Doodle vs Minted
Short answer: Doodle is the cheaper of the two. Doodle costs nothing at either guest count (ads shown). Minted works out to $234 (100 Classic 7x5 cards at $2.34 each) for 100 guests and ~$585 (250 Classic 7x5 cards at the published 100-qty rate) for 250. Minted earns the difference if you need large juried design library from independent artists, not generic templates.
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.
Minted and Doodle are not really competitors: one puts a card in someone's hand, the other puts a link in their phone. The question is which medium your event needs, and whether you need a live guest list.
Doodle and Minted 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. Design-marketplace stationery printer selling independent-artist wedding invitations, plus free wedding websites and free online invitations. Dawat is shown as a third column for the part these two share with it: getting the invitation to people and getting an answer back. It does not print, so on the physical card it is not a substitute.
| Doodle | Minted | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Priced per printed card | 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. | Free wedding website with online RSVP, free online invitations sent by text or email, free recipient addressing and free samples. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free (ads shown) | $234 (100 Classic 7x5 cards at $2.34 each) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free (ads shown) | ~$585 (250 Classic 7x5 cards at the published 100-qty rate) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | Yes | No |
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | Not published | 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 Minted it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Per-guest fees. Minted does this; Doodle does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Doodle.
- RSVP tracking. Minted includes tracking who has replied outright; on Doodle it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Email delivery. Minted includes sending by email outright; on Doodle it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Printed cards. Minted supports ordering printed stationery; Doodle does not.
- Guest account required. Minted does not do this. Doodle does not publish whether it does, so it is worth checking before you send.
- Event website. Minted supports a full event website; Doodle does not.
- Registry links. Minted supports linking a gift registry; 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 Minted is the better choice
Couples who want distinctive designer paper invitations and will use the free matching wedding website for RSVPs.
- Large juried design library from independent artists, not generic templates
- Free recipient addressing and coordinating printed envelopes included on orders
- Free wedding website with online RSVP and registry links, matching the paper design
- Free online invitations can be sent by text or email at no cost
- Free paper samples before committing to a full order
Where it costs you:
- Priced per printed card, so cost scales directly with guest count
- Postage is not included and is paid separately
- Premium formats such as letterpress cost substantially more, from $485 per 100
- Per-card price at quantities above 100 is not published on the site
- Discount programs require a paid Minted More membership
What each one costs, in dollars
Minted is one of the 7 platforms in this dataset that charge per guest or per printed card. Doodle is 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 | Minted | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Priced per printed card | Free |
| 100 guests | Free (ads shown) | $234 (100 Classic 7x5 cards at $2.34 each) | Free |
| 250 guests | Free (ads shown) | ~$585 (250 Classic 7x5 cards at the published 100-qty rate) | 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. | Based on Minted's published Classic 7x5 per-card price at quantity 100; Minted publishes no 250-qty rate. Postage is extra. | 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. Printed wedding invitations start as low as $2.34 per card in Classic 7x5 and $2.00 per card in Petite 6x4.25 at quantity 100; letterpress from $485 per 100.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Doodle nor Minted is trying to make the moment of opening feel like anything. They collect the answer. For a birthday drinks thread that is exactly right; for a wedding, a nikkah or a milestone, the invitation is part of the event.
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. It also covers an animated envelope opening — which neither Doodle nor Minted does.
The practical difference shows up the week before the event. Instead of counting replies across a group chat, you open one page and see who was sent it, who opened it, and who answered.
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 | Minted | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | Yes | No |
| Unlimited guests | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Email delivery | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | No | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | No | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | Yes | No |
| Guest account required | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | Not published | No |
| Event website | No | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | No | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | No | Not published | 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 | Not published | 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 | Minted | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Yes | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | No | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | No | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Doodle or Minted cheaper?
Doodle costs nothing at either guest count (ads shown). Minted works out to $234 (100 Classic 7x5 cards at $2.34 each) for 100 guests and ~$585 (250 Classic 7x5 cards at the published 100-qty rate) for 250. Because at least one of them bills per recipient, the gap widens as the guest list grows: what looks like a few dollars at 20 guests is a real decision at 250. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Doodle or Minted?
Doodle suits groups picking a date together — committees, teams, friend groups — where the question is when, not who is coming to a set event. Minted suits couples who want distinctive designer paper invitations and will use the free matching wedding website for RSVPs. 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 Minted?
Doodle does not publish whether guests need an account. Minted 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 Minted?
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.
How much do Minted wedding invitations cost for 100?
Minted publishes a starting price of $2.34 per invitation for the Classic 7x5 size at quantity 100, and $2.00 per invitation for the Petite 6x4.25 size. That works out to roughly $234 or $200 for 100 cards before postage. Letterpress is far higher, starting at $485 for 100 one-colour invitations.
How current is this comparison?
Doodle's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Minted'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 Minted's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Where a vendor publishes a rate at one quantity and not another, the published rate is multiplied out and marked as an upper bound rather than presented as a quote. 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
- Minted: How much do wedding invitations cost — checked 2026-09-16
- Minted wedding invitations — checked 2026-09-16
- Minted free online invitations — checked 2026-09-16
- Minted wedding websites (free with online RSVP) — checked 2026-09-16
- Minted letterpress wedding invitations — checked 2026-09-16