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The Best Paperless Post Alternatives
Paperless Post makes lovely cards. The reason people search for alternatives is nearly always the same one: coins charged per recipient, which makes a large guest list expensive.
Last updated 2026-07-29
Why people look for an alternative
Per-recipient pricing
Premium designs cost coins for every person you send to, so the price rises with exactly the thing the product exists to do. Inviting more people is the goal, and it is also the thing being metered.
At a small dinner party this is negligible. At a wedding or a large birthday it becomes a real line item, and it quietly pushes you towards a shorter guest list or a plainer design.
Free designs are the plain ones
The designs that make Paperless Post worth choosing are the paid ones. The free tier exists, but it is not really the product people came for.
That makes the free path a preview rather than a usable option, so in practice the decision is between paying and going elsewhere.
The options, ranked
AI Invites
Our pickBest for: Original invitations with no per-guest cost
Generates a video invitation from your event details. Free to create, and the cost does not change with guest count, so a two hundred person event costs the same as a ten person one.
Pros
No per-recipient charges
Generated and original
Video rather than a static card
Free to create
Cons
Not formal stationery
No envelope animation
Partiful
Best for: Free casual events
Free with no per-guest cost, but deliberately plain.
Pros
Completely free
No ads
Easy RSVPs
Cons
Same layout for every event
Not suited to formal occasions
Evite
Best for: The most familiar flow
Large template library with a free ad-supported tier.
Pros
Huge template library
Familiar to guests
Free tier exists
Cons
Ads on free invitations
Very widely used designs
Greenvelope
Best for: Formal events with a budget
Premium formal stationery with serious guest management.
Pros
Polished formal designs
Strong guest tools
Cons
Priced by guest count
No free path
Feature by feature
| Feature | AI Invites | Partiful | Evite | Greenvelope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI-generated video invitations A moving, custom invitation rather than a static card | ||||
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 | Paid plans only | |||
Free to create Make a real invitation without paying first | With ads | |||
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
What is the cheapest Paperless Post alternative?
Partiful is free but plain. AI Invites is free to create and does not charge per recipient, so it is the cheaper option for a large guest list while still producing something designed for your event.
Is there an alternative without the coins system?
Yes. AI Invites, Partiful and Evite all avoid per-recipient coin pricing, though Evite is ad-supported on its free tier.
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.
Try AI Invites
The quickest way to know whether it beats Paperless Post for your work is to run one project through it.
Related guides
AI Invites vs Paperless Post
A direct head to head with Paperless Post.
The Best Evite Alternatives
Long-running digital invitation service with a large template library and RSVP tracking.
The Best Partiful Alternatives
Mobile-first event page service popular for casual social events and group RSVPs.
The Best Punchbowl Alternatives
Online invitation and greeting card service with licensed character designs.
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