The Punchbowl alternative with no subscription and no ads
Punchbowl lets you send invitations during a free trial, then a monthly plan takes over, and ads stay on your invitations unless you pay for Platinum. If you'd rather pay once for the party you're actually throwing, here's how EzyEvite compares.
Prices and features checked September 14, 2026 · Sources
Choose EzyEvite if
- ✓You want to pay for one party, with nothing that renews
- ✓You don't want ads on your invitation, whatever you pay
- ✓Your guest list is big and you don't want a plan priced by guest count
- ✓You want gifts from any store, cash funds and a shared photo album
Choose Punchbowl if
- ✓You host many kids' and family parties a year and like a subscription
- ✓You want eCards alongside invitations
- ✓You want potluck lists and polls bundled in one plan
Features and pricing
| EzyEvite | Punchbowl | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | $1.99 per published evite, or Unlimited at $9.99/month | Subscription after a 7-day free trial |
| Plans | Unlimited: $9.99/month (optional) | Plus $3.99/mo billed annually or $7.99 monthly · Premium $5.99/$11.99 · Platinum $7.99/$15.99 · Business $39.99/$79.99 |
| Guests per event | Unlimited RSVPs | 50 (Plus) · 100 (Premium) · 500 (Platinum) · 5,000 (Business) |
| Ads on invitations | None | Yes, unless Platinum or Business |
| Sending | Email (free), text ($0.05 each, US & Canada), link, QR code, WhatsApp | Email, text or link |
| Gifts | Registry links from any store, gift claiming, cash funds | Amazon registry link |
| Potlucks | Sign-up sheets | Potluck lists |
| Photos | Shared guest photo & video album, 5 GB free per event | Not advertised |
| Languages | 7, including right-to-left Arabic | Not advertised |
| App | Web app that works in any phone browser | iOS app |
What your parties cost
| Your year | EzyEvite | Punchbowl |
|---|---|---|
| One party, up to 50 guests | $1.99 | $7.99 (one month of Plus) |
| One party, 150 guests | $1.99 | $15.99 (one month of Platinum) |
| Four parties in a year | $7.96 | $47.88 (Plus, billed annually) |
Punchbowl prices are from its plans page; guest limits depend on the plan. EzyEvite email invitations are free once published; texts cost $0.05 each.
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.
The trial, then the subscription
Punchbowl advertises free online invitations, and its help center explains that you can send them during a free trial. After the 7-day trial you need a paid plan. Some reviewers were caught out: "you can't actually send them without purchasing a trial license," one wrote on Trustpilot in June 2026, and another noted that the plan "auto renews" in July 2026. Punchbowl still scores 4.4 out of 5 from 841 Trustpilot reviews, so plenty of subscribers are happy with it.
Ads and guest limits
Punchbowl's help center says removing ads from invitations requires the Platinum or Business plan, and each plan caps guests per event, from 50 on Plus to 5,000 on Business.
EzyEvite doesn't put third-party ads on invitations and doesn't cap RSVPs. You pay $1.99 when you publish, and Unlimited is there if you host every month.
Questions
Is Punchbowl free?
Not permanently. Punchbowl offers a 7-day free trial during which you can send invitations; after that, you need a paid plan starting at $3.99 a month billed annually or $7.99 month to month.
Does Punchbowl show ads on invitations?
Yes, unless you're on its Platinum or Business plan, according to Punchbowl's help center when we checked on September 14, 2026.
How much is Punchbowl per month?
Punchbowl listed Plus at $3.99 a month billed annually or $7.99 monthly, Premium at $5.99 or $11.99, Platinum at $7.99 or $15.99, and Business at $39.99 or $79.99.
Is EzyEvite a subscription?
No. You pay $1.99 once for each invitation you publish. Unlimited is optional at $9.99 a month for hosts who send many invitations, and you can cancel auto-renewal anytime.
Sources
Checked September 14, 2026. Prices and features change; confirm on each company's site before buying.
- Punchbowl plans
- Is Punchbowl free? (help)
- Removing ads on Punchbowl invitations (help)
- Punchbowl gift registry (help)
- Punchbowl on Trustpilot
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