You can make a birthday invitation card online, send it to guests and collect replies without mailing anything. Evite, Paperless Post and Partiful offer free options, while other tools offer trials or paid sending. Start with your guest list, then check how you'll send the invitation and where you'll keep track of replies.
Heya is made by the team that wrote this guide, so read its row with that in mind. Prices come from each company's own pages, checked on October 29 and 30, 2026.
The short answer
The table below compares Evite, Paperless Post, Partiful, Punchbowl, Heya and Greenvelope, including free access, paid options and how each handles or links to guest replies.
| Tool | Free option | Paid from | RSVPs | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evite | Free designs; ad removal costs extra | $17.99 for up to 12 guests (Silver) | Shareable link and read receipts | Classic party invitations |
| Paperless Post | Free Card or Flyer to up to 50 recipients | Coins per recipient; Plus is 200 Coins | Unlimited RSVPs through a shareable link | Designed cards sent by email or text |
| Partiful | Free core platform | Optional paid invite designs | Guests RSVP by link, no app needed | Casual parties and group events |
| Punchbowl | Free invitations with RSVP | Subscription after the trial | Tracks RSVPs in real time | Birthday invites and eCards |
| Heya | Free: 3 sites, 5 pages each, yourname.heya.bio | $3/mo (Pro Lite) | A button to a Google Form or Tally form | A party page with a countdown and a map |
| Greenvelope | Trial Mode, up to 10 people | $19 for up to 20 guests | Real-time RSVP tracking | Formal invitations with envelopes |
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Evite includes customizable designs, read receipts and a shareable link on both Free and Premium Invitations; designs labeled Free cost nothing to send unless you add a Premium upgrade. Removing ads from a free design requires a Premium fee. Silver costs $17.99 for up to 12 guests, and Gold costs $36.99 for up to 30 guests.
Paperless Post lets you send a free Card or Flyer by email or text to up to 50 recipients, then charges 1 Coin per additional recipient. Free designs sent through a Shareable Link can reach unlimited recipients and collect unlimited RSVPs. Its Pay per event plan uses Coins, and Paperless Post Plus costs a flat fee of 200 Coins for premium customization and guest management tools.
Partiful's core event planning and invitation product is free, and the company says it always will be; hosting or attending a free event is free too. Guests can RSVP through a link without needing an app. Optional features, including premium invite designs, can cost extra.
Punchbowl lets you customize an invitation, send it by email or text and track RSVPs. New customers can send invitations free during a trial and cancel at any time, but a subscription begins after the trial ends. It also offers free birthday eCards.
Heya is a no-code builder for one-page and small sites that you can build and edit entirely on a phone, starting without an account; drafts stay in your browser until you publish, which requires Google sign-in. Heya Free costs $0 with no time limit or credit card, supports up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each and displays a small "Made with Heya" badge. For a party page, a button can link to a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs, while a countdown block can count down to your chosen date.
Greenvelope provides real-time RSVP tracking with open rates, meal choices, plus-one handling and custom survey questions. Its Trial Mode lets you send a real invitation to up to 10 people without a credit card or time limit, but it doesn't offer a free plan for sending to a full guest list. The cheapest paid option is a Single Mailing starting at $19 for up to 20 people.
Start with whose birthday you're celebrating, then give the date, start time and place. Put the address in the invitation rather than leaving guests to ask for it. If the party has an end time, include that too.
Keep it clear.
What does someone need to know before they can say yes? For a children's party, say whether parents should stay and whether siblings are invited. For any party, make the guest invitation clear rather than leaving people to guess about bringing someone.
Add an RSVP deadline and tell guests how to reply. Include a contact for questions.
Then add the details that apply to your party: dress instructions, what to bring, food information or a gift preference. You don't need a long message around them. Before sending, check the names, date and address, then read the invitation on your phone.
Choose where replies will go before you send anything. If you're using an invitation tool with RSVP collection, use that route in the invitation. On a Heya page, add a button that links to a Google Form or Tally form.
Keep the form short. Ask for a name and whether the guest is coming, then add any questions you need answered for this party. Do you need a headcount that includes children or a reply about food? Ask directly, and make clear who the reply covers.
A read receipt isn't a yes. Evite includes read receipts, while Greenvelope offers open rates alongside real-time RSVP tracking, meal choices, plus-one handling and custom survey questions.
And check the sending method before sharing: Paperless Post allows unlimited RSVPs through a Shareable Link for free designs, while free email or text sending covers up to 50 recipients. Partiful lets guests RSVP through a link without an app.
Choose a card if that's the invitation you want to send. Evite has customizable designs with a shareable link, Paperless Post offers Cards and Flyers, and Punchbowl lets you customize invitations and send them by email or text.
Want guests to reply through a link without installing an app? Partiful supports that. Its core platform is free, with optional paid features such as premium invite designs.
A party page is another option. Heya lets you build a small site, starting from a template or a blank page, and edit it on your phone. You can add a countdown and use its embed block for Google Maps, Spotify or other supported services. For replies, link a button to a Google Form or Tally form (the form collects the RSVPs).
But check the cost of the option you'll use. A free design, a free trial and a free sending allowance aren't the same offer.
We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. Heya's details come from its pricing page and docs, checked on October 30, 2026. The facts come from support.evite.com/pricing-and-billing/pricing-questions/invitation-pricing, support.evite.com/premium/what-is-premium/premium-vs.-free, paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206187576-Is-Paperless-Post-free-Can-I-send-for-free#h_01M4XG4QYWP9X4XA206S24RTZW, paperlesspost.com/pricing, help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525599-does-partiful-cost-money, help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525405-are-there-fees-for-free-events, help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525600-how-does-partiful-make-money, partiful.com, help.punchbowl.com/article/69-is-punchbowl-free, punchbowl.com, greenvelope.com/knowledge/product/pricing.md, greenvelope.com/resources/how-much-does-greenvelope-cost, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.
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Yes. Evite's designs labeled Free cost nothing to send unless you add a Premium upgrade. Paperless Post has free Card and Flyer sending options, including unlimited recipients and RSVPs through a Shareable Link for free designs. Partiful's core invitation product is free. Punchbowl offers free sending for new customers during a trial, followed by a subscription.
Pick a reply route and put it in the invitation. Punchbowl tracks RSVPs, Partiful accepts replies through a link without an app, and Greenvelope provides real-time tracking with meal choices and plus-one handling. For a Heya party page, link a button to a Google Form or Tally form and collect replies there.
Say whose birthday it is, when the party starts and where it's happening. Add an end time if you have one, an RSVP deadline and a clear way to reply. Include any details guests need about food, what to bring or who's invited. For a children's party, say whether parents should stay.
Yes. Heya has a countdown block that shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds until a date you choose. You can build and edit the page on your phone. If you also want to collect replies from that page, add a button linking to a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs.
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Start from the event website template, edit it on your phone or laptop, and publish on Heya's Free plan for $0, with no time limit and no credit card.