MyRegistry alternatives in 2026

Compare MyRegistry alternatives by plan cost, cash fund fees, and store coverage: Amazon Registry, Babylist, Joy, Zola, and Connections Gift.

By Uncommon Comforts · 2026-11-05

Uncommon Comforts is published by the team behind Connections, whose products are compared here alongside other tools.

Several options are compared here, with Connections Gift among them. Each is set against the same points as MyRegistry: plan cost, cash fund fees, sharing, and store coverage. The right pick depends on the occasion, how gifts get paid for, and whether guests should see who gave what.

Option	Own plan fee	Card payment fee
MyRegistry	No charge to have a registry on MyRegistry.com ^[1]; a transaction fee that applies only to Cash Gift Funds, with no amount published ^[1]	not published
Amazon Registry	not published	not published
Babylist	not published	not published
Joy	Joy says its registry is free ^[2]; Joy says couples can create unlimited cash funds ^[2]	Joy says guests can send funds through Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App without being charged a credit card processing fee or any other fee ^[2]
Zola	not published	not published
Connections Gift	Connections Free, $0 ^[3]; Connections Pro, $39.99 a month ^[3]; Connections Business, $99.99 a month ^[3]	not published

Why people who run things look past MyRegistry

Cost, sharing, and where gifts come from are the first points to check. MyRegistry says there is no charge to have a registry on its site. ^[1] It adds a small transaction fee on a Cash Gift Fund. ^[1] Gifts can be products, experiences, or a Cash Gift Fund for big-ticket items, according to MyRegistry. ^[1] The mobile app includes a barcode scanner for adding items from stores. ^[1] Items can be added from any store in the world, online or brick-and-mortar. ^[1] Existing store registries can be combined into one MyRegistry account while keeping their perks and completion bonuses. ^[1] A registry can be shared through a customized URL, social media, eCards, printable announcements, or an embed on a personal website. ^[1] The sections below set each alternative against these same points.

Amazon Registry: gift lists for many occasions

Amazon lets users add items from its store to a gift registry for any occasion. ^[4] Gift lists can be made for birthdays, holidays, graduations, new homes, and other occasions. ^[4] Owners can add notes and highlight the gifts they most want. ^[4] Owners can share their registry with friends and family. ^[4] Amazon says it helps owners keep track of who bought each item and when, which helps with sending thank you notes. ^[4] Registry gifts also have an extended return period, according to Amazon. ^[4]

Babylist: details in the table below

Babylist's details appear in the comparison table below, and this section adds nothing beyond them. The table gives each fee the sources state, and marks any fee they do not state as not published.

Joy: wedding registry and invitation designs

Joy says its wedding websites, planning tools, and registry are free. ^[2] Save the Dates and Invitations are advertised at up to 25% off. ^[2] Its online Save the Dates and invitations include hundreds of free designs, along with premium paid designs. ^[2] The table below sets out Joy's cash fund and guest payment terms next to the other options.

Zola: details in the table below

Zola's details appear in the comparison table below, so this section adds nothing beyond them. The table lists what its sources state about fees, and marks anything they do not state as not published.

Connections Gift

Connections Gift is made by the team that publishes this site. ^[3] Owners can share their registry link with guests or display a QR code. ^[3] Owners paste a product link to prefill the title, image, and price from supported store pages. ^[3] Owners can pick ideas from curated checklist templates for different occasions. ^[3] Guests can use Gift without creating an account by providing only a name. ^[3] Contributors can chip in toward group gifts or cash funds with an embedded checkout. ^[3] Surprise mode hides who gave what from the list owner until the reveal date. ^[3] Owners can track thank-you notes for gifts received. ^[3] They can also export that thank-you list to a CSV file. ^[3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. ^[3] The free tier limit is not set in the first version of Connections Gift, and paid tiers sit above it. ^[3] Connections Pro, the first paid plan, is $39.99 a month and adds premium features across every Connections product. ^[3] Connections Business is $99.99 a month, with higher limits across every Connections product. ^[3]

How to pick the right MyRegistry alternative

If the registry should include items from many stores, MyRegistry accepts gifts from any store in the world, online or brick-and-mortar. ^[1] Connections Gift lets owners paste a product link to prefill its details from supported store pages. ^[3] Amazon Registry lets users add items from its store to a registry. ^[4] If guests should chip in toward a larger item, MyRegistry offers a Cash Gift Fund for big-ticket items. ^[1] Connections Gift offers group gifting and cash funds with an embedded checkout. ^[3] Compare the fee on each, since MyRegistry charges a small transaction fee on Cash Gift Funds. ^[1] If the list should stay hidden from its owner until a reveal date, Connections Gift's surprise mode does that. ^[3] If thank-you notes are part of the work after an event, Amazon Registry says it helps track who bought what and when. ^[4] Connections Gift tracks thank-you notes and exports them to a CSV file. ^[3] For sharing, MyRegistry offers a customized URL, social media, eCards, printable announcements, and an embed on a personal website. ^[1] Connections Gift lets owners share a registry link or display a QR code. ^[3] Each row of the table gives that option's own plan fee and card payment fee, and says not published where its sources state no figure.

Frequently asked questions

Is MyRegistry free to use?

MyRegistry says there is no charge to have a registry on its site. ^[1] A small transaction fee applies to Cash Gift Funds. ^[1] Joy says its registry is free as well. ^[2] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. ^[3] Check which costs apply to the parts of the registry you plan to use before choosing.

Which MyRegistry alternative lets guests give without an account?

Connections Gift lets guests use it without creating an account by providing only a name. ^[3] The facts gathered for this page do not say whether the other options need an account for guests, so check each one before sharing a list. Test the guest sign-up step on a sample list before the event so that guests are not surprised at the last minute.

Can Amazon Registry track who bought each gift?

Amazon says it helps registry owners track who bought each item and when, which helps with sending thank you notes. ^[4] Its page also says registry gifts have an extended return period. ^[4] Connections Gift offers a thank-you tracker and a CSV export of the thank-you list. ^[3] ^[3] Compare how each option keeps its records before choosing.

Can Connections Gift collect contributions toward one gift?

Connections Gift lets contributors chip in toward group gifts or cash funds with an embedded checkout. ^[3] MyRegistry offers a Cash Gift Fund for big-ticket items. ^[1] The amount of MyRegistry's fee on Cash Gift Funds is not published, and the fee applies only to those funds. ^[1] Read the fee terms of each option before contributions start arriving so there are no surprises for the people giving.

Does Connections Gift hide who gave what?

Surprise mode hides who gave what from the list owner until the reveal date. ^[3] This page could not find a comparable mode for the other options, so check each one's privacy settings before sharing a list. Decide which privacy feature suits the occasion before choosing, since a surprise list and an open list work differently.

Gift plans a free tier limited to a small number of active published registries with higher paid tiers, funded by affiliate commissions on outbound retailer links; exact tier numbers were deliberately not set in v1. ^[3] Connections Free costs $0, and going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. ^[3]

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