to Personal (~$10/month for 200 submissions, verified September 2026). Option two: move to a backend with cheaper paid entry — Form2Lead Basic at ₹249/month (~$3) for 15,000 submissions, or Starter at $7 for 55,000. Option three (temporary): split traffic across multiple free forms — not recommended, since the cap is per account behavior and you still lose history and exports. For production sites, option one or two; for experiments, stay free and export early.
The One-Line Migration
Create a Form2Lead form, copy the endpoint URL, and replace the Formspree URL in your form action. Everything else — your fields, method, and success page — stays the same. Add the invisible `_gotcha` honeypot input and lock Allowed Domains so only your origin can post.
<form action="https://form2lead.com/api/v1/f/YOUR_FORM_ID" method="POST"> <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name" required /> <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email" required /> <textarea name="message" placeholder="Message" required></textarea> <input type="text" name="_gotcha" style="display:none !important" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" /> <button type="submit">Send</button> </form>
Checklist Before You Switch
Export existing submissions (free tier history is only 30 days). Note your current form action URL, success redirect, and any AJAX headers (`Accept: application/json`). Recreate notification recipients in the new dashboard, re-test with one live submission, then swap the action URL in production. Keep the old endpoint for a week in case cached pages still post to it.
How-To Q&A
Do I lose my submission history if I switch?
Export anything you need before switching — Formspree free history is limited to 30 days. Form2Lead stores new submissions in a searchable dashboard with CSV export on every plan (14 days Basic, 30 days Starter, 120 days Growth).
Does Formspree free include CSV export?
No. CSV export is a paid feature. If you need spreadsheet history on a free-tier budget, export manually before the 30-day window expires, or use a backend that includes CSV export on every plan.
How many forms does Formspree free allow?
One form on the free tier. Paid tiers raise the form count; Form2Lead Basic allows 3 active forms, Starter allows 10, and Growth allows 50 — each with its own endpoint, notification routing, and allowed-domain list.
What is the cheapest Formspree alternative with CSV export?
Form2Lead Basic at ₹249/month (~$3) for 15,000 submissions includes CSV export, honeypot spam filtering, and a searchable inbox. Starter at $7/€6.49/₹499 covers 55,000 submissions. Compare against Formspree Personal (~$10/month for 200, verified September 2026) and confirm current prices on each vendor page.
Can I test before paying?
Yes. Create a Form2Lead account, add a form, and send test submissions through the endpoint immediately — the dashboard, email alerts, and spam filtering all work before you choose a plan.