Doodle vs Greenvelope
Short answer: Doodle is the cheaper of the two. Doodle costs nothing at either guest count (ads shown). Greenvelope works out to $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) for 100 guests and $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) for 250. Greenvelope earns the difference if you need flat per-mailing price, not per-recipient credits, so cost is known up front.
If neither answer fits, Dawat does the same job free at any guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, per-guest personal links and RSVP tracking, with no per-recipient charge.
Doodle and Greenvelope are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Doodle and Greenvelope pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Group scheduling tool built around availability polls, booking pages, 1:1 scheduling and basic sign-up sheets with calendar sync. Digital-only invitation service with animated envelope opening, email and text delivery, and RSVP tracking, priced per mailing. Dawat is shown as a third column because it answers the same question at no cost, which is the relevant fact for most people reading this page.
| Doodle | Greenvelope | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | One-time fee per event | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Group polls (10 time slots), sign-up sheets (20 slots), one booking page, one 1:1 — with ads shown. | Trial mode: design, preview the full guest experience, and send a real mailing to up to 10 recipients. No credit card. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free (ads shown) | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free (ads shown) | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | Partial | No |
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | No | No |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Where they actually differ
There is very little the two have in common, which is usually a sign you are comparing the wrong two products.
- Free to send. Doodle includes sending invitations without paying outright; on Greenvelope it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Per-guest fees. Greenvelope does this in some cases; Doodle does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Doodle.
- RSVP tracking. Greenvelope includes tracking who has replied outright; on Doodle it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Custom RSVP questions. Greenvelope supports asking your own questions. Doodle does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Email delivery. Greenvelope includes sending by email outright; on Doodle it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- SMS or WhatsApp. Greenvelope supports sending by text or WhatsApp. Doodle does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Per-guest personal links. Greenvelope supports a personally addressed link per guest; Doodle does not.
- Open tracking. Greenvelope supports seeing who opened the invitation; Doodle does not.
When Doodle is the better choice
Groups picking a date together — committees, teams, friend groups — where the question is when, not who is coming to a set event.
- Finding a date across many people is genuinely faster than any RSVP form
- Free tier has no published participant cap on group polls
- Calendar integration plus Google Meet and Zoom links on both free and paid
- Stripe payment collection available on both tiers
Where it costs you:
- Free plan shows ads to organizers and participants alike
- Free group polls are capped at 10 time slots and sign-up sheets at 20
- Free accounts get one booking page and one 1:1 only
- Sending the invite from Doodle, deadlines, reminders and hiding participant details are Professional-only
- No invitation design, animation or card of any kind
When Greenvelope is the better choice
Hosts of a single sizeable event who want polished digital invitations and detailed RSVP data for one predictable flat fee.
- Flat per-mailing price, not per-recipient credits, so cost is known up front
- Custom RSVP questions, meal preferences and dietary notes included at every paid tier
- Email, SMS and WhatsApp delivery, with open and delivery tracking
- Ad-free for hosts and guests; guests never create an account to reply
- Signature animated envelope opening with personalized liner
Where it costs you:
- Price is tiered by guest count, so larger lists cost more per mailing
- Digital only; Greenvelope does not print or mail paper invitations
- Paid accounts include up to 500 text messages; more cost extra
- Free trial caps a real send at 10 recipients
- No standalone event website builder, only a details panel on the invitation
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Doodle nor Greenvelope bills by guest count, which puts them among the 26 platforms in this dataset that do not.
Published prices, converted into what you would actually pay for a real guest list. Credits, coins and per-card pricing are translated into dollars because that is the number you are deciding with.
| Doodle | Greenvelope | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | One-time fee per event | Free |
| 100 guests | Free (ads shown) | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free |
| 250 guests | Free (ads shown) | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Doodle publishes no participant cap on free group polls; the free cost is ads, and removing them requires Professional at $15/month or $132/year. | Greenvelope's own published single-mailing tiers; delivery is digital so there is no printing or postage cost. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: Free plan with ads and one booking page and one 1:1; Professional is $15/month or $132/year per user; Team runs $21/user/month monthly or $16/user/month annually at 2-5 seats. Flat one-time fee per mailing set by guest-list size: $19 up to 20 guests, $59 up to 60, $99 up to 100, $249 up to 250. Annual memberships from $125.
