Gia's Giraffes vs Sendoso
Sendoso now owns two of the other big gifting platforms: it bought Alyce (announced February 1, 2024) and Postal (announced May 1, 2025).[1][2][3] It's an enterprise platform with its own warehouses and global shipping on an annual license. Gia's Giraffes is a self-serve US gifting tool with no contract, where the recipient picks a gift up to your budget and you pay only if they accept.
Who should choose Sendoso
- Teams that ship swag, kits and branded merch. Sendoso runs its own warehouses in Phoenix, Peterborough (UK), Dublin and Ingleburn (Australia) and ships to 165+ countries.[4] We don't warehouse, kit or ship branded items, and we ship to US addresses only.
- Large programs that need enterprise controls. Sendoso's Enterprise plan adds Policy Center, SCIM and an audit log; Core adds SSO.[4]
- Teams that want one vendor for gifting, direct mail and merch at scale. With Alyce and Postal under the same roof, Sendoso covers most of the category.[1][3]
- Teams that need address lookup. Sendoso's SmartDelivery finds an address from public data and emails the recipient as a fallback.[4]
Who should choose Gia's Giraffes
- A seller or a small team that wants to start today. Free is $0. Pro is $19.99 per user per month with a 14-day free trial, renews monthly or yearly, and can be cancelled any time. There's no annual contract and no platform minimum.
- Senders who want one price per gift. Each gift is one all-in price (product, shipping and tax), charged only when it's accepted, with nothing to stock. Sendoso bills gifts, shipping and storage separately from its license.[4]
- Teams that want the recipient to choose by default. Sendoso's default is the sender's pick, with Sendoso Choice as an option.[4] With us, you set a budget and the recipient picks a gift from independent brands and enters their own address. They never see a price.
- Reps who live in their CRM. Pro syncs with HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive, and works with Claude through AI tools (MCP).
Side by side
| Feature | Gia’s Giraffes | Sendoso |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free ($0). Pro $19.99 per user per month or $199 per user per year. Gifts are one all-in price (product, shipping, tax), charged only when accepted. | Annual platform license, 5 plans, no published prices ("Talk to sales" on every tier). Gifts, shipping and storage billed separately.[4] |
| What teams spend | No minimum. | Vendr's buyer data (a third-party estimate): median $25,524 a year, range $12K–$68.5K.[5] SpendHound (third-party estimate): average SMB spend $47,691 a year.[6] |
| Contract and seats | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time. 14-day free trial on Pro. | Annual contract, per a July 2, 2026 Sendoso blog post.[7] Vendor says "no spend commitment"; entry plans include 5 licenses, Core 10, Advanced 50.[4] |
| Who picks the gift | The recipient, up to your budget (or you pick one gift). | The sender by default; "Sendoso Choice" lets the recipient choose, take an eGift or donate.[4] |
| Catalog and shipping | Gifts from independent brands, shipped by the brand. US only. | Own warehouses plus eGifts and repackaged Amazon items; 165+ countries.[4] |
| Integrations | HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive; Calendly and Cal.com; Slack; API and webhooks; AI tools (MCP). Gmail add-on (Google Workspace Marketplace) and Chrome extension (Chrome Web Store); Make app in review. | 90+, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Gmail, Chrome, Zapier, an API and an MCP server; the number you can use depends on the plan.[4] |
| G2 rating | No reviews yet. | 4.6/5 from 2,025 reviews.[8] |
FAQ
- Does Sendoso own Alyce and Postal?
- Yes. Sendoso announced the Alyce acquisition on February 1, 2024 and Postal on May 1, 2025. G2 lists them as "Alyce by Sendoso" and "Postal by Sendoso".[1][2][3]
- Is Sendoso's pricing public?
- No. Every plan on its compare page says "Talk to sales".[4] Third-party buyer data from Vendr puts the median at about $25,500 a year.[5]
- What do Sendoso users say about cost?
- One Capterra reviewer wrote, "The pricing feels a bit expensive for frequent usage."[9]
- Can Gia's Giraffes ship internationally or send swag?
- Not today. We ship gifts from independent brands to US addresses. If you need warehousing, kitting or international delivery, Sendoso is built for that.
Try it
Start free, send your first gift, and pay only if it's accepted. ·