# Contact Form - alternative to smart forms

**URL:** https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/contact-form-alternative-to-smart-forms/11741
**Category:** General
**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/contact-form-alternative-to-smart-forms/11741 "2024-10-16T00:14:21Z")
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### Author: ![DPL](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DPL](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/DPL)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/contact-form-alternative-to-smart-forms/11741/1 "2024-10-16T00:14:21Z")

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I like smart forms but I am wanting to create a contact form on my website so that it is hosted with my own host (on a cpanel account) and the the results are emailed to me.

I lack the programming skills to create a secure form from scratch and was wondering if anyone can recommend a webform builder- I have seen online machforms, coffeecup web form builder and wanting to know what else is available (would prefer if there was a one-off licence fee and a product that is updated).

thanks for any suggestions

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### Author: ![printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/user_avatar/forum.bootstrapstudio.io/printninja/32/481_2.png) [@printninja](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/printninja)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/contact-form-alternative-to-smart-forms/11741/2 "2024-10-16T00:38:56Z")

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One of our regular forum members, @jo-r uses and highly recommends the self-hosted version of Machform. I’ve looked over their service and I think it’s very good. In fact, I would be using them now except I signed up for JotForms back when they were a new company, and as a result I am grandfathered in at a ridiculously low price. If I had to pay full price for the Jotform plan I have now, I would switch to Machform in a heartbeat.

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### Author: ![raniaamina](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/user_avatar/forum.bootstrapstudio.io/raniaamina/32/1878_2.png) [@raniaamina](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/u/raniaamina)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.bootstrapstudio.io/t/contact-form-alternative-to-smart-forms/11741/3 "2024-10-16T17:17:03Z")

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for some reason, i create custom form with Google Appscript, so the the customer message will saved to Spreadsheat and can forwarded to Telegram for my notification