The best online invitation makers in 2026

Which invitation maker is best depends on the party. We checked ten services' own pricing pages, help centers and review sites, then matched each to the kind of host it suits. We make EzyEvite, so it's on the list, with its downsides stated like everyone else's.

Prices and features checked September 14, 2026 · Sources

Best by type of event

Best by type of event
If you're hosting	Our pick	Why
A casual get-together with friends	Partiful	Core features are free, no ads, built around texting
A birthday or baby shower at one flat price	EzyEvite	$4.99 to publish at any guest count, no ads, RSVPs, registry and photo album included
A formal wedding	Greenvelope	Most polished envelope experience, 4.9 from 10,388 Trustpilot reviews
A wedding website with registry and RSVP	Joy	Free website, RSVP and cash registry in one place
A corporate event, gala or fundraiser	RSVPify	Seating charts, QR check-in, ticketing, donations
The biggest catalog of designs	Evite	4,564 designs, though free invitations show ads
A card you'll also print	Canva	Free templates and printing, but no RSVP tracking by name
Lots of family parties every year	Punchbowl	Potlucks, polls and co-hosts in a subscription

Why hosts choose EzyEvite

Beautiful invitations, every reply in one place, one honest price

One flat price

$4.99 per published invitation at any guest count. No Coins, no per-guest pricing, nothing that renews unless you choose Unlimited.

Free until it's perfect

Design, edit and preview the whole invitation for free. Pay only when you publish.

No ads for your guests

No third-party ads on the invitation, and guests reply in one tap without an account or an app.

Reaches every guest

Free email invitations, a link and QR code for group chats and WhatsApp, and texts for $0.10 each in the US and Canada.

Everything on one page

RSVPs with your own questions, a registry with gift claiming, cash funds, sign-up sheets and a shared photo and video album.

Built for real guest lists

Capacity limits with a waitlist, reminders and scheduled sends, co-hosts, CSV export, and invitations in 7 languages.

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The alternatives, one by one

1. EzyEvite Ours

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Best for: Hosts who want a premium-looking invitation, RSVPs, gifts and photos in one place for one flat price

Price: $4.99 per published evite; Unlimited $14.99/month

What's good

✓Envelope reveal, animations and every template included in the $4.99
✓Free email invitations and unlimited RSVPs; guests don't need an account
✓Registry with gift claiming, cash funds, sign-up sheets, waitlists and a 5 GB photo album
✓Invitations and RSVPs in 7 languages; no third-party ads

Watch out for

!Not free to send: publishing costs $4.99
!120 templates, far fewer than the big catalogs
!No native app, and text invitations reach US and Canada numbers only

2. Evite

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Best for: Browsing the largest catalog, or a free invitation when ads don't matter

Price: Free with ads; Premium packages $17.99–$99.99 per event; Pro $249.99/year

What's good

✓4,564 designs and an iOS app rated 4.8 from 513K ratings
✓Free invitations for up to 750 guests
✓Up to three gift registries

Watch out for

!Free invitations show ads to your guests
!Adding an envelope, backgrounds or effects turns it into a paid Premium invitation priced by guest count

3. Greenvelope

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Best for: Weddings and formal events where the envelope experience matters

Price: $19–$249 per mailing by guest count; annual plans from $125/year

What's good

✓4.9 out of 5 from 10,388 Trustpilot reviews
✓Animated envelopes with liners and stamps; "100% Ad-Free"

Watch out for

!Price climbs with the guest list

4. Paperless Post

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Best for: Browsing a large catalog of designer cards

Price: Free designs to 50 guests; paid cards $0.50–$1.44 per guest; Pro $250/year

What's good

✓Free for up to 50 guests on free designs
✓Envelopes, liners, stamps, and a Pro plan for frequent senders

Watch out for

!Per-guest pricing in non-refundable Coins

5. Partiful

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Best for: Free, casual parties with friends who text

Price: Core features free; optional premium designs; fees on ticket sales

What's good

✓No ads and no paywalls on the core product
✓Text blasts, polls, photo albums and ticketing with QR check-in

