Need business cards for your new business but not sure where to start? You are in the right place. In this article, we will review three of the best business card providers: Vistaprint, Moo, and Jukebox. We chose to include these companies as they represent the range of what’s on the market today. Whether you’re looking for an affordable option or high quality design, this guide will help you find the perfect fit for your business.

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Best Business Card Provider For Small Businesses: Vistaprint

We recommend Vistaprint because of their affordable yet high quality business cards that are easy to design yourself online. The cards come relatively quickly and if you need help, you can contact customer service by phone, email, or instant message chat.

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Best Business Cards: Vistaprint vs. Moo vs. Jukebox Summary Table

	Vistaprint	Moo	Jukebox
Price Learn More	Least expensive Standard cards are $20 for 500	Most expensive Standard cards are $20 for 50	Biggest range Standard cards are $44 for 500
Quality and Number of Templates Learn More	8,000 good quality templates	550 professionally designed templates	120 good quality templates
Offers Custom Design? Learn More	Yes, limited graphic design services for $5	No, but has very customizable templates	Yes, offers full graphic design services. Must email for a quote.
Ease of Use Learn More	Easy	Easy	Intermediate
Turn-Around Time Learn More	Between 3-8 days depending on which shipping option you choose	Between 1-14 days depending on shipping choice	Standard delivery time includes the time to create the cards (6-10 days) + shipping time (depends on choice)
Customer Service Learn More	Offers phone, email, and chat support Email and chat: 24/7 Phone: 7am-Midnight (M-F) 8am-6pm (Sa-Su)	Offers phone, email, and chat support Email and chat: 24/7 Phone: 3:30am-9:00pm (M-F)	Offers phone, email, and chat support Email and chat: 24/7 Phone: 6:00am-5:30pm (M-F) 10:00am-4:00pm (Sa)
	www.VistaPrint.com	www.Moo.com	www.Jukebox.com

Best Business Card Service for Small Business Owners: Vistaprint

We recommend Vistaprint because they offer high-quality, low-cost business cards with many template options that are customizable through a user-friendly online design tool. The website is super easy to use, and they keep all your designs on file if you need to re-order cards. Not only do we recommend Vistaprint to small business owners, we also use Vistaprint ourselves. Here’s a picture of what our cards look like.

The company offers a large range of business card design templates with a good selection of card treatments and finishes, all for a very reasonable price. The online design tool is user friendly and allows you to easily add your own text, upload stock photos, and customize background textures and colors.

Standard cards start from $20 for 500 cards, plus delivery and processing costs – but you get access to a searchable database of over 8,000 design templates. You can also customize templates with your own logo and choice of background, text and color, and you can upload your own custom design.

There are also a good variety of paper stocks and finishes to choose from in the premium package – you can stipulate a matte or glossy finish or opt for recycled stock if you wish. Specialty accents such as foil finishes and magnetic backgrounds are also available at an additional cost.

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Best for Highest Quality Business Cards: Moo

Moo offers high-end business cards integrated with the latest technology. This is a professional design and printing service that you will pay more for, but the results are head and shoulders above other online printing services.

Sample business cards from Moo

The real point of difference for Moo is their innovative ‘Printfinity’ technology. This allows you to print a different design on individual business cards within the same batch. You can have different cards with their own targeted business image for each specified lead, or simply present your portfolio or product range on a series of impactful business cards.

Also of particular interest is Moo’s next-generation Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This allows you to embed a microchip inside your business cards, which can upload your contact information into a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device with a tap. This means your prospects will already have your information stored in their phones, and there is no risk of them losing your information if they misplace your card.

Moo’s library of template designs – there are 550 template packs to choose from — is also a step above the competition. All have been created by professional designers, are highly customizable, and have a modern, on-trend aesthetic that is missing from many other service providers. When choosing your design you will get a picture and bio of the designer, which adds a nice personal touch.

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Best for Unique Business Cards: Jukebox business cards

What sets Jukebox apart from the pack are the unique paper stock options that you can choose from. They offer options for your business cards made out of materials such as wood, silk, cork, sparkle, or bamboo plus a variety of different shapes. Go with Jukebox if you really want to make a statement with business cards that people likely haven’t seen before.

