shoutouts vs Thankbox
Looking for a Thankbox alternative?
shoutouts is a group card site where the first card costs nothing, nobody who signs makes an account, and the recipient opens a card rather than a board. Three things set it apart from Thankbox; the rest of this page is the numbers, and the places Thankbox is ahead.
$0
A card that costs nothing
Thankbox's cheapest card is $5.99: "start for free, pay when sending", in their words. A shoutouts card is free to send: every design, every opening, words and doodles from as many people as sign it. $7.99 only when people should add photos and GIFs.
A reveal
A card, not a board
A Thankbox is a board of messages, or a card layout, with a slideshow on Premium. A shoutouts card opens with a tap on a gift, a piñata or an envelope, the occasion fills the screen, and the messages arrive a screen at a time.
Less for a team
Month to month, at every size we sell
Team is $29.99 a month for up to 50 people against Thankbox's $34; Org is $49.99 for up to 150 against $109 for 101–200.
What it costs, worked out
Thankbox prices checked October 2026, in the US dollars their page shows a US visitor, both billed month to month · see theirs
A farewell card 40 people sign, words and doodles
shoutouts
$0
Free · no limit on who signs
Thankbox
$5.99
Classic · paid when it's sent
Every card for a team of 150
shoutouts
$49.99/mo
Org · up to 150
Thankbox
$109/mo
Team plan · 101–200
You keep $708 a year
Where Thankbox costs less: one card with photos, GIFs and YouTube links is $5.99 there and $7.99 here; one with video and voice notes is $9.99 there and $14.99 here; and paid yearly, a team of 51–100 pays $492 there against $499.90 here. At 50 people paid yearly it's ours by $12.10.
When Thankbox is the better pick
We'd rather you pick the right tool. Go with Thankbox if you need:
- A gift collection on the card: everyone chips in and the recipient picks a gift card (2.9% + $0.19 on each US contribution, their FAQ)
- A card that never expires, on every plan (here: 60 days on Free, a year on Standard, forever on Plus)
- Photos and GIFs on one card for less: $5.99 there, $7.99 here; video too: $9.99 there, $14.99 here
- 600+ background designs (we have 20)
- A PDF of the card, and messages added after it's sent (we close signing at delivery)
- A team of 51–100 paid yearly: $492 there, $499.90 here
- Comments and reactions on messages, and private messages
- More than 250 people: they publish prices to 500
Every row, side by side
| What | shoutouts | Thankbox |
|---|---|---|
| A card with words and doodles | shoutoutsFree, no limit on who signs | Thankbox$5.99 Classic, paid when it's sent |
| A card with photos and GIFs | shoutouts$7.99 Standard | Thankbox$5.99 Classic |
| YouTube links on a card | shoutouts$14.99 Plus | Thankbox$5.99 Classic |
| Video and voice notes | shoutouts$14.99 Plus | Thankbox$9.99 Premium |
| Signers make an account | shoutoutsNever, team cards included | ThankboxNever: "No account required", on their card pages |
| Signers fix their message later | shoutoutsYes, from the same browser, until delivery | ThankboxWith the edit link they email, if the signer gave an address (their help centre) |
| How long the card stays up | shoutouts60 days on Free, a year on Standard, forever on Plus | ThankboxNever expires, on every plan |
| A team of up to 50, month to month | shoutouts$29.99 a month | Thankbox$34 a month |
| A team of up to 150, month to month | shoutouts$49.99 a month | Thankbox$109 a month (101–200) |
| A team of up to 250, month to month | shoutouts$89.99 a month | Thankbox$164 a month (201–300) |
| A team of up to 50, paid yearly | shoutouts$299.90 | Thankbox$312 ($26 a month) |
| A team of up to 100, paid yearly | shoutouts$499.90 (Org) | Thankbox$492 ($41 a month) |
| Cards open themselves from a roster | shoutoutsYes: birthdays and work anniversaries, on every team plan | Thankbox"Smart automations for employee occasions", on the team plan |
| Slack | shoutoutsEvery team plan: a DM to the person and a post in the channel | ThankboxShare the link in Slack or Teams (their how-it-works page) |
| Gift collections | shoutoutsNo | ThankboxYes, 2.9% + $0.19 on each US contribution |
| Designs | shoutouts20 | Thankbox600+ |
Thankbox prices checked October 2026 on their pricing page, in US dollars as it shows them to a US visitor; what a signer can do, from their card pages, how it works and their help centre (October 2026).
Questions
- Is shoutouts cheaper than Thankbox?
- Free is: a card with words and doodles costs nothing here and $5.99 there. A paid single card is not: $2.00 more here with photos, $5.00 more with video. For a team, yes, month to month at every size we sell, from $4.01 a month at 50 people to $59.01 at 150. Paid yearly the two are about level up to 100 people: $12.10 a year in our favour at 50, $7.90 in theirs at 100.
- Do people need an account to sign?
- Never, here or there: Thankbox's card pages list "No account required". What differs is who pays, and when: a Thankbox is paid for when it's sent, and a shoutouts card can be sent for nothing.
- Can I move my team over from Thankbox?
- Bring your roster as a CSV and birthdays and work anniversaries start opening their own cards. Thankboxes you already sent stay where they are; their plans say a sent one never expires.
Try it on your next card
Start free: every design, opening and background. Pay only when people should add photos, GIFs or video.
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