FormBnB vs Basin - FormBnB Documentation

Overview

FormBnB and Basin are both form backend services that handle submissions, notifications, and spam filtering. Here’s a detailed comparison.

Free Plan Comparison

Feature	FormBnB (Free)	Basin (Free)
Submissions	Unlimited	100/month
Forms	Unlimited	Unlimited
File uploads	✅	❌ (paid)
Spam protection	✅ Honeypot, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Turnstile, ML	✅ Honeypot, reCAPTCHA
Email notifications	✅	✅
Webhooks	✅	❌ (paid)
API access	✅	❌ (paid)
Custom redirects	✅	✅
Integrations	21+	Limited on free

Why Choose FormBnB

Unlimited Submissions

Basin’s free plan caps you at 100 submissions per month. FormBnB has no submission limits on the free plan.

File Uploads on Free

FormBnB supports file uploads on the free plan. Basin requires a paid plan for file upload support.

Webhooks Included

FormBnB includes webhooks on the free plan so you can send submission data to your own server or third-party services. Basin restricts webhooks to paid plans.

More Spam Protection

FormBnB supports honeypot, reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, ML-based filtering, blocklists, and work email validation. Basin supports honeypot and reCAPTCHA.

21+ Integrations

FormBnB connects to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and more. Basin’s integrations are more limited on the free tier.

When Basin Might Be Better

If you prefer Basin’s dashboard UI
If you need Basin’s specific AJAX handling features

Switching from Basin

Update your form’s action URL:

<!-- Before (Basin) -->
<form action="https://usebasin.com/f/YOUR_FORM_ID" method="POST">

<!-- After (FormBnB) -->
<form action="https://api.formbnb.com/f/YOUR_ORG/YOUR_FORM" method="POST">

No other changes needed. FormBnB accepts the same name attributes and form structure.

​Overview

​Free Plan Comparison

​Why Choose FormBnB

​Unlimited Submissions

​File Uploads on Free

​Webhooks Included

​More Spam Protection

​21+ Integrations

​When Basin Might Be Better

​Switching from Basin