Custom cards
Hallmark describes custom cards as folded cards printed on high-quality paper and mailed to the recipient.
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Hallmark is the familiar choice for traditional greeting cards, branded designs, Sign & Send, custom cards, and eCards. birthdaycards.ai is the focused option when you want AI to help create a birthday card around one person's details.
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Custom cards
Hallmark describes custom cards as folded cards printed on high-quality paper and mailed to the recipient.
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Hallmark says custom cards are mailed USPS First Class and generally arrive in 4 to 8 days.
Source: Hallmark custom cardseCards
Hallmark's eCards page describes digital cards that can be personalized and sent in minutes.
Source: Hallmark eCardsThis table sticks to stable, product-level differences. Promotions, discounts, and exact competitor prices can change quickly, so they are intentionally not used as the main argument.
AI birthday cards personalized from details, prompts, and photos.
Traditional Hallmark cards, custom printed cards, Sign & Send, and eCards.
Printed and mailed birthday cards are available from the checkout flow.
Hallmark offers custom cards and Sign & Send cards mailed to the recipient.
Digital cards are delivered by email.
Hallmark offers personalized eCards.
birthdaycards.ai starts from a prompt, recipient details, or a face-photo template, then lets you edit the card before checkout.
Hallmark emphasizes writer guidance, custom cards, and personalization rather than a birthday-specific AI generation workflow.
Original AI-generated and template-based birthday card styles.
Hallmark carries its own card lines and licensed designs, including character cards on some birthday pages.
Bottom line
Choose birthdaycards.ai when personal context matters more than brand familiarity.
Choose Hallmark when you want the classic Hallmark catalog, store brand, or Sign & Send experience.
Sources checked
Hallmark facts below come from Hallmark's custom cards, birthday cards, eCards, and product pages.
Visit HallmarkYes. Hallmark says custom cards can be stamped and mailed to the recipient, and generally arrive by USPS First Class in 4 to 8 days.
No. birthdaycards.ai is independent and is not affiliated with Hallmark.
Both offer digital options. birthdaycards.ai is birthday-specific and sends digital cards by email; Hallmark offers personalized eCards.
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