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The PostcardMania Alternative for Smarter Direct Mail

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Searching for a PostcardMania alternative? Here is how 4OVER4.COM compares on products, paper, finishes, speed, and guarantees, with the full table below.

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Mail house against print plant

4OVER4.COM and PostcardMania, feature by feature

Feature 4OVER4.COM PostcardMania
200 Free Business Cards Yes, first in USA since 2011 No
Price Match Guarantee Yes, 110% price match No
10,000+ Design Templates + Free Online Designer Yes (Canvs tool) Limited
Free Samples Kit Yes, physical samples that ship free No
Loyalty Rewards (Earn Coins) Yes, earn coins on every order No
100% Satisfaction + On-Time + Quality Guarantees Yes, 5 guarantees Limited
Non-Profit Discount 25% OFF for life + Free UPS Ground No
Same-Day Shipping Yes, order by 12pm ET No
Total Cards Printed 10 billion+ Not publicly shared
Businesses Served 150,000+ 100,000+ businesses
Projects Completed 500,000+ Not publicly shared
On-Time Delivery Rate 99.8% Not publicly shared
Orders Shipping Early 82% Not publicly shared
Customer Satisfaction (will reorder) 99% Not publicly shared
Years in Business 25+ (since 1999) Not publicly shared
Google Rating 4.8/5 Read at the source
Facebook Rating 4.7/5 Read at the source
Total Reviews All Platforms 10,000+ Read at the source
Google Trusted Store Yes No
Total Standard Products 1,000+ 30+ (direct mail focused)

The rows that split them are the catalog size, the samples kit and the price match, and the one fact PostcardMania leads on is its start date, 1998.

Range, stock and design

Six reasons businesses leave PostcardMania

01

A far bigger product range

1,000+ products across the 4OVER4.COM catalog against 30+ at PostcardMania, so the door hangers and the yard signs for the same promotion come from the same printer as the mailer.

02

No forced bundles

PostcardMania bundles design, mailing lists, and printing together. 4OVER4.COM lets you pay for the print alone, so you are not covering services you already handle in house.

03

60+ paper stocks and finishes

Standard postcards come in 14 sizes from 2.5x2.5 to 6x11 on 22 stocks, and spot UV, soft touch, foil, painted-edge and raised-ink postcards each have a product page of their own.

04

Postcards built for the mail

Direct Mail Postcards print on 14pt or 16pt gloss, silk, high gloss UV or uncoated stock in 9 mailing sizes, 500 for $89.68 and up to 100,000 in a run.

05

Design it yourself, skip the design fee

PostcardMania includes design in the campaign. Here you can open a postcard template in Canvs, the free online designer, or download a blank template in your mailing size and send your own file. No design software to buy.

06

Postcards for non-profit appeals

A non-profit mailing an appeal gets 25% off every print for life and free UPS Ground shipping on every order.

1,000+ Products vs 30+ at PostcardMania
60+ Paper stocks
99.8% On-time rate
10B+ Cards printed

Postcard stock

Postcards from 10pt to 80pt ultra-thick

A mailed postcard has to survive the sorting machine and still feel like something in the hand. Standard postcards run from 10pt StarLustre to 26pt Metallic Pearl, and ultra thick kraft postcards go to 80pt for a piece that stands out on the mat.

The presses are G7 color profiled, so a postcard mailed in spring and reprinted in fall carries the same brand color.

1

Pricing

1,000 standard postcards cost $86.78 and 10,000 cost $230.22, about 2 cents a card at that volume.

2

Kraft

Ultra thick kraft postcards run 32pt, 48pt, 64pt or 80pt on 100% recycled kraft, from 50 for $29.44.

3

Support

A person answers on 718-932-2700, by phone or SMS, when a mailing date depends on a file fix.

Stock and range

Linen, pearl and kraft in every mailing size

Paper and finish selection

A standard 4OVER4.COM postcard can run on uncoated, gloss, silk, linen or Metallic Pearl stock, and kraft, spot UV, soft touch, foil, painted-edge and raised-ink postcards are separate products.

Product range

PostcardMania lists 30+ products, most of them postcards and mail services. Flyers, brochures, business cards, banners, stickers, labels, booklets, door hangers, rack cards and table tents sit in the same 4OVER4.COM cart as the postcard run.

Gains and gaps

Print only, or the mailing bundle

4OVER4.COM

  • 14 postcard sizes plus custom
  • 22 standard stocks, ultra-thick kraft to 80pt
  • CASS certified for direct mail
  • Five written guarantees + 110% price match
  • Loyalty coins on every order

PostcardMania

  • Postcard and direct-mail focus
  • Bundled design + mailing list fees
  • Limited stock and finish options
  • No published price match
  • No free-cards or loyalty program

Wally explains the switch from PostcardMania

One printer for the whole campaign

Wally the 4OVER4 mascot compares a single PostcardMania postcard mailer against a full spread of 4OVER4.COM print products

PostcardMania sells the mailing as a package. 4OVER4.COM prints the postcard, the business cards, the banners and the labels for the same campaign, and you keep your own designer and your own list.

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Starting prices

Postcards at $16.48, flyers at $39.54, brochures at $57.11

Standard Postcards

Standard Postcards

From $16.48

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Standard Flyers

Standard Flyers

From $39.54

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Standard Brochures

Standard Brochures

From $57.11

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Black Business Cards

Black Business Cards

From $40.62

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The long read

PostcardMania and 4OVER4.COM, bundle against print

PostcardMania sells mailed postcard campaigns with design and lists bundled in. The parts below compare what you pay, the paper, the range and who each printer suits, for a buyer who already has the artwork and the list.

