Event organizers need a quick, reliable way to collect registrations without the overhead of full event management platforms for smaller events.
By Vaibhav Jain · Last updated March 27, 2026
FormsList provides simple, embeddable registration forms that capture attendee details and send them to your email or Google Sheets. Set up custom confirmation emails so registrants know they're confirmed.
Auto-response confirmations
Google Sheets attendee tracking
Spam protection
Custom redirects
CSV export
Eventbrite charges $1.99 + 3.7% per paid registration. For free events or sponsor-funded events, that's zero value-add for a directory listing you don't need. A self-hosted form gives you full control over the questions you ask (dietary restrictions, t-shirt size, session preferences), the data export format (CSV with your exact column order, not Eventbrite's), and the post-RSVP flow (auto-response with calendar invite, agenda PDF, and parking instructions). For meetups, conferences, and internal company events with under 500 attendees, the form-backend approach saves $50-2000 per event.
You're organizing a 300-person developer meetup. Eventbrite would charge nothing for the free tickets but won't let you ask the questions you need. Your FormsList form collects: name, email, food preference (omnivore/vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free — critical for the caterer order at 250-person scale), employer (for the sponsor lead-share consent), and which of three breakout tracks they want. Submissions land in a Google Sheet that auto-filters into 3 tabs by track. The night before, you export the food prefs CSV and email it to the caterer. The morning of, you print badges from the sheet. The form ran for 6 weeks, 312 RSVPs landed cleanly, and you didn't pay anyone $11 for an Eventbrite Pro upgrade.
A practical starting field list for this use case. Mix and match based on what your team actually acts on.
| Field name | Type | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| name | text | Printed on badge |
| Calendar invite + reminder + post-event survey | ||
| company | text | Networking signal + sponsor lead share |
| job_title | text | Helps attendees find each other |
| dietary_restrictions | select | Critical for catered events — guess wrong and you alienate 10% |
| session_pref | select | For multi-track events with limited capacity per session |
| how_heard | select | Marketing attribution |
| consent_sponsor_share | checkbox | GDPR-compliant opt-in for sponsor lead list |
FormsList's email notification feature ensures you never miss a form submission. Every time someone fills out your form, you receive a detailed email with all the submitted data — delivered to one or more email addresses instantly. Email notifications are the most fundamental way to stay on top of form submissions. They work universally — no app to install, no integration to configure, no third-party account needed. If you have an email address, you can receive form submissions. You can customize which email addresses receive notifications, set a custom subject line and reply-to address, and control which form fields appear in the email. FormsList email notifications also include a direct link to view the submission in your dashboard for additional context and actions.
FormsList's Google Sheets integration automatically adds every form submission as a new row in your spreadsheet. No manual exports, no copy-pasting, no Zapier middleware. Submissions flow from your form to your spreadsheet in real time. This integration is perfect for teams that use Google Sheets for lead tracking, data analysis, or reporting. Each form field maps to a spreadsheet column, and new submissions are appended as rows. You get a living, always-up-to-date record of every submission. The setup is seamless: authorize FormsList to access your Google Sheets, select or create a spreadsheet, and map your form fields to columns. From that point on, every submission automatically appears in your sheet within seconds.
Never miss a form submission again. FormsList's Slack integration delivers every submission directly to your chosen Slack channel in real time. Whether it's a new lead, a support request, or a piece of feedback, your team sees it the moment it arrives — without leaving Slack. The integration formats each submission into a clean, readable Slack message with all form fields displayed as structured data. You can configure which channel receives notifications, customize the message format, and even filter which submissions trigger a Slack notification based on field values. Setting up the Slack integration takes under two minutes. Connect your Slack workspace from the FormsList dashboard, choose a channel, and you're live. No webhooks to configure manually, no code to write, and no Zapier subscription required.
Set up your form backend in under a minute. No server required, no complex configuration — just a simple endpoint for your forms.