Blast vs Paperless Post: Video Invitation or Stationery Card?
Paperless Post is the online stationery card: an envelope, a liner, a design from a named artist. Blast is the opposite kind of invitation. Blast makes free animated video invitations with music that guests RSVP to from a link, with no app and no account. Paperless Post sends free designs to up to 50 recipients at no cost and prices paid designs in Coins per recipient. Here is how they compare and which fits which occasion.
Blast vs Paperless Post at a glance
Prices and limits as published by Paperless Post in October 2026; sources are at the end of the page.
| Blast | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Price to send | Free; no subscription, no ads. | Free designs to 50 recipients by direct send; 1 Coin per extra recipient; paid cards from 2 Coins per recipient, more with add-ons. |
| What guests get | A vertical animated video with music, opened from a link. | A stationery-style card, often with an envelope and liner; or a Flyer page with GIFs and a 5-second silent video. |
| Music | Every design has music; you choose the track. | Not part of a Card; Flyers allow a short silent video. |
| How it's sent | One link, by text, WhatsApp, email or any app. | Direct send by email anywhere or text to US and Canada numbers, or a shareable link. |
| How guests RSVP | From the link, no account; replies on a private page and by email. | From the card; direct sends track RSVPs, deliveries and opens; link guests appear once they reply. |
| Guest limit | Unlimited. | 50 free by direct send; up to 5,000 per event on paid sends; no stated cap for free designs by link. |
Pick Blast when
- The party is for kids, teens or a casual crowd, and a video with music fits better than a card.
- You'll send it by text or WhatsApp and want guests to reply from their phone in seconds.
- Your guest list is long or unknown. Blast never counts recipients.
- You don't want to work out Coins before you send.
Pick Paperless Post when
- The occasion calls for stationery: a wedding, a formal dinner, a milestone with a classic look.
- You want a design from a named artist or brand collection.
- You want delivery and open tracking per recipient from direct sends.
- Your list is under 50 and a free card design does the job.
What's the same
- Both have a free option.
- Both collect RSVPs online and show them to the host.
- Both can be shared as a link.
- Both can be sent by email.
Themes to start from
Sources
Blast publishes this guide and is one of the options in it. Details about other services come from their own websites, last checked in October 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on their sites before you decide.
- Paperless Post: is it free, sending to 50 recipients (help center)
- Paperless Post: Card and Flyer pricing (help center)
- Paperless Post: upload your own image, GIF or video (help center)
- Paperless Post: shareable link to send by text or social (help center)
- Paperless Post: tracking responses (help center)
Related guides
What do Coins cost on Paperless Post?
Paperless Post sells Coins as a virtual credit and prices paid designs per recipient, starting at 2 Coins per card sent, with add-ons raising the per-recipient cost. Free designs cost nothing for up to 50 recipients by direct send, then 1 Coin per extra recipient. Blast has no credits: sending is free.
Can Paperless Post do a video invitation?
Its Flyer format accepts a soundless video of up to 5 seconds, and Cards accept still images. Blast's invitation is a full animated video with music, which is its whole point.
Which looks more formal?
Paperless Post. If the invitation should look like printed stationery, it is the better choice. Blast is for parties where fun beats formal.
Can guests outside the US receive either?
Yes. Paperless Post emails anywhere and its text sending covers US and Canada numbers; Blast is a link you send yourself from any messaging app, to any country.