Tov vs. Paperless Post: Which Tool for a Jewish Wedding?
Paperless Post has a 15-year head start. Tov has 5 differentiators that matter for a French-speaking Jewish wedding. An honest comparison.
By The Tov team
You are comparing Paperless Post, Greenvelope, Joy, and Tov.events. You want to pick the tool that fits YOUR Jewish wedding. Here is an honest comparison, written by the Tov team but without the marketing spin — we will tell you where others do better too.
1. Price
Paperless Post: a freemium model that turns paid fast. Past 25 guests, you buy 'coins' (the digital equivalent of stamps). For 250 guests plus RSVP and reminders, expect to pay €80-150.
Tov: free for everything, with no guest limit. Creation, sharing, RSVP, reminders, seating chart, photos — all included. No credit card ever required.
2. Hebrew
Paperless Post: no native Hebrew support. No RTL. No Hebrew fonts. If you type Hebrew, the rendering breaks.
Tov: native Hebrew fonts (Frank Ruhl Libre + Heebo), full automatic RTL, a calculated Hebrew date. Your grandparents who read only Hebrew see your invitation in their own language, with no setup required on your part.
3. French-language support
Paperless Post: English-only interface. Your invitation itself can be in French, but the entire dashboard, notification emails, and customer support are all in English.
Tov: 100% French interface. Customer support in French. Editorial templates designed around French conventions (formal, elegant, none of the 'cocktails are at 6 PM' phrasing).
4. Editorial beauty
Paperless Post: excellent templates — a 15-year head start. It's their absolute strength. The invitations are gorgeous, directly comparable to Crane & Co. or Mr. Boddington's.
Tov: editorial palettes (Yerushalayim stone, pomegranate, Tel Aviv summer), Cormorant italic, Frank Ruhl Libre for Hebrew. Not Paperless Post's catalog size, but a coherent art direction built for Jewish culture.
5. Seating chart
Paperless Post: no built-in seating chart. You need another tool (WedSites, Allseated). Extra cost and complexity.
Tov: a full seating chart built in. Drag and drop guests, RSVP confirmations update the chart automatically, exportable as a PDF for your caterer.
The honest verdict
If you're marrying in France, with a Jewish family that's at least partly Hebrew-speaking, Tov wins on all 5 criteria. If you're marrying in the US with a 100% English-speaking crowd and you love a wide visual catalog, Paperless Post is probably your choice.
Tov is young and growing fast — every month brings new templates and new features. And it's free. That's a hard trio to beat.
About — Written by the Tov.events team, who build the tools Jewish families — Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, secular — use for their simchas.