How we compare
Cut the Cake vs Evite
Both send invitations and take RSVPs. Here is where they differ, feature by feature, from each company’s own help pages and pricing in October 2026.
Only with Cut the Cake
- A countdown to the day
- The weather forecast
- Different start times for different guests
- No ads on your invitationEvite: Free invitations carry ads
- Song requests guests upvote
- A map of where guests are coming from
- Seating chart
- Nametags guests design
- Check guests in at the door
- A photo booth on a tablet
- Tonight's photos on the TV
- A wifi card for guests
- Awards guests vote onEvite: Polls only
With Evite, partly or for a fee
- Your own colors, fonts and cover photoEvite: Free templates; your own design is Premium
- An envelope guests openEvite: Envelopes and reveals are Premium
- Meal choices and dietary needsEvite: A poll or the RSVP message
- A guestbookEvite: RSVP comments
Where Evite does more
- Invitations by textEvite: US and CanadaCut the Cake: Text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone
Both include
Allow plus-ones · Guests answer without an app · Co-hosts · Import your guest list · Invitations by email · Reminders to guests who haven't answered · Potluck sign-ups · One album guests add to · Download your guest list · iPhone and iPad app · Android app · Plan it in a browser
Price
Cut the Cake
Your first published event is free and stays live for good, with invitations to 50 email addresses and no credit card. After that, one plan covers unlimited events with every feature included: $10 a month or $95 a year.
Evite
Free, with ads. No ads: $17.99 to $99.99 an event.
Questions
- What does Cut the Cake have that Evite doesn't?
- Cut the Cake includes a countdown to the day, the weather forecast, different start times for different guests, no ads on your invitation, song requests guests upvote, a map of where guests are coming from, seating chart, nametags guests design, check guests in at the door, a photo booth on a tablet, tonight's photos on the TV, a wifi card for guests and awards guests vote on. Evite's own help pages and feature lists did not offer them when we compared in October 2026.
- How much do Cut the Cake and Evite cost?
- Your first published event is free and stays live for good, with invitations to 50 email addresses and no credit card. After that, one plan covers unlimited events with every feature included: $10 a month or $95 a year. Evite: Free, with ads. No ads: $17.99 to $99.99 an event.
- Does Evite do anything Cut the Cake doesn't?
- Invitations by text: Evite includes it (US and Canada). With Cut the Cake, text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone.
Where these facts come from
- support.evite.com/llms.txt
- support.evite.com/premium/what-is-premium.md
- support.evite.com/premium/what-is-premium/premium-pricing.md
- support.evite.com/products/invitations/create-and-edit/event-sign-ups.md
- support.evite.com/products/invitations/create-and-edit/photo-share.md
- www.evite.com/pro
Compared October 2026. A feature counts as not offered when it appears nowhere in Evite’s help center and feature lists, or was not there when tried.