If you have been using Getform and recently noticed things look different, you are not imagining it.
Getform officially rebranded to Forminit in January 2026. Same team. Same core product. New name and a significant feature update.
Your existing Getform endpoints still work.
No migration needed. But the rebrand comes with changes worth understanding before you decide whether to stay or switch.
This post covers what actually changed, what is new, what is still missing, and what your alternatives look like in 2026.
What Is Forminit (Formerly Getform)?
Forminit is a headless form backend API.
You build your own form in HTML, React, or any framework, point it at a Forminit endpoint, and they handle everything after the user clicks submit.
<form action="https://forminit.com/f/{YOUR-FORM-ID}" method="POST">
<!-- Sender Block -->
<input type="text" name="fi-sender-fullName" placeholder="Full name" />
<input type="email" name="fi-sender-email" placeholder="Email" />
<input type="tel" name="fi-sender-phone" placeholder="Phone" />
<input type="text" name="fi-sender-city" placeholder="City" />
<input type="text" name="fi-sender-address" placeholder="Address" />
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
Submissions are stored in a dashboard. You get email notifications. File uploads, spam protection, and webhooks are included on paid plans.
That was Getform. Forminit is the same thing with new features added on top.
What Actually Changed in the Rebrand
Authentication Modes
The biggest technical change is authentication.
Forminit now offers two modes:
Public mode works exactly like Getform did.
Your form posts to an endpoint, and submissions arrive in your dashboard. Anyone can technically target that endpoint.
Protected mode lets you generate API keys for server-side use. If you are proxying form submissions through your own backend before sending them to Forminit, this gives you higher rate limits and better protection against abuse.
For most users, using a simple HTML form on a static site in public mode is still the right choice. Protected mode is for developers who want server-side control.
Workspaces
Forminit now has workspaces. These are containers you can share with team members. Useful for agencies managing multiple clients or freelancers keeping projects separated.
If you are a solo developer or small business owner with one or two forms, this feature will not affect you at all.
Form Blocks
This is the most interesting technical addition. Form Blocks bring typed fields to your submissions. Each block type
validates automatically:
Phone block: validates E.164 format
Email block: validates RFC 5322 format
Country block: validates ISO 3166 codes
Select block: tracks which options
get chosen most often
Rating block: validates 1 to 5 range
The idea is cleaner data arriving in your dashboard without extra validation work on your end. If you are collecting structured data at scale, this is genuinely useful.
Submission Inbox
This is where it gets interesting for small businesses.
Forminit added a submission inbox to the dashboard with:
Star submissions
Change status
Add notes
Switch between inbox and table views
Sound familiar? That is a lightweight lead management system. The same problem Formgrid was built to solve.
The difference is that Forminit's inbox is still fairly basic. Status changes and notes exist, but there are no follow-up reminders.
No conversion rate. No email was sent to you on the day you need to act. You still have to remember to check the dashboard yourself.
What Is Still Missing From Forminit
After the rebrand, Forminit remains a developer-focused form backend. It does not have:
A form builder ❌
A shareable form link ❌
Follow-up reminder emails ❌
Conversion rate tracking ❌
Open source code ❌
Self-hosting option ❌
If you do not have a website or need to share a form link via WhatsApp, email, or Instagram, Forminit cannot help you. You need to build your own form first and then deploy it.
If you care about data ownership, GDPR compliance, or running your form backend on your own infrastructure, Forminit gives you no option.
What Does Forminit Cost?
Forminit's pricing after the rebrand:
Free: 50 submissions per month
30-day submission history
Basic features
Pro: $19 per month
3,000 submissions per month
File uploads
Webhooks
CSV export
REST API
Business: $49 per month
Higher limits
Auto-responder emails
Custom SMTP
Workspaces
The free plan is the same as before.
The paid plans are more expensive than most alternatives in the same category.
The Best Forminit Alternatives in 2026
If you were happy with Getform and are now evaluating whether Forminit is still the right choice, here are the main alternatives worth looking at.
1. Formgrid: Form Backend, Form Builder, and Lead Management in One Place
Best for: Developers who want a form backend and small businesses who want to manage leads without a separate CRM.
Formgrid does everything Forminit does as a form backend. You point your existing HTML form at a Formgrid endpoint with
one change:
<form
action="https://formgrid.dev/api/f/your-form-id"
method="POST"
>
<input
type="text"
name="name"
placeholder="Your Name"
required
/>
<input
type="email"
name="email"
placeholder="Your Email"
required
/>
<textarea
name="message"
placeholder="Your Message"
></textarea>
<input
type="text"
name="_honey"
style="display:none"
/>
<button type="submit">Send Message</button>
</form>
But Formgrid adds three things Forminit does not have.
A drag and drop form builder with a shareable link.
If you do not have a website or want to share a form via WhatsApp, email, or social media, Formgrid gives you a shareable link in under 2 minutes. No HTML required. No hosting needed.
A proper lead pipeline.
Every submission becomes a tracked lead with a status you can update in one click:
New → Contacted → Converted
At the top of the leads tab you see your conversion rate updated automatically:
3 of 23 leads converted (13%)
Forminit shows you a submission inbox. Formgrid shows you a business pipeline.
