Build Formasty
KINDAreplaces $29/mosaves $348/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- a small VPS or always-on box to host it
- SMTP credentials for notification email
- disk space and a backup habit for uploads and the SQLite file
- your own domain if you want the embed to look credible
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for Formasty. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Deliverability: their notification email is warmed and authenticated, your SMTP box is not
- The integration shelf: Sheets, Slack, Notion, CRM, Zapier style webhooks with retries and mapping UI
- Template library and builder polish, which is most of what you are paying for in a form tool
- Payment fields, e-signature, and anything that needs a compliance story like a signed DPA
- Uptime and CDN edge delivery, so a form on a busy page fails silently when your box does
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more forms.