Thankbox vs CardTogether
Thankbox (UK-based) combines a group card with a money collection: you can start collecting contributions before paying anything, then pay to unlock the full card when you're ready to send it. CardTogether has no money-collection feature at all and no payment step at any point; it's a message-and-GIF card only.
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UK offices most often reach for a Thankbox-style tool for farewell card messages and retirement card messages, where a group gift collection tends to go alongside the card.
Feature by feature
Every Thankbox fact below is sourced from their own site and dated. Where a fact isn't published, we say so instead of guessing.
Source: https://www.thankbox.com/pricing Verified 2026-08-30
| Feature | CardTogether | Thankbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price to send one card | Free | $5.99 (Classic) or $9.99 (Premium) per card; a Team plan is available for ongoing use |
| Free tier | Everything, no paid tier exists | You can start a Thankbox and collect contributions before paying; the card itself is a paid unlock |
| Money / gift collection | Not supported | Core feature; collection limit $400 (Classic) or $1,000 (Premium), plus a processing fee of roughly 2.9% + $0.19 per USD contribution |
| GIF support | Yes, built-in Giphy search | Yes, on Classic and Premium |
| Video messages | Not supported | Yes, on Premium only, plus TikTok and YouTube embeds |
| PDF or print export | Yes, one-click PDF download | Not published |
| Scheduled delivery | Not supported | Not published |
| Account required | No account for the creator or any contributor | Not published for contributors; the organizer completes a checkout to finalize the card |
Where Thankbox is genuinely stronger
We'd rather point this out than pretend it isn't true.
- Lets you start collecting messages and money before paying, so there's no upfront cost to begin.
- Premium tier supports video uploads, TikTok and YouTube embeds, and a higher $1,000/£1,000/€1,000 gift collection limit.
- Team plans support multiple creator accounts and unlimited Thankboxes for schools, charities, or ongoing office use.
- 25+ font options on Premium for card personalization.
Which one should you use?
Thankbox is a reasonable pick if pooling money for a gift is the main goal and you're fine paying to finalize the card. CardTogether is the better fit if you just want a free card with messages and GIFs and have no need to collect funds.
Frequently asked questions
Thankbox lets you start collecting messages and contributions without paying upfront, but finalizing and sending the card is a paid step: $5.99 for Classic or $9.99 for Premium (verified 2026-08-30). CardTogether has no payment step at any point.
More comparisons
Also collecting money for the gift? GroupTogether is built around the same idea. If video matters more than the money side, Group Cards supports it without a collection step.