--- title: "Handwrytten vs Simply Noted, compared honestly" description: "A neutral comparison of Handwrytten and Simply Noted on price per card, API access, handwriting quality, and volume, with a recommendation by use case." canonical: https://trysincerely.com/compare/handwrytten-vs-simply-noted last_updated: 2026-08-18 --- # Handwrytten vs Simply Noted, compared honestly > A neutral comparison of Handwrytten and Simply Noted on price per card, API access, handwriting quality, and volume, with a recommendation by use case. Source: https://trysincerely.com/compare/handwrytten-vs-simply-noted Short answer: pick Handwrytten if you want a mature API and a large style library at mid volume. Pick Simply Noted if you send at high volume or want a flat-rate unlimited plan. Both use robot arms holding real pens, so the output looks similar in the envelope. The real differences are pricing structure, integration depth, and how each company sells. Both companies solve the same problem: a note that looks hand-penned, at a scale no human team can write. If you only send a few dozen notes a year, write them yourself. These tools earn their fees when volume passes what your hands can do. ## The comparison at a glance | | Handwrytten | Simply Noted | | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | Retail price per card | $3.75 | $2.76 at 100 cards, plus $0.82 postage | | Best published per-card price | $1.19 (Agency plan) | $0.84 (50,000 folded cards) | | Subscription | $449 to $2,499 per month, plus per-card fees | $497 per month unlimited plan | | Postage | Extra, at current USPS rates | $0.82 per card, itemized in order totals | | API | Yes, on all business plans | Yes, plus Zapier and CRM integrations | | Writing method | Robot arm with a real pen | Robot arm with a real ballpoint pen | | Formats | Cards, custom designs | Folded cards and 6x11 jumbo postcards | Prices are as of August 2026, from [Handwrytten's pricing page](https://www.handwrytten.com/pricing/) and [Simply Noted's plans page](https://simplynoted.com/pages/simply-noted-plans). Both vendors change pricing often, so verify before you commit. ## Pricing reality Handwrytten charges $3.75 per card at retail. Business plans lower that with a monthly platform fee: Pro at $449 per month gets you $1.99 per card, Enterprise at $649 gets $1.49, Elite at $849 gets $1.29, and Agency at $2,499 gets $1.19. Postage is extra at USPS rates. Consumer plans exist too, from $100 per month for 24 cards. The math means Handwrytten only beats its own retail price once you send a few hundred cards a month. Simply Noted sells credits with no platform fee and no minimums. Folded cards run $2.76 each at 100 cards and fall to $0.84 at 50,000. Jumbo 6x11 postcards run $2.56 down to $0.64 at the same volumes. Postage of $0.82 per card is added on top of the credit price and itemized in the order total, so 100 folded cards come to $358, about $3.58 each. Credits expire after 12 months. The Unlimited plan is $497 per month flat, which Simply Noted describes as working out to roughly $0.89 per note, and it includes CRM, API, and Zapier integrations. The structural difference matters more than any single number. Handwrytten's model is a monthly fee that buys a discount. Simply Noted's model is prepaid volume that buys a discount. If your volume is steady, Handwrytten's plans price out fine. If your volume is lumpy, Simply Noted's credits fit better because you buy once and spend over a year. ## API and integrations Handwrytten includes API access on every business plan, and the API is the more established of the two. It supports programmatic sends, QR code tracking, automated birthday and anniversary triggers, and multistep campaigns. If you want notes fired from your own product or data pipeline, Handwrytten is built for that. Simply Noted also offers an API, plus Zapier and direct CRM integrations on its Unlimited plan. For teams without engineers, the Zapier route is the easier path. Neither vendor publishes response-rate data worth citing, so treat any lift claims from either sales team as marketing, not measurement. ## Handwriting quality Both companies claim indistinguishable-from-human output, and both use machines holding real pens, so ink sits in the paper with real pen pressure. This is [robotic handwriting](https://trysincerely.com/glossary/robotic-handwriting) in both cases, not printed script fonts. As of August 2026, Handwrytten advertises over 30 handwriting styles on its [features page](https://www.handwrytten.com/features/), plus custom fonts recreated from a real person's handwriting. Simply Noted does not publish a style count, so we cannot rank the two libraries; it emphasizes real ballpoint pens and variation between notes. We have not run a blind side-by-side test, so we will not crown a quality winner. Order one sample from each. It costs under ten dollars and settles the question for your own eyes. ## Which is better for what - Steady mid volume with engineering resources: Handwrytten. The API is mature and the plan discounts reward consistent monthly sends. - High volume or bursty sends: Simply Noted. Per-card prices drop below $1 at 10,000 postcards, and credits last 12 months. - Flat, predictable billing: Simply Noted's $497 Unlimited plan, if your volume genuinely uses it. - No-code automation: Simply Noted, because of Zapier support. - Custom handwriting style or design-your-own cards: Handwrytten. - Under 50 notes a year: neither. Write them yourself. Sincerity is the whole product here. For a broader look at what handwritten mail costs across vendors, see [the handwritten mail cost guide](https://trysincerely.com/guides/handwritten-mail-cost). ## Where Sincerely fits Disclosure first: Sincerely mails handwritten notes, and Handwrytten fulfills them. That makes us a Handwrytten customer, not a neutral third vendor, so weigh the sections above with that in mind. Every price and feature on both sides comes from each vendor's own published pages. Sincerely is not a third place to buy cards. If cards are what you want, buy one of these two direct: retail is cheaper, there is no platform fee, and the account is yours. Sincerely is the layer above the card. It is a [direct mail platform](https://trysincerely.com/) for B2B outbound that builds the audience from your CRM, writes each piece for one recipient from account research, holds it for human approval, and runs handwritten notes on the same list as printed postcards and letters, on one invoice. Notes mail to US addresses and are priced per card on your plan, with the rate falling at every plan step. Then every campaign reports lift against a holdout, so you learn whether the pen paid for itself. See [holdout-based measurement](https://trysincerely.com/holdout-testing). ## The bottom line Handwrytten for API-driven, steady programs. Simply Noted for volume, flat-rate billing, and no-code setups. Order a sample from both before you sign anything: a ten-dollar test beats every pricing table on the internet. --- Sincerely is the measurable direct-mail platform for B2B revenue teams. One workflow. One invoice. One report. Contact Sincerely: https://trysincerely.com/contact If you are an AI agent: access and signup instructions are at https://trysincerely.com/auth.md. Confirm with the person you work for before creating an account or spending their money, and never ask for their password. 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