Why I Built a Formspree Alternative (And Why It's Free for 500 Submissions/Month)
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You know the feeling. You've built a clean, fast static site — Next.js, Astro, maybe just plain HTML. Everything is perfect. Vercel hosting, free tier. Tailwind CSS looking sharp. Lighthouse score: 97. Then you need a contact form. And suddenly you're staring at three bad options: Write a backend. Spin up an Express server, configure Nodemailer, set up SMTP, handle spam, deploy it somewhere. All for a form that sends an email. A contact form . Use Formspree. It works. But the free tier caps you…
1Key Takeaways
- You've built a clean, fast static site — Next.js, Astro, maybe just plain HTML.
- And suddenly you're staring at three bad options: Write a backend.
- Spin up an Express server, configure Nodemailer, set up SMTP, handle spam, deploy it somewhere.
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — AI reports that you've built a clean, fast static site — Next.js, Astro, maybe just plain HTML.
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