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Scroll Theory Forms vs Basin
Basin is a well-built form backend with a strong reputation for spam filtering. The question is not which filter catches more. It is what happens to the message the filter gets wrong, and how much the plan that fits you costs.
The short version
- Both give a static site a working form with no server code.
- As of this writing, Basin's paid plans start around $14 a month. Ours is $39 flat, including the whole shop.
- Our position on spam is different by design: everything flagged is stored in a quarantine you can open, and spam never counts against your monthly cap.
- Routing rules, signed webhooks, and file uploads are all included at $39.
Side by side
| Feature | Them | Scroll Theory Forms |
|---|---|---|
| First paid plan | Around $14 / month | $39 / month, 10,000 submissions — including the whole shop: order forms and card checkout |
| Free plan | Free tier available, see their pricing page | 100 submissions / month, 2 forms |
| Flagged spam | Filtered per their settings | Quarantined and reviewable, never deleted |
| Spam and your quota | Check their docs | Spam never counts against your cap |
| Conditional routing | Check their feature list | Pro, $39 / month |
| File uploads | Paid plans | Pro, 10MB per file, 50GB storage |
| Webhooks | Yes | Pro, HMAC-signed |
Competitor numbers are from their public pricing as of this writing and can change. Check their site for current figures. Our numbers come from the same config the product enforces.
About spam filters and trust
Every form service says its spam filter is good. Some of them are. The problem is structural: any filter you cannot audit will eventually delete a real message, and you will never know it happened. We built around that problem instead of promising to out-filter it. Flagged submissions are held where you can see them, review them, and release them in one click.
Where Basin is a fair pick
Basin is a mature product with solid integrations and a spam pipeline people speak well of. If its plan sizes fit your volume and you are comfortable with how it handles flagged messages, it will serve you fine. Compare the current pricing pages side by side before deciding. Ours is on the pricing section.
What we do differently
- Spam is quarantined, never deleted. A flagged submission is stored and shown in a separate view. You can review it and release it in one click. A false positive never costs you a real lead.
- Spam never touches your quota. Only real submissions count against the monthly cap. A bot flood cannot burn through your plan.
- Routing rules on the $39 plan. Send sales one place and support another based on what is in the message. Rules can also change the redirect or tag a submission as spam.
- File uploads on paid plans. Up to 10MB per file and five files per submission, with 50GB of storage on Pro. Files are served back only through your logged-in dashboard.
- Nothing is lost over the cap. If you go over your monthly limit, email notifications pause but every submission is still stored and waiting in the dashboard.
- Built on Cloudflare's edge. The endpoint answers from Cloudflare's network, close to your visitor, with no third-party spam service in the middle.
Try it on the free plan
Create a form, point your HTML at the endpoint, and watch submissions land in the dashboard. 100 submissions a month free, no card required.