Basin Alternative — staticq vs Basin
What they are
Both staticq and Basin are form backend services for static sites. Point your form’s action at an endpoint URL, and submissions are stored, forwarded via email, or sent to integrations. No server required.
Basin is a focused, developer-friendly form backend with competitive pricing (especially on annual plans). staticq is similar in scope, runs on Cloudflare Workers at the edge, and offers hosted form pages as a differentiator.
Feature comparison
| Feature | staticq | Basin |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier submissions | 100/month | 100/month |
| Free tier forms | 5 | 1 |
| Paid plans from | $9/month | $4.17/month (billed annually) |
| Monthly billing option | Yes ($9/month) | Yes ($5/month) |
| Email notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Spam protection | Honeypot field | Honeypot, Akismet, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha |
| Webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| File uploads | Not yet (planned) | Yes |
| Hosted form pages | Yes | Yes (paid plans) |
| Custom redirects | Yes | Yes |
| Submission dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| Read/unread tracking | Yes | No |
| API access | No (submission endpoint only) | No |
| AJAX submissions | Yes | Yes |
| Submission exports | Dashboard (manual) | CSV, JSON |
What staticq does differently
More forms on free. Both services offer 100 free submissions per month, but staticq gives you 5 forms while Basin limits free accounts to 1. If you maintain multiple small sites, staticq’s free tier goes further.
Hosted form pages included free. Both services offer hosted form pages, but Basin restricts theirs to paid plans. staticq includes hosted pages on every plan, including free.
Edge-first architecture. staticq is deployed on Cloudflare Workers globally. Every submission is processed at the edge location nearest to your visitor. Fast everywhere without needing to think about regions.
Where Basin is ahead. Basin is cheaper on paid plans — $4.17/month billed annually versus staticq’s $9/month. Basin also supports file uploads, offers more spam protection methods (Akismet, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha), and provides CSV/JSON export. If budget is the primary concern and you don’t need hosted pages, Basin delivers solid value.
Try staticq free
staticq’s free tier includes 100 submissions per month and 5 forms. No credit card required. Get your first endpoint in under a minute.