Comparison
Inlet vs Web3Forms
Web3Forms wires a static site's form to email with an access key and no account — privacy-first, no dashboard. Inlet stores every lead in a dashboard you own, with white-label portals for your clients and an MCP server for AI agents.
Fair note: Web3Forms is great for quickly sending a static site's form to your inbox with no account and no backend.
| Capability | Inlet | Web3Forms |
|---|---|---|
| No SMTP or email library in your site | ||
| Central dashboard storing every lead | Email only | |
| Self-hosted — you own the submission data | Not stored | |
| One backend serving many client sites | Per access key | |
| White-label client portals & branded replies | ||
| Proof-of-work + NLP + reverse-DNS anti-spam | hCaptcha / honeypot | |
| MCP server — AI agents create & read your forms |
The verdict
If all you need is email forwarding, Web3Forms is the lightest option. If you want a dashboard, multi-client white-label portals, deeper anti-spam, and AI-agent access, Inlet is the step up.
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