Alternatives
The Best Minted Alternatives
Minted prints beautiful things. People look for alternatives because of cost, lead time, and the practical difficulty of collecting postal addresses for a whole guest list.
Last updated 2026-07-29
Why people look for an alternative
You need everyone’s address
Printed invitations require a postal address for every single person you want to invite. For most modern guest lists that information simply does not exist in one place.
Collecting it means messaging people individually to ask, which usually takes longer than choosing the design did, and always leaves a few people you never hear back from.
Cost per card plus postage
Every additional guest costs money twice, once for the card and once for the stamp. A guest list that grows by twenty people is a noticeably larger bill.
Late additions are worse, because a second small print run costs disproportionately more than the first, and you pay setup twice.
Days of lead time
Printing and posting takes days at best, and that assumes the proof is right first time. Anything short-notice is ruled out entirely.
It also means the design has to be finished long before the event details are, which is the opposite of how most people actually plan.
The options, ranked
AI Invites
Our pickBest for: Fast, free, original digital invitations
Generates a video invitation in minutes from your event details. No addresses needed, no postage, no per-card cost, and guests can forward it to people you forgot.
Pros
Minutes rather than days
No addresses or postage required
Free to create
Original video per event
Cons
Not a physical keepsake
Paperless Post
Best for: The closest digital equivalent to a printed card
Formal digital stationery with an envelope animation.
Pros
Formal card aesthetic
No printing wait
Cons
Coins per recipient
Shared templates
Greenvelope
Best for: Formal weddings and corporate events
Premium digital stationery with strong guest management.
Pros
Polished formal look
Good guest tools
Cons
Priced by guest count
No free path
Feature by feature
| Feature | AI Invites | Paperless Post | Greenvelope |
|---|---|---|---|
AI-generated video invitations A moving, custom invitation rather than a static card | Animated templates | ||
Generated from your details Describe the event and the invitation is created for you | |||
Unique to your event Not a template thousands of others have used | |||
No ads on invitations Guests do not see adverts on your invite | |||
Free to create Make a real invitation without paying first | Basic designs only | ||
Shareable anywhere Send by WhatsApp, text or social, not just email | |||
Any occasion Not limited to a fixed catalogue of event types | Template catalogue | Template catalogue | |
Minutes to a finished invite No manual design work |
Feature sets and pricing change frequently across all of these products. Treat this as a starting point and check each one directly before committing.
Frequently asked questions
Should I send digital or printed invitations?
Digital reaches everyone you can already contact, costs nothing per guest and arrives instantly. Printed is a keepsake. A common compromise is a video invitation for reach and a small printed run for close family.
Is AI Invites free?
You can create an invitation for free, and there are no adverts shown to your guests. Paid options exist for people who want to make more invitations or reach for premium generation, but the free path produces a real, sendable invite.
How do guests receive the invitation?
You get a link you can send anywhere: WhatsApp, iMessage, email, a group chat or a social post. Guests do not need to install anything or create an account to view it.
Try AI Invites
The quickest way to know whether it beats Minted for your work is to run one project through it.
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