How we compare
Cut the Cake vs Partiful
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 openPartiful: Animated page effects, no envelope
- The weather forecast
- Different start times for different guests
- Potluck sign-ups
- Song requests guests upvotePartiful: A playlist link only
- A map of where guests are coming from
- Seating chart
- Nametags guests design
- A photo booth on a tablet
- Tonight's photos on the TV
- A wifi card for guests
- Awards guests vote onPartiful: A date poll only
With Partiful, partly or for a fee
- A guestbookPartiful: Comments on the activity feed
Where Partiful does more
- Invitations by textCut the Cake: Text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone
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 · 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.
Partiful
Free. Premium themes and effects: $4.99.
Questions
- What does Cut the Cake have that Partiful doesn't?
- Cut the Cake includes an envelope guests open, the weather forecast, different start times for different guests, potluck sign-ups, song requests guests upvote, a map of where guests are coming from, seating chart, nametags guests design, a photo booth on a tablet, tonight's photos on the TV, a wifi card for guests and awards guests vote on. Partiful's own help pages and feature lists did not offer them when we compared in October 2026.
- How much do Cut the Cake and Partiful 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. Partiful: Free. Premium themes and effects: $4.99.
- Does Partiful do anything Cut the Cake doesn't?
- Invitations by text: Partiful includes it. With Cut the Cake, text your invitation link yourself, from your own phone.
Where these facts come from
- help.partiful.com/en-us/collections/19666489-partiful-for-hosts
- help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525505-how-do-i-rsvp-to-an-event-on-partiful
- help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525436-what-event-reminders-do-you-send
- help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525408-how-can-i-check-in-guests-for-my-event
- help.partiful.com/en-us/articles/15525446-how-do-i-upload-photos-to-my-event-page
- www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/partiful-launches-partiful-plus-subscription-with-new-customization-features-302907923.html
Compared October 2026. A feature counts as not offered when it appears nowhere in Partiful’s help center and feature lists, or was not there when tried.