FormBackend
6.6#17 in form api softwareFrom $5 a monthFree planWebAPI
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Orbeon Forms
7.9#4 in form api softwareFrom $1,300 a yearFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | FormBackend | Orbeon Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Native delivery is available to Slack, Google Sheets, Discord, and webhook URLs; Zapier connects FormBackend to 1,000+ additional apps and requires a Zapier account. | Integration options include HTTP and database services, REST or web services, Java and JavaScript APIs, React and Angular components, and Liferay. |
| Security | The site says submissions are encrypted in transit with TLS; its DPA describes administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards and breach notification within 72 hours of discovery. | Form authors can mark selected fields for encryption at rest in the database; the documentation says encrypted field values are also encrypted in transit to and from the persistence API. |
FormBackend plans
- FreeFree
- Free hostedFree
- Simple$5 a month
- Freelancer$14 a month
- Business$50 a month
Orbeon Forms plans
- Community Edition (CE)Free
- PE Basic$1,300 a year
- PE Silver$4,200 a year
- PE Gold$6,300 a year
Pick FormBackend if…
FormBackend suits people who need to collect HTML form submissions without building server-side handling or a database. The free plan is described for individuals and people trying the service.
Pick Orbeon Forms if…
Orbeon Forms may suit organizations building web forms with conditional rules, document output, integrations, and on-premises or cloud deployment. Teams that need searchable encrypted fields should account for the search API limitation.