The third option worth knowing about
If you are weighing Doodle against Greenvelope, it is worth knowing there is a third answer that costs nothing at any guest count.
Dawat is free at every guest count. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking and the per-guest analytics cost nothing, and no card is required to create or send. Each guest gets their own link, the envelope opens addressed to them by name, and their reply is one tap.
The honest caveats: Dawat is digital only, so it will not print and mail stationery, and it does not sell tickets. The optional Dawat Signature experiences are $89 once per event, and they are labelled as paid before you publish — nothing else is.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Doodle | Greenvelope | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | Partial | No |
| Unlimited guests | Not published | No | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Yes | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open tracking | No | Yes | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | Yes | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | No | No |
| Guest account required | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | No | No |
| Event website | No | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | No | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | No | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Partial | Yes |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
What your guests experience
A form asks a question. An invitation makes someone want to answer it. Your guest experiences whichever one you sent, and the response rate follows.
| What your guest gets | Doodle | Greenvelope | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | No | No |
| Animated opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | No | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Partial | Yes |
Questions
Is Doodle or Greenvelope cheaper?
Doodle costs nothing at either guest count (ads shown). Greenvelope works out to $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) for 100 guests and $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) for 250. Neither charges by guest count, so the difference does not grow with the list. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Doodle or Greenvelope?
Doodle suits groups picking a date together — committees, teams, friend groups — where the question is when, not who is coming to a set event. Greenvelope suits hosts of a single sizeable event who want polished digital invitations and detailed RSVP data for one predictable flat fee. For a wedding specifically, the questions that matter are whether the invitation feels like an occasion, whether you can collect meal choices, and whether the price moves with the guest list.
Do guests need an account to reply on Doodle or Greenvelope?
Doodle does not publish whether guests need an account. Greenvelope does not require guests to have an account. Anything that makes a guest sign up before replying costs you responses, particularly from older relatives.
Is there a free alternative to Doodle and Greenvelope?
Yes. Dawat is free at every guest count: all 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. There is no per-recipient charge and no card required to send. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
Is Doodle free?
Yes, with limits. A free account can create group polls capped at 10 time slots, sign-up sheets capped at 20 slots, one booking page and one 1:1. Doodle states that ads are displayed to both organizers and participants on the free plan.
Is Greenvelope free?
There is a free trial rather than a free plan. You can create an account, design an invitation, preview the complete guest experience and send a real mailing to up to 10 people with no credit card. Beyond 10 recipients you pay a one-time mailing fee starting at $19.
How current is this comparison?
Doodle's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Greenvelope's on 2026-09-16. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from, so you can verify it yourself rather than trusting a comparison written by one of the competitors.
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Doodle and Greenvelope's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Coins, credits and per-card rates are converted into dollars at a real guest count, because that is the number you are deciding with. Full methodology and the open dataset →
Reading this through an AI assistant? Dawat runs an MCP server, so ChatGPT or Claude can choose the design, write the wording, add your guest list, publish the invitation and send it without you leaving the conversation. Doodle does not publish one.
Sources
- Doodle Help Center — how much does Doodle cost — checked 2026-09-16
- Doodle Help Center — Free vs Professional at a glance — checked 2026-09-16
- Doodle premium and free packages — checked 2026-09-16
- Doodle Help Center — Professional users and ads — checked 2026-09-16
- Greenvelope pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Greenvelope: How much does Greenvelope cost — checked 2026-09-16
- Greenvelope homepage (features) — checked 2026-09-16
- Greenvelope vs Paperless Post (vendor comparison) — checked 2026-09-16