<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>FormRoute Blog</title><description>Practical notes on form backends: spam filtering, server-side validation, routing submissions, and moving off the tools that charge per form.</description><link>https://formroute.dev</link><language>en</language><item><title>What a form backend is, and how to choose one</title><link>https://formroute.dev/blog/form-backend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://formroute.dev/blog/form-backend</guid><description>A form backend is a hosted endpoint that receives your HTML form, validates it, blocks spam and delivers it where you want. Here is what each part does, and what to check before you pick one.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>