Appwrite vs Split Forms
Pricing
Appwrite: Free tier, paid from $25/mo
Split Forms: Free (500 submissions in total), Pro $5/mo (5,000/mo), Annual $49/yr (15,000/mo)
Description
Appwrite: Open-source backend-as-a-service platform with auth, database, storage, and serverless functions
Split Forms: Hosted form backend: point any HTML or framework form at one endpoint and each submission is spam-filtered, saved to a dashboard and emailed to you
Pros
- Self-hostable with no limits on the free self-hosted version
- Built-in auth, database, storage, and functions in one platform
- SDKs for 10+ languages and frameworks
- Works on any site, from plain HTML to Next.js, Astro, Webflow or WordPress, by changing the form's action URL and adding an access key, with no SDK or server code
- Spam filtering on every plan uses a honeypot, a time-trap and per-IP rate limits, shows no CAPTCHA by default and keeps flagged entries in a spam folder you can review
- Pro costs $5 a month for 5,000 submissions and adds signed webhooks, Google Sheets, Notion and Airtable syncs, file uploads and Stripe payments on forms
Cons
- Cloud free tier has limited resources
- Smaller ecosystem and community compared to Firebase or Supabase
- The free plan is 500 submissions in total, not a monthly allowance
- Webhooks, integrations and file uploads are paid features, and files attached on the free plan are dropped
- There is no contractual uptime SLA, and EU data residency is not offered yet
Details
Appwrite is an open-source backend platform that provides authentication, databases, file storage, cloud functions, and messaging as a unified service. It can be self-hosted for free or used via Appwrite Cloud starting at $25/mo per project. A good fit for solo founders who want a Firebase-like experience with the option to own their infrastructure.
Split Forms receives the submissions from a form you build yourself. You set the form’s action to https://splitforms.com/api/submit and add a hidden access key, and every entry is filtered for spam, stored in a dashboard and sent to you by email. It accepts URL-encoded, multipart and JSON bodies, so the same endpoint works for a static page, a JavaScript app or a site made with an AI builder.
It suits a founder who has a website and wants its contact, waitlist or order form to work without running a server or SMTP. Paid plans can forward each submission to Slack, Discord, Google Sheets, Notion, Airtable or any signed webhook, accept file uploads and send submitters to Stripe Checkout. Every plan, including Free, includes an MCP server with 12 tools that ChatGPT, Claude and coding agents can use to create forms and read submissions.
The free plan gives 500 submissions in total with unlimited forms and no card. Pro costs $5 a month for 5,000 submissions a month, and Annual costs $49 a year for 15,000 a month with 5 GB of file storage. Split Forms is operated by TownMediaLabs, and its founder is Raman Makkar.
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