--- title: "The Knot vs Eventi: Wedding Websites Compared | Eventi" description: "The Knot vs Eventi: both wedding websites are free. We compare domain prices, RSVP, search visibility, AI writing and Hebrew. Checked October 2026." canonical: https://ueventi.com/compare/the-knot last-updated: 2026-11-02 --- Checked October 2026 # The Knot vs Eventi for a wedding website The Knot is the largest US wedding marketplace, and its free website is the front door to its vendor directory and registry. Eventi is a guest list and RSVP tool first. Both sites are free to publish; here is what is around them. Facts quoted from each builder's own pages, checked October 2026. "Not stated" means the page we checked did not say. Feature Eventi The Knot Free wedding website Yes, free to build, publish and keep for everyone Yes: "Creating a website on The Knot is free" Where the site lives ueventi.com/sites/, or your own domain theknot.com/us/ Custom domain $29 (₪99) once, no renewal through Eventi "$19.99 for 1 year or $39.98 for 2 years" RSVP Built in, personal link per guest, tied to the guest list A custom RSVP page with dietary and other questions Invitations by WhatsApp or SMS Yes, WhatsApp and SMS with reply buttons and reminders, $0.45 per invitation Not stated on the pages we checked AI writes the site Yes, writes and rewrites the whole site in English or Hebrew Not stated on the pages we checked Hebrew and right-to-left Yes, English and Hebrew sites with RTL, plus French Not stated on the pages we checked Visible on Google Hidden by default; one-click Show in search engines An "Appear in search engines" setting per site; off means noindex Password protection Yes, optional; guests with a personal link skip it Not stated on the pages we checked Designs Six designs, every section included, all editable "100+ designs", most with coordinating invitations How they make money Paid invitations per guest and the optional custom domain Registry, paper, vendor marketplace and the domain upsell Sources [Eventi pricing](/pricing) Checked October 2026[The Knot wedding websites page](https://www.theknot.com/gs/wedding-websites)[The Knot couple search](https://www.theknot.com/registry/couplesearch) ## What The Knot does well The Knot's page says creating a website is free, lists more than 100 designs, most with coordinating printed invitations, and offers a custom RSVP page with dietary and other questions. It has a per-site Appear in search engines setting, so couples can keep the site out of Google, and a couple search page so guests can find a site by name. A custom domain through The Knot is $19.99 for one year or $39.98 for two, per its own page. If you are planning a US wedding and want vendors, registry and paper in one account, it is a strong choice. ## Where Eventi is different Eventi's RSVP is tied to a guest list where each guest has a personal link, and the same list is updated by replies on the site, in WhatsApp and by SMS. Sending those invitations with reply buttons and automatic reminders is the paid product, $0.45 per invitation; the site itself is free. The AI writer drafts the whole site from your details, in English or Hebrew, and Hebrew sites are laid out right to left. A custom domain is $29 once instead of a yearly fee. Both builders let you keep the site out of search engines. On Eventi that is the default and you opt in; on The Knot it is a setting you turn off. Both are reasonable; the difference is which way you have to remember to flip it. ## Which should you pick? Pick The Knot if you want the vendor marketplace, a US registry and coordinating printed invitations under one roof. Pick Eventi if the RSVP should run through WhatsApp and SMS with reminders, if you need Hebrew, or if you prefer a one-time domain price. You can link a Knot registry from an Eventi site. We quote each builder's own pages, link the source and date the check. Where a page did not state something we say so rather than guess. Prices and features change, so verify on their sites before you decide. Zola, The Knot, Joy and Minted are trademarks of their respective owners, used here to identify their products. Eventi is not affiliated with any of them. ## Questions. Short answers with the source behind each. ### Is The Knot's wedding website free? ### Can a Knot site be hidden from Google? ### Does Eventi have a couple search like The Knot? ### Does The Knot send WhatsApp invitations? ### Which is cheaper for a custom domain? ## More comparisons - [Zola vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/zola) - [Joy vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/joy) - [Minted vs Eventi for a wedding website](/compare/minted) - [Zola vs The Knot for a wedding website](/compare/zola-vs-the-knot) - [All builders in one table](/compare) ## See the free Eventi wedding website. Six designs, an AI writer and RSVP tied to your guest list. Free to publish; WhatsApp and SMS invitations are optional. [Start for free](https://app.ueventi.com/login?type=wedding) [What the free wedding website includes](/wedding-website)