Greenvelope vs Partiful
Short answer: Partiful is the cheaper of the two. Partiful 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.
The decision between Greenvelope and Partiful is mostly a pricing decision. They overlap heavily on what they do; they differ on what they charge you to do it.
Greenvelope and Partiful 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. Free, mobile-first event page and invitation tool built around phone-number RSVPs, text blasts and shared photo albums. 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 | Partiful | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time fee per event | Free | 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. | Everything: event pages, RSVP tracking, custom questions, text blasts, photo albums and co-hosts, at no cost. | 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 | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free | Free |
| Charges per recipient | Partial | No | No |
| Guests need an account | No | Yes | 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 tracking who has replied, asking your own questions, sending by email, sending by text or WhatsApp and an ad-free guest experience, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Partiful 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; Partiful does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Partiful.
- Per-guest personal links. Greenvelope supports a personally addressed link per guest. Partiful 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. Partiful does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Animated envelope. Greenvelope supports an animated envelope opening; Partiful does not.
- Guest account required. Partiful does this; Greenvelope does not. If letting guests reply without an account matters to you, that is a point for Greenvelope.
- Event website. Partiful includes a full event website outright; on Greenvelope it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Calendar file. Partiful supports adding the event to a calendar. Greenvelope 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 Partiful is the better choice
Social hosts running casual gatherings for a phone-native guest list who want zero cost and fast, mobile RSVP collection.
- Genuinely free with no paid tier, per-event fee or per-recipient charge
- Text blasts let hosts message confirmed guests without a group chat
- Custom questionnaire collects arbitrary information at RSVP time
- Shared photo albums, date polling, co-hosts and calendar sync included
- Registry or other links can be added to the event page
Where it costs you:
- Guests must verify a phone number by SMS code to RSVP
- Ticketing fees apply to paid tickets and are not published as a rate
- No printed or mailed card option
- No animated-envelope or formal stationery format
- Phone-number-centric flow, which not all guest lists suit
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Greenvelope nor Partiful 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 | Partiful | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time fee per event | Free | Free |
| 100 guests | $99 (single mailing, up to 100 guests) | Free | Free |
| 250 guests | $249 (single mailing, up to 250 guests) | Free | Free |
| How that is worked out | Greenvelope's own published single-mailing tiers; delivery is digital so there is no printing or postage cost. | Partiful publishes no per-guest or per-event charge; fees apply only when selling paid tickets, and free tickets carry no fee for anyone. | 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. Partiful states its platform is "100% free, no paywalls" with no per-event or per-guest charge; only paid ticketing carries a fee, and free tickets have no fees.
The third option worth knowing about
If you are weighing Greenvelope against Partiful, 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 | Partiful | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | Partial | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | No | Not published | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Event website | Partial | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Not published | Yes | 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 | Partiful | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Partial | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Greenvelope or Partiful 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. Partiful is free to send. 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 Partiful?
Greenvelope suits hosts of a single sizeable event who want polished digital invitations and detailed RSVP data for one predictable flat fee. Partiful suits social hosts running casual gatherings for a phone-native guest list who want zero cost and fast, mobile RSVP collection. 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 Partiful?
Greenvelope does not require guests to have an account. Partiful requires 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 Partiful?
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 Partiful free?
Yes. Partiful's own site says the product is "100% free, no paywalls" and "100% free, always," with no paid tiers or per-event charges. The only fees are ticketing fees on paid tickets, which hosts can absorb or pass to guests; free tickets carry no fee for anyone.
How current is this comparison?
Greenvelope's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Partiful'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 Partiful'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
- Partiful homepage — checked 2026-09-16
- What fees does Partiful charge? — checked 2026-09-16
- How do I RSVP to an event on Partiful? — checked 2026-09-16
- Where can I add a link in my event? — checked 2026-09-16
- Partiful (Wikipedia) — checked 2026-09-16