Greenvelope vs Paperless Post
Both are known for the envelope. Greenvelope charges per mailing by the number of people; Paperless Post charges Coins per guest. Here they are side by side, with letsparty as a third column.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Greenvelope: an animated envelope with music, and no ads.
- Paperless Post: the most designs, and printed cards.
- letsparty: priced per party and per household, texted from your own phone.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Greenvelope | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | $19 for up to 20 people | Free with its Free features; $19.20 with Premium |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | $39 for up to 40 people | Free with its Free features; $36 with Premium |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | $59 for up to 60 people | Free with its Free features; $52.50 with Premium |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | $99 for up to 100 people | $18.50 with its Free features; $85 with Premium |
letsparty counts invitations: one per household or couple, however many people are on it. Greenvelope counts every person, so a family of four is four. letsparty’s launch prices are being finalized.
Where letsparty is different
From Greenvelope
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Greenvelope texts from its own number.
- Priced per invitation, not per person: a family of four on one invite counts once. Greenvelope counts every person.
- A free plan for small parties (up to 15 invitations). Greenvelope has no free plan for sending.
- Also on letsparty, and not on Greenvelope by its own pages: A wedding website.
From Paperless Post
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Paperless Post texts from its own number.
Where Greenvelope and Paperless Post are better
Greenvelope
- Fully published, transparent price table with no subscription or coins
- Polished animated envelope with music that feels premium for weddings
- Ad-free, with no guest account or app
- Multi-event invitations and tag-based guest segments
- Large review base (the company cites 10,000+ Trustpilot reviews at 4.9; their own claim)
- WhatsApp delivery for international guests
Paperless Post
- Large, polished catalog (about 7,700 invitation listings) with envelope, liner and stamp styling
- Free for the first 50 guests on the Free feature set
- Printed versions of select designs through Paper Source
- Paperless Pro, co-host check-in and CRM integrations suit professional and nonprofit hosts (25% nonprofit discount)
- Strong brand recognition for weddings and formal events
Sending, and what guests need
| letsparty | Greenvelope | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | No Free trial only: greeting cards to up to 10 people. Design is free with no credit card; you pay at send. | Yes With the Free feature set, the first 50 invitations sent by email or phone number through the site cost nothing. Each guest after 50 costs 1 Coin. |
| Ads on free invitations | No | No Greenvelope FAQ: no ads in the invitation, on the RSVP page, or in the email. | Not confirmed The pricing page doesn't mention ads or branding. |
| Texts are sent from | Your own phone One tap sends them all from an iPhone after a one-time setup, or one at a time from any phone. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Email, SMS (supported countries), WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, or a shareable link the host posts or hands out. The SMS sender number isn't stated. Sends can be batched and scheduled. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Text sending covers the US and Canada only; the sender number isn't stated. The shareable link can be pasted anywhere. Sends can be scheduled. |
| Invitations by email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guests need an app | No | No Greenvelope FAQ: no account to create and no app to download. | No Guests open a web invitation. No official statement on accounts was found. |
| Guests sign up or verify to answer | No Each household’s own link already knows who they are. | No Greenvelope FAQ: no account to create and no app to download. | Not confirmed Guests open a web invitation. No official statement on accounts was found. |
Features side by side
“Not confirmed” means we couldn’t find it on their pages, not that it’s missing.
