How we compare
Cut the Cake vs Paperless Post
Both send invitations and take RSVPs. Here is where they differ, feature by feature, from each company’s own help pages and pricing in October 2026.
Only with Cut the Cake
- A countdown to the day
- The weather forecast
- Different start times for different guestsPaperless Post: Their advice: send a separate invitation
- Potluck sign-ups
- Song requests guests upvote
- A map of where guests are coming from
- Seating chart
- Nametags guests design
- A photo booth on a tablet
- Tonight's photos on the TV
- A wifi card for guests
- Awards guests vote on
With Paperless Post, partly or for a fee
- Your own colors, fonts and cover photoPaperless Post: Free on Flyers; your own design on a Card is paid
- An envelope guests openPaperless Post: The envelope is a Premium element
- Meal choices and dietary needsPaperless Post: Free text free; multiple choice needs All Access
- Check guests in at the doorPaperless Post: In the app, on All Access or Pro
- One album guests add toPaperless Post: Photos on the comment wall
Where Paperless Post does more
- Invitations by textPaperless Post: US and CanadaCut the Cake: Text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone
Both include
Allow plus-ones · Guests answer without an app · No ads on your invitation · Co-hosts · Import your guest list · Invitations by email · Reminders to guests who haven't answered · A guestbook · Download your guest list · iPhone and iPad app · Android app · Plan it in a browser
Price
Cut the Cake
Your first published event is free and stays live for good, with invitations to 50 email addresses and no credit card. After that, one plan covers unlimited events with every feature included: $10 a month or $95 a year.
Paperless Post
First 50 sends free. Fuller designs: about $0.50 to $1.44 a guest.
Questions
- What does Cut the Cake have that Paperless Post doesn't?
- Cut the Cake includes a countdown to the day, the weather forecast, different start times for different guests, potluck sign-ups, song requests guests upvote, a map of where guests are coming from, seating chart, nametags guests design, a photo booth on a tablet, tonight's photos on the TV, a wifi card for guests and awards guests vote on. Paperless Post's own help pages and feature lists did not offer them when we compared in October 2026.
- How much do Cut the Cake and Paperless Post cost?
- Your first published event is free and stays live for good, with invitations to 50 email addresses and no credit card. After that, one plan covers unlimited events with every feature included: $10 a month or $95 a year. Paperless Post: First 50 sends free. Fuller designs: about $0.50 to $1.44 a guest.
- Does Paperless Post do anything Cut the Cake doesn't?
- Invitations by text: Paperless Post includes it (US and Canada). With Cut the Cake, text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone.
Where these facts come from
- www.paperlesspost.com/pricing
- www.paperlesspost.com/features
- paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206224886
- paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12440567380763
- paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/7182552574619
Compared October 2026. A feature counts as not offered when it appears nowhere in Paperless Post’s help center and feature lists, or was not there when tried.