Partiful, Evite, Paperless Post, and Punchbowl send free online invitations with RSVPs or read receipts, while Heya and Canva build $0 event pages or graphics. Paperless Post caps free email or text sends at 50 recipients, and Greenvelope limits free trials to 10 people. This guide compares 7 tools and shows how to build a free event page.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 29, 2026.
The short answer
This table compares what you get for $0 on each platform and when paid upgrades apply.
| Platform | Free tier & guest limit | Delivery & RSVPs | What triggers a fee | Paid pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partiful | Free core platform; limit not stated | Shareable link and text blasts; tracks RSVPs | Premium invite designs and ticket sales fees | Not stated |
| Evite | Free designs; guest limit on Free not stated | Email, text, or shareable link; read receipts | Removing ads, adding envelopes, stamps, or stickers | $17.99 (12 guests) to $99.99 (750); Pro $249.99/yr |
| Paperless Post | Free up to 50 email/text recipients; unlimited by link | Email, text, or shareable link; unlimited link RSVPs | Over 50 email/text sends, envelopes, liners, or stamps | From 1-2 Coins/recipient; Plus is 200 Coins |
| Punchbowl | Free invitations and trial period; limit not stated | Email or text; real-time RSVP tracking and polls | Subscription begins after trial period ends | Subscription plans, annual memberships, and Digital Card memberships (price not stated) |
| Greenvelope | No full free plan; Trial Mode up to 10 people | Email, text, link, QR code (link/QR paid only); full RSVP | More than 10 people, shareable links, or QR codes | From $19 (up to 20 guests); Annual from $60/yr |
| Canva | US$0/yr for one person; 1.6M+ templates | Exports PDF, JPG, PNG; RSVP tracking not stated | 141M+ premium assets, AI resize/background tools | Pro US$144/yr (one person); Business US$250/yr/person |
| Heya | $0 Free plan; up to 3 sites, 5 pages per site | Share yourname.heya.bio link; link a button to a Google Form or Tally form | Removing Made with Heya badge or connecting custom domain | Pro Lite $3/mo; Pro Standard $6/mo |
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Not stated means the platform's provided facts do not specify that limit or price.
Partiful says its core event planning and invitation tool is free and always will be. Guests RSVP through a link with no app needed, see who's coming, comment, and share photos. You only pay for optional premium designs or a small ticket fee.
Evite has designs labeled Free that you can send by email, text, or a shareable link. They include ads and gifting suggestions. Removing ads or adding an envelope, stamp, sticker, background, or backside text triggers a Premium charge starting at $17.99 for up to 12 guests.
Paperless Post lets you send free Cards and Flyers by email or text to up to 50 recipients, or share a link for unlimited recipients and RSVPs. Just remove paid extras like envelopes, liners, backgrounds, stamps, and logos. Extra recipients on free designs cost 1 Coin each.
Punchbowl lets you send free invitations by email or text with real-time RSVP tracking, guest polls, and a potluck list. You can upload a design or pick characters like Bluey and Mickey Mouse. New customers can send invites free during a trial and cancel before a subscription starts.
Greenvelope has no free plan for a full guest list, just a Trial Mode for up to 10 people with no credit card or time limit. Every package is ad-free and includes animated envelopes, meal choices, and automatic reminders. Single Mailings start at $19 for up to 20 guests.
Canva Free costs US$0 per year for one person and comes with a drag-and-drop editor, 1.6M+ templates, 4.7M+ photos and graphics, and 5GB of storage. You can export invitations as PDF, JPG, PNG, or print-ready CMYK files. Canva Pro is US$144 per year for one person.
Heya is our no-code website builder with an event template for schedules, venue details, a live countdown, and Google Maps. Heya Free is $0 with no credit card for up to 3 sites at yourname.heya.bio with a small badge. You can link a button to a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs, or to a ticket checkout page.
Many invitation tools advertise free designs, then charge you based on how you decorate or send the card. On Evite, Free designs cost nothing, but guests see ads unless you buy a Premium package starting at $17.99 for up to 12 guests. Adding an envelope, stamp, sticker, background, or backside text also triggers a Premium fee. Paperless Post is only free if you take off paid extras like envelopes, liners, stamps, backgrounds, and logos, and stick to 50 recipients by email or text (or use a Shareable Link for unlimited free RSVPs).
