Fillout vs Formbold: Form Builder or Form Backend?
Fillout is a visual form builder with a generous free plan (1,000 responses/month). Formbold is a form backend for forms you already build, from $6/month billed yearly.
Feature Comparison
Fillout details checked on the vendor site in October 2026. Formbold details match our pricing page.
| Feature | Fillout | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | Yes (250 submissions/month, 10 forms) | Yes (unlimited forms, 1,000 responses/month) |
| Starting Paid Plan | $8/month, or $6/month billed yearly | Starter $19/month, or $15/month billed yearly |
| Monthly Responses Limit | 250 (Free), 3,000 (Starter), 10,000 (Premium), 30,000 (Business) | 1,000 (Free), more on paid plans |
| Forms | 10 (Free), unlimited on Starter, Premium and Business | Unlimited on all plans |
| Team Members / Seats | 1 (Free), 2 (Starter), 5 (Premium), 20 (Business) | Unlimited seats |
| Multi-page Forms | Yes, in your own form code (see the multi-step template) | Supported |
| Payment Collection | Not supported | Supported |
| File Uploads | Starter and higher (10 MB per file on Starter, up to 50 MB on Business) | Yes |
| Form Embedding | ||
| Remove branding | Premium and Business plans | Paid plans only |
| PDF Document Generation | Not supported | Included |
| Workflows & Automations | Webhooks, Zapier and Make from Starter | Fillout Workflows |
| Integrations | Starter and higher: Slack, Telegram, Discord, Notion, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zendesk, Zapier, Make and webhooks | Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, webhooks and more |
| GDPR and DPA | Yes, DPA available | Yes. DPA on any plan, EU hosting on Team and up |
| Pricing Transparency | Monthly or yearly, prices on the pricing page | Monthly or yearly plans |
| Best For | Developers and small teams with their own forms | Teams that want a visual builder and workflows |
What is Fillout?
Fillout is a visual form builder with workflows, PDF generation and unlimited seats. It is aimed at teams who build forms inside Fillout, not at shipping a raw HTML endpoint.
What does Fillout cost?
Free includes unlimited forms and seats, 1,000 responses a month and a 20 MB max file size. Starter is $19/month, or $15/month billed yearly, for 2,000 responses. Pro is $49/month, or $40/month yearly, for 5,000 with branding removed, and Business is $89/month, or $75/month yearly, for unlimited responses.
Why pick Formbold over Fillout?
Formbold is a form backend: point any HTML or JavaScript form at your Formbold endpoint, and it stores each submission, filters spam and sends it to email, Slack, Google Sheets, webhooks and 8 other apps, with no server to run.
- Free plan with 10 forms and 250 submissions
- Starter at $8/month, or $6/month billed yearly, with integrations and webhooks
- REST API and MCP on every plan, including Free; CSV export on all paid plans
Who should choose Fillout vs Formbold?
Choose Fillout if you want an all-in-one builder with seats included. Choose Formbold if your form UI lives in your own codebase and you only need submissions handled.
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