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html.contact vs Keel
Keel offers backend services for apps, while html.contact is a specialized form endpoint service.
html.contactTurn HTML forms into email notifications, Slack updates, and signed webhooks.
KeelThe backend for your apps, the tools for your teamsWhich to pick
Pick html.contact if you want…
- HTML form backend as a service
- Integrations with Google Sheets, Slack or Webhooks (on html.contact's list, not Keel's)
Pick Keel if you want…
- Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
- App backend platform
- Open-source code (teamkeel/keel on GitHub)
- Integrations with VSCode extension (on Keel's list, not html.contact's)
Side by side
- What it is
- html.contact:html.contact turns plain HTML form posts into email, Slack, and signed webhook notifications without building a backend.
- Keel:Keel provides a code-first backend platform with instant internal tools, schema-driven APIs, and full-stack operations features.
- Best for
- html.contact:HTML form backend as a service
- Keel:Code-first backend with built-in internal tools
- Who it’s for
- html.contact:Web developers and teams who need simple form handling on static sites or frameworks.
- Keel:Engineers building operational backends and internal tools for fast-moving teams
- Pricing
- html.contact:Freemium
- Keel:Contact sales
- Plans
- html.contact:Free $0 · Starter $8 per month · Pro $19 per month
- Keel:—
- Open source
- html.contact:—
- Keel:Yes
- Works with
- html.contact:Google Sheets, Slack, Webhooks, HTML, Astro, Next.js, React, Vue
- Keel:VSCode extension
html.contact features
- Email notifications. Send form submissions directly to verified inboxes.
- Slack integration. Push new inquiries to a Slack channel of your choice.
- Signed webhooks. Deliver form data to up to three endpoints with signature verification.
- Google Sheets export. Automatically add new submissions as rows, creating columns for new fields.
- Attachment support. Accept one file up to 4 MB per submission.
- Spam screening & logs. Server-side spam checks and searchable submission history.
- MCP access. Create, check, and troubleshoot forms via supported AI agents.
- Domain allowlist. Restrict form submissions to approved domains.
Keel features
- Schema-driven data model. Define data models, actions, and permissions in a clear schema that generates APIs and internal tools.
- TypeScript extensions. Write custom functions, jobs, and durable functions in TypeScript with full type safety.
- Version-controlled environments. Create multiple environments, branch deployments, and PR previews with audit trails.
- Built-in testing framework. Generate type-safe end-to-end tests from the schema for actions, functions, and jobs.
- Instant internal tools. Automatically generate UI tools for ops teams that stay in sync with schema changes.
- Serverless infrastructure. Managed, multi-region PostgreSQL and serverless runtime scales from first to millionth user.
html.contact vs Keel FAQ
Is html.contact or Keel free?+
html.contact has a free plan; paid plans start at $8/month (Starter).
Is html.contact or Keel open source?+
Keel is open source (teamkeel/keel on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for html.contact.
Do html.contact and Keel integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: html.contact lists Google Sheets, Slack, Webhooks, HTML and 10 more; Keel lists VSCode extension.
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