Evite vs Paperless Post
Both are big, long-running invitation sites with thousands of designs. Evite is free with ads and charges per party to remove them; Paperless Post charges in Coins per guest, with its first 50 invitations free on its basic features. Here they are side by side, with letsparty as a third column.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Evite: the biggest free option, if ads are fine.
- Paperless Post: the most designs and envelope styling, and printed cards.
- letsparty: no ads, one price per party, and texts from your own phone.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Evite | Paperless Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | Free with ads; $17.99 without (Premium Silver, up to 12 guests) | Free with its Free features; $19.20 with Premium |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | Free with ads; $36.99 without (Premium Gold, up to 30 guests) | Free with its Free features; $36 with Premium |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | Free with ads; $68.99 without (Premium Platinum, up to 75 guests) | Free with its Free features; $52.50 with Premium |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | Free with ads; $99.99 without (Premium Diamond, up to 750 guests) | $18.50 with its Free features; $85 with Premium |
letsparty counts invitations: one per household or couple, however many people are on it. letsparty’s launch prices are being finalized.
Where letsparty is different
From Evite
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Evite texts from its own number.
- No ads on any invite, free ones included. Evite’s free invitations show ads.
From Paperless Post
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Paperless Post texts from its own number.
Where Evite and Paperless Post are better
Evite
- Household-name brand that guests already recognize in their inbox
- Large catalog (about 4,600 invitation listings)
- Free tier goes up to 750 guests per invitation (with ads)
- Free photo sharing and potluck sign-ups, plus a separate SignUp Sheets product
- Evite Pro ($249.99/yr) is cheap per event for frequent hosts, schools and clubs
Paperless Post
- Large, polished catalog (about 7,700 invitation listings) with envelope, liner and stamp styling
- Free for the first 50 guests on the Free feature set
- Printed versions of select designs through Paper Source
- Paperless Pro, co-host check-in and CRM integrations suit professional and nonprofit hosts (25% nonprofit discount)
- Strong brand recognition for weddings and formal events
Sending, and what guests need
| letsparty | Evite | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | Yes Free designs only, up to 750 guests per invitation, shows ads, and gift suggestions are included automatically. Picking any Premium element (envelope, liner, stamp, background, effect, upload-your-own design) on a free design turns it into a paid Premium invitation. | Yes With the Free feature set, the first 50 invitations sent by email or phone number through the site cost nothing. Each guest after 50 costs 1 Coin. |
| Ads on free invitations | No | Yes Evite lists 'No ads' as a Premium-only feature; free invitations also include gift suggestions automatically. | Not confirmed The pricing page doesn't mention ads or branding. |
| Texts are sent from | Your own phone One tap sends them all from an iPhone after a one-time setup, or one at a time from any phone. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Text invitations go out from Evite's short code 296-94 (US and Canada only, and each number needs a name). The free shareable link can be pasted into the host's own texts or social posts. Read receipts don't work for link sends. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Text sending covers the US and Canada only; the sender number isn't stated. The shareable link can be pasted anywhere. Sends can be scheduled. |
| Invitations by email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guests need an app | No | No Evite help: no account is needed to RSVP; the link is enough. An account is needed to RSVP from the app. | No Guests open a web invitation. No official statement on accounts was found. |
| Guests sign up or verify to answer | No Each household’s own link already knows who they are. | No Evite help: no account is needed to RSVP; the link is enough. An account is needed to RSVP from the app. | Not confirmed Guests open a web invitation. No official statement on accounts was found. |
Features side by side
“Not confirmed” means we couldn’t find it on their pages, not that it’s missing.
| letsparty | Evite | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | Yes Includes read receipts for invitations sent by email or text | Yes Tracks deliveries, opens (not for link sends), and responses |
| A meal choice for each person | Yes A question beside each name, with choices like “Chicken, Fish, Veggie”. | Partly The Poll feature can ask a meal question at RSVP, answered once per RSVP; per-person meal choice isn't documented | Partly Guest questions can 'ask for addresses, meal choices, and more'; short-answer questions are on Free, multiple-choice surveys need All Access or Pro; per-person capture isn't confirmed |
| Kids counted on their own | Yes Asked on every RSVP unless you turn it off. | Yes 'Family headcount' splits the RSVP into adults and children | Yes Child and adult headcounts |
| Plus-ones limited or off | Yes How many guests each invitation can bring, or none, and a plus-one for one guest alone. | Yes Sets the max additional guests per RSVP (up to +9); one setting applies to the whole list | Not confirmed Not found |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | Partly An event capacity closes RSVPs once reached; no waitlist was found | Partly Max capacity closes RSVPs; no waitlist mentioned |
