Head-to-head comparisons

Compare wedding invitation platforms side by side

Updated September 2026Written by the Wedvite foundersPrices checked 15 September 2026

The free tools are mostly websites and the paid tools are invitations: only Joy's Basic card and Evite's ad-supported designs are free invitations, and Wedvite is $89 flat for unlimited guests. Seven head-to-head comparisons cover Evite, Paperless Post, Punchbowl, Greenvelope, Joy, Zola and The Knot, with Wedvite as one row in every table; every price was read from the vendor's own page on 15 September 2026.

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How do all eight platforms compare at a glance?

Every platform compared on /compare — price model, cost for 100 guests, free tier, RSVP, envelope, delivery, website and ads
Service	Price model	Cost for 100 guests	Free tier	RSVP	Animated envelope	WhatsApp / text delivery	Wedding website	Ads shown to guests
Evite	Free designs with ads, or one Premium package from $17.99 (12 guests) to $99.99 (750 guests)	$99.99 (Diamond) — or $0 on a free design with ads	Yes — up to 750 guests, ads shown	Yes	Partly — Premium packages only	Yes — SMS in the US and Canada; WhatsApp by shareable link	No — no wedding-website product	Yes — on free designs
Paperless Post	Coins per recipient, $0.50 to $1.44 per guest by feature set; first 50 invitations free	≤ $105 Premium (≤ $50 Basic, ≤ $144 All Access) — upper bounds, not a checkout total	Yes — first 50 invitations, plain card	Yes	Yes — Premium set and above	Partly — text in the US and Canada; WhatsApp sending not yet available	Partly — an Event Page, not a standalone site	No
Punchbowl	Subscription by guest cap, from $3.99/month (50 guests) up to $39.99/month (5,000 guests); 7-day trial, no free tier	From $5.99/month (Premium, the lowest tier covering 100 guests); from $7.99/month ad-free (Platinum)	Partly — 7-day trial only, card on file	Yes	Yes	Yes — email, text and WhatsApp	No — the link opens the invitation	Yes — unless Platinum or Business
Greenvelope	Flat price per mailing by guest count, $19 (20 people) to $499 (1,000 people), with higher tiers above that	$99 (flat, one mailing)	Partly — trial mode, up to 10 people	Yes	Yes — on every design	Yes — email, SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger	No — not offered	No
Zola	Free website and digital save the dates; digital invitations not offered; paper sold per card	Free digitally (no digital invitation sold) — paper from $184.99	Yes — website and digital save the dates	Yes	No — none	Partly — you paste the link into a text or DM; no WhatsApp channel	Yes — free	No
The Knot	Free website and digital save the dates; no digital invitations; custom domain $19.99 a year	Free digitally (website + digital save the date); $199 paper list / $139 with WED30	Yes — website, RSVP and digital save the dates	Yes	No — none	Partly — you share the link, QR code or text yourself; no WhatsApp channel	Yes — free	No
Joy (withjoy.com)	$0 core product; paid Premium cards, SMS and a custom domain	Free ($0 via free Basic Digital cards + free website)	Yes — website, RSVP and Basic digital cards	Yes	Partly — Premium Digital cards only	Partly — SMS is a paid add-on; WhatsApp by pasted link	Yes — free	not verified on 15 September 2026
Wedvite	$89 flat, paid once, unlimited guests, no per-guest fee	$89	Partly — design free, share with your first 10 guests, pay once to publish	Yes — with a guest-messages dashboard	Yes — on every design	Yes — one link for WhatsApp, text or email	Partly — the invitation page carries map, schedule, RSVP and guest messages; no registry, no custom domain	No

Competitor prices and features were read from the official pages on 15 September 2026: Evite, Paperless Post, Punchbowl, Greenvelope, Zola, The Knot, Joy (withjoy.com). A cell reading "not verified on 15 September 2026" means the vendor's page did not state that figure on that date, so we leave it out rather than guess. Competitor prices are in US dollars; Wedvite's row is our own price in your currency. Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.

7 comparisons

Which comparison do you need?

