Greenvelope vs Hobnob
Short answer: Hobnob is the cheaper of the two. Hobnob does not charge by guest count. 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.
The decision between Greenvelope and Hobnob is mostly a pricing decision. They overlap heavily on what they do; they differ on what they charge you to do it.
Greenvelope and Hobnob pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Digital-only invitation service with animated envelope opening, email and text delivery, and RSVP tracking, priced per mailing. Mobile-first invitation app, now Zazzle Events, that sends photo or video invites by text or email and tracks RSVPs. 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.
| Greenvelope | Hobnob | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time fee per event | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Trial mode: design, preview the full guest experience, and send a real mailing to up to 10 recipients. No credit card. | Unlimited email invites (no credit cost), free social/link sharing, and 10 text-invite credits per month. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free by email; $59.99/year if sent by text | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free by email; $59.99/year if sent by text | Free |
| Charges per recipient | Partial | Yes | No |
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | 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
Both give you tracking who has replied, sending by email, sending by text or WhatsApp, seeing who opened the invitation and letting guests reply without an account, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Hobnob includes sending invitations without paying outright; on Greenvelope it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Custom RSVP questions. Greenvelope supports asking your own questions. Hobnob 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. Hobnob does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Animated envelope. Greenvelope supports an animated envelope opening. Hobnob does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Ads shown to guests. Greenvelope does not do this. Hobnob does not publish whether it does, so it is worth checking before you send.
- Event website. Hobnob includes a full event website outright; on Greenvelope it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Registry links. Greenvelope supports linking a gift registry. Hobnob does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
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
When Hobnob is the better choice
Hosts who want text-message invites and fast mobile RSVPs for casual gatherings and can live with credit limits.
- Email invites cost no credits, so email-only sends are free at any guest count
- Sends real SMS invitations; guests reply by text with no app download
- Delivery and viewed-status tracking plus automated RSVP reminders on paid plans
- Paid plans include event ticketing and payment collection, polls and sign-up lists
- Annual pricing is low: $19.99 or $59.99 a year rather than per event
Where it costs you:
- Text invites are metered per recipient as credits, not unlimited
- Free members get only 10 text-invite credits per month
- Premium's 310 credits per year cap how many texts you can send annually
- Premium designs, reminders and ticketing require a paid membership
- Primarily a phone app; there is no full desktop invitation editor documented
What each one costs, in dollars
Hobnob is one of the 7 platforms in this dataset that charge per guest or per printed card. Greenvelope 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.
| Greenvelope | Hobnob | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time fee per event | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| 100 guests | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free by email; $59.99/year if sent by text | Free |
| 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free by email; $59.99/year if sent by text | Free |
| How that is worked out | Greenvelope's own published single-mailing tiers; delivery is digital so there is no printing or postage cost. | Email invites consume no credits at any guest count; text invites consume one credit each, and Premium's 310 credits cover 250 texts. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: 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. Free members get 10 text-invite credits a month and unlimited email invites; Essentials is $19.99/year (70 credits) and Premium $59.99/year (310 credits).
The third option worth knowing about
If you are weighing Greenvelope against Hobnob, it is worth knowing there is a third answer that costs nothing at any guest count.
Dawat tracks replies the same way both of these do, and costs nothing to do it. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests and unlimited sends are free, with no card required. What the other two do not do is address each guest personally: the envelope opens with that guest's name on it 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 | Greenvelope | Hobnob | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | Partial | Yes | No |
| Unlimited guests | No | Partial | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | Not published | No |
| Guest account required | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Not published | No |
| Event website | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Partial | Not published | Partial |
| Calendar file | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Partial | 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
Hosts compare dashboards. Guests get one link, once, usually on a phone, often while doing something else. Everything standing between that tap and an answer costs you replies.
| What your guest gets | Greenvelope | Hobnob | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Partial | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Greenvelope or Hobnob cheaper?
Greenvelope works out to $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) for 100 guests and $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) for 250. Hobnob does not charge by guest count. 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, Greenvelope or Hobnob?
Greenvelope suits hosts of a single sizeable event who want polished digital invitations and detailed RSVP data for one predictable flat fee. Hobnob suits hosts who want text-message invites and fast mobile RSVPs for casual gatherings and can live with credit limits. 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 Greenvelope or Hobnob?
Greenvelope does not require guests to have an account. Hobnob 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 Greenvelope and Hobnob?
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 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.
Is Hobnob free?
Partly. Hobnob's help centre states that email invites do not cost a credit to send and that sharing an event link on social media is free. Free members also receive 10 text-invite credits a month. Text invites beyond that, premium designs and RSVP reminders require a paid membership.
How current is this comparison?
Greenvelope's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Hobnob'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 Greenvelope and Hobnob'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. Greenvelope does not publish one.
Sources
- 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
- Hobnob memberships: Essentials vs Premium — checked 2026-09-16
- How can I send invites for free? (credit rules) — checked 2026-09-16
- Zazzle Events product page — checked 2026-09-16
- Hobnob homepage — checked 2026-09-16