Riley & Grey vs Zazzle
Short answer: Zazzle is the cheaper of the two. Zazzle works out to ~$179-$245 (100 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) for 100 guests and ~$448-$613 (250 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) for 250. Riley & Grey works out to $299 (12-month membership) at both 100 and 250 guests. Riley & Grey earns the difference if you need custom domain is included in the membership rather than an extra charge.
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.
Zazzle and Riley & Grey 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.
Riley & Grey and Zazzle pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Premium subscription wedding website platform with designer templates, custom domain, digital invitations, RSVP modes and cash registry. Print-on-demand marketplace selling customisable invitations with no minimum order, plus a separate free digital invitation app, Zazzle Events. 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.
| Riley & Grey | Zazzle | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Priced per printed card | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Build a site, pick a design, draft invitations and set up a registry; publishing requires a paid membership. | Zazzle Events sends digital invites by text or email with RSVP tracking and a free event site; free design tool and templates. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | $299 (12-month membership) | ~$179-$245 (100 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $299 (12-month membership) | ~$448-$613 (250 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | Yes | No |
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | 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 sending by email, letting guests reply without an account, a full event website and linking a gift registry, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Per-guest fees. Zazzle does this; Riley & Grey does not. If no per-recipient charge matters to you, that is a point for Riley & Grey.
- RSVP tracking. Riley & Grey includes tracking who has replied outright; on Zazzle it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Printed cards. Zazzle supports ordering printed stationery; Riley & Grey does not.
When Riley & Grey is the better choice
Design-led couples wanting a premium, ad-free site with an included custom domain and unlimited digital invitations.
- Custom domain is included in the membership rather than an extra charge
- Unlimited digital invitation sending with no per-recipient fee
- Free to build and preview; payment only required to publish
- Simple and Advanced RSVP modes, with guest email addresses optional
- Print-ready high-resolution invitation files can be exported for outside printing
Where it costs you:
- No free publishing tier; the site stays unpublished until you pay
- $39 per month or $299 per year is materially above free competitors
- Monetary gifts carry a 2.95% transaction fee, paid by giver or couple
- Post-wedding PDF archive of the site is a separate $39 purchase
- Does not print or mail physical stationery; you export files and print elsewhere
When Zazzle is the better choice
Hosts who want an enormous design catalogue, no order minimum, and the option of a free digital invite alongside print.
- No minimum order quantity; you can buy a single card or hundreds
- Published quantity discount on invitation orders over 50 cards
- Very large marketplace catalogue plus a free browser design tool
- Zazzle Events offers free digital invites by text or email with RSVP tracking
- Specialty formats available including foil, letterpress and acrylic invitations
Where it costs you:
- Priced per printed card, so cost scales directly with guest count
- Postage is not included and is paid separately
- Envelopes are not automatically included and are added separately
- Listed prices are frequently promotional sale prices, so base rates differ
- Digital RSVP lives in a separate product, not in the printed-card checkout
What each one costs, in dollars
Zazzle is one of the 7 platforms in this dataset that charge per guest or per printed card. Riley & Grey 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.
| Riley & Grey | Zazzle | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Priced per printed card | Free |
| 100 guests | $299 (12-month membership) | ~$179-$245 (100 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) | Free |
| 250 guests | $299 (12-month membership) | ~$448-$613 (250 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Membership price is flat and Riley & Grey states there is no cost to send as many invitations as you like. | Based on listed per-card sale prices in Zazzle's wedding invitations category; volume discounts reduce this and 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 to design; publishing costs $39 per month or $299 for twelve months, including a custom domain and unlimited invitation sending. Optional $39 domain reserve and $39 post-wedding PDF archive. Wedding invitations list at roughly $1.79 to $2.45 per card at current sale prices, with a quantity discount on invitation orders over 50 and no minimum order.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Riley & Grey nor Zazzle 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.
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 | Riley & Grey | Zazzle | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | No | Partial | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | Yes | No |
| Unlimited guests | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Not published | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | Yes | No |
| Guest account required | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Not published | No |
| Event website | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Not published | 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 | 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 printed card is a wonderful thing to receive and a terrible thing to reply to. Whatever the envelope looks like, the reply has to happen somewhere, and that somewhere is what this section is about.
| What your guest gets | Riley & Grey | Zazzle | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | Not published | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Riley & Grey or Zazzle cheaper?
Riley & Grey works out to $299 (12-month membership) at both 100 and 250 guests. Zazzle works out to ~$179-$245 (100 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) for 100 guests and ~$448-$613 (250 cards at listed $1.79-$2.45 each, before volume discount) 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, Riley & Grey or Zazzle?
Riley & Grey suits design-led couples wanting a premium, ad-free site with an included custom domain and unlimited digital invitations. Zazzle suits hosts who want an enormous design catalogue, no order minimum, and the option of a free digital invite alongside print. 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 Riley & Grey or Zazzle?
Riley & Grey does not require guests to have an account. Zazzle 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 Riley & Grey and Zazzle?
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.
How much does Riley & Grey cost?
Signing up and building a site is free; publishing costs $39 per month or $299 for a twelve-month package, which Riley & Grey describes as 36% savings. A $39 reserve option holds your domain and design, and that $39 is credited toward your future publishing cost.
How much are Zazzle invitations for 100?
Zazzle's wedding invitation listings show sale prices of roughly $1.79 to $2.45 per card, so 100 cards is about $179 to $245 at listed prices. Zazzle also applies a quantity discount on invitation orders over 50, which lowers that total. Envelopes and postage are extra.
How current is this comparison?
Riley & Grey's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Zazzle'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 Riley & Grey and Zazzle'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. Riley & Grey does not publish one.
Sources
- Riley & Grey pricing and plans — checked 2026-09-16
- Riley & Grey FAQ — checked 2026-09-16
- Riley & Grey homepage — checked 2026-09-16
- Zazzle invitations category — checked 2026-09-16
- Zazzle wedding invitations — checked 2026-09-16
- Zazzle Events: digital invitations and event planning app — checked 2026-09-16
- Zazzle invitation postcards (no minimum quantity) — checked 2026-09-16