Is HeyVite a good Greenvelope alternative?
This is the closest comparison on this site, and that deserves saying plainly. Greenvelope is ad-free, priced per event rather than by subscription, and keeps the guest list private by default: the same instincts HeyVite is built on. If you are leaving a freemium platform because of ads or upsells, either of these will feel like a relief.
The difference is what your payment covers. On Greenvelope, the price is a function of your guest count, starting at $19 for 20 guests and climbing in 20-person steps up to 200 guests ($199), then larger steps up to $449 for 800. On HeyVite, plans are flat: $15, $45 or $110 once per event, with every design and feature included at every tier, and a free plan that covers a real 75-guest event rather than a trial.
How does Greenvelope’s pricing compare to HeyVite’s?
Greenvelope prices each mailing by guest list size: $19 for 20 guests, in 20-person steps up to 200 guests ($199), then larger steps ($449 for 800), with annual memberships from $60/year for unlimited mailings, each capped by package size and required to be for a unique purpose ($125/year covers up to 50 people per mailing). Text delivery includes 500 SMS messages, with more purchasable in 250-message blocks, capped at 1,000 purchased per month. By their FAQ, refunds are not issued after sending, though you can downgrade and be refunded the difference if you overestimated your list.
HeyVite asks one question (how many guests?) and answers with a flat price: free up to 75, then $15 for up to 150 guests, $45 for up to 300 and $110 for up to 900, one payment per event. The guest count picks your tier, but nothing inside the product moves the price: every design, the Card Studio, reminders and the wedding website cost the same at every tier. Nothing.
What do the free options actually include?
Greenvelope’s free path is honest but small: a trial mode that lets you design a real invitation, send it to up to 10 recipients and watch the RSVPs arrive, no credit card required. It is a genuine test drive, but it is a trial, not a plan. The moment your list passes 10 people, the mailing is paid.
HeyVite’s free plan is a plan: up to 75 guests with everything included. The full Card Studio with foil and letterpress finishes, the premium and luxe collections, the 3D envelope reveal, a wedding website at your own yourname.heyvite.com address, reminders, guest messaging, the shared photo album, and no watermark. The only thing any paid plan changes is the guest cap.
Do Greenvelope or HeyVite show ads?
Neither, and credit where due. Greenvelope’s own FAQ puts it as “100% Ad-Free, Always,” and HeyVite runs no ads and no tracking scripts on any plan, free ones included. If ads were what sent you searching, both platforms clear that bar completely.
The real differences sit elsewhere. Delivery: Greenvelope’s core channels are email and SMS, with support pages documenting manual per-contact WhatsApp and Facebook sending plus a shareable link; HeyVite sends by email, or hands you each guest’s private link to share over WhatsApp or any text thread. Privacy: both keep the guest list private by default, though HeyVite adds per-guest isolation. Every guest gets their own private link, with no name search unless you switch it on for an event. And the free options: on Greenvelope nothing beyond the 10-recipient trial is usable free, while HeyVite’s free plan covers a real 40-guest event with every design included.