Watch out for

!Built around phone numbers and texting

6. Punchbowl

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Best for: Families who host many parties a year

Price: Plus from $3.99/month billed annually ($7.99 monthly); Platinum from $7.99/month

What's good

✓Potluck lists, polls, co-hosts and eCards
✓4.4 from 841 Trustpilot reviews

Watch out for

!No permanent free plan, only a 7-day trial

7. Canva

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Best for: Designing an invitation yourself, especially one you'll print

Price: Free; Pro $180/year; printing 50 invitations $37.50 in the default setup

What's good

✓Huge free template library
✓Share by link, publish as a one-page site, or print through Canva

Watch out for

!No full RSVP tracking: responses on Canva Websites are anonymous, so names can't be collected

8. Zazzle Events (formerly Hobnob)

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Best for: Video and photo invitations, clubs and recurring groups

Price: App plans from $3.99 to $27.99/month

What's good

✓Video invites, event sites, sign-up lists and time polls
✓Guests RSVP by text without downloading anything

Watch out for

!Zazzle bought Hobnob in September 2025, and the brand is mid-change

9. RSVPify

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Best for: Corporate events, galas and fundraisers

Price: Free plan for 1 event and 100 guests; paid from $39/month

What's good

✓Seating charts, QR check-in, ticketing, donations and SSO
✓Deep guest logic for formal events

Watch out for

!More than a birthday party needs

10. Joy

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Best for: Couples who want a wedding website, registry and RSVP together

Price: Free website, RSVP and registry; premium digital cards and texting cost extra

What's good

✓Free wedding website with RSVP and hundreds of digital invites
✓Cash registry with no fee

Watch out for

!Focused on weddings and babies

How we picked

Every service here has RSVP tracking (or, for Canva, a clearly stated limit), public pricing, and a way to send invitations by email, text or link. We read each company's own pricing page and help center, and took review scores from Trustpilot, Capterra and the App Store. Prices change, so confirm on the company's site before you pay. Our Evite alternatives roundup covers the same services from the angle of leaving Evite.

EzyEvite is ours. We gave ourselves the same "watch out for" list as everyone else.

Matching the service to the event

Under about 30 guests, informal: a free tool like Partiful is hard to beat, as long as everyone is happy to get a text. Kids' parties and showers with 30 to 100 guests: a flat price matters most, because per-guest pricing climbs with the list. That is where a flat $4.99 invitation, or a subscription if you host often, comes out cheapest.

Weddings: decide whether you need a full wedding website (Joy) or a formal mailed-style invitation (Greenvelope). Corporate events: check for seating, ticketing and check-in before anything else (RSVPify).

Whatever you pick, open a test invitation on your phone first and look for ads, and make sure you can also share a plain link in case email lands in spam. More tips in our hosting guides.

Questions

What is the best online invitation maker?

It depends on the event. Partiful suits free casual parties, Greenvelope formal weddings, RSVPify corporate events, Evite has the biggest catalog, and EzyEvite is the pick for one flat $4.99 per invitation with no ads, RSVPs, registry and photo album included.

What is the best free online invitation maker?

Partiful's core features are free with no ads, Paperless Post's free designs cover up to 50 guests, and Evite's free invitations show ads. EzyEvite lets you design and preview for free and charges $4.99 only to publish.

Which invitation maker has the best RSVP tracking?

RSVPify has the deepest guest logic for formal events, while Evite, Partiful, Punchbowl, Greenvelope, Joy and EzyEvite all track replies by name. Canva does not collect names on its websites.

Is EzyEvite the same as Evite or Easy Evite?

No. EzyEvite (ezyevite.com, spelled E-Z-Y) is a separate service from Evite (evite.com) and Easy Evite (easyevite.com).

Sources

Checked September 14, 2026. Prices and features change; confirm on each company's site before buying.

Evite, Paperless Post, Greenvelope, Partiful, Punchbowl, Canva, Zazzle, Hobnob, RSVPify, Joy, Zola, Apple, Apple Invites, iCloud, Greetings Island, Luma and SignUpGenius are trademarks of their respective owners. EzyEvite is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Review scores and quotes are from the public review pages linked above.

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