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Best Form Services to use in 2020

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Forms need a server to do much useful, like store the data, send notifications and integrate with other services. You could do those things with a cloud function, but these services help you do as little work as possible.


Basin

  • Basin

    Point the action attribute at Basin and it'll handle the form processing for you. Basin features include Zapier integration (which connects to loads of other services), spam filtering, response emails, file uploads, and more.

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FieldGoal

  • FieldGoal

    Don't build a whole backend just for one stupid form.FieldGoal provides form endpoints as a service, so your simple sites can stay simple.

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Form2chat

  • Form2chat

    Get your forms submissions directly to the chat platform of your choice - Telegram, Slack, Messenger or Viber are available. More is coming soon. Setup can take less than a minute. Our additional features include Zapier integration, spam protection, auto-responses with custom templates, file uploads, and more.

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FormBackend

  • FormBackend

    Easy to use form endpoints for your HTML forms. Point the action attribute to us and we capture your form submissions. We take care of spam, integrate with third-party services, send out auto-responder messages etc.

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FormSubmit

  • FormSubmit

    Connect your form to FormSubmit endpoint and we’ll email you the submissions. No PHP, JavaScript or sign up required.

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Formaholic

  • Formaholic

    Their tagline: Send your form to our URL and we'll save it & send it to your email. No server-side code required - perfect for static sites!

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Formcarry

  • Formcarry

    Point the action attribute at Formcarry and it'll handle the form processing for you. Notably, it has integrations with services like Zapier, Salesforce, Intercom, and Slack. It also has Webhooks to notify other services (which is nice for serverless architectures).

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Formkeep

  • Formkeep

    Point the action attribute at Formkeep and it'll handle the form processing for you. Integrates with services like Zapier, MailChimp, Slack, and Trello. Notable features include spam filtering and autoresponders.

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Formspree

  • Formspree

    You point action attribute like many of the other services, but the hook here is that you use your own email address in the URL, so you don't even have to register.

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Formstack


GetForm

  • GetForm

    You point action attribute like many of the other services. Zapier integration. Spam filtering. File uploads. Data exporting.

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Google Forms


Jotform

  • Jotform

    Has a drag and drop form builder.

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Kwes

  • Kwes

    Build your own forms, but get cloud submission, validation, fancy field types, logic, and more.

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Netlify Forms

  • Netlify Forms

    Just add a 'netlify' attribute to any HTML form and we’ll start processing it. You can set up email, slack or webhook notifications from the admin panel!

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Pageclip

  • Pageclip

    Point the action attribute at a pageclip URL and it saves all the data for you. It can trigger an email notification or makes the data available as JSON or CSV.

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SmartForms

  • SmartForms

    SmartForms is feature-rich form backend as a service with custom response page, Zapier integration, Slack & Telegram notifier BOTs, spam protection and more!

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Statickit

  • Statickit

    StaticKit provides zero-code serverless functions for front-end developers. Sites are configured via a "statickit.json" file that lives in your repository (alongside your website code) and deployed from the command line.

    Visit site here


Typeform

  • Typeform

    Forms with a novel UI/UX where each question is essentially a full-page view that slides by.

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Wufoo

  • Wufoo

    Secure forms. API access to data. Reporting. Logic & Branching. Integrations.

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formX

  • formX

    formX powers your forms and powers them up with analytics! Integrate with services such as Zapier, Slack, Trello, Salesforce, and more.

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Resources

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I am just trying to put the collection of awesome services that will be very helpful for creating an application in a quick time.

Which is your favourite Form services? -- Mine is Google Forms and Netlify Forms.

If you have found this blog very helpful then if I had missed any other awesome form services then please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions and leave me a comment if you have any problems or questions.

Till then,
Keep on Hacking, Cheers

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Kwes

Thank you Nirazan for mentioning Kwes Forms! I could answer any questions readers may have.