Canva vs Mixily
Short answer: Canva is the cheaper of the two. Canva costs nothing at either guest count (design only; no sending or RSVP). Mixily works out to $19 (one month of Lite) for 100 guests and $29 (one month of Pro) for 250. Mixily earns the difference if you need no ads on event pages on any plan, including the free plan.
If neither answer fits, Dawat does the same job free at any guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, per-guest personal links and RSVP tracking, with no per-recipient charge.
Canva and Mixily are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Canva and Mixily pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
General-purpose design platform with invitation templates, printing and website publishing; it is a design tool, not an RSVP system. Web-based event invitation and RSVP tool with ad-free event pages, custom RSVP questions and automatic reminders. Dawat is shown as a third column for the part these two share with it: getting the invitation to people and getting an answer back. It does not print, so on the physical card it is not a substitute.
| Canva | Mixily | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Full editor, a large free template and element library, 5GB storage, sharing by link, and free downloads. | 50 invites and 40 RSVPs per event, 2 active events at a time, 200 emails per week, no ads. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free (design only; no sending or RSVP) | $19 (one month of Lite) | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free (design only; no sending or RSVP) | $29 (one month of Pro) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | No | No |
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Where they actually differ
Both give you no per-recipient charge, letting guests reply without an account and an ad-free guest experience, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Mixily includes sending invitations without paying outright; on Canva it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- RSVP tracking. Mixily supports tracking who has replied; Canva does not.
- Custom RSVP questions. Mixily supports asking your own questions; Canva does not.
- Email delivery. Mixily includes sending by email outright; on Canva it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Printed cards. Canva supports ordering printed stationery. Mixily does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Event website. Canva includes a full event website outright; on Mixily it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- AI wording help. Canva supports writing the wording with AI. Mixily does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Works inside ChatGPT / Claude. Canva supports being driven from an AI assistant. Mixily does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
When Canva is the better choice
Design-confident hosts who want full creative control over the artwork and will collect RSVPs somewhere else.
- Enormous free template library and a genuinely capable editor at $0
- Canva Print produces professionally printed invitations with paper and finish choices
- Designs can be published as a one-page website or shared as a live link
- Strong AI generation via Magic Studio, plus an official AI Connector for Claude and other assistants
- Same subscription covers every other design need, not just invitations
Where it costs you:
- No RSVP tracking, guest list or attendance dashboard of any kind
- No custom RSVP questions; responses have to be collected by a separate tool
- No invitation sending system: you share a file or link yourself
- No delivery, open or view tracking per guest
- Premium templates, elements and brand features require Pro at $15/month
When Mixily is the better choice
Hosts who want ad-free, no-account RSVP collection with custom questions and will pay a single month's subscription.
- No ads on event pages on any plan, including the free plan
- Guests RSVP with name and email; no guest account or app download
- Custom RSVP questions for meal choice, dietary needs or song requests
- Automatic reminders, guest-list export and broadcast messaging to all or some guests
- Month-to-month billing, so you can subscribe only for the month you send
Where it costs you:
- Free plan is capped at 50 invites and 40 RSVPs per event
- Free plan allows only 2 active events and 200 emails per week
- Every paid tier has a hard invite and RSVP ceiling, topping out at 1,500
- Google Calendar sync is restricted to the Pro plan
- Delivery is email, shareable link and social; no documented built-in SMS sending
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Canva nor Mixily bills by guest count, which puts them among the 26 platforms in this dataset that do not.
Published prices, converted into what you would actually pay for a real guest list. Credits, coins and per-card pricing are translated into dollars because that is the number you are deciding with.
| Canva | Mixily | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| 100 guests | Free (design only; no sending or RSVP) | $19 (one month of Lite) | Free |
| 250 guests | Free (design only; no sending or RSVP) | $29 (one month of Pro) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Canva charges per designer, not per guest, so guest count does not affect cost; printing is ordered separately. | Free plan caps at 50 invites, so 100 guests needs Lite and 250 needs Pro; plans are monthly with no contract. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: Canva Free is $0; Canva Pro is $15 per person per month or $120 per person per year; Canva Business is $20 per person per month. Free plan covers 50 invites and 40 RSVPs per event; Lite $19/month (100/100), Pro $29/month (250/250), Plus $79/month (1,500/1,500).
