Blast vs Canva for Invitations: RSVPs Built In or DIY?
Blast and Canva both make a video invitation for free, and that is where the similarity ends. Blast makes free animated video invitations with music that guests RSVP to from a link, with no app and no account; you pick one of 500+ designs or use your own clip of up to 20 seconds. Canva is a design editor: you build the invitation from a template (a card as a JPG, PNG or PDF, or a video as an MP4, with your own music and clips), then share a link, post it or send the file yourself. We did not find RSVP collection on Canva's own invitation pages; its FAQ tells hosts to put contact details on the invitation so guests can reply. The table has the details, then when each is the better pick.
Blast vs Canva at a glance
Updated October 31, 2026. The Canva cells come from its pricing page, its invitation and video-invitation pages and its help center on that date; sources are at the end of the page.
Where Blast is weaker: there is no free-form editor. You pick a design, add the words, choose the song and, if you like, your own clip; you can't move elements around, add stickers or draw your own layout, and nothing is printed.
| Blast | Canva | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for the host | Free to create and send; no subscription, no ads, no guest limit. | Canva Free is US$0; Canva Pro is US$120 a year for one person and unlocks premium templates and media. Some images in the invitation templates are free, the rest are paid. Printed invitations cost from $26 for 25. |
| Video or card | An animated video invitation, vertical and built for phones; 500+ designs, or your own clip as the video. | Either: a static card you download as JPG, PNG or PDF, or a video invitation from templates that you download as an MP4. |
| Music | Yes: every design plays a song, and you choose the track. | Yes in the video maker: add a track or upload your own song to play in the background. |
| RSVPs | Guests reply from the link with a name and an email; the host sees every reply on a private page and by email. | Not described on Canva's own invitation pages. Its birthday-invitation FAQ says to include contact information so that guests can RSVP; RSVP tools exist as other companies' apps in Canva's Apps Marketplace. |
| App or account needed | None for guests. The host works in the browser and confirms a mobile number with a one-time code. | The host designs in a Canva account, in the browser or the desktop or mobile app. A public view link shares the design "with anyone"; the help page doesn't say whether viewers need an account. |
| Your own photo or video | Yes, free: a clip of up to 20 seconds from your phone becomes the invitation (the "Your video" option), or add a photo to a design. | Yes: upload your own photos and clips into the design; the video maker takes MOV, MP4 and other formats up to 1GB. |
| How it's sent | One link you send yourself by text, WhatsApp or email; Blast doesn't send it for you or track deliveries. | You share it yourself: a public view link or a one-page website, an email from the Share button, a post to Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, or the downloaded file attached to a message. |
| Guest limit | Unlimited. | None stated for a shared design; printed orders are priced per quantity. |
Pick Blast when
- You want the RSVPs handled: guests tap Going, Maybe or Can't from the link, and you see the count without chasing replies.
- You want a finished video invitation with music in a few minutes on your phone, without laying anything out.
- You have a clip of the birthday child or the couple and want that to be the invitation, free.
- Your guests are on their phones and reply from a text or WhatsApp link, with no account and nothing to download.
Pick Canva when
- You want full control of the design: your own layout, fonts, stickers, photos and colors.
- You want printed cards from the same design, delivered by Canva Print.
- You're happy to collect replies yourself, by text, email or a form you link to.
- You already pay for Canva Pro and want the premium templates and media.
What's the same
- Both have a free way to make a video invitation with music.
- Both take your own photos and clips.
- Both give you a link you can send anywhere.
- Both work in a browser; Canva also has desktop and mobile apps.
Can I use both?
Yes, in one direction. If you have a clip you made or trimmed in Canva, export it as an MP4 of up to 20 seconds and use it as the video in Blast's "Your video" option; Blast adds the name, the details, the song and the RSVP around it, and guests reply from the link. A flat Canva card (a JPG or PNG) can't be the invitation itself on Blast.
How to try Blast in two minutes
- Open getblast.video, pick the occasion and a design, or choose "Your video" and pick a clip.
- Add the name, date, time and place. Watch the preview.
- Confirm your mobile with a one-time code and copy the link.
- Send it to one guest first to see what they see.
Themes to start from
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Sources
Blast publishes this guide and is one of the options in it. Details about other services come from their own websites, last checked in October 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on their sites before you decide.
- Canva: pricing, Free and Pro plans (official site)
- Canva: wedding invitation video maker, music upload, MP4 download, sharing (official site)
- Canva: birthday invitation maker, FAQ on RSVPs, free and paid images (official site)
- Canva: invitations, online link or print, print prices (official site)
- Canva: share your design as a public view link (help center)
- Canva: Evite app in the Apps Marketplace, RSVP tracking by a third party
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Does Canva have RSVP tracking for invitations?
We did not find it described on Canva's own invitation pages. Its birthday-invitation FAQ tells hosts to include contact information so guests can RSVP, and RSVP features are offered through other companies' apps in Canva's Apps Marketplace. Blast collects RSVPs from the link itself: guests reply with a name and an email, and the host sees every reply on a private page and by email.
Is a Canva video invitation free?
Canva Free is US$0 and includes the video invitation maker with free templates and media; premium templates and media need Canva Pro, US$120 a year for one person. Blast is free to create and send, with no paid tier.
Can I send a Canva invitation by text?
You can: create a public view link or download the MP4 or image and send it from your phone. Guests then reply to you however they can. A Blast link works the same way by text, WhatsApp or email, and carries the RSVP with it.
Can I use my own video on Blast like on Canva?
Yes. Since October 2026 Blast's "Your video" option turns a clip from your phone of up to 20 seconds into the invitation, free, with the name, details, song and RSVP around it. Canva lets you edit clips freely into a longer video; Blast takes the clip as it is.
Which is better for a kids' birthday?
Blast if you want the replies to come to you from the link and the whole thing done on your phone in a few minutes. Canva if you want to design the card yourself or print it.