Greenvelope vs Jotform
Short answer: Jotform is the cheaper of the two. Jotform works out to Free (100 submissions/month cap) for 100 guests and $39/month (Bronze) for 250. 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.
Greenvelope and Jotform are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Greenvelope and Jotform 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. Online form builder with templates, conditional logic, payment fields, e-signatures and approval workflows, sold on submission volume. 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 | Jotform | 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. | 5 active forms, 100 submissions/month, 500 total stored, 100 MB, 10,000 monthly views — with Jotform branding. | 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 (100 submissions/month cap) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | $39/month (Bronze) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | Partial | No | No |
| Guests need an account | No | 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, letting guests reply without an account and an ad-free guest experience, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Jotform 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; Jotform does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Jotform.
- RSVP tracking. Greenvelope includes tracking who has replied outright; on Jotform it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Email delivery. Greenvelope includes sending by email outright; on Jotform it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- SMS or WhatsApp. Greenvelope supports sending by text or WhatsApp. Jotform 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. Jotform does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Open tracking. Greenvelope supports seeing who opened the invitation. Jotform does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Animated envelope. Greenvelope supports an animated envelope opening; Jotform does not.
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 Jotform is the better choice
Organizers who need a genuinely powerful form — logic, payments, signatures — attached to an event, and are indifferent to invitation aesthetics.
- Deep form builder: conditional logic, 100 fields free, payments, e-signatures, approvals
- Very large template library including RSVP and event registration forms
- No Jotform per-transaction fee on payment forms; you pay only the processor
- Free tier is functionally complete rather than feature-locked; limits are volume-based
Where it costs you:
- Free plan is capped at 100 submissions per month and 500 stored submissions
- Jotform branding appears on free-plan forms and signed documents
- Payment submissions are limited to 10 per month on the free plan
- No invitation design, envelope animation or guest-list invitation sending
- Price step from free to the next tier is $39/month
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Greenvelope nor Jotform 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.
| Greenvelope | Jotform | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time fee per event | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| 100 guests | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free (100 submissions/month cap) | Free |
| 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | $39/month (Bronze) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Greenvelope's own published single-mailing tiers; delivery is digital so there is no printing or postage cost. | 100 replies exactly fills the free monthly submission allowance; 250 replies needs Bronze at $39/month, or $34/month billed annually ($408/year). | 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. Starter is free with 5 forms and 100 monthly submissions; Bronze $39/month ($34 annually), Silver $49/month ($39 annually), Gold $129/month ($99 annually), Enterprise quoted.
The third option worth knowing about
If you are weighing Greenvelope against Jotform, 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 | Greenvelope | Jotform | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | Partial | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | No | Partial | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Yes | Not published | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Yes | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | No | No |
| Guest account required | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Event website | Partial | No | Partial |
| Registry links | Yes | No | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Yes | 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
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 | Greenvelope | Jotform | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Animated opening | Yes | No | 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 Jotform 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. Jotform works out to Free (100 submissions/month cap) for 100 guests and $39/month (Bronze) 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, Greenvelope or Jotform?
Greenvelope suits hosts of a single sizeable event who want polished digital invitations and detailed RSVP data for one predictable flat fee. Jotform suits organizers who need a genuinely powerful form — logic, payments, signatures — attached to an event, and are indifferent to invitation aesthetics. 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 Jotform?
Greenvelope does not require guests to have an account. Jotform 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 Jotform?
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 Jotform free?
There is a free Starter plan: 5 active forms, 100 submissions per month, 500 total stored submissions, 100 MB of uploads and 10,000 monthly form views. Forms carry Jotform branding until you upgrade.
How current is this comparison?
Greenvelope's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Jotform'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 Jotform'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
- Jotform pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Jotform help — free vs paid plans — checked 2026-09-16
- Jotform — payment submissions: fee per transaction — checked 2026-09-16
- Jotform AI Agents pricing — checked 2026-09-16