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Formaloo vs SendPortal

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Formaloo and SendPortal — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Formaloo vs SendPortal: at a glance

FeatureFormalooSendPortal
SectorMkt AutoMkt Auto
Velocity score6.32.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesform-builder, headless-forms, ai-authoring, assistant-integrationemail marketing, self-hosted, laravel, open-source
Last editorial update2mo ago3d ago
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What is Formaloo?

Formaloo lets you bring your own form UI, and opens a door in from ChatGPT and Claude

Formaloo runs a monthly release train that has been steadily converting a form builder into a workspace platform: portals with domain-restricted signup, workspace Themes, teams, timezone-consistent records, board voting. July's Magic Logic release moved rule authoring from configuration to description. The latest entry opens two surfaces the product did not have: forms whose UI you build yourself with submissions still kept in Formaloo, and project creation started from inside ChatGPT or Claude, plus private AI analysis and automated scoring and assignment. That entry is a teaser of roughly two hundred characters, so its direction is legible but its scope is not.

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What is SendPortal?

SendPortal resurfaces with a v4 patch release, its first tag since 2020.

SendPortal's last tagged release before this month was v1.0.3 in July 2020. On October 22 it published v4.0.0.1, which fixes sp:install skipping migrations on fresh installs and a route-caching failure from a duplicate logout route. The changelog link implies a v4.0.0 release just before it, which isn't in the tracked entries.

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Formaloo vs SendPortal: editorial side-by-side

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Formaloo
MKT AUTO
6.3

Formaloo lets you bring your own form UI, and opens a door in from ChatGPT and Claude

◆ Current state

Formaloo runs a monthly release train that has been steadily converting a form builder into a workspace platform: portals with domain-restricted signup, workspace Themes, teams, timezone-consistent records, board voting. July's Magic Logic release moved rule authoring from configuration to description. The latest entry opens two surfaces the product did not have: forms whose UI you build yourself with submissions still kept in Formaloo, and project creation started from inside ChatGPT or Claude, plus private AI analysis and automated scoring and assignment. That entry is a teaser of roughly two hundred characters, so its direction is legible but its scope is not.

◆ Where it's heading

The AI thread has changed shape. Magic Logic and the Update Record action both put more capability inside Formaloo's own editor; this release instead loosens Formaloo's hold on where the work starts and what renders it. If forms no longer require Formaloo's interface, the product's centre moves from the builder to the submission store, the workflow engine and the analysis on top — which is consistent with the platform thread that has been replacing per-form configuration with workspace-level systems for months. The assistant entry point points the same way: the dashboard stops being the only front door.

◆ Prediction

Expect the next cycles to say what the headless path actually is — an API, an embed, or a component library — since the teaser names the capability without naming a mechanism, and to extend the assistant integration past project creation toward the logic and analysis surfaces Magic Logic already automates. On this feed's evidence alone the scope of either is not yet readable.

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SendPortal
MKT AUTO
2.5

SendPortal resurfaces with a v4 patch release, its first tag since 2020.

◆ Current state

SendPortal's last tagged release before this month was v1.0.3 in July 2020. On October 22 it published v4.0.0.1, which fixes sp:install skipping migrations on fresh installs and a route-caching failure from a duplicate logout route. The changelog link implies a v4.0.0 release just before it, which isn't in the tracked entries.

◆ Where it's heading

A major version followed by fixes to the installer suggests the project is active again and new installs are being tested. With two tagged releases six years apart, there's no cadence to read yet.

◆ Prediction

If v4 is a real revival, more point releases should follow within weeks; another long silence would mean v4 was a one-off.

Alternatives to Formaloo and SendPortal

Other Mkt Auto products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Formaloo or SendPortal.

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Recent activity from Formaloo and SendPortal

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 7d agoSendPortalv4.0.0.1: fixes fresh-install migrations and route caching
  2. 2mo agoFormalooBuild any form UI and keep every workflow in Formaloo ⚡
  3. 2mo agoFormalooRanking fields to allow users submit priorities
  4. 3mo agoFormalooUnsplash, per-page covers, and a cleaner dashboard.
  5. 3mo agoFormalooMagic Logic generates form rules from a plain-English description ⚡
  6. 4mo agoFormalooPortal signup adds domain rules and magic-link registration
  7. 5mo agoFormalooLet your team vote on what matters
  8. 6y agoSendPortalv1.0.3: Drops laracatch-client dependency

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Formaloo and SendPortal?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Formaloo is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Formaloo better than SendPortal?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Formaloo is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Mkt Auto products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Formaloo?

Top Formaloo alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Formaloo alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/formaloo for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to SendPortal?

Top SendPortal alternatives in Mkt Auto are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SendPortal alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/sendportal for the full list with editorial commentary on each.