A 10× larger free tier. Pro features one tier sooner.
Basin's free plan stops at 50 submissions and one endpoint; signed webhooks and auto-responses start on its Growth plan. Formcrest gives you 500 free submissions a month and packs webhooks, autoresponders, Slack and Discord into one €18 Pro plan.
| Feature | Formcrest | Basin |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 500 submissions / month | 50 submissions / month, 1 endpoint, 30-day retention |
| Forms on the free plan | Unlimited | 1 endpoint |
| Signed webhooks | Pro (€18/mo) — HMAC + retries + dead-letters | Growth ($24.17/mo billed yearly) and up |
| Autoresponders | Pro (€18/mo) | Growth and up |
| Slack + Discord | Pro | Growth and up |
| Spam filtering on the free plan | Honeypot + Turnstile + rate limits | Basic spam protection |
| Per-form analytics | Pro | Higher tiers |
| Stackable +20-inbox top-ups (€5/mo) | ✓ | — |
| Overage model | Clear plan quotas + optional top-ups | $2.00–$5.25 per extra 1,000 submissions |
| EU-resident database by default | ✓ | Not stated |
Switching takes about five minutes
- 01
Keep your form markup
Basin works via an action= endpoint — Formcrest is a drop-in replacement for it.
- 02
Create your Formcrest form
Get an endpoint instantly; verify the inbox(es) where submissions should land.
- 03
Swap the action URL
Replace usebasin.com/f/… with your Formcrest endpoint, add the honeypot field, redeploy.
Try Formcrest on your next form
Keep Basin running while you test. Swap the URL when you're happy — no submissions lost.
Create a free accountComparison based on publicly available information from usebasin.com as of June 2026 (prices shown as billed yearly). Their features and pricing may change — check usebasin.com for the latest. Formcrest is an independent product and is not affiliated with Basin.