Move from 500 free submissions to 10,000 on an available production plan, keep uploads and spam controls managed, and connect every form to signed automation without waiting on a roadmap feature.
Side by side
Formizee combines hosted endpoints with an Apache-licensed codebase and deserves credit for encryption transparency and API access. The practical gap is readiness: its $5 Pro tier and integrations were still labeled as coming soon, while Form Plume already provides a larger live production plan and the workflow controls growing forms need.
| Decision point | Form Plume | Formizee |
|---|---|---|
| Free submission capacity | 500 / month Twice the runway for a live contact form or launch | 250 / month Formizee's hosted Hobby plan allowance |
| First production plan | $12 / month 10,000 submissions and unlimited forms, available now | $5 / month, marked Coming Soon The published Pro plan lists 1,000 submissions and 1,000 forms |
| Forms and API access | Unlimited forms Dashboard, submissions API, and CSV export support normal operations | 100 forms and 10 API keys on Hobby A documented REST API can create and manage endpoints and submissions |
| Hosted file storage | 100 MB Free; 10 GB Pro Ten times Formizee's advertised Pro storage | 100 MB Hobby; 1 GB Pro Pro is advertised but was not yet available when checked |
| File-upload behavior | Managed uploads included on Free Attach files without operating a storage service | 50 MB maximum per file Multipart uploads work, but one input cannot upload multiple files |
| Workflow integrations | Native apps plus broad automation routes Zapier, Make, MindCloud, and cryptographically signed webhooks | Listed as Coming Soon The concepts docs describe integrations, but the product page does not present them as available |
| Spam and abuse controls | Documented, configurable protection Four CAPTCHA providers, domain controls, rate limits, adaptive scoring, and recoverable quarantine | Spam status is exposed by the API Current public guides do not explain the filtering controls or CAPTCHA choices |
| Hosting model and data security | Managed SaaS only Form Plume owns deployment, upgrades, availability, and platform operations | Hosted or Apache-2.0 self-hosted Per-endpoint AES-256 encryption with monthly key rotation; files are currently excluded |
Where Form Plume pulls ahead
Open source can be valuable, but it does not replace a ready hosted plan, observable delivery, and maintained integrations. Form Plume focuses on making those operational pieces available as one managed service.
Formizee publishes an attractive $5 Pro plan, but its pricing page still marks that plan Coming Soon. Form Plume Pro is a defined upgrade path with 10,000 monthly submissions, unlimited forms, 10 GB of storage, and unlimited signed webhooks.
Formizee's documentation defines integrations and names services such as Notion, Airtable, and Google Documents, while its product page says integrations are coming soon. Form Plume already routes submissions through native destinations, automation platforms, and authenticated webhooks.
Formizee's submission response includes an isSpam value, but its public docs do not explain which controls site owners can configure. Form Plume documents CAPTCHA options, origin restrictions, rate limits, blocklists, scoring, and recoverable quarantine so teams can evaluate the whole defense before launch.
Choose by situation
Production form with growing monthly traffic
Form Plume
The live Pro plan provides ten times Formizee's advertised Pro submission allowance and ten times its storage.
Team that must self-host and inspect the source
Formizee
Its Apache-2.0 repository and self-hosting promise provide an ownership model Form Plume intentionally does not offer.
Experimental project needing many endpoint records
It depends
Formizee includes 100 forms on Hobby; Form Plume keeps forms unlimited and provides twice the monthly submissions.
Lead flow connected to several business tools
Form Plume
Available integrations and signed webhooks are a safer foundation than planning production delivery around a coming-soon catalog.
FAQ
Choose Form Plume when you need more hosted traffic, an available production upgrade, signed webhooks, broad integrations, and fully documented abuse controls. It turns the endpoint into a managed workflow rather than another platform your team may need to operate.
Yes. Formizee publishes its platform under the Apache 2.0 license and promotes self-hosting without product restrictions. That is a meaningful advantage when source access or infrastructure ownership is mandatory; Form Plume is a managed service and does not claim to be self-hostable.
Yes for monthly submissions. Form Plume Free includes 500, while Formizee Hobby lists 250. Formizee includes 100 endpoint records and 100 MB of storage; Form Plume keeps forms unlimited, includes 100 MB of storage, and retains submissions for 60 days.
Yes. Both provide endpoint URLs that accept standard form submissions, so either can power a hand-written contact form without a custom backend. A migration normally means changing the action URL and retesting redirects, uploads, notifications, and spam behavior.
Formizee advertises the lower price: $5 per month for 1,000 submissions, 1,000 forms, and 1 GB of storage. However, that Pro plan was still marked Coming Soon when reviewed. Form Plume Pro is $12 per month for 10,000 submissions, unlimited forms, and 10 GB of storage.
Both support multipart file submissions. Formizee documents a 50 MB per-file ceiling and currently accepts only the first file from a multi-file input. Form Plume includes managed uploads on Free and expands account storage from 100 MB to 10 GB on Pro.
Yes. Formizee documents a separate AES-256 key for each endpoint and monthly key rotation. Its security page also says files are not included in that encryption scheme at the moment. Teams with strict requirements should evaluate both field data and attachment handling, not only the headline algorithm.
Formizee's API returns an isSpam status, but its current public documentation does not detail selectable CAPTCHA providers or administrator controls. Form Plume documents four CAPTCHA choices, honeypots, time traps, rate limits, domain controls, adaptive scoring, email hygiene, blocklists, and recoverable quarantine.
Its concepts documentation defines integrations, but the Formizee product page still labels integrations Coming Soon and the current documentation index does not expose a webhook guide. Form Plume provides native destinations, Zapier, Make, MindCloud, and signed webhook delivery.
Choose Formizee when self-hosting, Apache-licensed source, or its per-endpoint encryption design matters more than a larger managed allowance and ready-made automation. Choose Form Plume when you prefer the service provider to own infrastructure and need the production workflow available now.
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