A free Evite alternative: your first 5 invites on every event are free, no ads ever.
The Evite alternative with no ads, ever
Beautiful invitations your guests can open without ads. Pay once per event, from $15.99.
Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Real human support within 24 hours
An honest comparison of InviteDrop and Evite.
Three reasons people switch from Evite
No ads for your guests
We never place advertising on an invitation, on any plan, including the free first 5 invites.
One-time price, no subscription
You buy an Event Pass for the event you are planning, with no monthly plan and nothing to cancel afterwards.
Designer templates that open
Every design arrives in an animated envelope your guest opens, rather than a flat image in an email.
Price for your guest count
| Guests | Evite Premium (ad-free) | InviteDrop (one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $36.99 | $15.99 |
| 50 | $68.99 | $29.99 |
| 100 | $99.99 | $44.99 |
Evite prices a Premium invitation by package, not per guest: Silver up to 12 guests $17.99, Gold up to 30 $36.99, Platinum up to 75 $68.99, Diamond up to 750 $99.99. The column above shows the smallest package that covers each guest count. Packages are single-event, the same as an Event Pass, so this is a like-for-like comparison. Evite also sells an annual Evite Pro subscription at $249.99.
Evite pricing from support.evite.com premium pricing, checked 2026-10-09.
InviteDrop prices are the live Event Pass tiers. Your first 5 invites per event are free.
Summary
InviteDrop and Evite are both digital invitation tools, but they differ on ads on guest invitations: InviteDrop offers Never, while Evite offers Yes on the free tier, and removing them is a paid Premium feature by Evite’s own table. InviteDrop is free to start with an animated envelope on every template; Evite describes a free tier with customizable designs, read receipts and a shareable link, by evite’s own premium vs. free table.
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 | Evite |
|---|---|---|
| Ads on guest invitations | Never | Yes on the free tier, and removing them is a paid Premium feature by Evite’s own table |
| Animated envelope | Yes — every template, included | A matching envelope and stamps come with paid Premium designs, by Evite’s own description |
| Cost of a second event | Another Event Pass only when that event sends past 5 invites | Another single-event package, or the annual Evite Pro at $249.99 (support.evite.com, checked 2026-10-09) |
| What it costs to send | Free to start — 5 free invites per event, then a flat one-time Event Pass (from $15.99) | Free designs carry ads shown to your guests on the invitation |
| Guest limit | Any guest count — the tier sets the price, from $15.99 up to $74.99 for more than 100 guests | Free tier caps the guest list; higher limits are a paid Premium feature by Evite’s own table |
| What removing ads costs | Nothing — there are none to remove | A paid Premium package, priced by guest count (support.evite.com, checked 2026-10-09) |
The rest of the comparison
| Feature | InviteDrop | Evite |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | InviteDrop charges one flat Event Pass per event, from $15.99, paid once and never renewed | Free with ads, per-invitation Premium upgrades, or Evite Pro at $249.99 a year |
| Design quality | Yes, InviteDrop carries 1,200+ designs drawn by human designers, every one built as an invitation | Partly, exclusive designs and double-sided invitations are gated behind paid Premium |
| How you send it | InviteDrop sends by email, SMS or a shareable link, all included on every event | Email, text or a shareable link |
| Mobile-first editor | Yes, the InviteDrop editor was designed phone first and every feature works on a phone | Has iOS and Android apps of its own |
| Template library size | InviteDrop holds 1,200+ designs across 33 occasions, all of them invitations | Large, covering most casual occasions |
| What you can change on a design | On InviteDrop, every text field, colour, font, photo, envelope, liner, texture, stamp and seal | Customizable designs on both tiers, with exclusive designs on Premium |
| 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 | Familiar casual gatherings, when ads to guests are acceptable |
Where these Evite claims come from
Every quote below is from Evite'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.
Evite gates ad removal, animated reveals and envelopes behind paid Premium
“Feature / Free / Premium: Customizable designs yes/yes. Read receipts yes/yes. Shareable link yes/yes. No ads Premium. Animated effects and reveals Premium. Exclusive designs Premium. Envelopes, stamps, and stickers Premium. Host photo gallery Premium. Double-sided invitations Premium.”
support.evite.com, read
Evite Premium is priced by guest cap up to $99.99, and Evite Pro is $249.99 a year
“Silver: Up to 12 guests $17.99. Gold: Up to 30 guests $36.99. Platinum: Up to 75 guests $68.99. Diamond: Up to 750 guests $99.99. Evite Pro is an annual subscription that covers unlimited Invitations up to 2,500 guests each, $249.99.”
support.evite.com, read
See it
Open any of these and the editor starts on that exact design.
What Evite does well
- A free tier with customizable designs, read receipts and a shareable link, by Evite’s own Premium vs. Free table
- Long enough in market that many guests will have opened an Evite before
Where Evite falls short
- Free tier shows ads on your invitation, to your guests
- Read receipts do not apply to invitations sent by shareable link, by Evite’s own note
- A matching envelope, stamps and stickers are Premium-only, by Evite’s own Premium vs. Free table
- Removing the ads shown to your guests is Premium-only, by Evite’s own Premium vs. Free table
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 Evite first.
The verdict
By Evite’s own Premium vs. Free table, the ads your guests see, the animated effects and reveals, and the envelope, stamps and stickers are all behind paid Premium, which is priced by guest cap up to $99.99, or $249.99 a year for Evite Pro. So the Evite that does not advertise to your guests is the one you pay for, and the price goes up with the size of your list. InviteDrop shows your guests no ads on any tier, puts the animated envelope on every template, and charges one flat one-time Event Pass for the whole list.
Browse the template catalogueQuestions
Will my guests see ads on an InviteDrop invitation?
No. We do not sell advertising on invitations on any plan, so there is no tier you need to buy to remove it.
Do I have to pay before I can try it?
No. The first 5 invites on every event are free, and you only buy an Event Pass when you want to invite more than that.
Is this a subscription like Evite Pro?
No. An Event Pass covers one event, once. There is no recurring charge and nothing to cancel.
Can I move a guest list I already have?
Yes. You can paste a list of names with emails or phone numbers, or upload a file, and send from there.
Do my guests need to download an app?
No. The invitation opens in any browser from a text or an email link.