| Reminders and nudges | Yes A “can you make it?” email before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party. | Yes Automatic reminder 2 days before the event or RSVP deadline; up to 5 scheduled reminders, sent by email or SMS; reminder text can't be customized | Yes Scheduled RSVP and event reminders; broadcasts to groups such as 'opened but not responded' |
| A date poll | Yes Guests mark the dates that work; you pick, and the poll turns into the RSVP. | Not confirmed Only a general one-question Poll; no date-finding poll was found | Not confirmed Not found |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | Yes Co-hosts get admin access but can't remove the primary host | Yes Co-hosts can send, edit the guest list, manage RSVPs, message guests and check guests in; sends are paid from the host's account |
| A what-to-bring sign-up | Yes · Party plan A sign-up with limits, and write-ins. | Yes Built-in 'Event Sign-ups' list; there is also a separate SignUp Sheets product | Not confirmed Not found |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | Yes Photo Share lets hosts and guests upload photos on Free, Premium and Pro invitations (on by default for Premium and Pro) | Partly Photo Gallery block (Premium) is uploaded by the host; guest uploads not confirmed |
| Guest comments or a wall | Yes · Party plan Notes from guests before the party. | Partly Guests can leave a note with their RSVP that shows on the guest list; the host can message guests | Partly Broadcasts and private messages; no public guest wall found |
| Your own photo on the card | Yes Photo designs put your picture on the card. | Partly Upload-your-own-design templates are Premium (paid); photo design templates exist | Yes Upload your own photo is included in the Free feature set |
| An invite that opens like an envelope | Yes Every invite opens like an envelope with their name on it; other openings (a wax-sealed letter, a gift box, French doors) are on the Party plan. | Yes Premium: envelopes, liners, stamps, and animated effects and reveals | Yes Envelope, liner and stamp are Premium; The Knot describes the card sliding out of the envelope |
| Designs | 334 On the design wall today, each one a live invite you can open. | 4,588 'All Invitations' listing showed 4,588 results on 2026-10-25 | 7,730 Online invitations listing showed 7,730 results; the homepage says '1,000s of templates' |
| Save-the-dates | Yes Save-the-date designs and a save-the-date start in the planner. | Yes Wedding Shop includes save the dates | Yes |
| Several events on one invite | Yes · Host Pass plan Make it a weekend: each guest gets one link to the parties they’re invited to, and answers each one. | Not confirmed Not found; Evite sells separate invitations per wedding event (shower, rehearsal dinner, and so on) | Not confirmed Schedule block exists; per-event RSVP not confirmed |
| A wedding website | Yes · Wedding plan Your story, every event, travel, the registry and questions, with an optional password; guests RSVP on their own invites. | Not confirmed No wedding website product was found; the Wedding Shop is invitations only | Partly The event page with blocks (schedule, travel, accommodations, wedding party) works as a wedding page; custom URL and password need All Access or Pro; there is no separate website builder |
| Thank-yous | Yes · Party plan A thank-you message to everyone who came; thank-you cards in your designs with the Host Pass. | Yes Through Evite Greeting Cards (separate product); Evite Pro covers 'post-wedding thank yous' | Yes Thank-you cards under greeting cards |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Mailing-address guest question is in the Free feature set |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | Partly Host can print the design at home with a QR code or link (desktop only); Evite doesn't sell printed cards | Partly Select designs can be bought in print through Paper Source; low-res keepsake downloads are also available |
| Add to calendar | Yes Apple, Google and Outlook, plus a feed that keeps every party current. | Yes A calendar icon on the invitation adds the event to the guest's calendar | Yes Guests can add events to online calendars |
Sources
Evite
- Premium package prices, guest limits, Evite Pro price (2026-10-25)
- Free vs Premium feature table (No ads is Premium-only) (2026-10-25)
- Premium feature list; digital only, not a printed product (2026-10-25)
- Premium elements on a free design trigger the Premium charge; gifting links auto-included on free (2026-10-25)
- 750-guest free limit, 2,500 on Pro (2026-10-25)
- Texts sent from short code 296-94, US/Canada only (2026-10-25)
- Shareable link (2026-10-25)
- No account needed to RSVP; adults/children split; +9 cap; RSVP note (2026-10-25)
- Family headcount (adults vs children) (2026-10-25)
- Plus-one limit (2026-10-25)
- Event capacity (2026-10-25)
- Reminder schedule (2026-10-25)
- Poll feature (2026-10-25)
- Co-hosts (2026-10-25)
- Event Sign-ups (what-to-bring list) (2026-10-25)
- Photo sharing on all tiers (2026-10-25)
- Upload-your-own design is Premium (2026-10-25)
- Print at home with QR code (2026-10-25)
- Add to calendar (2026-10-25)
- Evite Pro positioning (unlimited events, 2,500 guests, wedding thank-yous covered) (2026-10-25)
- Wedding Shop: save the dates and per-event wedding invitations (2026-10-25)
- Design count (4,588 results) (2026-10-25)
Paperless Post
- Feature bundles, per-guest prices, Coins per guest, calculator totals, free-50 rule, FAQ, nonprofit discount (2026-10-25)
- Paperless Pro $250/yr for 250 guests, tier list, terms (2026-10-25)
- Text to US/Canada, child/adult headcounts, guest questions, capacity, co-hosts, blocks, calendar (2026-10-25)
- Co-host permissions (published 2026-03-10) (2026-10-25)
- Reminders; printed via Paper Source (published 2025-09-29) (2026-10-25)
- Design count (7,730 results) (2026-10-25)
- Description of Paperless Post's envelope reveal (third-party) (2026-10-25)
Evite and Paperless Post are trademarks of their owners; letsparty isn’t affiliated with them. Prices and features change: check their sites before you choose. See something out of date? Write to invites@letsparty.rsvp and we’ll fix it.