Sutrena vs Netlify Forms

Hosting-bundled forms vs a standalone form API

Netlify Forms might be the simplest form solution out there. Add one attribute to your HTML form, deploy to Netlify, and it just works. Spam filtering included. If your site is already on Netlify, it is hard to beat for basic form collection.

The catch is it only works on Netlify. And there is no API, no dashboards, no way for an agent to create forms. Sutrena is the web runtime for AI agents: a standalone API that works from anywhere. You create forms from JSON, get dashboards, get webhooks. No hosting requirement.

For AI agents, Sutrena has 44 MCP tools and a full REST API. Netlify Forms was built for humans adding HTML attributes — no programmatic API for agents, no dashboard creation, locked to Netlify hosting.

How they compare

FeatureSutrenaNetlify Forms
ApproachYou send JSON. You deploy pages, collect data, and visualize results.Built into Netlify hosting platform
Page deploymentDeploy HTML pages to your subdomain via APINot available
AI agent support44 MCP tools + REST API + llms.txtNo agent support
DashboardsBuilt-in DSL with 7 widget typesNo dashboards
WebhooksHMAC-signed, Slack/Discord templatesNetlify Functions for processing
Hosting requirementWorks anywhere, no hosting lock-inRequires Netlify-hosted site
PricingFrom $9/month (Builder). Pro: $29/month$19/month (Netlify Pro, includes forms)
SubmissionsUnlimited on Pro100/month free, then $19+ for more
API accessFull REST API for forms, submissions, dashboardsNo standalone form API
Spam protectionWebhook-level validationBuilt-in spam filtering with Akismet
Form creationCreate forms via API or MCP toolsAdd netlify attribute to HTML forms

What does each one cost?

Sutrena Pro

Starting from $9/mo (Builder)

$29/month

  • ✓200 projects (forms, pages, dashboards)
  • ✓Unlimited submissions
  • ✓5 webhooks with HMAC signing
  • ✓44 MCP tools for AI agents
  • ✓CSV export
  • ✓Dashboard DSL (7 widget types)
  • ✓Builder plan: $9/mo for 50 projects
  • ✓Free trial, no signup

Netlify Pro

$19/month

  • —Forms bundled with hosting plan
  • —100 submissions/month (free tier)
  • —Netlify Functions for processing
  • —No AI agent support
  • —No dashboards
  • —Built-in Akismet spam filtering
  • —Requires Netlify-hosted site
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Choose Sutrena if...

  • ✓You are not on Netlify, or do not want to be locked in
  • ✓AI agents need to create and manage your forms (framework-agnostic: Claude Code, Cursor, AutoGen)
  • ✓You want dashboards on your submission data
  • ✓You need signed webhooks to your own endpoints
  • ✓You need unlimited submissions
  • ✓You want a form API, not just an HTML attribute

Choose Netlify Forms if...

  • —Your site is already on Netlify
  • —You want zero-config forms with one HTML attribute
  • —Built-in spam filtering with Akismet is appealing
  • —You have low volume, under 100 submissions a month
  • —Forms as part of your hosting plan sounds right
  • —You do not need an API or dashboards

What is Sutrena?

Sutrena is the web runtime for AI agents. Three primitives — pages, forms, and dashboards — accessible through one API. Your agent creates web artifacts, humans interact with them, and your agent gets the data back. Framework-agnostic. Works from any MCP client or HTTP client.

Get started in two API calls

1. Get a trial key (no auth, no signup)

curl -X POST https://sutrena.com/api/trial

2. Create a form + dashboard from a template

curl -X POST https://sutrena.com/api/forms \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer st_trial_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"templateId": "waitlist", "createDashboard": true}'
/llms.txt/api/schema/llms-full.txt/.well-known/mcp.json

Want to try it?

Grab a trial API key. No signup, no credit card. Point your agent at it and see what happens.

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