Guide · Updated
The best RSVP website builders, by the event you're hosting.
The short answer
For weddings, Joy, Zola, and The Knot are free and include registries, so they suit most couples. For casual parties, Partiful is free with text updates, while Evite and Paperless Post are best when you want invitations sent and reminders scheduled for you. For corporate events with check-in or tickets, RSVPify is the most complete of the tools here. Eventloom, which publishes this guide, is the pick when you want an AI-built custom event website with RSVP for any occasion at a flat $20 per event.
Best for
Weddings
Wedding platforms are free because they earn from registries, stationery, and vendors. If you want a registry, start here.
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Joy
Free website, RSVP with custom and private questions, guest app, and registry.
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Zola
Free website with per-event RSVPs, a registry, and matching paper invitations.
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The Knot
Free website with a universal registry and a large vendor marketplace.
Where Eventloom fits: Choose Eventloom if you want a site designed from your description instead of a template, and don't need a registry.
Best for
Birthdays and parties
For parties, the question is whether you want invitations and reminders sent for you, or one link you share yourself.
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Partiful
Free, social, and phone-first, with text blasts and reminders.
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Evite
Invitations sent by email or text, with scheduled reminders; free with ads.
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Paperless Post
Designer cards and Flyers sent by email or text, priced per guest.
Where Eventloom fits: Choose Eventloom for a milestone birthday or any party where you want a full designed page with schedule, venue, and RSVP, at $20 flat with no ads.
Best for
Corporate and organization events
Work events often need registration, email, and day-of tools, which is where dedicated software earns its subscription.
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RSVPify
Custom questions, sub-events, email campaigns, seating charts, QR check-in, and ticketing.
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Evite
Evite Pro covers unlimited Premium invitations for a year, with logo upload and co-hosts.
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Paperless Post
Paperless Pro adds custom URLs and guest check-in for frequent hosts.
Where Eventloom fits: Choose Eventloom for a small team dinner, offsite, or holiday party that just needs a polished page and a headcount, without a subscription.
Best for
Free options
Several tools let you publish without paying anything. Eventloom is not one of them.
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Joy
Free wedding website, RSVP, app, and registry.
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Partiful
Free core platform for parties, with no ads.
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RSVPify
Free plan for one event at a time with up to 100 invited guests.
Where Eventloom fits: Eventloom is free to draft and preview, but publishing costs $20 once per event. Zola and The Knot also offer free wedding websites, Evite has free invitations with ads, and Paperless Post lets you send your first 50 invitations free.
At a glance
Every tool in this guide, with its price and catch.
Wedding planning platform
Zola
- Price
- Website free; custom domains from $17.99; paper invitations from $1.79 each.
- Best for
- Couples who want website, registry, guest list, and matching paper in one free account.
- Watch out for
- Built for weddings, no digital invitations, and the app is iOS only.
Wedding planning platform
The Knot
- Price
- Website free; custom domain $19.99 for a year.
- Best for
- Couples who want a free site plus a universal registry and vendor marketplace.
- Watch out for
- Wedding-only RSVP wording, and the app isn't offered to international users.
Free wedding website and app
Joy
- Price
- Free; optional paid custom domain (about $19.99 a year), Messaging Plus, and premium stationery.
- Best for
- Couples who want the most free features: website, RSVP with custom questions, guest app, and registry.
- Watch out for
- Template-based and wedding-first; texting guests is a paid add-on.
Free social party invites
Partiful
- Price
- Core platform free; optional paid premium designs (prices not published).
- Best for
- Casual parties where you want free invites with text blasts and a social feed.
- Watch out for
- Guests must verify a phone number; the invite is a poster-style page rather than a full website.
Digital invitations
Evite
- Price
- Free with ads; Premium $17.99–$99.99 per event by guest count; Pro $249.99 a year.
- Best for
- Hosts who want invitations delivered by email or text with scheduled reminders.
- Watch out for
- Ads on free invitations, and prices rise with your guest count.
Designer digital invitations
Paperless Post
- Price
- Per guest: Free, Basic $0.50, Premium $1.05, All Access $1.44; Pro $250 a year.
- Best for
- Hosts who want a designer invitation sent by email or text, with printed cards as an option.
- Watch out for
- Costs scale with your guest list; it's an invitation first, not a full event website.
RSVP and event registration software
RSVPify
- Price
- Free plan; personal from $10 a month or $72 a year; business from $39 a month.
- Best for
- Corporate and larger events that need custom questions, email, check-in, or tickets.
- Watch out for
- Subscription pricing, and many features sit on higher tiers.