The downside is that Jukebox is not as easy to use as Vistaprint or Moo, so if you are looking for a standard business card, you should probably go with one of the other two options.

Here are a few few examples of the creative business cards that Jukebox offers:

View more unique cards that Jukebox has created here.

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In-Depth Review: Vistaprint vs. Moo vs. Jukebox

Price

There are a lot of factors that go into the cost of business cards, including (but not limited to):

Material (cardstock, magnet, recycled paper) – One choice you’ll need to make is how thick you want the paper to be. The thicker the paper, the more you can expect to pay. You will also pay more if you want the cards printed on an unconventional material, such as wood, cork, or bamboo.
Custom finish (folded, holes, coating) – There are different finishes you can add to your card to make them stand out. Your cards can be shiny, matte, or metallic depending on the impression you want your cards to leave.
Design (custom, color vs. black and white) – Expect to pay extra for a custom design. You will sometimes pay more for color as well, though with Moo and Jukebox the cost for full color is included in the price.
Shape (standard rectangle vs. circle or heart) – If you want to stand out with an unusually shaped card, you will be charged extra. Some services (like Vistaprint) don’t offer sizes other than the standard rectangle.
Quantity – Obviously, the more cards you purchase, the more you will be charged. However, you will save more per card by ordering in bulk.
Printed side (front/back) – Vistaprint charges $3-$6 to print on the back. Moo and Jukebox include printing on the front and back in the cost of the cards.
Shipping time – You will pay more for expedited shipping

All of the options offer a wide range of pricing depending on how many add-ons you want for your business card. Vistaprint offers the lowest cost option, while Moo and Jukebox are both higher end.

Vistaprint is one of the least expensive options on the market today. You can get 500 fairly good quality cards for just $24.99 (including shipping). However, we suggest spending a little extra to get the higher quality cardstock which will cost around $9 more. This extra fee is worth it if you want your business card to look and feel professional. The lower cost options feel pretty flimsy.

While printing on the front side of your card is included, you will have to pay a small fee ($3-$6) to print on the back of 100 cards.

Another thing to note is that Vistaprint is almost always running a special or promotion, so make sure you have a discount added before checking out. Sometimes they will automatically apply the discount for you, or you can click here to get 500 cards for $9.99.

Moo is more expensive since you are paying for higher quality cards. The standard cards (3.5” x 2”) cost $19.99 for 50 cards, or you can order the mini cards (2.75” x 1.1”) at $19.99 for 100.With Moo, free full color printing on both sides is included in the price of the cards. Even more amazing is that their printfinity option is also included. This means there’s no additional cost to use a unique image on the back of every business card.

Jukebox prices their business cards based on how quickly you need them, giving you the option of “wait and save cards” and “same day business cards.” Full color on both sides is included, and you also can choose between gloss or matte coating. For business cards that are made out of regular paper and are standard (3.5” x 2”) size, the cost for Jukebox’s cards are $44.25 for 500 cards, which is more than Vistaprint, but slightly less than Moo.If you want your card to be made out of a more unique material such as wood or cork, expect to pay $100-$300 more than the paper cards.

Quality and Number of Templates

As a small business owner, it’s likely that you are not looking to design your own business card. That’s why most business card providers offer templates, so that you can choose from premade options and then simply insert your own information.

Vistaprint has over 8,000 templates to choose from, much more than either competitor. You can search their database of templates using keywords that are related to your business, or you can choose to look at templates based on industry. Though the templates are not the most creative, with so many options, you are bound to find a simple, sleek card that will work well for your type of business.

Moo has 550 templates to choose from that are created by professional graphic designers. When you look through the templates, you are able to see a picture of the person who designed the template, plus a little bio. You can easily make small changes to the designs, such as switching fonts or changing the color, or you can create your own design using Moo’s layouts.

Jukebox has the fewest number of templates, with around 120 to choose from. These templates are not as aesthetically pleasing as Moo’s professionally designed templates, but you will still probably be able to find something that works for you.

Custom Design

If you want a business card design that is completely unique to your business, or you don’t like any of the pre-made templates that the companies provide, you can have a custom design created. All three options allow you to upload your own design, and Vistaprint and Jukebox both offer design services. Vistaprint’s option doesn’t include full custom design, and Jukebox is pricey (~$500), so we suggest using a third party designer.

