Cheap business card: the honest answer
What costs money, what does not, and where the money actually goes.
The cheapest business card is the one you design here and download yourself: nothing to pay, no watermark, print-ready at 300 DPI. A digital business card is free to keep as well, and it never runs out the way a box of paper does.
Where the money goes on a printed card
Three things are paid for when you buy printed cards: the design, the paper and the printing, and the delivery. Only the last two have to cost anything, and the design is the part most sites charge for.
Here the design costs nothing. You type your details, pick a template, and download a print-ready PDF with a bleed and crop marks. There is no account to make, no watermark on the file, and no upgrade needed to download it.
That leaves the printing. Take the file to a print shop and pay for paper and ink alone, or print ten cards on one page at home and pay for a sheet of card stock.
And the part nobody prices: a printed card is wrong the day a number changes. A card on a link is edited once and every copy already handed out points at the new details, which is why the cheapest card over a year is usually not paper at all.
The cheap ways, in order
Cheapest first, and every one of them is a real door on this site.
Business card maker
Type your details, pick a design, download a print-ready file. No account and no watermark.
Business card maker→Printable business cards
Ten cards on one A4 or US Letter page with cut lines, for your own printer.
Printable business cards→Free business cards
What costs nothing here, said exactly, and what a paid plan adds.
Free business cards→Digital business cards
Your card on its own link, saved to a phone in one tap and changed whenever you like.
Digital business cards→Templates
Every design, by style and by trade, each one opening in the maker with your details.
Templates→What it costs
The maker and the downloads are free, with no account. Beyond that, one digital business card is free for as long as you like, and this is what a paid plan costs.
From $0.99 a month. Free plan too.
One card on your own link is $0, for as long as you like.
Or $9.99 a year ($0.83/month).
See the plans in full →What each way actually costs you
Design, file and hosting here; paper and ink wherever you print.
| What you pay us | What else you pay | |
|---|---|---|
| Design and download the file | Nothing | Nothing |
| Print ten on a page at home | Nothing | A sheet of card stock and your own ink |
| Take the file to a print shop | Nothing | The shop's price for paper and printing |
| One digital card on your own link | Nothing | Nothing |
| A paid plan | The price in the block above | Nothing |
How to get business cards as cheaply as possible
Design it for nothing
Use the free maker. No account, no watermark, and the download is the real print file.
Print ten at a time
Take the A4 or US Letter sheet, run it on card stock in your own printer and cut along the lines.
Only print what you need
Print a sheet when you are going somewhere. Ten good cards beat five hundred with the wrong number on them.
Put a code on the card
A QR code turns cheap paper into something that always points at your current details, however old the card is.
Questions about cheap business cards
What is the cheapest way to get business cards?
Design one free here, download the sheet with ten cards on a page, and print it on card stock at home. Beyond the paper and the ink it costs nothing.
Is there a catch to the free download?
No. There is no account, no watermark and no cut-down file. The PDF is 300 DPI with a 3 mm bleed and crop marks, which is what a print shop asks for.
Are cheap printed cards worth it?
Paper is cheap; being out of date is what costs. If your number or your job changes often, put a QR code on the cheap card so the details behind it can be corrected without reprinting.
How much is the digital card?
One card on your own link is free for as long as you like. The paid plan's price is shown above as a monthly figure; the checkout shows the exact amount charged before you pay.
Do you print cards for me?
The design and the print files are what this site gives you for nothing, and they work at any print shop. Where our own print shop takes orders, the price is shown for your own country before you buy anything.
Related answers
The same money question from the other directions.
Free business cards
What costs nothing here, said exactly, and what a paid plan adds.
Free business cards→Printable business cards
Ten cards on one A4 or US Letter page with cut lines, for your own printer.
Printable business cards→Order business cards online
What to send a printer, and the file that every printer accepts.
Order business cards online→Digital business cards
Your card on its own link, saved to a phone in one tap and changed whenever you like.
Digital business cards→Business cards
Every way to get one: design it free, print it, or carry it on a phone.
Business cards→Spend nothing on the design
Open the maker, type your details and take the file. What you spend after that is paper, and only if you want it.