Party RSVP vs Evite
Your invitation shouldn't come with ads.
Evite has been the default since 1998 — and it shows. Free invitations wrapped in advertising, ad-free unlocked per event, and an RSVP model that never learned what a sibling is.
With Evite
- Ads around your invite
- $17.99+ to remove them
- “Jessica +3” replies
- Breach-scarred inbox trust
With Party RSVP
- Ad-free invitation page
- Free for every party
- Mila · +1 sibling · 2 adults
- One clean link parents trust
Credit where due
Evite invented this category, delivers by email and text, and its share-link lets guests add themselves. If you've used it for years and the ads don't bother you, it still works.
Where Evite gets in the way
Guests are the product
On the free tier, the people you invite scroll past ads to reply. Removing them costs $17.99–$99.99 — per event, priced by guest count. A class party lands in the middle of that range every single time.
A trust problem
A breach exposed over 100 million Evite email addresses, and a wave of phishing emails now impersonates the brand — some parents reflexively distrust an “Evite” in their inbox, which is exactly where your invitation lands.
Built for adults with a plus-count
Evite's RSVP is an adult's email plus a number. No child names, no sibling counts, no adults-staying question — you get “Jessica +3” and do the kid math yourself.
Where Party RSVP pulls ahead
The reply is the roster
Parents find their child by name — or add them — and answer the questions a kids' party actually has: siblings coming? adults staying? allergies?
Free means free
No ads next to your party. No per-event unlock. The invitation page carries your theme and your words, nothing else.
After the cake, the album
Every guest can add photos and videos to the invitation itself — no third-party folder link, no app.
Same one link. None of the noise.
Everything you keep Evite around for — the link, the tracking, the reminders — works here, minus the ads, the upsells and the spam-folder reputation.
The checklist, side by side
| Feature | Party RSVP | Evite |
|---|---|---|
| Free to use, no ads shown to guests | $17.99–$99.99/event | |
| Guests never create an account | ||
| RSVP by the child's name | ||
| Sibling + adult headcounts per family | ||
| One email per family, never duplicates | ||
| Capacity with automatic waitlist | ||
| Automatic reminders to non-responders | email/text | |
| Guest photo & video album | photo feed | |
| Party chat with a host badge | message board | |
| Open RSVP — guests add themselves | share URL | |
| AI writes the invitation text | ||
| Host from any device |