Digital save the dates compared
Paperless Post, Greenvelope and Evite are invitation services. They collect RSVPs and charge by the guest. Ours is a save the date and nothing else, at one price however many you send. Here they are side by side for a wedding of 50 guests, from each one's own price list.
Make yours
Save Our DateChecked on Thursday 1 October 2026
For 50 guests, with an envelope that opens
The price to send to 50 guests with the animated envelope, which on the others is a paid feature. Evite gives its prices in US dollars.
| Service | 50 guests, with an envelope | Free option | Collects RSVPs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save Our Date | £12 once, for any number of guests | Free to make; you pay when you publish | No, a save the date asks for none |
| Paperless Post | £50 on Premium, the first tier with envelopes | Free designs for your first 50 sends, without the envelope | Yes |
| Greenvelope | £59 for one mailing to up to 60 people | A free trial, with no card needed | Yes |
| Evite | US$68.99 on Platinum, up to 75 guests | Free designs, with ads; an envelope makes it Premium | Yes |
When one of them suits you better
If you want the replies, the meal choices and the guest list in one place, an invitation service does that and ours doesn't. Plenty of couples use ours for the save the date, then send the invitation through one of these or on paper. If you're sending a single invitation and no save the date at all, one of them is the simpler choice.
What you get with ours
One price, whatever the list
£12 once. Sending to 200 guests costs the same as sending to 20, and there's no subscription.
Nothing for guests to sign up to
Guests tap a link and the card opens in their browser. There's no app, no account and no ad.
Five ways to open
An envelope with a wax seal, two doors held shut with a silk band, a sheet of tracing paper, a card lit in the dark, or no animation at all. Then the date goes into their calendar with a tap.
Paper too, for nothing extra
Print four cards to an A4 sheet for the grandparents, or small cards with a QR code that opens your page.
Questions
What's the cheapest way to send a digital save the date?
For a free card, Paperless Post's free designs cover your first 50 sends, and Evite's free designs come with ads. With an envelope that opens, ours is £12 for any number of guests, against £50 on Paperless Post and £59 on Greenvelope for 50.
Which digital save the date has an envelope that opens?
All four do. On Paperless Post it's part of Premium, on Evite it makes a design Premium, on Greenvelope it's in every invitation, and on ours it's The Letter, one of the five ways a card can open.
Can guests RSVP to our save the date?
Not with ours, by design: a save the date only asks guests to keep the day free, and the invitation asks for replies later. The three invitation services here all collect RSVPs.
Are these prices up to date?
They were read off each service's own price list on Thursday 1 October 2026, and they change. The links below go to each list, so check before you choose.
Make yours
Making one is free, and you only pay £12 when you publish.
Make your save the dateWhat a paper save the date costs · See the five ways it can open
Where these prices come from
Each read off the service's own price list on Thursday 1 October 2026. Prices change, so check before you choose.