Last updated: May 14, 2026
Paperless Post is beautiful — but a 150-guest wedding can cost $45–$120 in coins before you have customized anything. That is because their model charges per guest, per send. Resend to the same guest after they lose the link? More coins.
Below are the seven best alternatives, compared honestly on pricing, editor quality, RSVP features, and what happens after the invitations go out.
Free first event · $5 Pro · $10 Max
GuestCard flips the pricing model: $5 per event for up to 500 guests ($10 Max for unlimited), full canvas editor. RSVP tracking, ceremony schedule, gift registry, livestream, and post-event photo delivery — everything in one link. The first event is free.
Free (with ads) · $25+ premium
Evite is one of the oldest digital invitation platforms. Functional for casual events. The free plan shows ads to every guest who opens your invitation — jarring for a wedding. The editor is dated but gets the job done.
Free · $20/yr custom domain
Joy is built around wedding websites with RSVP and photo sharing included. Works well for couples who want one place for their wedding information. The invitation editor is basic and the platform is weddings-only.
Free (upsells registry/venue)
Zola bundles invitations into a larger wedding planning platform funded by registry commissions. Good if you want one platform for invites, registry, and vendor discovery. The business model creates upsell pressure.
Free · $13/mo Pro
The best pure design tool on this list. But Canva has zero event features — no RSVP, no guest management, no schedule. You would need to pair it with a separate RSVP tool, at which point GuestCard's integrated approach is simpler.
$2.99+ per invite
Minted is a stationery brand that added digital invitations. Best if you want physical and digital from the same source. The per-invite pricing makes large guest lists expensive, and RSVP features are basic compared to dedicated platforms.
$19/mo or $1–3 per invite
Greenvelope focuses on beautiful, email-delivered digital invitations. Elegant designs and good RSVP. The subscription or per-invite pricing adds up for weddings. No canvas editor — you work within template layouts.
For weddings with more than 50 guests, per-event flat pricing beats coins every time. Paperless Post is charging you for reach; GuestCard charges for the event regardless of how many people attend.
If you want a free option and weddings only: Joy or Zola. If you want the best design tool without any event features: Canva paired with something else. If you want everything in one link with transparent pricing: GuestCard at $5/event.
GuestCard charges $5 per event for up to 500 guests ($10 Max for unlimited). For a typical 150-guest wedding, that is roughly 10–20x cheaper than Paperless Post's coin system ($45–120). Joy and Zola are free but wedding-only and have limited editors.
GuestCard has a full canvas editor where you can move, resize, and style every element freely — not just fill in template slots as with Paperless Post. Canva has the best pure design tools but no RSVP or event features at all.
GuestCard is best for large weddings because its Max plan ($10 per event) includes unlimited guests, and Pro ($5) already covers up to 500. Paperless Post's coins-per-guest model becomes very expensive above 100 guests. Evite's free plan supports large lists but shows ads to guests.
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