How we compare
Cut the Cake vs Luma
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
- An envelope guests openLuma: Animated backgrounds, no envelope
- The weather forecast
- Potluck sign-ups
- Song requests guests upvote
- A map of where guests are coming fromLuma: Page visitors' cities, not guests
- Seating chart
- A photo booth on a tablet
- Tonight's photos on the TV
- A wifi card for guests
- Awards guests vote on
- One album guests add to
- A guestbook
With Luma, partly or for a fee
- Different start times for different guestsLuma: Separate ticket types or a cloned event
- Nametags guests designLuma: Badge printing on Enterprise
- Android appLuma: Fewer features than iOS
Both include
Your own colors, fonts and cover photo · A countdown to the day · Allow plus-ones · Meal choices and dietary needs · Guests answer without an app · No ads on your invitation · Co-hosts · Import your guest list · Invitations by email · Reminders to guests who haven't answered · Check guests in at the door · Download your guest list · iPhone and iPad 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.
Luma
Free. Luma Plus: $59 a month.
Questions
- What does Cut the Cake have that Luma doesn't?
- Cut the Cake includes an envelope guests open, the weather forecast, potluck sign-ups, song requests guests upvote, a map of where guests are coming from, seating chart, a photo booth on a tablet, tonight's photos on the TV, a wifi card for guests, awards guests vote on, one album guests add to and a guestbook. Luma's own help pages and feature lists did not offer them when we compared in October 2026.
- How much do Cut the Cake and Luma 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. Luma: Free. Luma Plus: $59 a month.
Where these facts come from
- luma.com/pricing
- help.luma.com/
- help.luma.com/p/check-in
- help.luma.com/p/event-insights
- help.luma.com/p/sms-whatsapp-messages
Compared October 2026. A feature counts as not offered when it appears nowhere in Luma’s help center and feature lists, or was not there when tried.