Paperless Post pricing without the coins
One clear price per event, from $15.99. No coins, no per-guest math.
Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Real human support within 24 hours
An honest comparison of InviteDrop and Paperless Post.
Three reasons people switch from Paperless Post
A clear price before you design
You see the price for your guest count up front, instead of discovering the coin cost once the design is finished.
Cheaper as the list grows
An Event Pass is one flat price for the event, while a per-guest rate rises with every name you add.
Envelope, liner and stamp included
The animated envelope comes with every design rather than belonging to a higher feature bundle.
Price for your guest count
| Guests | Paperless Post Premium | InviteDrop (one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $46.25 | $15.99 |
| 50 | $60.00 | $29.99 |
| 100 | $90.00 | $44.99 |
Paperless Post charges per guest in Coins, and the rate falls as the list grows, so there is no single rate to multiply. Their own calculator, driven by hand on 2026-10-09 with "Sending a Card" selected, returns $1.85 a guest for 25 guests, $1.20 for 50 and $0.90 for 100 on the Premium feature set, the tier whose designs include an envelope, liner and stamp. Each cell above is the measured rate for that guest count times that same guest count, never one rate applied to another list size. On Basic the same calculator returns $0.00 a guest at 25 guests, $0.96 at 50 and $0.50 at 100, so a 25-guest Basic send costs nothing there, while 50 guests comes to $48.00 and 100 guests to $50.00. A premium envelope, liner, backdrop or stamp is charged in Coins per recipient on top of the design.
Paperless Post pricing from paperlesspost.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-09.
InviteDrop prices are the live Event Pass tiers. Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Summary
InviteDrop and Paperless Post are both digital invitation tools, but they differ on price for premium designs: InviteDrop offers Free to start — 5 free invites per event, then a flat one-time Event Pass (from $15.99), while Paperless Post offers Coins, charged per guest at a rate that falls as the list grows: at 50 guests $0.96 Basic, $1.20 Premium and $1.52 All Access, at 25 guests $1.85 Premium, at 100 guests $0.90 Premium (paperlesspost.com/pricing calculator, driven by hand 2026-10-09). InviteDrop is free to start with an animated envelope on every template; Paperless Post describes a template library numbered in the thousands.
Upfront pricing — no coins, no credits, no maths
You see the full price before you start. InviteDrop is free for your first 5 invites on every event. After that it is one flat, one-time Event Pass for the whole guest list — not a virtual currency you buy in packs, and not a subscription that renews.
- $15.99 · Up to 25 invites
- $29.99 · Up to 50 invites
- $44.99 · Up to 100 invites
- $74.99 · Unlimited invites
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | InviteDrop | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|
| Price for premium designs | Free to start — 5 free invites per event, then a flat one-time Event Pass (from $15.99) | Coins, charged per guest at a rate that falls as the list grows: at 50 guests $0.96 Basic, $1.20 Premium and $1.52 All Access, at 25 guests $1.85 Premium, at 100 guests $0.90 Premium (paperlesspost.com/pricing calculator, driven by hand 2026-10-09) |
| Guest limit | Any guest count — the tier sets the price, from $15.99 up to $74.99 for more than 100 guests | Unlimited but coins per send |
| Animated envelope | Yes — every template, included | Envelope, liner and stamp come with the paid Premium tier on Card invitations |
| Adding guests after you send | Covered to your tier; moving up a tier pays only the difference | More Coins, charged at the same per-guest rate |
| How the bill scales | One Event Pass covers the event, whatever the guest count inside your tier | The Premium rate applies to every name on the list, at $1.85 a guest for 25 guests, $1.20 for 50 and $0.90 for 100 (paperlesspost.com/pricing calculator, driven by hand 2026-10-09) |
| What the price depends on | Guest count only — one Event Pass per event | Guest count and the feature bundle the design uses |
The rest of the comparison
| Feature | InviteDrop | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | InviteDrop charges one flat Event Pass per event, from $15.99, paid once and never renewed | Coins charged per recipient, bought in the exact quantity you need or in a package, with a Paperless Pro annual subscription as an alternative |
| Design quality | Yes, InviteDrop carries 1,200+ designs drawn by human designers, every one built as an invitation | Yes, Paperless Post is the strongest name for stationery-style formal design |
| How you send it | InviteDrop sends by email, SMS or a shareable link, all included on every event | Text, email or a shareable link |
| Mobile-first editor | Yes, the InviteDrop editor was designed phone first and every feature works on a phone | Has iOS and Android apps of its own |
| Template library size | InviteDrop holds 1,200+ designs across 33 occasions, all of them invitations | Thousands of designs, the largest dedicated invitation library here |
| What you can change on a design | On InviteDrop, every text field, colour, font, photo, envelope, liner, texture, stamp and seal | Text boxes, photos, stickers and custom colours by hex or eyedropper, plus envelope, liner and stamp on Premium |
| Support | InviteDrop answers email support usually within 6 hours and always within 24 | Help centre and email support |
| Best suited to | InviteDrop suits formal and casual events alike, when you want the whole price up front | Stationery-style formal events, if you accept per-recipient Coin pricing |
Where these Paperless Post claims come from
Every quote below is from Paperless Post's own pages, not from a review site, with the date we read it. If a claim here does not match their current pages, tell us and we will correct it.
