Dawat vs Evite
Short answer: both are free to use. The difference is what you get: Evite gives you free tier sends to up to 750 guests with no per-recipient charge, while Dawat gives you an uncapped guest list, asking your own questions, a personally addressed link per guest.
Dawat is free at every guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
Long-running digital invitation service offering free ad-supported invitations plus paid Premium packages priced by guest count. This page compares it with Dawat on the three things that decide the choice between two invitation products: what it costs once the guest list is real, what your guests see when they tap the link, and what each product will not do.
Evite pricing checked 2026-09-16 against its own published pages. Sources · Method
On this page
Side by side
| Dawat | Evite | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | Free tier, paid upgrades |
| What the free tier gives you | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. | Free designs, up to 750 guests, RSVP tracking, read receipts and shareable link, with third-party ads shown. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free | $0 free with ads, or $99.99 Premium |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free | $0 free with ads, or $99.99 Premium |
| Charges per recipient | No | Partial |
| Guests need an account | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial |
Where Dawat is different
- Per-guest fees. Evite does this in some cases. Dawat never does.
- Unlimited guests. Dawat includes an uncapped guest list in the free product. On Evite it is limited or sits behind a paid tier.
- Custom RSVP questions. Dawat includes asking your own questions in the free product. On Evite it is limited or sits behind a paid tier.
- Per-guest personal links. Dawat includes a personally addressed link per guest. Evite does not publish whether it supports this.
- Animated envelope. Dawat includes an animated envelope opening in the free product. On Evite it is limited or sits behind a paid tier.
- Ads shown to guests. Evite does this in some cases. Dawat never does.
- AI wording help. Dawat includes writing the wording with AI. Evite does not publish whether it supports this.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
When Evite is the better choice
A comparison published by one of the two products is worth nothing unless it can say this part plainly, so here it is: Hosts of large casual gatherings who want a free, high-capacity invitation and can tolerate advertising beside their event details.
- Free tier sends to up to 750 guests with no per-recipient charge
- Read receipts and shareable links are available on the free tier
- Delivery by email, text message or shareable link
- Gift registry and website links can be added to the invitation
- Evite Pro covers unlimited invitations up to 2,500 guests for $249.99/year
Where Dawat does not compete with it:
- Digital only: Dawat does not print or mail paper stationery
And where Evite will cost you something:
- Free invitations display third-party ads to guests
- Removing ads requires a paid Premium package
- Premium packages are single-event; each new event is charged again
- Animated effects, envelopes and exclusive designs are Premium-only
- No printed or hard-copy option; Evite is digital only
What Evite costs, in dollars
As of September 2026: Free invitations carry ads and support up to 750 guests; Premium packages are $17.99 (12 guests), $36.99 (30), $68.99 (75) and $99.99 (750) per event. Evite Pro is $249.99/year.
18 of the 33 platforms tracked here can send an invitation without payment. Evite is one of them, and Dawat is another.
| Dawat | Evite | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free | Free tier, paid upgrades |
| 100 guests | Free | $0 free with ads, or $99.99 Premium |
| 250 guests | Free | $0 free with ads, or $99.99 Premium |
| How that is worked out | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. | Premium is banded by guest count; both 100 and 250 guests fall in the $99.99 Diamond band (up to 750 guests), charged per event. |
Dawat is free to send. Evite can also be used without paying; the differences are in what each free tier includes, which the table below sets out.
The guest experience compared
Hosts compare dashboards. Guests get one link, once, usually on a phone, often while doing something else. Everything standing between that tap and an answer costs you replies.
| Feature | Dawat | Evite |
|---|---|---|
| Guest account required | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial |
| Animated envelope | Yes | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Yes | Not published |
| Open tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar file | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Yes | Not published |
On Dawat, the link is addressed to the person holding it. The envelope opens with their name on it, their RSVP is already prefilled, and answering is one tap. Evite does not publish whether it addresses each guest individually. It does report opens, so you will see engagement even if it is not attributed per person.
What happens as the list grows
Guest count is not the axis here — Evite does not bill per recipient. The thing that changes as the list grows is administration: chasing replies, keeping a headcount honest, and knowing who never opened the thing. Dawat gives every guest their own link, so the dashboard shows sent, opened and answered per person instead of a pile of replies you have to reconcile.
Switching, or running both
Most people pick one. If you are mid-way through a guest list on Evite, the sensible split is to leave the people who have already replied where they are and send Dawat invitations to the ones who have not.
If you are moving across, the fastest route is Dawat's import: paste the link to your existing invitation and Dawat reads the wording, date, venue and colour mood off the page and rebuilds it as a prefilled draft you can edit. Guest lists come in from your phone's contacts, a .vcf file, or pasted text.
What does not come across: Evite's designs, and any replies already collected there. Export your RSVPs before you switch, and send the Dawat invitation only to the people who have not answered.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Dawat | Evite |
|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | Partial |
| Unlimited guests | Yes | Partial |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Partial |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Yes | Not published |
| Open tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Yes | Partial |
| Printed cards | No | No |
| Guest account required | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Partial |
| Event website | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Yes | Yes |
| AI wording help | Yes | Not published |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Yes | Not published |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Yes | Not published |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Questions
Is Evite free?
Yes. Evite publishes free designs that cost nothing to send, and free invitations support up to 750 guests. The trade-off is that free invitations display third-party ads to your guests. Removing ads, or adding envelopes, stickers, backgrounds or animated effects, converts the invitation to a paid Premium send.
How much does Evite cost for 100 guests?
Free, if you accept ads, because the free tier supports up to 750 guests. For an ad-free Premium invitation, 100 guests falls into the $99.99 Diamond package, which covers up to 750 guests. The $68.99 Platinum package only covers 75 guests, so 100 guests moves you up a band.
Do Evite guests need an account to RSVP?
No. Guests can view an invitation and RSVP without creating an Evite account. Hosts can also distribute a shareable link by text or social media so people can respond without receiving a personal email invitation.
Does Evite show ads to guests?
Yes, on the free tier. Evite's own free-versus-Premium comparison lists "No ads" as a Premium-only feature, meaning free invitations carry advertising that guests see. Buying a Premium package or an Evite Pro subscription ($249.99/year) removes advertising for you and your invitees.
Is Dawat free?
Yes. All 53 card designs and every party-page theme, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking, custom questions and the per-guest analytics cost nothing, and no card is required. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once for that event, and it is labelled as paid before you publish.
Does Dawat have designs as good as Evite?
Dawat's 53 designs are animated card experiences with an envelope opening, plus 8 long-scroll Signature experiences. Whether that beats Evite depends on whether you want a designed occasion or a quick notice.
Can I send printed invitations from Dawat?
No. Dawat is digital only. Evite does not print either.
Create your invitation — free →Takes about ten minutes. Sign in only when you publish.
Other comparisons
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Evite'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. Evite does not publish one.
Sources
- Evite Premium Pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Evite Premium vs. Free — checked 2026-09-16
- Evite Invitation Pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Evite Guest List Limit — checked 2026-09-16
- Evite Pro — checked 2026-09-16