The Partiful alternative for guest lists that go beyond the group chat
Partiful is a great free app for a party with friends. When the list includes relatives, coworkers or a wedding crowd, you need an invitation that works for everyone and a page that handles the gifts, the food and the photos. That's what EzyEvite is built for.
Prices and features checked September 14, 2026 · Sources
Choose EzyEvite if
- ✓Your guests range from grandparents who live in their inbox to friends who only answer texts
- ✓It's a shower, wedding, milestone or work event that needs a more polished invitation
- ✓You want meal choices, kids counts, a capacity limit, a registry and a photo album in one place
- ✓Guests would rather reply in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi or Arabic
Choose Partiful if
- ✓It's a casual party with friends and you want it free
- ✓You're selling tickets and want QR check-in
- ✓Your crowd already uses the Partiful app
Features and pricing
| EzyEvite | Partiful | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | $1.99 per published evite, or Unlimited at $9.99/month | Core features free; optional premium designs and a fee on ticket sales |
| Built for | Every kind of guest list: family, friends, coworkers and weddings | Parties with friends (its homepage: "Parties are back") |
| Sending | Email (free), text ($0.05 each, US & Canada), link, QR code, WhatsApp | Text, Instagram, WhatsApp, email and link |
| RSVP details | Party size, adults & kids, meal choices, custom questions, capacity and waitlist | Guest questions, polls, comments and reactions |
| Gifts | Registry links from any store, gift claiming, cash funds | Not advertised |
| Sign-up sheets | Yes, potlucks and volunteer lists | Not advertised |
| Photos | Shared guest photo & video album, 5 GB free per event | Photo albums |
| Tickets | No | Yes, with QR check-in |
| Designs | 42 templates from elegant to playful, envelope reveal, or upload your own | Bold poster-style invites; premium designs cost extra |
| Languages | 7, including right-to-left Arabic | Not advertised |
| App | Web app that works in any phone browser, no download for guests | iOS app, rated 5.0 from about 248K ratings |
Why hosts choose EzyEvite
Beautiful invitations, every reply in one place, one honest price
One flat price
$1.99 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 $0.05 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.
Where Partiful shines
Partiful's core product is free with no ads, it's quick to set up, and people love it: 5.0 stars from about 248,000 App Store ratings when we checked. Text blasts, polls, ticketing with QR check-in and photo albums make it a natural fit for friend-group parties.
When you'll want something else
Partiful's own homepage leads with "Parties are back," and its bold poster look matches that. It fits less naturally when the invitation is for a wedding, a shower, a milestone birthday your parents are coming to, or a company event, where guests expect a more formal design and hosts need details like meal choices and a headcount by adults and kids. A registry and sign-up sheets weren't advertised when we checked.
What $1.99 gets you on EzyEvite
Each published evite comes with the invite link and QR code, free email invitations, unlimited RSVPs and reminders for anyone who hasn't replied. The same page carries a registry with gift claiming, cash funds, sign-up sheets and a shared photo album, and guests reply in one tap without an account or an app. Start from a template or see pricing.
Questions
Is Partiful really free?
Partiful's help center says its core platform is free. It earns money from optional premium invite designs and a fee on ticket sales.
What's a good Partiful alternative for a wedding or shower?
Look for an invitation that works by email as well as text, RSVP questions for meal choices and headcounts, and a place for the registry. EzyEvite covers all of those for $1.99 per published evite.
Do guests need an app to RSVP on EzyEvite?
No. Guests open the link in any browser and reply yes, maybe or no in one tap, with party size and any questions you add. No account or download is needed.
Can EzyEvite send text invitations like Partiful?
Yes. Text invitations cost $0.05 each and go to US and Canada numbers. You can also share the link in any group chat or on WhatsApp for free, and email invitations are free.
Sources
Checked September 14, 2026. Prices and features change; confirm on each company's site before buying.
- Partiful
- Does Partiful cost money? (help)
- What fees does Partiful charge? (help)
- Partiful on the App Store
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.
More comparisons
Try it on your next invitation
Design it free, preview everything, and publish for $1.99 when it's ready.
Start designing →