Paperless Post sells the envelope, liner and stamp as paid Premium elements
“Make every guest feel special with personalized invitations featuring curated envelopes, liners, and stamps”
paperlesspost.com, read
Paperless Post charges per guest in Coins at a rate that falls as the list grows: Premium is $1.85/guest at 25 guests, $1.20 at 50 and $0.90 at 100
“Free $0.00/guest / Basic $0.96 USD/guest / Premium $1.20 USD/guest / All Access $1.52 USD/guest. The more guests you invite, the less you pay per guest.”
paperlesspost.com, read
Paperless Post Coins are charged per recipient and can be bought in the exact quantity needed
“To determine the total cost, take your design’s number of “Coins per recipient” and multiply it by the number of guests you plan to invite. You can purchase Coins in exactly the quantity you need after adding your guest list to your event, or you can purchase a package at any time.”
paperlesspost.com, read
Paperless Post includes RSVP tracking free and shows guests no ads
“No distracting ads, ever, stated on Paperless Post’s own online invitations page”
paperlesspost.com, read
Paperless Post sends the first 50 Flyer invites free, by text or email
“Your first 50 Flyer invites are always free to send, regardless of whether you send via text message or email.”
paperlesspost.com, read
See it
Open any of these and the editor starts on that exact design.
What Paperless Post does well
- A template library numbered in the thousands
- Curated envelopes, liners and stamps, which its own features page lists under the paid Premium tier
- RSVP tracking at no extra cost, and its own online invitations page promises guests no distracting ads
Where Paperless Post falls short
- Coin-based pricing model — Coins are charged per recipient, so the design you pick sets the bill
- The rate depends on the design and on the guest count, because each design bundles a different feature set and the per-guest price moves with the length of the list
- An animated envelope is not included on every design the way it is on InviteDrop
Switching takes 5 minutes
- 1Pick a design from the catalogue.
- 2Add your guests — paste a list or upload one.
- 3Send by text or email, and watch RSVPs come in.
Nothing needs to be exported from Paperless Post first.
The verdict
Paperless Post charges Coins per recipient, so a per-guest rate is multiplied by the length of your list before you have added an envelope, a liner or a stamp, each of which sits in the paid Premium tier. On their own calculator, driven by hand on 2026-10-09, a Premium card is $1.85 a guest for 25 guests, $1.20 for 50 and $0.90 for 100, so those three sends come to $46.25, $60 and $90. The bigger your guest list, the more a Paperless Post invitation costs. InviteDrop runs the other way: 5 free invites on every event, then one flat one-time Event Pass that covers the whole list, with every template and the animated envelope included.
Browse the template catalogueQuestions
How many coins does an InviteDrop invitation cost?
None. We do not use coins or credits, so one Event Pass covers the event and the price does not change with the design you pick.
What does it cost for 100 guests?
One Event Pass covers the whole event, so the price is the same whether that invitation goes to 80 people or 100.
Do envelopes and liners cost extra?
No. The animated envelope, its liner and the stamp are part of every design rather than a paid feature bundle.
Is there a subscription if I host several events a year?
There is no subscription requirement, so each event takes its own Event Pass and you only pay in the months you are hosting.
Can I try it before paying anything?
Yes. Build the invitation and send the first 5 invites free, then buy a pass only if you want to invite more.