Conclusion:
Moo offers the highest quality cards we’ve reviewed and feature stylish graphic designs. Moo is great for anyone who wants unique business card designs created by a staff of professional designers. However, we found it somewhat difficult to create a card from scratch using their design editor and recommend that you stick with the templates. Moo is also the most expensive option we’ve reviewed, but for the price you get quality cards and free double-sided printing (which is not offered by most of the other printing companes).
Default Card
We rated Moo’s default card 5 out of 5 stars. Their default card stock is 16 point, which is thicker than our Market Standard of 14 point. Their default card size is 2.16” x 3.3”, which is more square-shaped than the standard 2” x 3.5” business card. They also offer a matte laminate default finish, which is higher quality than the standard matte or glossy finish. In addition, they have a recycled paper option for you to print your cards on.
Designing Your Card
Uploading Your Own Design
If you have a business card design already created, or you plan to create one, this vendor will let you upload your design, select your options, and print your cards.
Using a Predesigned Template
Moo has high quality predesigned templates. They offer 276 templates and 9 fonts to choose from. You can upload your logo to 107 of the predesigned templates.
Creating a Card from Scratch
We rated Moo 2 out of 5 stars for creating a card from scratch. While it doesn’t take too long to create your card from scratch, the design editor has limitations and is not as flexible as others we’ve reviewed. The editor limits the amount of text you can put on the card, since you’re restricted to what their layouts show. They do not let you drag-and-drop text or images around the card, nor do they show you the cut and bleed lines (which show you where your design will be cut from the paper). They do not let you draw manually on the card. They do not offer any stock images, but they do let you upload up to 50 images per order. We found it easy to upload images with Moo, but it is difficult to move or re-size an image once it’s on the template. There are a couple of advantages: The editor will auto-align the text on the card for you, and they do have vertical layouts available.
In order to see how easy it was to create a card from scratch using Moo’s design tool, we attempted to replicate a simple business card we already had. We found this to be difficult, due to the fact that the editor will not allow you to move text around from the original layout, and they only offer a few different text layouts when creating your own design.
Options & Upgrades
Moo offers traditional, flat print cards. The only card stock they offer is 16 point card stock (which is relatively thick), and they offer matte laminate and recycled paper finishes for you to select. They also offer mini cards and cards with rounded corners. In addition, Moo offers a unique “Printfinity” option that lets you print a different design or photograph on every single card in the pack.
Shipping & Delivery
Moo’s standard shipping time is 3-4 business days, which is faster than our Market Standard of one week. Moo’s standard shipping costs $15 for 200 cards shipped to any location in the U.S. 1-2 Day shipping is also available with their Express Shipping option and costs $34.75 for 200 cards. Shipping prices vary with order size.
Customer Support
Moo offers email and live chat support. We found their email support to be very helpful and knowledgeable when answering our questions, and they took about 24 hours to respond.
Pricing
Moo offers 200 business cards for $69.99, which comes out to 35 cents per card. This is relatively expensive compared to other online vendors, but they are the only company we’ve reviewed that offers free printing on the back of your cards. Their other order sizes range from 50 cards to 6,000 cards. Moo offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, which means they will re-print your order, give you a coupon, or give you your money back if they cannot fix a problem with your order. This is relatively lenient when compared with other companies.