One option is to hire a graphic designer using Fiverr for as little as $5. You can search for graphic designers who have a high rating and who have good samples of previous work.

Another good option is to use 99designs, a crowdsourcing platform that connects you to a community of designers. You can tell them your vision, and you will get dozens of proposals to choose from. This will cost you a couple hundred dollars.

Vistaprint offers graphic design services for $5. For this low price, don’t expect them to create a completely custom card for you from scratch. Their service is more to take your current design to the next level (by changing the color or layout) or to recreate a business card that you like but don’t have the files for. They also offer a logo design service for $90. You can learn more about Vistaprint’s graphic design services here.

Moo does not offer graphic design services for a custom design. However, their templates are very customizable, and they let you edit the layout, fonts, and images. Also, since their templates are created by designers, they are very visually appealing, and you should be able to find something that fits your business from their selection.

However, if you want something different, you can hire a third party designer from Fiverr or 99designs. Moo then allows you to upload the design into their system.

Jukebox boasts high end business card design from top talent from around the world. You can submit an online request form for a custom design, and you will be sent a quote to approve. If you approve, then the designer will send you a design to review and make comments on.

Design consultations with designers cost $45 for 30 minutes and the cost includes two rounds of revisions. Though they don’t mention the ballpark cost for a custom design on their website, you can read about the experience one customer had using Jukebox’s custom design service.

Ease of Use

As a small business owner, it’s important that the websites of these business card providers are easy to navigate. Otherwise, it could take you an unnecessary amount of time to complete a simple task such as ordering business cards.

Vistaprint is very easy to use and understand. You can choose from a variety of templates and edit the text and upload images through the system. They also provide 3-D looking proofs that are true to size, which gives you a really good idea of how the cards will look once you receive them. This helps to make sure everything is sized correctly and easy to read.

Vistaprint also saves your previous orders so you can quickly make small adjustments to cards you’ve ordered in the past. This is great if you have a larger team and you want everyone to have uniform business cards.

The only annoying thing is that Vistaprint will try to sell you on a variety of their other products, such as card holders, pens etc., when you’re trying to checkout. This prolongs the checkout process, but if you just blow right by the options, then it shouldn’t affect your experience too much.

Moo is also really easy to use and they have a really clean looking platform where you can edit the cards. While going through the process, the website has cute movements and there are jokes here and there that make creating the card more enjoyable.

While checking out, Moo alerted me that something seemed off with my order. It noticed that I hadn’t altered the dummy text that they use in the templates. For this and many other reasons, it’s clear that Moo is a really well designed and smart website, which makes their business card creation process very easy and intuitive.

If you are making edits to one of their templates, you are able to see how the finished card will look as you are making the changes.

Jukebox is a little more difficult to use than the other two. It’s not quite as intuitive and is harder to navigate. For example, it seems at first that you have to purchase the cards before you can see a proof. However, if you go to the “templates” section, you will be able to design your card using their templates (or your own) and download a proof. This differs from Moo and Vistaprint which both have a “get started” button that walks you through the complete process without having to jump around the website.

Turnaround time

A lot of times, small business owners don’t think to order business cards until there is an event or trade show coming up. If you need last minute business cards, the good news is that you can get cards made pretty quickly. The bad news is that you can expect to pay a premium for express shipping.

Here are the breakdowns of the different shipping options based on delivery to NYC:

The fastest Vistaprint shipping option promises to deliver the cards in 3 business days for $19.99. There least expensive option takes 8 business days and will cost you $4.99.

Moo can deliver your business cards before 10:30 AM the next day, as long as you order before 2pm. The shipping cost to do this is $52.25. If you can wait a week, your shipping cost goes down to $19.75. The cheapest option for shipping costs $7.75, and you will get your cards in 2 weeks.

Jukebox has same day business cards available, but to take advantage of this fast turn around time, you will need to be located in Toronto to pick them up. If you’re not, you will need to pay ~$50 for 1 day shipping. With this option you can choose from a limited number of their products, and expect to pay around $43 more for your cards (on top of the $50 for shipping) if you want them to be ready the same day.

