A Modern Way to Send a Card

eCards are a modern, eco-conscious, and flexible way to celebrate special occasions. They offer several advantages over traditional paper cards, making them a popular alternative in today’s digital age. eCards can be created, personalised, and sent instantly from your computer or smartphone, saving you the hassle of going to a store or post office. They’re perfect for last-minute occasions. Since eCards don’t require paper, they reduce waste and have a smaller carbon footprint compared to paper cards, which need to be printed, packaged, and transported. There are several very popular eCard providers out there, let’s take a look at our top 5.

5. Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain was one of the original eCard providers, getting started in the 90s. They provide a fun range of email cards that can be customised with a message and then scheduled to deliver to the recipient at the right time.

4. JibBab: Fun Face-Swap Music Cards

JibJab have been around for about 16 years and create fun face-swap cards where users upload photos to replace the faces of the characters in the animation. They are great fun and often feature dancing or singling characters. 

3. Ojolie: Beautifully Designed Cards

Ojolie was founded in 2005 by Frederikke Tu, a Danish artist, animator and designer. Ojolie was born out of a desire to create a service that provides a contemporary expression of the timeless tradition of personal card writing.”Ojolie” combines the word for pretty in French with the expression of surprise and delight.

2. Jacquie Lawson: Sweet and Homely Cards

Jacquie Lawson could be considered the godmother of ecards. Her quintessentially British cards are homely and very popular amongst grandparents. The animations are tastefully done and feature countryside scenes with labradors running around and cakes on the kitchen table. The cards are sent by email and she also has a very popular Christmas calendar. 

1. 2050cards: The Best eCards for the Modern Sender

In our opinion 2050cards offers the best eCards for the modern sender. The cards can be customised with a message or a photo and then sent via WhatsApp. 2050cards has an app, birthday reminders and has an enormous selection of cards to choose from which include Birthday eCards, Thank You eCards and Funny eCards. They also have a leaderboard so you can compete with other senders and see who has sent the most cards. The company works with independent artists and animators to create the wide range of styles and themes you see on the website (see the most popular cards). With over 1,000 reviews on Trustpilot giving the company a score of 4.6 which Trustpilot regards as ‘Excellent’, 2050cards is the best reviewed eCard company on the web.