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Canva nor Mixily is trying to make the moment of opening feel like anything. They collect the answer. For a birthday drinks thread that is exactly right; for a wedding, a nikkah or a milestone, the invitation is part of the event.
Dawat is free at every guest count. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking and the per-guest analytics cost nothing, and no card is required to create or send. Each guest gets their own link, the envelope opens addressed to them by name, and their reply is one tap.
The practical difference shows up the week before the event. Instead of counting replies across a group chat, you open one page and see who was sent it, who opened it, and who answered.
The honest caveats: Dawat is digital only, so it will not print and mail stationery, and it does not sell tickets. The optional Dawat Signature experiences are $89 once per event, and they are labelled as paid before you publish — nothing else is.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Canva | Mixily | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | Partial | No | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | No | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | No | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | No | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | Not published | Yes |
| Printed cards | Yes | Not published | No |
| Guest account required | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Event website | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | Partial | Not published | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | No | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | No | Partial | Yes |
| AI wording help | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Not published | Yes |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
What your guests experience
Whatever you design, the guest receives a file or a link you sent yourself. The experience is only as good as the channel you chose, and nothing about the reply is handled for you.
| What your guest gets | Canva | Mixily | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | No | No |
| Animated opening | No | Not published | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | No | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | No | Partial | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Canva or Mixily cheaper?
Canva costs nothing at either guest count (design only; no sending or RSVP). Mixily works out to $19 (one month of Lite) for 100 guests and $29 (one month of Pro) for 250. Neither charges by guest count, so the difference does not grow with the list. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Canva or Mixily?
Canva suits design-confident hosts who want full creative control over the artwork and will collect RSVPs somewhere else. Mixily suits hosts who want ad-free, no-account RSVP collection with custom questions and will pay a single month's subscription. For a wedding specifically, the questions that matter are whether the invitation feels like an occasion, whether you can collect meal choices, and whether the price moves with the guest list.
Do guests need an account to reply on Canva or Mixily?
Canva does not require guests to have an account. Mixily does not require guests to have an account. Anything that makes a guest sign up before replying costs you responses, particularly from older relatives.
Is there a free alternative to Canva and Mixily?
Yes. Dawat is free at every guest count: all 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. There is no per-recipient charge and no card required to send. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
Does Canva have RSVP tracking?
No. Canva has no built-in RSVP tracking, guest list or response dashboard. You can hyperlink a button in a design to an external RSVP form, and third-party Canva Apps such as Pinvite RSVP and Coteri Invitations add RSVP collection, but Canva itself does not record or report who is coming.
Is Mixily free?
Yes, Mixily has a permanent free plan. It covers 50 invites and 40 RSVPs per event, 2 active events at a time, and 200 emails per week. Paid plans start at $19/month. Mixily states it shows no ads on any plan, including free.
How current is this comparison?
Canva's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Mixily's on 2026-09-16. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from, so you can verify it yourself rather than trusting a comparison written by one of the competitors.
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Canva and Mixily's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Coins, credits and per-card rates are converted into dollars at a real guest count, because that is the number you are deciding with. Full methodology and the open dataset →
Reading this through an AI assistant? Dawat runs an MCP server, so ChatGPT or Claude can choose the design, write the wording, add your guest list, publish the invitation and send it without you leaving the conversation. Canva also offers an assistant integration.
Sources
- Canva pricing (Free, Pro, Business) — checked 2026-09-16
- Canva in-app purchase prices (Apple App Store listing) — checked 2026-09-16
- Canva invitations: design, print or post online — checked 2026-09-16
- Connect AI assistants to Canva with the AI Connector — checked 2026-09-16
- Canva newsroom: Canva in Claude Design — checked 2026-09-16
- Mixily plans and pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Mixily vs Evite (ads policy, free-tier limits, guest accounts) — checked 2026-09-16
- How to create an event on Mixily (delivery, reminders, co-hosts, calendar sync) — checked 2026-09-16
- Mixily homepage — checked 2026-09-16