Head to headEvite vs Paperless Post: which is better for a wedding?Paperless Post for the nicer invitation, Evite for a long list on a budget; free Evite designs show ads to guests.Read the comparison →Head to headGreenvelope vs Paperless Post: which is cheaper?Paperless Post is cheaper under 50 guests; Greenvelope is a flat $99 at 100 and the only one of the two that sends over WhatsApp.Read the comparison →Wedding websitesZola vs The Knot: which wedding website is better?Both free with RSVP; The Knot edges it on messaging and the custom domain. Neither sends a digital invitation.Read the comparison →Head to headGreenvelope vs Joy: which is better for wedding invitations?Joy is free and includes a website; Greenvelope is $99 at 100 guests, opens with an animated envelope on every design and sends over WhatsApp itself. Joy's envelope is Premium-only and its WhatsApp is a pasted link.Read the comparison →Three-way comparisonZola vs Joy vs The Knot: which free wedding website should you pick?All three are free with RSVP; only Joy sends a free digital invitation, The Knot has the plainest custom domain.Read the comparison →Our own comparisonWedvite vs Greenvelope: which should you pick?Greenvelope for short lists and repeat senders; Wedvite for one big wedding at a flat price with 12 languages.Read the comparison →Our own comparisonWedvite vs Paperless Post: which should you pick?Paperless Post for the catalogue and short lists; Wedvite for a flat price, unlimited guests and WhatsApp delivery.Read the comparison →

Want the wider field first? The round-up scores the invitation platforms in best digital wedding invitations and the website builders in best wedding websites with RSVP. Wedvite's own prices are on the pricing page.

Which platform is cheapest for 100 guests?

Free, if a website or a save the date is enough: Joy, Zola and The Knot charge nothing at 100 guests, and Evite costs nothing on a free design with ads. For an invitation with an animated envelope and no ads, Greenvelope is $99 for one mailing, Paperless Post's Premium set is at most $105 (the page prints no 100-guest total), Punchbowl is from $5.99/month on a subscription with ads, or from $7.99/month without, and Evite's Diamond package is $99.99. Wedvite is $89 once, and the price does not move at 200 or 400 guests.

Which platforms are free?

Joy, Zola and The Knot are free wedding websites with RSVP (Joy and Zola state unlimited guests; The Knot publishes no guest limit); Joy also sends a free Basic digital card, while Zola and The Knot send free digital save the dates and no digital invitation. Evite's free designs cost nothing but show ads. Paperless Post's first 50 invitations are free on a plain card. Greenvelope's free tier is a 10-person trial, and Punchbowl has a 7-day trial with payment details up front. Wedvite is free to design and share with your first 10 guests, then paid once to publish.

Which platforms send over WhatsApp?

Greenvelope, Punchbowl and Wedvite send invitations over WhatsApp directly, and Evite's shareable link explicitly covers it. Paperless Post's WhatsApp integration is for guest replies and host messages; sending invitations via WhatsApp is not yet available. Joy, Zola and The Knot rely on you pasting the website or card link into the chat yourself. If your families are on WhatsApp, WhatsApp wedding invitations explains what the guest sees.

How are these comparisons made?

Every number comes from one dated price sheet built from the vendors' own pricing and help pages on 15 September 2026, so the same figure appears on every page that quotes it. Where a page did not state a figure, the cell says "not verified" with the date rather than a guess. Wedvite wrote these pages and sells one of the products; each page names the columns a competitor wins. The wider round-up is best digital wedding invitations and best wedding websites with RSVP, and Wedvite's own prices are on pricing.

FAQ

The questions everyone asks.

What is the cheapest digital wedding invitation platform?+

Joy's Basic digital card is free, and Evite's free designs are free with ads. For an ad-free invitation with an animated envelope, Greenvelope is $99 for 100 guests, Evite's Diamond package is $99.99, Paperless Post's Premium set is at most $105 with no published total, Punchbowl is a monthly membership (see its row), and Wedvite is $89 flat for unlimited guests.

Which wedding website is best with RSVP?+

Zola, Joy and The Knot all offer free wedding websites with online RSVP; Zola and Joy state unlimited guests, The Knot publishes no guest limit. The Knot adds a free Messaging Hub and a $19.99 custom domain; Joy adds a free digital invitation; Zola adds 1,895 free digital save-the-date designs.

Do Zola and The Knot send digital invitations?+

No. Both say they do not offer digital invitations. Each offers free digital save the dates and sells printed invitations per card, so couples pair them with a separate digital invitation.

How much does Wedvite cost?+

$89 once for unlimited guests, with the animated envelope, RSVP, venue map and WhatsApp, text or email delivery included. Add-ons are custom music, a wax seal, a venue sketch and extra languages; a save the date is $19.

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