When you can’t be there to celebrate someone’s birthday, emailing them a professionally designed e-card can be the next best thing. Whether you choose traditional, religious, contemporary, funny, or outrageous, your e-card sends the message that you appreciate and honor the recipient.
You can also send birthday e-cards on Facebook.
Birthday E-Cards: Ojolie
Ojolie e-cards provide a contemporary expression of the timeless tradition of personal card writing. The selection of birthday e-cards manages to combine pretty with surprise and delight just as the company’s French name does.
Unique art style.
Good selection.
Not a lot of messages to choose.
Animated Birthday E-Cards: Blue Mountain
Let the birthday celebrations begin. Blue Mountain offers full-screen high-quality animated birthday cards that will make your family and friends smile.
Good selection.
Easy to find what you’re looking for.
Site looks dated.
Birthday E-Cards: Jacquie Lawson
Beautifully drawn and meticulously animated, Jacquie Lawson’s greeting cards make every birthday a happy, fun, and memorable event. One of these charming, quaint designs is bound to be perfect for your friend.
Varied selection.
Well animated.
Dated site.
No categories.
Singing and Animated Birthday E-Cards: HappyBirthdaytoYou.com
Combine an animated greeting card with your favorite musical style and lyrics (prominently featuring the recipient’s name) that are sung and recorded just for this special occasion. Add a personal message and send one of the coolest e-card birthday experiences around.
Personalized.
Custom options.
Site could be easier to use.
Birthday E-Cards: CardFool
These are not your father’s greeting cards. Check out the e-card selection at CardFool for cards with attitude and humor. This light-hearted selection features plenty of cats and political figures. You can even add yourself to a selfie with the current president.
Great selection of humor cards.
Traditional style cards.
Some political cards are dated.
Birthday E-Cards and Invitations: Punchbowl
At Punchbowl, you can send birthday e-cards that mimic physical cards closely. It’s not just the e-paper and e-envelopes that look good. The designs and typography are a pleasure to behold, send, and receive.
Built to customize.
Traditional style cards.
Well organized.
Cards are pretty generic by default.
Personalized Outrageous Birthday E-Cards: JibJab
Birthdays should be fun. If they aren’t, it might be because the hilarious, splendid JibJab greeting is missing. Pick a card and personalize it with your image. Soon, you’ll be singing and dancing your way to your friend’s birthday celebration.
Excellent selection of humor.
Great customization options.
Well done animation.
No real organization.
Classic Birthday E-Cards: Hallmark
Hallmark e-cards offer birthday wishes in every mood, from funny to beautiful to romantic. Let your friends know how special they are on their special days with these beautiful cards from the king of greeting cards.
Classic Hallmark quality.
Massive selection.
Recognizable characters and themes.
Can be pricey.
Birthday E-Cards: American Greetings
The stream of spectacular birthday cards coming out of AmericanGreetings.com is never-ending. Pick from heartfelt greetings and comic dancing cows to inspirations and religious messages. Chances are good you can find the right card to make your friend’s day extra special.
Fantastic options.
Well animated.
Organized site.
Requires a subscription.
Vintage Birthday E-Cards: CardCow
Meticulously drawn and beautifully designed, the timeless postcards at CardCow.com evoke a genteel past and make great birthday e-cards. The muted colors, classic illustrations, and photos date to a time long gone, yet comforting.
Unique vintage style.
Beautiful artwork.
Lots of categories to choose from.
Very pricey.
No organization on the site.
Not all cards are available electronically; you’ll have to hunt.
Happy Birthday Virtual Cards: Kisseo
Birthdays come only once a year. Make the occasion special with a card from Kisseo, where the e-cards are sentimental, funny, and charming. Personalize the card you choose with your memories and emotions of special moments in the past or your shared history.
Easy to personalize.
Animations have wide appeal.
Limited selection.
Group Birthday E-Cards: KudoBoard
KudoBoard lets you invite friends or coworkers to sign and contribute to a group birthday card before you send it. You and your friends add messages, photos, and videos on a board until you’re pleased with the content. Then you push a button to deliver the online board to the recipient.
Innovative idea, excellent for groups.
Streamlines a usually messy process.
Affordable.
Groups only.
Birthday E-Cards: DaySpring
Inspire your favorite people with scripture and Christian birthday greetings from DaySpring. This small but impressive collection of birthday e-cards is perfect for sending birthday wishes to a parent or friend.
Clean, classic design.
Super easy to use.
Minimal customization.
Birthday E-Cards: E-Cards.com
Find the perfect birthday e-card from the collection of disarmingly simple and colorful images at E-Cards.com. Charm your friends on their birthdays with cards that are bound to bring a smile to their faces.
Very simple to use and send.
Classic post card style.
Site is pretty dated.
Limited image selection.
Birthday E-Cards: CrossCards
Make sure your birthday wishes arrive on time with an e-card from CrossCards. This mix of Christian and traditional cards offers scriptures and inspirational messages to brighten the recipient’s day.
Colorful modern and traditional designs.
Easy to send and personalize.
Wide selection.
No real organization on the site.
Birthday E-Cards: Paperless Post
Don’t wait until your friends blow out their candles to send your electronic birthday wishes from Paperless Post. Choose a modern or traditional e-card to brighten your friend’s day or personalize a card with photos.
Excellent customization options.
Easy to sort and navigate the site.
Great selection.
Clunky pricing system.
Birthday E-Cards: Doozy Cards
The Doozy Cards website will tickle your fancy with its collection of cute and laugh-out-loud funny e-cards. Categories as varied as Musical, Adult, Cat, Celebrity, Christian, and Democratic, among other, make finding the right card a breeze.
Great selection.
Easy to use and send.
Simple to navigate.
Dated political cards.
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