The ShipMyForm blog

Forms, without a backend

Practical, code-first guides on adding forms to static sites, stopping spam, routing submissions to email, and choosing a form backend.

Static site formsForms to emailAutomations & integrationsSpam protectionComparisons & alternativesConcepts & fundamentals

What Is a Form Backend? (And When You Need One)

The plain-language definition, how form endpoints work, and when a hosted backend beats rolling your own.

A fair comparison of ShipMyForm vs Basin: free-tier headroom, paid feature mix, and a one-line migration for your static-site forms.

Send every form submission straight into an n8n workflow with the free webhook connector. No serverless glue, no polling.

Netlify Forms is great if you are all-in on Netlify. Here is how ShipMyForm compares when you want a form backend that runs on any host.

Why mailto: and PHP mail() let you down on a static site — and the reliable way to get form submissions into your inbox, spam folder avoided.

A copy-paste contact form for Astro that emails you on every submission — no server or API route.

An honest look at ShipMyForm vs Formspree: free tiers, retention, spam, pricing, and a drop-in migration that is usually one URL change.

Honeypots, rate limiting, and Turnstile — layered spam defenses that beat reCAPTCHA without the puzzles.