Is Thankbox free?

People ask this because Thankbox lets you start without paying. That part is true. Sending is not free, and neither is the gift collection. Here is exactly where the money comes in, from Thankbox’s own pricing page, and how the same question works on Thankeeu.

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Quick answer

Thankbox is free to start but not free to send. Its pricing page in October 2026 said you can create a Thankbox in seconds without registering and only pay when you send it: $5.99 for Classic or $9.99 for Premium. Each gift contribution also carries a processing fee.

Thankeeu vs Thankbox

Free to start on both services; here is what you pay at the end. Thankbox figures come from its pricing page; Thankeeu prices are live.

Thankbox details as listed on their pricing page in October 2026 (https://www.thankbox.com/pricing). Not listed means we could not find it on that page, not that it is missing. Prices change, so check their site. Thankeeu prices on this page are live.

What is free on Thankbox

Creating the card, inviting colleagues and letting them sign. Thankbox says there is no need to register to start, which is genuinely convenient when someone has asked you to organise a leaving card at short notice. Signing is free for colleagues.

What you pay for

When the card is ready to send, you pick a plan. Classic was $5.99, with unlimited messages, photos and GIFs, 5 fonts and a gift limit of $400. Premium was $9.99, adding video, premium fonts, slideshow playback, your own design and a $1,000 gift limit. Voice notes are listed with Premium, Packs and the Team plan.

If you collect a gift, each contribution has a fee: 1.1% + £0.17 in pounds, 2.5% + €0.17 in euros or 2.9% + $0.19 in dollars. That fee pays for card processing and fraud checks, which every service has to cover somehow.

Why “free to start” is a fair model

It lets you see the finished card before spending anything. If only three people sign, you can decide not to send it. Thankeeu works the same way, and we think it is the right model for the organiser, who is often paying personally.

What differs is what the paid card includes. On Thankeeu, the Classic card already has voice notes alongside photos and GIFs, and every card has unlimited signers. Most Popular adds video, the Memory Movie and up to five co admins.

A worked example for a UK leaving card

Say twenty five colleagues sign a leaving card and twenty of them put £10 each into the whip round. On Thankbox, starting the card and signing cost nothing. If nobody posts a video, Classic at $5.99 is enough, though the $400 gift limit is worth keeping in mind for a big collection. Each £10 contribution carries the listed fee of 1.1% + £0.17, about 28p, so the twenty contributions add roughly £5.60 in fees between them.

On Thankeeu the same card is also free to start and to sign. When you send it, you pay once at the live price in pounds shown on this page, and voice notes are already included. Each contributor sees the gift pot fee before paying, and the leaver claims the money to their bank or as a digital gift card.

In both cases, the organiser can collect every message first and decide at the end. That is the main point of free to start: no risk of paying for a card that only three people signed.

Free alternatives, and their trade offs

There are free ways to make a group card: a shared document, a slide deck everyone edits, or a paper card passed round the office. They cost nothing, and for a small team in one room a paper card is still lovely. The trade offs are familiar to anyone who has tried them: the shared document gets messy, someone deletes another person’s message by accident, remote colleagues are left out, and there is no simple way to collect money.

Paid group card services exist to solve exactly those problems. The question is less “is it free” and more “what am I paying for when I send it”. On Thankeeu, the answer includes unlimited signers, voice notes, photos and GIFs on every card, scheduled delivery in the recipient’s time zone and a gift pot, with video and a Memory Movie on Most Popular.

Free for workplaces?

Thankbox’s Team plan offers unlimited Thankboxes; the price was not shown on the page we read. On Thankeeu, a free company account through Thankeeu for Teams lets a company create cards for colleagues with no card fee, and a paid plan automates birthdays and work anniversaries from HR systems such as Personio and HiBob.

Leaving cards without the stress

Whichever you pick, start early, share one link in the team chat, and send a reminder two days before. Thankeeu reminds anyone who opened the link but did not sign. Schedule the card for the last afternoon, in the leaver’s own time zone if they are moving abroad. Our leaving card for a colleague guide has wording ideas.

Who actually pays

On both services, colleagues sign for free, the organiser pays for the card when sending, and anyone who chips in to the gift covers a small processing fee on their contribution. Some offices split the card cost into the whip round so the organiser is not out of pocket. That works on either service.

Thankeeu prices today

Thankeeu prices in pounds, live. Free to create and collect. Start a card or read the pricing page.

Questions people ask

Is Thankbox free?

Free to create and sign, but sending costs $5.99 for Classic or $9.99 for Premium, per its pricing page in October 2026.

Do I need to register to start a Thankbox?

Thankbox says no; you can create one in seconds and pay when ready to send.

Do colleagues pay to sign a Thankbox?

No. Signing is free.

Is the Thankbox gift collection free?

No. Each contribution has a fee, for example 1.1% + £0.17 in pounds.

Is there a free Thankbox for teams?

A Team plan exists; its price was not shown on the page we read.

Is Thankeeu free?

Free to create and collect messages. You pay once when you send, at the live price shown here.

Do Thankeeu signers need an account?

No. They open the link and sign.

Are voice notes free on Thankeeu?

They are included on every card, including Classic.

Is there a free option for companies on Thankeeu?

Yes, a free company account through Thankeeu for Teams, with no card fee on team cards.

What does the Thankeeu gift pot cost?

Contribution fees are shown to each person before they pay.

Can I decide not to send after collecting?

Yes, on both services you only pay when you send.

How much does Thankbox cost exactly?

See how much Thankbox costs for every figure.

Can I schedule the card on Thankeeu?

Yes, to the minute in the recipient’s time zone.

What is the cheapest way to send a Thankbox?

Classic at $5.99, as listed in October 2026. Packs are also offered; their prices were not shown on the page we read.

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