AI event website and RSVP builder · publisher of this guide
Eventloom
- Price
- Free to draft; $20 once per published event for a year.
- Best for
- Hosts who want a custom-designed event website with RSVP for any occasion, made in minutes.
- Watch out for
- No registry, guest messaging, paper invitations, mobile app, or custom question builder.
Questions, answered
RSVP website builder FAQ.
What is the best RSVP website builder?
It depends on the event. For weddings, Joy, Zola, and The Knot are free and include registries. For casual parties, Partiful is free; Evite and Paperless Post send invitations and reminders. For corporate events, RSVPify has check-in and ticketing. For a custom-designed event website for any occasion at $20 flat, Eventloom.
What is the best free RSVP website?
For weddings, Joy, Zola, and The Knot offer free websites with online RSVP. For parties, Partiful's core platform is free. RSVPify's free plan covers one event with up to 100 invited guests, and Evite's free invitations include ads.
Which RSVP tool doesn't require guests to make an account?
Eventloom guests reply from the link with no account or phone verification. Joy says guests don't need an account to RSVP in a browser, and Paperless Post's terms say guests can RSVP without registering. Partiful asks guests for a phone number confirmed with a texted code.
Which RSVP tools can text my guests?
Partiful has free text blasts, Evite sends reminders by email or SMS, Paperless Post sends by text or email, and Joy offers texting as a paid add-on. Eventloom does not send messages; you share the link yourself.
Is this guide biased toward Eventloom?
Eventloom publishes it, so read it with that in mind. We recommend other tools wherever they fit better, and every competitor fact links to that company's own page with the date we checked it.
Sources, checked
- Zola: Wedding websites
- Zola FAQ: Does Zola sell custom domain names?
- Zola FAQ: How do I edit or add questions to RSVPs?
- Zola FAQ: Can I collect RSVPs for multiple events?
- Zola FAQ: How can my guests RSVP online?
- Zola FAQ: Can I send a message to my guests?
- Zola FAQ: Premium guest messaging
- Zola: How cash gifts work
- Zola: Wedding paper
- Zola FAQ: Do you offer digital invitations?
- Zola FAQ: Can I send digital save-the-dates?
- Zola: Wedding planning app
- The Knot help center: Are wedding websites on The Knot free to use?
- The Knot help center: How do I purchase a custom domain?
- The Knot: Wedding websites
- The Knot help center: Can I add a password to my wedding website?
- The Knot help center: How do I use the RSVP feature?
- The Knot help center: Custom questions and meal options
- The Knot help center: Our event isn't a wedding
- The Knot: Registry
- The Knot help center: Is the cash fund really free?
- The Knot help center: Does The Knot make wedding invitations?
- The Knot: Digital save-the-date cards
- The Knot help center: Does The Knot have an app?
- Joy: Pricing
- Joy help: Custom domains FAQ
- Joy help: Messaging Plus
- Joy help: Sending email and reminder messages
- Joy help: Premium digital cards
- Joy: Online RSVP
- Joy help: Do I need an account to view a website?
- Joy help: Website privacy settings
- Joy help: Registry FAQ
- Joy: Wedding website
- Joy: Writer's Block
- Partiful
- Partiful vs Evite (Partiful's page)
- Partiful help: Does Partiful cost money?
- Partiful help: Are there fees for free events?
- Partiful help: How do I RSVP to an event?
- Partiful help: What are guest phone numbers used for?
- Partiful help: How do I ask questions to my guests?
- Partiful help: Hiding the guest list
- Partiful help: Require guest approval
- Evite support: Invitation pricing
- Evite support: Premium pricing
- Evite Pro
- Evite terms of service
- Evite support: Event Pages
- Evite support: Poll feature
- Evite support: Send a message to guests
- Evite support: Invitation reminders
- Evite support: Print an invitation
- Evite: Mobile apps
- Evite: Design your own
- Evite
- Paperless Post: Pricing
- Paperless Post: Features
- Paperless Post: Flyer
- Paperless Post: RSVP website
- Paperless Post: Terms of service
- Paperless Post: Printed invitations
- RSVPify: Business and nonprofit pricing
- RSVPify: Personal events pricing
- RSVPify: Selling tickets pricing
- RSVPify: Event website builder
- RSVPify: AI
- RSVPify: Event emails
- RSVPify: Menu options
- RSVPify: Seating chart maker
- RSVPify help: Check-in app
Eventloom publishes this guide. Competitor details come from each company’s own pricing, product, and help pages on the date above; we left out anything we couldn’t confirm there. Plans and prices change, so check before you decide, and tell us at hello@eventloom.co if something is out of date.