letsparty vs Paperless Post
Paperless Post is about the card: thousands of designs, envelopes and liners, and printed cards too, paid in Coins per guest. letsparty prices each party once, by invitation rather than by Coin, and puts the work into the RSVP: names, meal choices, kids, nudges and a head count the caterer can use.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Pick Paperless Post for the widest choice of card designs, envelope styling, or a printed version of the same card.
- Pick letsparty for one flat price per party, texts from your own phone, and RSVP tools (meal choices by name, a waitlist, a caterer link) that do the counting for you.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | Free with its Free features; $19.20 with Premium |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | Free with its Free features; $36 with Premium |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | Free with its Free features; $52.50 with Premium |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | $18.50 with its Free features; $85 with Premium |
letsparty counts invitations: one per household or couple, however many people are on it. letsparty’s launch prices are being finalized.
Where letsparty is different
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Paperless Post texts from its own number.
Where Paperless Post is better
- 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 | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | 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 | 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) 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 |
| Guests need an app | No | 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. | 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 | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | 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”. | 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. | 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. | Not confirmed Not found |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | 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 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 |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | 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 |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | 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 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 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 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. | 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 |
| 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. | 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. | 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 cards under greeting cards |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Yes Mailing-address guest question is in the Free feature set |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | 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. | Yes Guests can add events to online calendars |
Questions
How much does Paperless Post cost?
It depends on the guest count and the feature set. With the Free set, the first 50 invitations cost nothing; Premium came to $19.20 for 12 guests, $52.50 for 50 and $85 for 100 on its own calculator on October 25, 2026.
How much is a Paperless Post Coin?
Paperless Post doesn’t publish a per-Coin price. Its calculator totals imply roughly 18 to 48 cents a Coin, depending on how many you buy.
Sources
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)
Paperless Post is a trademark of its owner; letsparty isn’t affiliated with it. 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.