Greenvelope caps its free Trial Mode at 10 people and disables shareable links and QR codes, with paid mailings starting at $19 for up to 20 guests. Punchbowl gives new customers a free trial that turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel. Partiful keeps its core tool and link RSVPs free, only charging for optional premium designs and a small fee on ticket sales.
When you build an event page on our builder, Heya, everything your guests need lives at one link you can edit on a phone or computer. Put the event name, city, a one-line pitch, and a photo at the top, plus a countdown block ticking down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Add a venue section with a photo, street address, travel instructions, and an embedded Google Map so guests can get directions without messaging you. For full-day events, add a plain-text schedule and a good-to-know section for accessibility, hotel rates, or dress codes.
Put a buttons block near the top and bottom linking to your email, a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs, or tickets on Eventbrite, Tito, or Luma. Upload a 1200x630 share image in site settings before publishing for a clean chat preview.
The biggest mistake is leaving a paid decoration on a free card template. Evite and Paperless Post both let you add liners, stamps, backdrops, or envelopes while you edit a free design, then ask you to pay or buy Coins at checkout. Another slip-up is counting on read receipts when you share a link. Evite includes read receipts on Free and Premium invites, but they don't work if you share a link instead of sending direct emails or texts.
On Punchbowl, hosts who just want one free invite sometimes forget to cancel before the trial ends, which kicks off a paid membership. And if you're using Heya for a private gathering, remember that our sites show up on search engines by default. Turn on the Hide from Google setting in your site settings so only people with your link can find it.
Open the event template in the editor or see what it includes.
We compared each platform using its published pricing, free tier rules, guest limits, delivery methods, and RSVP capabilities as of October 29, 2026. Where a platform's documentation did not state a specific limit or price, we marked it as not stated rather than guessing. The facts come from canva.com/pricing, support.evite.com/pricing-and-billing/pricing-questions/invitation-pricing, support.evite.com/premium/what-is-premium/premium-vs.-free, support.evite.com/premium/what-is-premium/premium-pricing, greenvelope.com/knowledge/product/pricing.md, greenvelope.com/resources/how-much-does-greenvelope-cost, paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206187576-Is-Paperless-Post-free-Can-I-send-for-free, paperlesspost.com/pricing, paperlesspost.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046178571-How-much-does-my-Card-or-Flyer-cost, help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525599-does-partiful-cost-money, partiful.com, help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525600-how-does-partiful-make-money, help.punchbowl.com/article/69-is-punchbowl-free, punchbowl.com, help.punchbowl.com/article/337-what-are-the-membership-subscription-plans, heya.page/pricing, heya.page/docs.
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Partiful, Paperless Post, and Punchbowl all have free invitations with RSVP options. Partiful's core tool is free with link RSVPs and text blasts, while Paperless Post gives you unlimited free RSVPs if you strip off paid add-ons and use a Shareable Link. Evite also has free designs that include read receipts and a shareable link, though they show ads unless you pay a Premium fee.
Both tools charge when you add premium decorations to a free template. Evite charges a Premium fee if you remove ads or gift guides, or add an envelope, stamp, sticker, background, or backside text. Paperless Post charges for envelopes, liners, backgrounds, stamps, and logos, plus 1 Coin per recipient over 50 via email or text.
To collect RSVPs on Heya, link a button on your event page to a Google Form, Tally form, or an event page on Luma, Tito, or Eventbrite. Once you publish your free page at yourname.heya.bio, you can paste that link directly into your own texts and emails.
Greenvelope offers a free Trial Mode with no credit card required that lets you send a real invite to up to 10 people. For larger guest lists, Single Mailings are a one-time purchase starting at $19 for up to 20 guests.
You can turn on the Hide from Google setting in your site settings so search engines don't index your page. By default, Heya sites can be found by search engines and get their own sitemap.xml and robots.txt.
Yes, Canva Free costs US$0 per year for one person and includes 1.6M+ templates. You can export your finished design as a JPG or PNG to text or email, or as a PDF or print-ready CMYK file to print at home.
Start building your event page on Heya's ready-made template in your browser with no account required, and publish up to 3 sites for $0 at yourname.heya.bio when you are ready.