RoutePost vs Formspree

Multi-destination routing vs the email-first incumbent.

Formspree pioneered the form-to-email backend in 2014 and earned a deservedly strong reputation. RoutePost is younger and narrower — built around routing one submission to multiple destinations on every plan.

Who wins for what

Pick RoutePost if…

✓ You want every form submission going to email AND Slack AND a webhook on the cheapest paid plan
✓ You need conditional routing — "if interest=enterprise, send to sales-Slack; else email support" — without Zapier
✓ You're paying $9.99–$29.99/mo and need predictable pricing
✓ You're technical and want one form to fan out to Slack + webhook in real time while email arrives as a daily summary
✓ You're building one or two forms with simple needs, not a customer-feedback empire

Pick Formspree if…

✓ You need ReCAPTCHA, fancy email-template editor with HTML/CSS, or built-in spam scoring
✓ You're running a Webflow site and need a polished out-of-the-box integration
✓ Brand recognition matters for your team — Formspree is a household name in this space
✓ You need 10+ years of uptime track record

Feature comparison

Feature	RoutePost	Formspree
Multiple destinations per form Email + Slack + webhook on RoutePost's $9.99 Starter; Formspree separates these behind tiers.	Every plan	Pro only ($35+/mo)
Email destination RoutePost's email is always a bundled digest — every plan. For real-time delivery use a Slack or webhook destination.	Digest (real-time via Slack/webhook)	Real-time email
Slack destination (native)	Real-time, every plan	Pro plan
Custom webhook destination	Real-time, every plan	Pro plan
Email delivery cadence	Free daily · Starter hourly · Pro every 10 min	Per submission
Submission retention	Free 30d · Starter 180d · Pro 365d	Plan-bound, unspecified
CSV export	Yes	Yes
File uploads RoutePost gates uploads to Pro to protect Storage; Formspree offers them on every paid tier.	Pro plan only · 10 MB/file, 20 MB total	Yes
Conditional routing rules RoutePost is the only one in this comparison with built-in if/then routing per destination.	Native, every plan	—
Autoresponder emails Both: requires a verified sending domain for production deliverability.	Starter & Pro · per-form, template vars	Yes
Custom email templates	Basic only	Yes
ReCAPTCHA / Akismet	Honeypot only	Yes
Honeypot spam blocking	Yes	Yes
Redirect-after-submit	Yes	Yes
Submission inbox / dashboard	Last 100	Unlimited
Free tier submissions/mo	500	50
Years in production	< 1	10+

Pricing side by side

Tier	RoutePost	Formspree
Free	$0 / 500 subs · 30d retention	$0 / 50 subs / email only
Entry paid	$9.99 / 3,000 subs · 180d retention	$10 / 1,000 subs
Mid	$29.99 / 15,000 subs · 365d retention	$35 / 10,000 subs
High	Custom — contact us	$50+ / unlimited

Bottom line

The straight answer.

Formspree is the obvious choice if you need file uploads, autoresponders, or 10 years of uptime — they're excellent at what they do. RoutePost wins if you specifically want every form pushing to email AND Slack AND a webhook on the cheapest plan, or if predictable $9.99/mo pricing matters more than feature breadth. For a contact form on a marketing site that just needs to land in Slack: try RoutePost. For a high-volume support form with file attachments: Formspree.