Static Form to Inbox

Forward static-site form submissions straight to your inbox, pay per message, no server needed

Problem

Many static sites (GitHub Pages, Netlify, personal blogs) have no backend, so forms can't submit. Existing options like Formspree require subscriptions with very low free tiers. One Show HN post literally describes wanting to build a simple 'forward HTML form to email' service for 12 years and finally finishing it, proving the need is long-standing and the implementation is simple.

Solution

Provide a simple endpoint; user points their form action to it. Submissions are forwarded directly to the specified inbox with no database or login required to receive. Charge per message via a credit system instead of monthly subscription, so low-traffic sites only pay for what they use.

Users

Static-site developers, personal bloggers, freelance frontend devs, small studio landing pages.

MVP

A single POST endpoint that forwards form fields; email forwarding with basic SPF/DKIM setup; credit purchase and deduction via Stripe one-time payment; simple honeypot or captcha toggle for spam; a minimal usage dashboard.

Revenue

Credit-based: 1 message = 1 credit, e.g. $5 for 500 credits that never expire. Add-ons later: custom redirects, attachments, webhook forwarding.

Why now

Static sites and AI-generated landing pages are exploding, yet form backends remain a gap. An indie dev can ship this in days on serverless with near-zero cost.