An Evite alternative that keeps your own invitation design
Evite is good at templates, email invitations and reminders. If you already have your own card or video, here is when CardToPage fits better and how to switch.
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If you already have a finished invitation card or video, CardToPage is an Evite alternative built around your own design. You upload the image or MP4 and get one link to send, with RSVP, directions, music and a countdown on a page around your card. If you still need a design, Evite's template library is the better place to start.
This guide covers what Evite does well, where its upload option stops, and which hosts are better served by a page made from a card they already own. Evite details below come from Evite's own website and help center in October 2026, so check them again before you decide.
What does Evite do well?
Evite has been sending online invitations for a long time, and the product shows it. Its site offers a library of free designs alongside Premium designs with more options. Hosts get RSVP tracking with plus-one management and guest list controls, along with automated reminders and guest messaging. Invitations go out by email, text or link.
A few other things are useful to know. Evite's free Event Pages can be shared by text, email or WhatsApp. Free invitations come with a shared photo album for guests after the event. You can update the time, location or guest list after sending. Evite also has a Canva app that sends a Canva design straight to Evite.
If you want one place to pick a design, send it to a list of email addresses and have reminders go out automatically, Evite does that job well.
Can you upload your own design to Evite?
Yes. Evite has an Upload Your Own Design category, including a template for designs of any size or shape. Its help center sets out the limits:
- Accepted file types are JPG and PNG only. PDFs and Word documents can't be uploaded.
- You can't add text boxes on top of an uploaded design, so all the wording has to be in the image.
- Upload Your Own Design templates are Premium, and there is a charge to send.
Once the image is in, you can add an envelope, a background and animated effects around it. That suits a host with a flat image card who likes the envelope style of an Evite invitation.
The gap shows up when your invitation is a video. As of November 2026, Evite's help page lists only JPG and PNG for uploads, so an MP4 from a designer or video editor has no obvious home there.
When should you use CardToPage instead of Evite?
CardToPage is for people who already have their invitation. It does not design cards. You bring the card from any design app, a designer or a photo of a printed card, and it stays exactly as designed. A theme changes the page around the card: colors, backdrop, stickers and motion.
It tends to fit better when:
- Your invitation is a video. The full website accepts an MP4 as the card, or several card pages. Our guide to adding RSVP to an invitation video covers that setup in detail.
- Your guests live on WhatsApp. You get one link that opens in any phone browser, and WhatsApp shows a preview image built from your card. Guests don't install anything or sign in.
- Your event has several parts. A wedding with a mehndi, a ceremony and a reception can sit on one link, each event with its own venue and Directions button.
- You'd rather pay once. The full website is a one-time payment per website, with no subscription and no per-guest charge. It includes 100 RSVP replies, a Wishes Wall, music, a gallery, tap-to-call and a countdown.
Each verified account can also publish two free Starter websites. Starter covers one image card, one venue with directions, WhatsApp sharing and a QR code, without RSVP, themes or music.
Who should stay with Evite?
Evite sends invitations to an email list for you and runs automated reminders. With CardToPage you get a link and send it yourself, usually in a WhatsApp chat or group. If your guest list is mostly email addresses and you want the platform to chase replies, Evite is the more natural fit.
Evite also makes sense if you don't have a design yet, since its library and Canva app cover that step. CardToPage starts after the design is done.
How do you turn your own invitation into a page?
- 01Get the finished file Download your card as a JPG or PNG, or keep the MP4 if it is a video. A PDF card needs converting to an image first, which the free CardToPage PDF tool does in your browser.
- 02Upload it Open the CardToPage editor and add the card. The full website takes up to five card pages.
- 03Check the details CardToPage reads the names, date, time, venue and phone numbers from the card. Correct anything it got wrong.
- 04Choose the look Pick a theme from the theme gallery and pin the venue on the map.
- 05Switch on what you need Add RSVP questions, music from a YouTube link, a gallery and call buttons.
- 06Preview, publish and share Preview for free, see the total before you pay, then send the link.
If plans change after you send, edit the page and the link stays the same. Everyone who already has it sees the new date or venue. The how it works page has a six minute film of the real app if you want to see each step first.
What else do hosts ask about Evite alternatives?
Is there a free Evite alternative for my own card?
Every verified CardToPage account can publish two free Starter websites with one image card, directions and a QR code. RSVP, themes, music and the Wishes Wall are on the full website, which is a one-time payment.
Can I use the same design I uploaded to Evite?
Yes, if you have the original image file. CardToPage keeps your card exactly as designed and builds the page around it.
Can I upload a video invitation instead of an image?
Yes, on the full website. Upload the MP4 as your card and the RSVP, directions and countdown sit on the page with it.
Do guests need an account to RSVP?
No. Guests open the link in their phone browser and reply with their name, plus a WhatsApp number and dietary notes if you ask for them.
What happens if the date or venue changes?
Edit the page and the link stays the same, so everyone who already has it sees the update.
How long does the page stay online?
A full website stays live until 14 days after the last event date. A free Starter website is hosted for 30 days from when you first publish it.
Already have your invitation card or video? Turn it into one link with RSVP and directions.