SimpleInvite and Paperless Post
SimpleInvite charges by the event, so a list of 150 costs the same $5 as a list of 31, and a year of events is $39. Paperless Post is the better pick when the card itself is the point, such as a wedding.
Which one to pick
Pick SimpleInvite if
- Your list is long.$5 covers an event of 31 guests or 150. Paperless Post's paid designs are priced per guest, from $0.50 to $1.44.
- You host all year.The year is $39 for every event up to 150 guests each. Paperless Pro is $250 a year for 250 guests in total, counted each time you send.
- You don't want to do the sums.Free to 30 guests, $5 above that. No coins to buy, and nothing is charged before you send.
- You want the follow-up handled.Everyone who hasn't answered gets a nudge on its own, and everyone coming gets a reminder on the morning of the event, on every event, free or paid.
Pick Paperless Post if
- The card is the point.For a wedding or a formal dinner, Paperless Post's designer cards and envelopes are the ones to beat.
- Free to 50 guests.The first 50 invitations on a free design send without a purchase. A free SimpleInvite event stops at 30.
- Texts today.Paperless Post sends invites by text now. Ours are not live yet.
A holiday party for 50
Fifty friends and neighbours, one evening in December.
On SimpleInvite
- Make the invite, add a photo and pick one of the eight looks.
- Add the people, or pick last year's party and invite the same list.
- Pay $5 when you send, because the list is over 30.
- Anyone still pending gets a nudge on its own, and everyone coming gets a reminder on the day.
What it costs$5 for this event.
On Paperless Post
- Pick a card. Paid designs are priced per guest, in coins.
- A Premium card for 50 guests is $52.50, the example on Paperless Post's own pricing page.
- Or pick a free design: the first 50 invitations send without a purchase.
- Send by email, text or a shareable link, and send reminders yourself on designs that include broadcasts.
What it costs$52.50 for a Premium card, or free on a free design.
Side by side
Their prices and limits are from their own pages, checked October 4, 2026.
| For the host | SimpleInvite | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | SimpleInviteFree to 30 guests, $5 an event to 150, or $39 for a year, paid once | Paperless PostThe first 50 invitations on a free design send free. Paid designs are priced per guest, in coins |
| The price of a guest | SimpleInviteNothing extra. $5 covers 31 guests or 150 | Paperless Post$0.50, $1.05 or $1.44 a guest, by the design, falling as the list grows |
| Hosting all year | SimpleInvite$39 once, for 12 months, up to 150 guests an event. It doesn't renew on its own. | Paperless PostPaperless Pro, $250 a year for 250 guests in total across the year |
| How the invite reaches people | SimpleInviteWe email it. Anyone without an email gets their own link from you, texted from your phone with one tap each | Paperless PostBy email or text from Paperless Post, or a shareable link |
| Reminders | SimpleInviteA nudge on its own to everyone pending, two more you can send, and a reminder at 9 am on the day to the people coming | Paperless PostBroadcasts you send, on designs that include them |
| Advertising | SimpleInviteNever, on any event | Paperless PostNone |
| Texts | SimpleInviteNot from us yet. You can text anyone their link from your own phone | Paperless PostInvites by text, in the US and Canada |
| Designs | SimpleInviteEight looks, and your own photo | Paperless PostA large catalogue of designer cards and Flyers |
Sources
Every claim on this page about another product comes from one of these pages.
- Paperless Post, PricingChecked October 4, 2026
- Paperless Post, Paperless ProChecked October 4, 2026
- Paperless Post, Free invitationsChecked October 4, 2026
- Paperless Post, FeaturesChecked October 4, 2026