The Canva alternative that sends and tracks
Design it, send it, and see who replied — all in one place, from $15.99 per event.
Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Real human support within 24 hours
An honest comparison of InviteDrop and Canva.
Three reasons people switch from Canva
It sends to your guest list
You add guests and send by text or email from the same place you designed the card, instead of exporting an image and sharing a link yourself.
It knows who has not replied
RSVPs are tied to named guests so you can chase only the people still missing, which an anonymous form cannot do.
An animated envelope, not a PDF
The invitation opens from an animated envelope in the browser, where a Canva design exports as a static image or PDF.
Price for your guest count
| Guests | InviteDrop (one-time) |
|---|---|
| 25 | $15.99 |
| 50 | $29.99 |
| 100 | $44.99 |
Canva prices design, not sending: its free tier covers the artwork and Canva Pro is a subscription, and neither includes a guest list, a send flow or per-guest RSVP tracking. We have not re-checked the Canva Pro price today, so none is quoted here — see canva.com for current plans. The column above is what an InviteDrop event costs, with the sending and the tracking included.
InviteDrop prices are the live Event Pass tiers. Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Summary
InviteDrop and Canva are both digital invitation tools, but they differ on tracks who has not replied: InviteDrop offers Yes — per guest, with reminders to the non-responders, while Canva offers No — responses are not tied to a named guest list. InviteDrop is free to start with an animated envelope on every template; Canva describes a blank canvas, with its own font and image library behind it.
Upfront pricing — no coins, no credits, no maths
You see the full price before you start. InviteDrop is free for your first 5 invites on every event. After that it is one flat, one-time Event Pass for the whole guest list — not a virtual currency you buy in packs, and not a subscription that renews.
- $15.99 · Up to 25 invites
- $29.99 · Up to 50 invites
- $44.99 · Up to 100 invites
- $74.99 · Unlimited invites
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | InviteDrop | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| Collects RSVP responses | Yes — real-time, per guest | Yes — Canva Forms collects into a Canva Sheet, exportable as a CSV |
| Tracks who has not replied | Yes — per guest, with reminders to the non-responders | No — responses are not tied to a named guest list |
| Built-in guest list management | Yes | No |
| Built-in SMS/email send flow | Yes | No — you share a Canva link yourself |
| Animated envelope | Yes | No, Canva exports a static image or PDF |
| Invitation-specific templates | All | Many, but generic |
| General design flexibility | Invitation-focused | A blank canvas and a general design engine |
| Guest limit | Any guest count — the tier sets the price, from $15.99 up to $74.99 for more than 100 guests | No guest list to send to, so there is no per-guest charge and no per-guest tracking either |
The rest of the comparison
| Feature | InviteDrop | Canva |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | InviteDrop charges one flat Event Pass per event, from $15.99, paid once and never renewed | Free, with an optional Canva Pro subscription |
| Design quality | Yes, InviteDrop carries 1,200+ designs drawn by human designers, every one built as an invitation | Yes, Canva gives the most creative control of anything here, if you design it yourself |
| How you send it | InviteDrop sends by email, SMS or a shareable link, all included on every event | You share a Canva link yourself, or print it. Canva does not email or text a guest list, and its own docs say a form only collects responses when it is opened as a Canva link |
| Mobile-first editor | Yes, the InviteDrop editor was designed phone first and every feature works on a phone | Yes, Canva has a full mobile app |
| Template library size | InviteDrop holds 1,200+ designs across 33 occasions, all of them invitations | Millions of templates, though most of them are not invitations |
| What you can change on a design | On InviteDrop, every text field, colour, font, photo, envelope, liner, texture, stamp and seal | Everything, because on Canva you start from a blank canvas |
| Support | InviteDrop answers email support usually within 6 hours and always within 24 | Help centre and email support |
| Best suited to | InviteDrop suits formal and casual events alike, when you want the whole price up front | Designing the artwork, not sending or tracking it |
Where these Canva claims come from
Every quote below is from Canva's own pages, not from a review site, with the date we read it. If a claim here does not match their current pages, tell us and we will correct it.
Canva Forms can collect RSVP responses
“If you're hosting an event, you can easily create digital RSVP forms to tally your guests with ease.”
canva.com, read
Canva form responses can be exported, and land in a Canva Sheet
“Select Responses. A panel that shows the responses should appear. Select More, then Download as CSV to download the response data.”
canva.com, read
Canva has no guest list: a form only works as a shared Canva link
“Forms and quizzes must be shared via a Canva link to collect responses. Forms won't collect responses if downloaded as images, videos, or PDFs.”
canva.com, read
Canva cannot attribute a response to a named guest on a Canva Website
“On Canva Websites, responses are always anonymous. Names can't be collected.”
canva.com, read
See it
Open any of these and the editor starts on that exact design.
What Canva does well
- A blank canvas, with its own font and image library behind it
- A free tier that covers the design work itself
- Canva Forms can collect RSVP responses and export them as a CSV
Where Canva falls short
- No guest list to send to — you share a Canva link yourself
- No per-guest delivery tracking, so it cannot tell you who has not replied
- On a Canva Website, form responses are anonymous by Canva's own documentation, so a reply cannot be matched to a named guest
- No animated envelope: Canva exports a static image or PDF
- Requires more design skill than purpose-built invitation tools
Switching takes 5 minutes
- 1Pick a design from the catalogue.
- 2Add your guests — paste a list or upload one.
- 3Send by text or email, and watch RSVPs come in.
Nothing needs to be exported from Canva first.
The verdict
Canva is the right choice if what you want is a blank canvas and you are willing to run the guest list yourself. That willingness is the whole cost: Canva Forms collects replies, but nothing ties a reply to a person you invited, and on a Canva Website the responses are anonymous by Canva’s own documentation, so chasing the people who have not answered is a job you do by hand with a CSV. InviteDrop is free to start and does the reconciliation for you.
Browse the template catalogueQuestions
Can I just design in Canva and send with you?
You can upload your own artwork as a custom card and use our guest list, sending and RSVP tracking around it.
Does Canva track RSVPs?
Canva Forms can collect responses into a sheet, but by Canva’s own documentation the replies are not tied to a named guest, so it cannot tell you who is still missing.
Do I need design skills to use this?
No. Every template is already laid out as an invitation, so the usual edit is changing the words and the colours.
Do my guests need an account or an app?
No. They open the invitation from a text or email link and reply in the browser.
What does it cost to try?
Nothing for the first 5 invites on every event, and an Event Pass only if you want to invite more.