Luma vs RSVPify
Short answer: price will not decide this one — both can be used without paying. Choose Luma if community, meetup, and startup organizers who want a fast, free event page with invites and light ticketing. Choose RSVPify if organizers who need serious RSVP and registration mechanics, guest-list management and check-in more than they need invitation design.
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.
Luma and RSVPify are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Luma and RSVPify pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
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Side by side
Event pages and calendars with RSVP, invites, ticketing, and check-in, popular with tech meetups and community organizers. Online RSVP, registration and ticketing platform with guest lists, custom forms, check-in and event pages for personal and business events. Dawat is shown as a third column for the guest-list half of the job. It does not sell tickets or take payment from guests, so for a paid public event it is not a substitute.
| Luma | RSVPify | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | Unlimited events and guests, 500 invites or newsletters per week once verified, check-in, up to 3 admins. | Up to 100 invitees or RSVPs per event, email invitations, RSVP collection and guest tracking. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | Free (RSVP event); $125 platform fee on 100 paid $25 tickets | Free | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | Free (RSVP event); $312.50 platform fee on 250 paid $25 tickets | $10/month or $72/year (Gold) | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | No | No |
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Not published | 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 sending invitations without paying, no per-recipient charge, tracking who has replied, sending by email and letting guests reply without an account, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Unlimited guests. Luma supports an uncapped guest list; RSVPify does not.
- Custom RSVP questions. Luma includes asking your own questions outright; on RSVPify it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- SMS or WhatsApp. Luma supports sending by text or WhatsApp. RSVPify does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Ads shown to guests. Luma does not do this. RSVPify does not publish whether it does, so it is worth checking before you send.
- Calendar file. Luma supports adding the event to a calendar. RSVPify does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
When Luma is the better choice
Community, meetup, and startup organizers who want a fast, free event page with invites and light ticketing.
- Free plan covers unlimited events and unlimited guests per event
- Guests do not need a Luma account or sign-in to register
- Invites go out by email plus SMS, WhatsApp, and push
- CSV or paste-in guest import with automatic de-duplication
- Luma Plus removes the platform fee entirely on paid events
Where it costs you:
- Free plan takes a 5% platform fee on paid events
- Free plan capped at 500 invites or newsletters per week
- Private events are unlisted links, not a locked per-guest invitation
- Stripe processing fees apply on top of the platform fee
- Free plan limited to three calendar admins
When RSVPify is the better choice
Organizers who need serious RSVP and registration mechanics, guest-list management and check-in more than they need invitation design.
- Genuinely free for small events up to 100 invitees with RSVP tracking
- Strong guest-list tooling: seating charts, capacity limits, guest tagging, QR check-in
- Handles ticketing and paid registration alongside plain RSVPs
- Event pages, save-the-dates and password protection included on paid personal plans
Where it costs you:
- Guest limits are tied to plan tier: 100 free, 300 Gold, 500 Platinum
- No animated invitation envelope or cinematic invitation design
- Ticket sales carry a per-ticket fee of 1.95% plus $0.90
- Premium features such as seating charts and extra languages require paid tiers
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Luma nor RSVPify 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.
| Luma | RSVPify | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| 100 guests | Free (RSVP event); $125 platform fee on 100 paid $25 tickets | Free | Free |
| 250 guests | Free (RSVP event); $312.50 platform fee on 250 paid $25 tickets | $10/month or $72/year (Gold) | Free |
| How that is worked out | Free-plan 5% platform fee applied to $25 tickets; Stripe processing (about 2.9% + $0.30) is charged on top. | The free plan covers 100 guests; 250 guests needs Gold, which is $10 monthly or $72 for a year and allows up to 300, per RSVPify's personal-events pricing page. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: Free forever plan with unlimited events and guests and a 5% platform fee on paid events; Luma Plus is $59/month billed annually and drops the platform fee to 0%. Free for up to 100 guests per event; Gold is $10/month or $72/year for up to 300 guests, and Platinum is $15/month or $108/year for up to 500 guests. Business plans start at $39/month.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Luma nor RSVPify 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 tracks replies the same way both of these do, and costs nothing to do it. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests and unlimited sends are free, with no card required. What the other two do not do is address each guest personally: the envelope opens with that guest's name on it and their reply is one tap. It also covers an animated envelope opening — which neither Luma nor RSVPify does.
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 | Luma | RSVPify | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | Yes | No | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Yes | Not published | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | No | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | No | No | No |
| Guest account required | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Not published | No |
| Event website | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Registry links | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | No | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Partial | 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
A form asks a question. An invitation makes someone want to answer it. Your guest experiences whichever one you sent, and the response rate follows.
| What your guest gets | Luma | RSVPify | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | No | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | No | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | No | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Yes | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Partial | Yes |
Questions
Is Luma or RSVPify cheaper?
Luma works out to Free (RSVP event); $125 platform fee on 100 paid $25 tickets for 100 guests and Free (RSVP event); $312.50 platform fee on 250 paid $25 tickets for 250. RSVPify works out to Free for 100 guests and $10/month or $72/year (Gold) 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, Luma or RSVPify?
Luma suits community, meetup, and startup organizers who want a fast, free event page with invites and light ticketing. RSVPify suits organizers who need serious RSVP and registration mechanics, guest-list management and check-in more than they need invitation design. 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 Luma or RSVPify?
Luma does not require guests to have an account. RSVPify 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 Luma and RSVPify?
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.
Is Luma free?
Yes. Luma publishes a 'Free, forever' plan with unlimited events and unlimited guests per event. Free events cost nothing. Paid events on the free plan carry a 5% platform fee, and Stripe processing fees apply separately.
Is RSVPify free?
Yes, for small events. RSVPify's free plan covers up to 100 invitees or RSVPs per event, with email invitations, RSVP collection and guest tracking. Larger guest lists and premium features require a paid plan.
How current is this comparison?
Luma's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and RSVPify's on 2026-09-17. 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 Luma and RSVPify'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. Luma does not publish one.
Sources
- Luma pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Luma Plus overview — checked 2026-09-16
- Event registration process — checked 2026-09-16
- Setting your event visibility — checked 2026-09-16
- Inviting and adding guests to your event — checked 2026-09-16
- RSVPify pricing — personal events — checked 2026-09-17
- RSVPify pricing — business & nonprofit — checked 2026-09-17
- RSVPify Help Center — ticketing pricing and fees — checked 2026-09-17