Duva vs Git Hitched

Duva is a web platform for wedding websites, guest lists, RSVPs, messaging, and planning. Its site builder supports pages for schedules, travel, galleries, registries, FAQs, and RSVP responses. Guests can respond through a personalized link or household name lookup without installing an app or creating a Duva account. Organizers can assign guests to separate ceremonies and track headcounts and responses for each event. The guest list accepts CSV imports and per-event assignments; Duva describes it as designed for 500+ guests. A free planner includes a categorized checklist, an estimate-versus-actual budget tracker, and a vendor tracker. Invitations and reminders can go by SMS to +1 numbers and WhatsApp to supported numbers outside +1. Replies sent directly to those messages do not record an RSVP; guests need to use the browser page. Duva also offers more than 25 animated save-the-date designs, with free and premium options. The free plan includes the website, RSVP, guest list, checklist, budget, and vendor tracker. One-time paid options include messaging unlock for $10 as a one-time purchase. Duva supports multiple events but does not offer custom domains.

Git Hitched is a free, open-source wedding website template built with Ruby on Rails for couples who host and customize it themselves. Guests enter a shared invite code, then RSVP by household for each invited event, including meal selections and dietary notes. The system records children and childcare requests, with dashboard views by age bracket and event. Administrators can manage invitations and guests, send bulk messages, review RSVP and attendance reports, import invites from a Google Sheets CSV URL, and export guest or seating workbooks. Seating tools support event tables, drag-and-drop assignments, and Excel export. Guests can reserve hotel rooms through Stripe Checkout, while administrators manage bookings and refunds. Invitation, RSVP, reminder, and hotel emails use configurable delivery providers such as SendGrid or Postmark. Nine configurable content pages, branding, events, and visibility settings support customization. Deployment configuration covers Render and Kamal. It runs self-hosted or on the web and is MIT licensed.