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Valore vs Paperless Post
Valore vs Paperless Post: Designer invitations vs. a complete hosting platform.
Paperless Post is known for beautiful, stationery-style invitations with envelopes and liners. You pay per event in Coins (3 Coins per guest invite, for example), or with a yearly Paperless Pro plan from $250. Valore is free to host and built for what happens after the invite: tickets, approvals, waitlists, subscribable calendars, QR check-in and an AI agent that handles reminders and follow-ups.
Choose Valore if…
- You want hosting to stay free no matter how many guests you invite
- You sell tickets or need approvals and a waitlist
- You run recurring events and want a subscribable calendar
- You want an agent to write blasts, screen registrations and follow up
Choose Paperless Post if…
- The look of the invitation itself is the priority, like a wedding or formal dinner
- You want the envelope-and-card presentation guests open like real mail
- You run fundraisers and want HubSpot or Raiser's Edge sync on Paperless Pro
Valore vs Paperless Post, feature by feature
| Valore | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Price to host | Free to host. No subscription or plan tiers. | Pay per event in Coins (e.g. 3 Coins per guest invite); Plus is 200 Coins per event; Paperless Pro from $250/year |
| Paid tickets | Free, paid and pay-what-you-want tickets with Stripe checkout, coupons, unlock codes, taxes and refunds | Not offered |
| RSVPs & questions | Going / Maybe / Can't go, plus-ones, custom questions, approvals and an auto-filling waitlist | RSVPs with guest questions, adult and child headcounts and an RSVP cap; surveys on Plus or Pro |
| Event pages | Page builder with 18 blocks and 30+ themes, custom event URL | Stationery-style cards and flyers with envelopes and liners |
| Recurring communities | Subscribable calendars with newsletters, paid memberships and an iCal feed | Not published |
| Check-in | QR tickets, staff scanner links with no login, kiosk self check-in, badges | In-app check-in on Plus or Pro |
| AI | Valore Agent drafts events, screens registrations, schedules blasts and runs follow-ups (pay-as-you-go credits) | AI-generated custom stickers for designs |
| API & integrations | Free REST API, signed webhooks, embeds and an MCP server for Claude and Cursor | No public API listed; HubSpot and Raiser's Edge NXT sync on Pro |
Paperless Post details checked November 2026 from paperlesspost.com/pricing. Pricing and features change, so confirm on their site.
Where Paperless Post is the better pick
- Premium, stationery-quality design and envelope presentation.
- A familiar choice for weddings, showers and formal events.
- CRM sync for nonprofits and fundraisers on Paperless Pro.
Switching from Paperless Post
- Create your event on Valore and choose a theme, cover and blocks for the page.
- Add your guest questions and capacity, and turn on the waitlist.
- Send the link by email or text, and let reminders go out automatically.
