Google Forms vs Greenvelope
Short answer: Google Forms is the cheaper of the two. Google Forms is free to send. 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.
Google Forms and Greenvelope are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Google Forms and Greenvelope pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Free Google survey and form builder that collects responses into Sheets, available with any Google account and bundled in Google Workspace. 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.
| Google Forms | Greenvelope | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | One-time fee per event | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | The whole product: unlimited forms, responses stored in Google Sheets, no ads, no branding fee. | 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 | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | Partial | No |
| Guests need an account | Partial | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | 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
Both give you asking your own questions and an ad-free guest experience, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Google Forms 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; Google Forms does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Google Forms.
- RSVP tracking. Greenvelope includes tracking who has replied outright; on Google Forms it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Email delivery. Greenvelope includes sending by email outright; on Google Forms it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- SMS or WhatsApp. Greenvelope supports sending by text or WhatsApp; Google Forms does not.
- Per-guest personal links. Greenvelope supports a personally addressed link per guest; Google Forms does not.
- Open tracking. Greenvelope supports seeing who opened the invitation; Google Forms does not.
- Animated envelope. Greenvelope supports an animated envelope opening; Google Forms does not.
When Google Forms is the better choice
Anyone who needs to collect answers at zero cost and does not care how the invitation looks.
- Completely free with no response charge, no ads and no upsell
- Unlimited custom questions with logic, sections and validation
- Responses flow straight into Google Sheets for sorting and analysis
- Familiar to almost every respondent; nothing to learn or install
Where it costs you:
- No invitation design, envelope animation or card rendering of any kind
- No guest list: it collects responses, not RSVP status per invited person
- Sign-in is forced for file upload questions, verified email collection, response editing or one-response limits
- No SMS or WhatsApp delivery and no per-guest personal links
- Bare, uniform form styling that does not read as a celebration invitation
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 Google Forms 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.
| Google Forms | Greenvelope | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | One-time fee per event | Free |
| 100 guests | Free | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free |
| 250 guests | Free | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Forms is included at no cost with any Google account and Google publishes no per-response charge or response cap for it. | 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 with a personal Google account. Bundled in Google Workspace at $7 (Starter), $14 (Standard) and $22 (Plus) per user per month, with Enterprise quoted by sales. 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 Google Forms 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 | Google Forms | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | No | 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 | Partial | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Event website | No | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | No | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | No | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | No | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | 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 | Google Forms | Greenvelope | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Partial | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Animated opening | No | Yes | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | No | Yes | Yes |
| Add to calendar | No | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Partial | Yes |
Questions
Is Google Forms or Greenvelope cheaper?
Google Forms is free to send. 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, Google Forms or Greenvelope?
Google Forms suits anyone who needs to collect answers at zero cost and does not care how the invitation looks. 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 Google Forms or Greenvelope?
Google Forms requires an account from guests in some cases. 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 Google Forms 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 Google Forms free?
Yes. Google Forms is free with any personal Google account, with no charge per response and no ads shown to respondents. It is also included in every Google Workspace tier, from Business Starter at $7 per user per month to Plus at $22.
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?
Google Forms'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 Google Forms 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. Google Forms does not publish one.
Sources
- Google Workspace pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Google Docs Editors Help — publish and share your form — checked 2026-09-16
- Google Docs Editors Community — why respondents are forced to log in — 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