Follow-up reminder emails.
This is the feature Forminit does not have and the one that matters most for small businesses.
When a lead asks you to follow up in two weeks, you set a date for the follow-up. On that date, Formgrid emails you with the lead details and your notes attached.
You open the email. You have all the context.
You send the follow-up. You close the deal.
Forminit has no equivalent. You have to remember to check the dashboard yourself.
Notes on every lead.
After every conversation, add a private note directly on the lead. What you talked about. What they need. What is the next step?
The next time you open that lead, your note is right there. You always know where the conversation stands.
Pricing:
Free: $0/month 25 submissions
Premium: $8/month 1,000 submissions
Business: $29/month 15,000 submissions
plus auto-responder
emails and more
Formgrid's Pro equivalent is $8 per month compared to Forminit's $19 per month. You pay less and get a form builder, lead pipeline, and follow-up reminders that Forminit does not have.
Open source and self-hostable.
Formgrid is fully open source under the MIT license. You can run it on your own infrastructure with Docker for unlimited free usage. Forminit has no open source option.
2. Formspree: The Original Form Backend
Best for: Developers who want a dead-simple form endpoint with no extras.
Formspree is one of the oldest and most reliable form backends available. It does one thing and does it well.
Point your form at an endpoint, and submissions arrive in your inbox.
Key features:
HTML form endpoint
Email notifications
File uploads on paid plans
Spam protection
Basic dashboard
Pricing: Free plan with 50 submissions
per month. Paid plans start at $10 per month for 200 submissions.
Drawback: No form builder. No lead
management. No notes. No follow-up
reminders. No open source. Submission
history is deleted after 30 days on the
free plan.
3. Basin: Minimal and No-Frills
Best for: Developers who want the simplest possible backend form with no distractions.
Basin is intentionally minimal. Point your form at their endpoint. Receive emails. Done.
Key features:
HTML form endpoint
Email notifications
Spam protection
Simple dashboard
Pricing: Free tier available.
Paid plans start at $8 per month.
Drawback: Very limited compared to
other options. No form builder. No lead
management. No self-hosting.
Minimal integrations.
4. Netlify Forms: Great If You Are Already on Netlify
Best for: Developers whose sites are deployed on Netlify.
If your site is on Netlify, forms work out of the box. Add one attribute to your form tag, and submissions are stored automatically.
<form
name="contact"
method="POST"
data-netlify="true"
>
Pricing: 100 submissions per month
free with Netlify. Additional submissions through Netlify's pricing.
Drawback: Only works on Netlify.
No lead management. No form builder.
No self-hosting.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Forminit | Formgrid | Formspree | Basin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTML form endpoint | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email notifications | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| File uploads | ✅ Paid | ✅ | ✅ Paid | ✅ Paid |
| Spam protection | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Form builder | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Shareable form link | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Lead pipeline | Basic | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Notes on leads | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Follow up reminders | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Conversion tracking | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Self-hostable | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open source | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Free submissions | 50/month | 25/month | 50/month | Limited |
| Starting price | $19/month | $8/month | $10/month | $8/month |
| GDPR friendly | ⚠️ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ |
Who Should Stay on Forminit
Forminit is still a good choice if:
You are a developer who needs protected API key authentication for server-side form submissions.
You need typed field validation (phone, email, country, rating) built in at the backend level without writing your own validation logic.
You are running an agency with multiple clients and want workspace isolation.
You were happy with Getform and just need to know your endpoints still work. They do.
Who Should Switch to Formgrid
Switch to Formgrid if:
You do not have a website and need a shareable form link you can send via WhatsApp or email without any code.
You want to track what happens to submissions after they arrive. Who did you contact? Who converted? Who needs a follow-up?
You want follow-up reminder emails that tell you when to act rather than relying on yourself to check a dashboard.
You care about open source and self-hosting.
You are paying $19 per month for Forminit and want the same functionality plus a form builder and lead management for $8 per month.
You need GDPR friendly hosting with no tracking and no data selling.
How to Switch From Getform or Forminit to Formgrid
If you are already using Getform or Forminit, switching to Formgrid takes about five minutes.
Step 1: Sign up at
formgrid.dev.
No credit card required.
Step 2: Create a new form and copy your Formgrid endpoint URL from the form details page.
Step 3: Replace your Forminit or Getform endpoint URL in your existing HTML form with your Formgrid endpoint URL. One line change.
That is the entire migration. Your form works exactly as before. The difference is that every submission now lands in a lead pipeline with a status, a notes field, and a follow-up reminder you can set in one click.
Final Thoughts
The Getform to Forminit rebrand is a genuine product update, not just a name change. Authentication modes and Form Blocks are useful additions for developers building more complex form workflows.
But the core limitation remains. Forminit is a headless form backend for developers. If you want to share a form link without writing HTML, track leads through a pipeline, set follow-up reminders, or
self-host your form backend. Forminit is not built for that.
Formgrid is.
No credit card required. Free plan available. If you are already on Getform or Forminit, switching takes five minutes, and your form does not change at all.
Have questions about switching or setting
up lead tracking for your specific use
case? Email allen@formgrid.dev, and I will
help you get it working.
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