Card sites, compared honestly.
E-card sites are free with ads or sell memberships, paper card services charge per card plus the post, and both have their place. Here is how 14 of the big names compare with GreetSpark, prices checked and dated.
3 letters a month free. No card details, no trial to cancel.
How they charge
A membership charges every month whether you send or not. A letter is paid for when you send one.
- $8 a month
- $36 a year (US)
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- $7.99 a month
- $35.99 a year
- $49.99 for 2 years
Read the Blue Mountain comparison →
- $7.99 a month
- $35.99 a year
- $49.99 for 2 years
Read the American Greetings comparison →
- Free to send
- Ads on the pages you send and receive on
- Up to 100 people at once
- Schedule up to 60 days ahead
- Cards stay online for 30 days
Read the 123Greetings comparison →
- Cards from $2.99
- Sign & Send addresses, stamps and mails it free
- Free standard shipping on other orders from $70 ($30 for Crown Rewards members)
Read the Hallmark comparison →
- 2-photo holiday cards listed from $1.37 to $2.52 each
- Often shown discounted, as low as $0.82 each
- Free shipping on orders of $99 or more with a code
Read the Shutterfly comparison →
- From about $2.92 per card before options
- Free recipient addressing
- Return addressing, foil and other finishes cost extra
Read the Minted comparison →
- Personalized postcards from $2.99
- Free standard shipping on cards in the US
- Standard and large cards cost more
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- Standard personalized card £3.99
- Large card £5.99
- Cards to the US from £3.05, by Royal Mail Airmail
Read the Funky Pigeon comparison →
- 1 card $5.99 plus stamp
- 2 to 19 cards $5.29 each plus stamp
- 20 or more $4.59 each plus stamp
- Stamps 82 cents in the US, $1.75 abroad
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- Single-panel card $4.50
- Felt Plus from $5 a month with 3 cards
- $1.50 extra postage outside the US
Read the Felt comparison →
- No longer taking orders
- Cards used to start at about $7, handwriting, stamp and delivery included
Read the Punkpost comparison →
- $37 a month Card-A-Day plan
- $97 a month Unlimited
- $147 and $247 a month Unlimited Plus plans
Read the SendOutCards comparison →
- Free designs for your first 50 invitations
- Premium about $1.05 per guest
- Paperless Pro $250 a year for 250 guests
Read the Paperless Post comparison →
- 3 letters a month free
- $3.99 for one letter
- $6.99 a month unlimited (300 a month fair use)
Competitor prices as listed on October 24, 2026; each comparison links to its sources. Prices change; check their site before you buy. Free letters carry a small GreetSpark mark, and on the free plan you get 3 photos, 1 voice note and 1 soundtrack a month. Paid letters have neither the mark nor the limits.
What GreetSpark does differently
The things a typed e-card or a card in the mail cannot do. Every one of them is in the product today.
It tears open on their phone
The envelope tears and the letter rises out. No app to install, and they never make an account.
Written in your handwriting
60 handwriting styles, so it reads like a letter from you rather than a typed e-card.
Your voice, not a font
Record a voice note of up to 60 seconds. It plays inside the letter.
A song for it
One of 101 original soundtracks, none of which trigger copyright claims when shared.
You know when it lands
An email the moment they open it, and how many times they come back to it.
6 a.m. their time
Write it today and schedule it up to a year ahead, to arrive at breakfast wherever they are.
Send one free and see the difference
3 letters a month are free. No app, no card details, and you are told when it is opened.
Questions
Which e-card site is cheapest?
For a few cards a year, paying per card usually costs less than a membership. GreetSpark gives you 3 free letters a month and charges $3.99 for one beyond that. If you send several cards every week, an unlimited membership can work out cheaper. Free sites like 123Greetings cost nothing to send and are paid for by ads around the card.
Are these prices current?
Each comparison shows the date we checked the price and links to where we found it. Prices change, so confirm on their site before you buy.