Cactoide vs Greetings Island
Cactoide
cactoide.org
Greetings Island
greetingsisland.comSide by side
| Figure | Cactoide | Greetings Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 7 |
| Spec score · Invitation Maker Software | 7.2 (#20) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Self-hosting | The README documents running Cactoide with Docker Compose and a database. | The terms describe Greetings Island as a hosted platform operated by the company and its subprocessors, with no self-hosting option stated. |
Plans
Greetings Island
- PremiumPriced on request
- Single premium invite designPriced on request
- FreeFree
- Premium monthly$3.49 a month
- Single premium card design$4.49, paid once
- Single premium invitation design$8.99, paid once
- Premium yearly$26.99 a year
In their own words
Cactoide
Cactoide is a free, open-source event RSVP platform for web use or self-hosting. Organizers create events without accounts, receive a unique URL, and share it through platforms or messaging apps. Guests follow the link and enter their name without registering. Events can accept unlimited responses or use a capacity limit, and special invite links can restrict participation to people who have them. Public events may be discovered and shared across connected Cactoide instances. Event pages provide ICS or webcal calendar links, with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook listed as compatible. Self-hosting documentation uses Docker Compose and a database; operators can enable federation with the FEDERATION_INSTANCE environment variable and configure instance details. The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and described as community-supported. Its README positions it as an alternative for small companies and groups. Proper internationalization is not implemented, although translation files are included.
Greetings Island
Greetings Island has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.