letsparty vs Luma
Luma is for events with a registration page: meetups, talks and ticketed nights, free for unlimited events with a 5% fee on paid tickets. letsparty is for parties you invite people to by name: a household’s own invite, their RSVP, and a head count for the food.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Pick Luma for public or ticketed events where people sign themselves up.
- Pick letsparty for a birthday, a shower or a wedding where you choose who’s invited.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Luma |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | Free |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | Free |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | Free |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | Free |
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
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Luma texts from its own number.
Where Luma is better
- Free unlimited events and guests with multi-channel blasts
- Built-in ticketing, check-in and community calendars for recurring or public events
Sending, and what guests need
| letsparty | Luma | |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | Yes Unlimited events and guests; up to 500 invites or newsletters per week; 5% platform fee on paid tickets plus Stripe processing. |
| Ads on free invitations | No | Not confirmed Not stated |
| 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 Pricing page lists email, SMS, push and WhatsApp blasts and reminders. |
| Invitations by email | Yes | Yes |
| Guests need an app | No | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Guests sign up or verify to answer | No Each household’s own link already knows who they are. | Not confirmed Not checked |
Features side by side
“Not confirmed” means we couldn’t find it on their pages, not that it’s missing.
| letsparty | Luma | |
|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | Yes Registration and check-in |
| A meal choice for each person | Yes A question beside each name, with choices like “Chicken, Fish, Veggie”. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Kids counted on their own | Yes Asked on every RSVP unless you turn it off. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Plus-ones limited or off | Yes How many guests each invitation can bring, or none, and a plus-one for one guest alone. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | Partly Approval-gated registration; capacity/waitlist not checked |
| Reminders and nudges | Yes A “can you make it?” email before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party. | Yes Automated reminders |
| A date poll | Yes Guests mark the dates that work; you pick, and the poll turns into the RSVP. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | Yes Unlimited co-hosts and event managers |
| A what-to-bring sign-up | Yes · Party plan A sign-up with limits, and write-ins. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Guest comments or a wall | Yes · Party plan Notes from guests before the party. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Your own photo on the card | Yes Photo designs put your picture on the card. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| 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. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Designs | 334 On the design wall today, each one a live invite you can open. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Save-the-dates | Yes Save-the-date designs and a save-the-date start in the planner. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| 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 checked |
| 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 Not checked |
| Thank-yous | Yes · Party plan A thank-you message to everyone who came; thank-you cards in your designs with the Host Pass. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | Not confirmed Not checked |
| Add to calendar | Yes Apple, Google and Outlook, plus a feed that keeps every party current. | Not confirmed Not checked |
Sources
Luma
- Free and Plus plans, limits, fees, send volumes (2026-10-25)
Luma is a trademark of its owner; letsparty isn’t affiliated with it. 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.