| letsparty | Greenvelope | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | Yes Real-time yes/no, opens and survey responses; daily email digests | Yes Tracks deliveries, opens (not for link sends), and responses |
| A meal choice for each person | Yes A question beside each name, with choices like “Chicken, Fish, Veggie”. | Yes Custom survey questions (for example 'Chicken or fish?'); guest list keeps meal preferences | Partly Guest questions can 'ask for addresses, meal choices, and more'; short-answer questions are on Free, multiple-choice surveys need All Access or Pro; per-person capture isn't confirmed |
| Kids counted on their own | Yes Asked on every RSVP unless you turn it off. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Child and adult headcounts |
| Plus-ones limited or off | Yes How many guests each invitation can bring, or none, and a plus-one for one guest alone. | Yes Through custom RSVP questions for plus ones | Not confirmed Not found |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | Not confirmed Not found | Partly Max capacity closes RSVPs; no waitlist mentioned |
| Reminders and nudges | Yes A “can you make it?” email before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party. | Yes Scheduled auto-reminders to subsets of the guest list | Yes Scheduled RSVP and event reminders; broadcasts to groups such as 'opened but not responded' |
| A date poll | Yes Guests mark the dates that work; you pick, and the poll turns into the RSVP. | Not confirmed Not found | Not confirmed Not found |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Co-hosts can send, edit the guest list, manage RSVPs, message guests and check guests in; sends are paid from the host's account |
| A what-to-bring sign-up | Yes · Party plan A sign-up with limits, and write-ins. | Not confirmed Not found | Not confirmed Not found |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | Not confirmed Not found | Partly Photo Gallery block (Premium) is uploaded by the host; guest uploads not confirmed |
| Guest comments or a wall | Yes · Party plan Notes from guests before the party. | Partly Host-to-guest event messaging | Partly Broadcasts and private messages; no public guest wall found |
| Your own photo on the card | Yes Photo designs put your picture on the card. | Yes Customize photos, or upload your own artwork as JPG, PNG, PDF or GIF | Yes Upload your own photo is included in the Free feature set |
| An invite that opens like an envelope | Yes Every invite opens like an envelope with their name on it; other openings (a wax-sealed letter, a gift box, French doors) are on the Party plan. | Yes Signature animated envelope with liner, stamp and background music | Yes Envelope, liner and stamp are Premium; The Knot describes the card sliding out of the envelope |
| Designs | 334 On the design wall today, each one a live invite you can open. | Not confirmed No total published | 7,730 Online invitations listing showed 7,730 results; the homepage says '1,000s of templates' |
| Save-the-dates | Yes Save-the-date designs and a save-the-date start in the planner. | Yes | Yes |
| Several events on one invite | Yes · Host Pass plan Make it a weekend: each guest gets one link to the parties they’re invited to, and answers each one. | Yes Ceremony, reception and rehearsal dinner; Tags send different parts of the event to different guests | Not confirmed Schedule block exists; per-event RSVP not confirmed |
| A wedding website | Yes · Wedding plan Your story, every event, travel, the registry and questions, with an optional password; guests RSVP on their own invites. | No Greenvelope says it doesn't bundle a website builder; invitations link out to Zola, Joy, The Knot and similar | Partly The event page with blocks (schedule, travel, accommodations, wedding party) works as a wedding page; custom URL and password need All Access or Pro; there is no separate website builder |
| Thank-yous | Yes · Party plan A thank-you message to everyone who came; thank-you cards in your designs with the Host Pass. | Yes Thank-you card sending | Yes Thank-you cards under greeting cards |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Mailing-address guest question is in the Free feature set |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | No Digital-only by design ('zero paper waste') | Partly Select designs can be bought in print through Paper Source; low-res keepsake downloads are also available |
| Add to calendar | Yes Apple, Google and Outlook, plus a feed that keeps every party current. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Guests can add events to online calendars |
Sources
Greenvelope
- Full single-mailing and annual-membership price tables, FAQ (ads, guest account, sending channels, text limits), feature list and schema.org feature list (2026-10-25)
- Product types: invitations, save the dates, thank-you notes, cards (2026-10-25)
- No bundled wedding website builder; links out to other sites (via search summary) (2026-10-25)
Paperless Post
- Feature bundles, per-guest prices, Coins per guest, calculator totals, free-50 rule, FAQ, nonprofit discount (2026-10-25)
- Paperless Pro $250/yr for 250 guests, tier list, terms (2026-10-25)
- Text to US/Canada, child/adult headcounts, guest questions, capacity, co-hosts, blocks, calendar (2026-10-25)
- Co-host permissions (published 2026-03-10) (2026-10-25)
- Reminders; printed via Paper Source (published 2025-09-29) (2026-10-25)
- Design count (7,730 results) (2026-10-25)
- Description of Paperless Post's envelope reveal (third-party) (2026-10-25)
Greenvelope and Paperless Post are trademarks of their owners; letsparty isn’t affiliated with them. Prices and features change: check their sites before you choose. See something out of date? Write to invites@letsparty.rsvp and we’ll fix it.