A Free Paperless Post Alternative for Everyday Events (2026)

The short version: Paperless Post makes genuinely beautiful digital cards — but the nice ones cost "Coins," a virtual currency you buy in packs, and the per-card math adds up. RSVPlease is a free Paperless Post alternative for everyday events: no Coins, no per-card pricing, no account for guests. If you want a designer card for a wedding, Paperless Post is worth it. If you want to invite people and track RSVPs for free, RSVPlease is the simpler pick.

How Paperless Post pricing actually works

Paperless Post has free designs, but the premium designer cards are paid. They use "Coins" — a virtual credit you buy in bulk (for example 25 Coins for about $12, 100 for about $25). Paid card designs start at 2 Coins per card sent, and adding fancier design elements raises the per-card cost. Free designs let you send your first 50 invitations free. There's also a Paperless Pro subscription starting around $250/year. (Pricing as of early 2026 — check Paperless Post for current numbers.)

It's a fair model for premium stationery, but a lot of people find the Coin math confusing and the add-ons easy to rack up. RSVPlease has none of that: it's free, with no per-card or per-guest cost.

RSVPlease vs Paperless Post at a glance

Where Paperless Post is genuinely better

This is Paperless Post's home turf. Its designer cards are the best-looking in the category — collaborations with real stationery and fashion designers, envelopes, liners, and a polished "real paper, online" feel. For weddings, showers, and upscale events where the invitation sets the tone, nothing here competes with it. You're paying for design, and the design is excellent.

Where RSVPlease wins

For the other 90% of invitations — the dinners, game nights, birthdays, and team events — RSVPlease is faster and free. There's no Coin currency to buy, no per-card cost, and guests RSVP from an email or link with no account. Edit the event and everyone who replied gets an automatic update with the change highlighted, and a guest can RSVP for their partner in the same step. You get a clean invitation and accurate headcount without doing any pricing arithmetic.

Which should you use?

Choose Paperless Post when the card design is the point and you're happy to pay for premium stationery — especially for formal occasions. Choose RSVPlease for everyday events where you'd rather have a free, transparent, no-account invite that just collects RSVPs.

Frequently asked questions

Is Paperless Post free?
Partly. Free card designs let you send your first 50 invitations free, but premium designs cost Coins (paid credits), starting at 2 Coins per card sent. RSVPlease is free with no per-card cost.

What are Coins on Paperless Post?
Coins are Paperless Post's virtual currency for sending premium cards. You buy them in packs and spend them per card. RSVPlease doesn't use any credit system.

What's a good free Paperless Post alternative?
For everyday events, RSVPlease is a free alternative: simple invitations, RSVP tracking, and automatic guest updates with no Coins and no account for guests.