If you can wait, the standard option takes 6-10 days to create the cards, plus shipping time (1-7 business days depending on the option you choose.) Standard shipping costs $13.

Customer Service

Being able to chat with a customer service representative is a nice feature that all three options provide. I will say that the websites are fairly easy to navigate, but if you are having trouble creating your business cards, all three options provide phone, email and chat support.

Vistaprint offers 24 hour email and chat support and their phone hours are

7am-Midnight (M-F) and 8am-6pm (Sa-Su). They also have in in-depth FAQ section.

Moo offers 24 hour chat support, and promises to respond to email by the end of the following business day. They also are open for phone support Monday-Friday 3:30am-9:00pm ET.

Jukebox has 24 hour chat support and will respond to any emails within 8 hours. Their phone line is open 6:00am-5:30pm Monday-Friday and 10:00am-4:00pm on Saturday.

All Business Card Providers

	Best For:
Vistaprint	Small business owners
Moo	Quality and design
Jukebox	Unique business cards
Overnight Prints	One day delivery
Office Depot	Pickup in store
1-800 Postcards	Offset printing
GotPrint	Different Shapes
FedEx	Free Shipping
Your Local Printer	Customer Service

The Bottom Line

If you are looking for affordable, professional looking business cards, you can’t go wrong with Vistaprint. They won’t sell you advanced business cards with NFC microchips or unique shapes, but what they do offer is affordable, yet high quality business cards that you can easily order from their website. The design tools are easy to use, and with so many professional-looking templates to choose from, you’re likely to find what you need.

If you want some inspiration for designing the best business cards, be sure to check out these 25 Business Card Design Ideas.

Comments (19) Post Your Comment

John

July 13, 2017 at 5:37 am

It’s better to use E-bussiness card like AllLinked.com I’m using it. It’s amazing

- Maggie Aland
  
  July 13, 2017 at 1:17 pm
  
  I’ll have to check that out, thanks!
  
  Maggie
  
Richard

January 9, 2017 at 6:36 pm

Great findings above! very helpful. I’ve used all three before and found that Moo’s quality was pretty good. Then, someone handed me their business card and mentioned they just switched from Moo to Primo Print. So, I used them twice and found the quality to be similar if not better than Moo. I’ll still use Vista Print for swag items like calendars, pens and other stuff for my clients.

- Maggie Aland
  
  January 12, 2017 at 10:02 pm
  
  Hi Richard,
  
  Thanks for the comment! I’ll have to check out Primo Print.
  
  Maggie
  
Julia @ Grafitive

April 16, 2016 at 6:29 pm

I have tested both printing services as well ( MOO and Vistaprint) and the bottomline is this: Vistaprint offers good quality business cards at incredibly good prices.
If you are in need of good business cards for a low price, go with Vitaprint (consider their “heavy stock” upgrade – it’s really worth it.

If you need the absolute best quality businesscards, and are willing to pay 4-5 times more go with MOO. Their business cards really are the best quality available and a guarantee to make a professional impression.

- Jason Rueger
  
  April 18, 2016 at 5:35 pm
  
  Julia,
  
  Thanks for your comment! I think you did a good job of succinctly breaking down the differences and strengths of both companies!
  
  Jason
  
James @ Logo Crust

December 28, 2015 at 2:10 pm

Moo USED to be good. And I’m telling you because I got my cards on the mail recently (arrived after more than 15 days later than they were supposed to) and I found the quality was incredibly low (difficult to read even). I have ordered cards in the past from Moo and when I actually compared the new ones to the old ones my disappointment was even greater.

- Jason Rueger
  
  December 29, 2015 at 12:03 pm
  
  James,
  That’s a bummer about the cards. Good to know. How long have you been using Moo for your business cards?
  
  Jason

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Best Business Card Provider For Small Businesses: Vistaprint

Best Business Cards: Vistaprint vs. Moo vs. Jukebox Summary Table

Best Business Card Service for Small Business Owners: Vistaprint

Best for Highest Quality Business Cards: Moo

Best for Unique Business Cards: Jukebox business cards

In-Depth Review: Vistaprint vs. Moo vs. Jukebox

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Quality and Number of Templates

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