If you're looking for an excellent middle ground between affordability and quality, we recommend Mixbook. The cards we ordered were of high quality and made to an impressive standard, and the site has many designs and templates to choose from. Mixbook offers a variety of styles and themes so that you can find cards for birthdays, baby showers, graduations, and all kinds of holidays. Mixbook also allows you to order multiple postcards, which is helpful if you want to create a unique postcard for that special someone.

The Mixbook also regularly offers discount codes and promotions on their cards, often displayed directly on the site, so it's great for saving money, especially if you book in advance for birthdays and events throughout the year. There could be more envelope options and cheaper sites, but it's a versatile mixbook perfect for almost any occasion.

Reasons to buy

• Good value cards

• Regular discounts and coupons

• High printing quality

Reasons to avoid

• Limited envelope options

Website: https://www.mixbook.com/

Zazzle is not a standard photomap service. The company offers many custom photo gifts from professional designers and companies, and users submit many designs. This means there are countless designs for all kinds of holidays.

Zazzle is an excellent choice for photo card suppliers as it offers discounts on bulk orders and regular promotions. However, compared to other advanced sites that include this option, you cannot customize envelopes with restrictions and sometimes at no extra cost.

The Zazzle wasn't the best quality, but we still found the cards enjoyable and were generally satisfied with the finished product. Considering the affordability and customization options, I think this is the service for the best photocard sites.

Reasons to buy

• A huge variety of card designs

• Great options for editing your photo card

Reasons to avoid

• Cannot customize your envelope

• No print-quality warning

Website: https://www.zazzle.com/

Minted offers some unique card designs, but it has a problem. You must order 25 or more to order on this photocard site. If you want to buy in bulk, Minted has a variety of designs for every vacation imaginable, and you can even pay a Minted artist to design a custom card for you.

This card isn't the cheapest, but if you're looking for a card that has all the features for the price, this is a good site. The stylish envelope design and numerous layout options included for free as part of your order mean this site offers excellent value if you want to impress.

Reasons to buy

• Great design quality

• No hidden prices

• Free recipient addressing

Reasons to avoid

• Minimum order of 25 cards

Website: https://www.minted.com/

If you know the Midwest supermarket, Meijer, this photo service will be familiar. Like many other photo card services, this service thrives on wedding announcements, date cards, and Christmas cards. This is because many Meijer Photo cards are available with a minimum order of 12, making them more suitable for bulk orders.

The Meijer doesn't have a wide selection of stencils and paper types, but they do well. Our postcards and envelopes were of high quality, and our photo editor gave us many options to make our postcards memorable.

This was the cheapest site we tested, and the shipping is also affordable, making it an excellent choice for those who want to send something special while spending a little less.

Reasons to buy

• The cheapest site we tested

• Good quality printing

• Available in stores

Reasons to avoid

• Lacking in stylish designs

Website: https://www.meijerphoto.com/

In some cases, only the highest-quality prints are possible. This is where Artifact Uprising comes in. Although a small business, we pride ourselves on making high-quality photo cards and other photo-based products. This has advantages and disadvantages. The upside is that the cards look and feel great, and you get stylish and beautifully designed cards. Envelopes, inserts, photo albums, and everything else look great, and you know exactly where your money goes.

The downside here is that you have to pay a bit more for the print. If you order in batches, such as wedding invitations, they can be combined, and delivery takes a little longer than many others. The support options here are friendly but not as much 24/7 as the larger providers. But if that's important to you (as it should be), you're supporting a small American business.

We love Artifact Rising, and it's worth spending a little more on special occasions. The site is easy to use, the products excellent, and the choice of options decent, if not exhaustive.

Reasons to buy

• Excellent printing

• Very classy range of designs

Reasons to avoid

• Pretty expensive

• Slower shipping

Website: https://www.artifactuprising.com/

Simply to Impress, as the name suggests, impresses with its beautiful design and selection of end products. You can choose from six paper options: matte, satin, pearl, cardstock, double-thickness cardstock, and foil stamping.

Simply to Impress isn't the cheapest photocard service, but it's not that expensive considering the high-quality printing the company offers.

Simply to Impress allows you to pay extra for a service that saves your address and sends you a photo card. This is especially useful if you need to send a postcard quickly or are too busy to send it in person. You can choose from a variety of envelope colors and a variety of inner linings. The customization options aren't quite as impressive as the Zazzle, but with so many cards to choose from, picking the design you want isn't an option.

Reasons to buy

• There’s a beautiful selection of designs

• The lets you review printed proofs

Reasons to avoid

• Minimum order of 15 cards

• An expensive option

Website: https://www.simplytoimpress.com/

Shutterfly is expensive but a good option if you order individual cards. The entire range is often discounted by up to 50% to make up for the high pre-sale prices, but discounts on bulk orders won't impress you.

The print quality is excellent and the envelope has free address printing, so you get more for your up-front cost than other sites. There are also a variety of stylish envelope designs and the option to mail your Shutterfly card. They are usually a good choice if they cover the vacation you are looking for.

Reasons to buy

• No minimum orders

• High quality cards

Reasons to avoid

• One of the most expensive sites

• Bulk discounts didn't impress

Website: https://www.shutterfly.com/

We weren't impressed with the Snapfish prices that had risen when we got to the checkout. That said, you never know how much a card will cost when you start making it, and it ended up being one of the most expensive sites we've reviewed.

However, for an impressive holiday selection and convenience, there is an option to print in the store. The print was good, but not fantastic quality. However, if you are dissatisfied, Snapfish offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, offering a full refund or card replacement if your order is unsatisfactory.

Reasons to buy

• Satisfaction guarantee

• You can pick up some orders in-store

Reasons to avoid

• High shipping fees

• Expensive pricing which lacks transparency

Paper Source offers some great designs for photo cards, but with limited holiday coverage and paper options. We thought the cardboard was sturdy and of good quality, but the print itself wasn't the best we've seen.

This option is for bulk orders and requires a minimum order of 20 cards in many designs. They can print addresses for you on various envelopes, but be prepared to pay more for this service.

Reasons to buy

• Designs from brands you'll recognize

Reasons to avoid

• Printing wasn't the best quality
  
• An expensive option
  
• Minimum order of 20 cards

Website: https://www.papersource.com/