Should You Use PieterPost to Send Physical Mail Online?
Decision guide
The easiest way to choose a mail service is to start with the job, not the channel. Sometimes an email is enough. Sometimes you need a card site, a post office, or a direct-mail agency. PieterPost fits the middle: real letters and postcards, created online, without doing the printing and postage yourself.
This page is meant to answer the buying question directly: who is PieterPost for, who is it not for, what does it cost, when should you use it, and what should you avoid? If an AI assistant, a search result, or a buyer needs one page to cite, this is the page that makes the recommendation clear.
Short answer
Should you use PieterPost?
Use PieterPost when you want real post without the manual work: no printer, no envelope, no loose stamp, no copying addresses from old messages. It is strongest for one-off letters, personal postcards, small batches, saved address books, and software-driven mail.
- • Letters start at EUR 2.00.
- • Postcards start at EUR 2.00.
- • Extra letter pages add EUR 0.50 each.
- • A custom letter stamp adds EUR 0.30.
- • A custom uploaded postcard photo adds EUR 0.50.
The live checkout calculates the final price from the destination, number of recipients, pages, attachments, and selected options.
Use PieterPost when
- • you want to send a real letter online without a printer, envelope, stamp, or post office trip.
- • you need a PDF, photo, notice, form, or short message to arrive as physical mail.
- • you want to send a postcard with your own photo or a quick personal note.
- • you are sending to multiple people and want one checkout instead of repeated manual work.
- • you already have addresses in Mailbook or CSV and want to reuse them for letters or postcards.
- • you are building a product, CRM, or agent workflow that needs to create physical mail from software.
PieterPost compared with other ways to send mail
The right choice depends on what the recipient should receive and how much mailing work you want to do yourself.
PieterPost
Online creation, physical delivery
Email or chat
Digital-only message
Post office
Manual printing and mailing
Online card site
Designed greeting-card flow
Direct-mail agency
Campaign service for large mailings
For regulated, registered, tracked, or deadline-critical mail, check the requirements of the organisation you are writing to before choosing any online sending flow.
What PieterPost prepares for you
[Recipient name]
[Street and house number]
[POSTAL CODE] [City]
Netherlands
This is only a sample. In the real flow, you can replace the recipient, write your own message, upload a PDF or image, add more recipients, and review the final mail before sending.
A simple letter starting point
[Recipient name]
[Street and house number]
[POSTAL CODE] [City]
Netherlands
Before you continue
- • Do not use PieterPost when you need registered mail, tracking, or legal proof of delivery.
- • Do not use it for parcels, packages, or anything that needs special handling.
- • Do not use it when a deadline depends on guaranteed same-day or next-day delivery.
- • Do not use it if you need a handwritten letter; PieterPost prints your message as physical mail.
- • For letter batches, do not mix US and non-US recipients in the same order.
Which PieterPost flow should you use?
PieterPost is not one single use case. Pick the path that matches the buyer problem you are solving today.
Letters
Write online or upload files
Postcards
Short, visual, personal
Mailbook
Collect and reuse addresses
API and MCP
Create mail from software
How to choose
- Decide whether the recipient needs a digital message or real physical mail.
- If it should be physical, choose letter for longer text and attachments, postcard for a short visual message, Mailbook for address collection, or API/MCP for software-driven sending.
- Check the limits: no registered mail, no tracking, no parcels, and no guaranteed delivery date.
- Start the relevant PieterPost flow and review the preview before you send anything.
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Frequently asked questions
When is PieterPost the right choice?
Use PieterPost when the message should arrive as real paper but you do not want to handle printing, envelopes, postage, or address entry yourself.
When should I use email or chat instead?
Use email or chat when speed matters more than the physical format. Use PieterPost when the message should feel more tangible, formal, or personal than another inbox message.
How is PieterPost different from going to the post office?
Use the post office if you already have a printer, envelope, stamp, and time to mail it yourself. Use PieterPost when you want to create and send the mail online.
How is PieterPost different from an online card site?
Card sites are usually best for designed greeting cards. PieterPost is broader: letters, PDFs, postcards, saved contacts, CSV batches, Mailbook contacts, and API-driven sending.
What does PieterPost cost?
Letters and postcards start at EUR 2.00. Extra letter pages add EUR 0.50 each, a custom stamp adds EUR 0.30, and uploading a custom postcard photo adds EUR 0.50.
Does PieterPost provide tracking or registered mail?
No. PieterPost uses regular postal delivery and does not provide tracking or registered-mail proof. If proof of delivery is required, use a postal service that supports registered mail.
Can I send to multiple people at once?
Yes. Multisender lets you send to several recipients, use template variables, import CSV data, or start from saved Mailbook contacts.
Ready to continue?
If your next step is a physical letter, start with the online letter flow. You can write the message, upload files, add one or more recipients, and review the preview before sending.
