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GroupCards.io alternatives

GroupCards.io cards start at £4.79, less in bundles, with a business plan for companies. Here are six other ways to get everyone to sign one card, including free ones

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The comparison

AppPrice to send a cardAI-designed coverSign without an accountSlack
CardShare.aiYes: FreeYes: From one sentence or your photoYes: No account neededYes: Slack app included
ThankboxFrom $5.99 (£4.99) a card; team plans from £19/monthPartly: AI remix of an existing design, on team plansYes: No account neededPartly: Share the link in Slack or Teams
KudoboardFrom $6.99 a board, or $25/month billed annuallyNo or not listed: Not listed on their sitePartly: Not needed on most boardsPartly: On Pro and above, with Microsoft Teams too
GroupGreeting$5.99 a card, or bundles at 10% to 33% offNo or not listed: Not listed on their siteYes: No account neededPartly: Share the signing link in Slack
SendWishOnlineFree with ads, up to 10 a day; $2.99 a card ad-freeNo or not listed: Ready-made templates insteadYes: No account neededNo or not listed: Not listed on their site
PadletFree for 3 padlets, then from $15/monthPartly: AI images inside posts, not a card coverYes: Guests can post unless the owner requires loginNo or not listed: Not listed on their site

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CardShare.ai

Free to send, where GroupCards.io starts at £4.79 a card, with a cover designed for the person from a sentence or any photo, and a Slack app

Describe who the card is for and AI designs the cover and drafts the opening note. Share one link, everyone signs from their own phone, and it's free to send by email or link, straight away or at a time you pick

Price: Free

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Good for

  • Free to design, sign and send, with no ads
  • An AI-designed cover from a sentence or a photo, plus funny photo templates
  • No account or app to sign, and no limit on signers
  • A Slack app, and connectors for Claude and ChatGPT
  • Emailing the card now or at a time you pick

Watch out for

  • No gift collection
  • No PDF or printed copy
  • No video or voice messages
  • No Microsoft Teams app

02

Thankbox

Also collects money for a gift, with voice notes and, on Premium, video

A pay-per-card group card with a gift collection pot, so the group can chip in for a present while they sign

Price: From $5.99 (£4.99) a card; team plans from £19/month

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Good for

  • A gift collection pot alongside the card
  • Photos, GIFs and voice notes, with video on Premium
  • Delivery at a date and time you pick

Watch out for

  • Classic from $5.99 (£4.99) a card, Premium £8.99
  • Contributors to the gift pay a small card fee
  • No AI message help listed

03

Kudoboard

Printed books and posters of the board, plus Microsoft Teams and HR integrations on its paid plans

A long-running group board with one-off paid boards and subscriptions. It goes further than most on printed books and posters, Microsoft Teams and HR integrations

Price: From $6.99 a board, or $25/month billed annually

CardShare.ai vs Kudoboard: full comparison

Good for

  • A printed book or poster of the board
  • Microsoft Teams, HR system integrations and SSO
  • Automated birthday and anniversary boards across a large company

Watch out for

  • One-off boards from $6.99; subscriptions from $25/month billed annually
  • Lite boards take up to 20 posts
  • No AI-designed cover listed

04

GroupGreeting

A simple multi-page ecard at $5.99, with a PDF copy and no limit on signers

A straightforward multi-page ecard you pay for card by card, with no limit on signers and a PDF copy of the finished card

Price: $5.99 a card, or bundles at 10% to 33% off

CardShare.ai vs GroupGreeting: full comparison

Good for

  • No account to sign and no limit on signers
  • Delivery at a date and time you pick
  • A PDF copy of the finished card

Watch out for

  • $5.99 a card, less in prepaid bundles
  • No AI cover or message help listed
  • No Slack app: you share the link yourself

05

SendWishOnline

Free if you don't mind ads, with thousands of templates and bulk scheduling

Free ecards from a large template library, with ads on free cards and bulk scheduling for people who send a lot

Price: Free with ads, up to 10 a day; $2.99 a card ad-free

CardShare.ai vs SendWishOnline: full comparison

Good for

  • Free cards, up to 10 a day
  • Thousands of ready-made templates
  • Bulk scheduling from a spreadsheet

Watch out for

  • Ads on free cards; $2.99 a card to remove them
  • No AI message help listed
  • No Slack app listed

06

Padlet

Free for up to 3 boards, if you'd rather have a general-purpose board than a card

A flexible collaborative board for classrooms, brainstorms and more, which works as a group card in a pinch

Price: Free for 3 padlets, then from $15/month

CardShare.ai vs Padlet: full comparison

Good for

  • One tool for brainstorming, classrooms and cards
  • Posts with video, audio and files
  • A free plan with up to 3 padlets

Watch out for

  • The recipient gets a link to a board, not a greeting card
  • Platinum from $15/month once you need more than 3
  • No Slack app listed

How we compared

We make CardShare.ai, so it's listed first. Everything about the other apps comes from their own pricing, help and FAQ pages, which are linked on each full comparison along with the month we checked them. Prices and features change, so check their sites before you buy. Product names are trademarks of their owners; CardShare.ai isn't affiliated with them

FAQs

GroupCards.io alternatives

Is there a free alternative to GroupCards.io?

Yes. CardShare.ai is free to design, sign and send, with no ads. SendWishOnline has free cards with ads, and Padlet's free plan covers up to 3 boards.

Which GroupCards.io alternative also collects money for a gift?

Thankbox has a gift collection pot alongside the card; contributors pay a small card fee. CardShare.ai doesn't collect money, so pair it with a separate collection if you need one.

Can I get a printed copy with an alternative?

Kudoboard offers printed books and posters of the board. GroupGreeting gives you a PDF copy, and Thankbox does on Premium, so you can print it yourself. CardShare.ai cards are digital, opened by email or link.

Which GroupCards.io alternative works with Slack?

CardShare.ai has a Slack app on every card: type /cardshareai to start one. Kudoboard works with Slack and Microsoft Teams on its Pro plan and above. With GroupGreeting and Thankbox you share the signing link in Slack yourself, as you do with GroupCards.io.

When is GroupCards.io still the better choice?

When you want a printed card posted to them in the UK, a gift card pot alongside the card, or birthday and anniversary cards sent automatically across a company.

How did you compare them?

We make CardShare.ai, so it's listed first. Everything about the other apps comes from their own pricing, help and FAQ pages, which are linked on each full comparison along with the month we checked them. Prices and features change, so check their sites before you buy. Product names are trademarks of their owners; CardShare.ai isn't affiliated with them.

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