Why businesses are switching from PostcardMania

Die-cut laminated postcards printed by 4OVER4.COM

PostcardMania focuses on postcard-based direct mail, and that is its lane. A buyer who already has a designer and a list often wants the opposite: the print alone, plus the flyers, banners and door hangers for the same promotion. Browse our design templates to see the postcard layouts.

Die-cut laminated postcards, 3D lenticular postcards and metallic foil postcards are three shapes of mailer that sit in the 4OVER4.COM catalog as products of their own.

Pricing breakdown: what you actually pay

Full-color postcards printed by 4OVER4.COM

PostcardMania prices design, mailing lists and printing together. If you already have a designer or your own list, part of that price covers work you do not need.

A 4OVER4.COM postcard price covers the print, the cut and a free file check. The ladder falls fast with volume: 500 standard postcards cost $51.62, and 5,000 cost $139.71, under 3 cents a card.

Who should pick 4OVER4.COM over PostcardMania?

Not every business needs to switch. If you want a fully managed direct mail service where someone else handles design, list acquisition and fulfillment, PostcardMania does that well and charges for the convenience.

4OVER4.COM fits if you already have a designer, need more than postcards, want control over paper stock and finish, or run several campaigns from one account. The 5 Gold Guarantees cover quality, pricing, on-time delivery, customer service and satisfaction on every run.

4.8/ 5

The verdict

The better pick for a buyer who already has the artwork and the list: 14 postcard sizes, stocks from 10pt to 80pt kraft and CASS certified mail work, using your own artwork and list.

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Direct mail basics

How an EDDM drop works, route by route

Every Door Direct Mail is the post office route product, and it removes the list, the part of direct mail that costs the most to get right. You pick carrier routes on a map instead of buying names, and the carrier delivers to every address on a route already being walked. The 6x11 postcard is the usual route piece, and a 50-card run of standard postcards lets you check the stock before you print for every household on the route.

4OVER4.COM offers EDDM two ways: Full Service, where the cards are printed, bundled and delivered to USPS for you, or Print Only, where you take the printed cards to the post office yourself. The sequence is short. Choose the routes around the business, check the household count on each one, print the cards with the required markings, bundle them in the counts the post office asks for, fill in the paperwork and drop them at the accepting office. The saving comes from the postage rate, which sits below addressed mail because the carrier is not sorting to individual names. What you give up is targeting by person, which a local offer aimed at a whole neighborhood does not need.

Size and postage

Postcard sizes and the postage they earn

Postcard postage is set by the size and shape of the card before anything else, which makes the trim size a budget decision rather than a design one. Small cards that fall inside the postcard dimensions mail at the postcard rate. Go past those dimensions and the same piece mails as a letter, and past the letter dimensions it becomes a flat, which costs more again.

So pick the size with the postage in front of you. A 4x6 or a 4.25x5.5 holds the cheapest rate and suits a single offer. A 5x7 buys room for an image and a coupon. A 6x11 is the route mail workhorse, big enough to be noticed on the mat and still priced as a route piece. All four are standard postcard sizes here. Check the current rate table before committing, since the thresholds move.

Ratings, both printers

How the two printers rate

For PostcardMania, read the dated reviews at the source. Across every 4OVER4.COM product, Google reviewers give 4.8 and Facebook 4.7, so range, stock and the bundle decide the choice.

★ 4.810,000+ reviewsacross Google, Trustpilot, Facebook & 4OVER4.com
5Written guarantees
G7Certified printer
150K+Businesses served
25+Years printing
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Postcard questions

Common Questions

Nine answers for postcard buyers on free postcards, EDDM, postage by size, mailing, price, turnaround and guarantees. Browse every printing question on our FAQs hub.

Where can I get free postcards?

Not as a free printed run, but the free parts are real: the free samples kit ships free so you can hold the postcard stocks, postcard templates are free in Canvs, and new customers get 200 free business cards. The printed run starts at 50 standard postcards for $16.48.

Do I need a mailing list for EDDM?

No, and that is the point of it. EDDM targets postal carrier routes rather than named households, so you select the routes on a map and the carrier delivers to every address along them. If you need to reach specific people rather than a whole neighborhood, that is standard addressed mail and it does need a list.

What is the cheapest postcard size to mail?

The smallest one that still carries your offer. Cards staying inside the postcard dimensions earn the lowest rate, which is why a 4x6 is the default for a high volume drop. Every size step past that moves the piece into a higher postage bracket, and at ten thousand pieces that gap dwarfs the printing. Check the current rate table before you set the trim size.

Does 4OVER4.COM offer direct mail services like PostcardMania?

Yes, without the design and list bundle. Direct mail postcards can be mailed for you: on a 500-piece run the mailing service fee is $125 plus postage, $257.50 at the First Class rate for a 4x6, with processing in 1 to 4 business days. 4OVER4.COM is CASS certified for direct mail.

Can I get the same postcard sizes at 4OVER4.COM?

Yes. The common mailing sizes, 4x6, 4.25x5.5, 5x7 and 6x11, are all standard, along with 10 more sizes from a 2.5 x 2.5 square and a custom size.

Is 4OVER4.COM cheaper than PostcardMania?

For printing alone, compare the same size, stock and count: a PostcardMania campaign price includes design and list services, while a 4OVER4.COM price covers the print and a free file check. A lower written quote for identical postcards is matched and beaten by 10%.

What guarantees does 4OVER4.COM offer?

Five, on every order: quality, price match, on time every time, customer service and ultimate satisfaction, the last one money back. The Showcase shows finished work from real customers.

Does 4OVER4.COM print products beyond postcards?

Yes: business cards, banners, labels, stickers, booklets, door hangers and flyers, 1,000+ products in all, so the rest of a campaign can go in the same order.

How does turnaround compare to PostcardMania?

Standard postcards print in 3 business days and direct mail postcards in 4, and 82% of orders ship ahead of schedule.

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