A Handwrytten alternative with no monthly plan.
Handwrytten is the best-known robot handwriting service. Here is how it compares with notecardHQ on price, access and process, from Handwrytten's own pages on October 25, 2026.
| notecardHQ | Handwrytten | |
|---|---|---|
| Writing | Robot with a real pen | Robot with a real pen |
| Price model | Per card mailed, all-in, no monthly fee | Monthly plan ($449 to $2,499) plus a per-card fee, or $3.75 pay as you go |
| Postage | Included | Extra, at USPS rates |
| International | $4.25 all-in, down to $2.95 | Postage plus $0.10 a card |
| API access | Every account | Included in business plans |
| Check before writing | Every word read back by OCR | Not published |
| Where cards are written | New York, NY | Tempe, Arizona |
| Test mode | Yes: test keys that never write, mail or bill | Yes |
Sources: Handwrytten pricing, Handwrytten about. Prices change; check the source before you buy.
What a card costs at your volume
Handwrytten's per-card plan prices look low, but each plan has a monthly fee and postage is extra. Spread over the cards you send, the cheapest published option per card, postage included, comes out at about $4.53 at 100 cards a month, $3.57 at 500, $2.41 at 2,500 and $2.15 at 10,000 (we assume $0.78 postage). notecardHQ is $3.25, $2.95, $2.35 and $1.95 at those volumes, postage included, with no plan to buy first.
Where notecardHQ is different
- Every word is read back before writing. Each note becomes pen strokes and is read by OCR word by word; anything unclear is redrawn before the pen moves. How every card is written.
- One all-in price. Card, handwriting, envelope and postage, from $3.25 in the US and $4.25 abroad, down to $1.95 at volume. No monthly fee. Pricing.
- Built for developers. Idempotency keys so a retry never mails a second card, US address verification before a note is accepted, and a status for every note. Quickstart.
- We can write the notes for you. Send us what you know about each recipient and we write the note, then the robot writes the card.
- Written in New York. Cards are written, stamped and mailed from our New York studio, to the US and abroad.
When Handwrytten may suit you better
Handwrytten has a large stock card catalog, many handwriting styles and custom handwriting fonts, plus native apps for some CRMs and a test mode today. If you need a specific CRM app or a font made from your own handwriting, look at it closely. For the detail, see Handwrytten pricing explained and how it compares with IgnitePOST, Scribeless and thanks.io.
Send your first note.
Tell us what you want to send and we will set up your workspace.