Postable vs Vistaprint Postcards

Postable is a web service that prints, addresses, stamps, and mails physical greeting cards. Customers can choose a design, customize photos, messages, and fonts, or upload an image. Contacts can submit their details through a personal link, or users can import CSV and Excel files or enter addresses manually. The online address book is free even without card purchases. Carbon Copy sends one message to multiple contacts and personalizes each card with the recipient's name. Users can schedule birthday cards for the year in advance and anniversary cards for a chosen date. Business features include contact imports, logo-branded cards, volume discounts, and a dedicated account representative. Postable says its cards are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Cards usually arrive in about a week, but delivery is not guaranteed; tracking shows locations and estimated dates, while USPS does not scan final delivery. Listed card rates are $5.99 plus stamp for one card, $5.29 each plus stamp for 2–19 cards, and $4.59 each plus stamp for 20 or more. The site also lists the paid service from $2.24.

Vistaprint Postcards is a web service for ordering custom printed postcards for promotions, appointment reminders, real estate mailers, and invitations. Customers can personalize a professional template, start from a basic template, or upload print-ready artwork. Listed formats include sizes from 4″ × 4″ through 6″ × 11″. Stock and finish choices include glossy, matte, recycled, soft touch, uncoated, linen, pearl, bamboo, hemp-blend, cotton, kraft, natural textured, foil, and embossed options. Standard, rounded-corner, and die-cut postcards have a minimum order of 25. VistaPrint can also print, address, and mail orders using purchased, uploaded, or saved address lists. Purchased lists cover 100 to 20,000 potential customers, remain reusable for one calendar year, and are not viewable for privacy; uploaded lists do not expire. QR codes with personalized URLs can support engagement tracking. Uploaded designs should be at least 300 DPI, with JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, PSD, AI, EPS, PPT, and TIFF supported. The listed Custom postcards price is $0.05 as a one-time purchase, billed 5000 Postcards.