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Evite
Designed online invitations with RSVP tracking, reminders and host tools such as sign-up sheets.
The best free pick if you want a card-like invitation with strong RSVP tracking, as long as a free design suits you.
Where it fits
Evite fits family and social events where the design matters and you want reminders handled for you. Skip it for ticketed events.
Best for: Kids' birthdays, showers, holiday parties and hosts who want a card-style design.
Strengths
- A filter for free invitation designs, plus the option to upload your own.
- Track who replied and who opened the invitation, set an RSVP deadline and schedule reminders.
- Share by email, text or link; free SignUp Sheets for who-brings-what.
Limits
- Many of the nicest designs are Premium and cost money; free designs are a smaller set.
- No ticket sales for paid events.
- What the free version includes beyond the designs (for example, advertising) is worth checking before you send.
Cost
Free designs available. Premium designs are paid; Evite Pro is US$249.99 a year for unlimited Premium invitations and cards.
Check the current figures at evite.com/pro.
Scores
- Real free tier 3/5
- Free designs exist, but the wider range is Premium.
- RSVP tracking 5/5
- Replies, opens, deadlines, reminders and messages by RSVP status.
- Delivery channels 4/5
- Email and text built in; WhatsApp by link.
- Guest experience 4/5
- Familiar card-style invitation that opens on a phone.
- Ticketing and fees 1/5
- No ticketing.
- What's locked behind payment 3/5
- Designs are the main paywall; the RSVP tools are free.
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