Lead pipeline
Every submission becomes a tracked lead
New, Contacted, and Converted stages in one dashboard. See active enquiries and conversion rate without counting manually or adding a separate CRM.
Why Node.js is unnecessary for most contact forms
Many developers reach for a small Node service when all they need is a place to accept form fields and notify the team.
- A Node process for one contact form still needs hosting, monitoring, and updates.
- API routes add deploy complexity to otherwise static marketing sites.
- Spam protection, storage, and email delivery are easy to under-build.
- Frontend-only teams often do not want runtime Node just for enquiries.
How Formgrid replaces a Node.js form API
Formgrid is the hosted endpoint. Your site stays HTML/CSS/JS. Submissions still arrive with email alerts and lead ops.
No Node runtime
Ship static output. Formgrid handles the server side of form submissions.
No Express boilerplate
Skip route handlers, body parsing, and mail libraries for a simple contact page.
Email and pipeline
Get notifications plus New, Contacted, and Converted tracking out of the box.
Deploy anywhere
Use the same Formgrid action on GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel static, or Cloudflare Pages.
Add a contact form without Node.js in four steps
Create a Formgrid form, point your HTML form at it, deploy static files, and manage leads.
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Create a form
Create a Formgrid form and copy the endpoint URL.
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Point the action
Set action and method="POST" on your HTML form.
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Deploy static files
Publish without a Node server for form handling.
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Manage leads
Use email alerts, pipeline statuses, and optional Sheets sync.
Features for static site forms
Formgrid goes beyond inbox forwarding so marketing sites and developer portfolios can manage real enquiries.
Email notifications
Google Sheets sync
Lead pipeline
Follow-up reminders
Spam protection
File uploads
UTM tracking
Example integration
Point a standard HTML form at your Formgrid endpoint. Field names map directly to the submission dashboard.
contact.html
<form action="https://formgrid.dev/api/f/your-form-id" method="POST">
<label>
Name
<input type="text" name="name" required />
</label>
<label>
Email
<input type="email" name="email" required />
</label>
<label>
Message
<textarea name="message" required></textarea>
</label>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>Replace your-form-id with your form ID from the Formgrid dashboard.
