Occavia vs Zola
Zola is a leading all-in-one wedding platform, and a genuinely great free one — a wedding website, a registry, and a solid RSVP and guest-list manager in a single system. It's worth knowing, though, that Zola doesn't offer a digital wedding invitation: real invitations are paid printed paper, and only its free save-the-dates animate. Occavia is the animated invitation itself. Here's how the two compare.
| Feature | Occavia | Zola |
|---|---|---|
| Animated invitation, not a static image | Yes | Limited |
| Shareable as one live link | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in RSVP & guest-list tracking | Yes | Yes |
| One-off price — no subscription, no per-guest fee | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual invitation with a guest language switch | Yes | No |
| Guest photo wall & digital guestbook | Yes | No |
| Printable QR poster for the venue | Yes | Limited |
Zola is hard to beat for a free wedding website and registry with built-in RSVP — if that's what you need, use it. For the invitation itself the tools differ: Zola's digital piece is a free save-the-date, with real invitations only as paid paper, while Occavia is a fully animated invitation you share as one live link — with a guest photo wall and voice guestbook, a guest language switch, and a printable QR poster. Many couples use both: Zola for the registry and website, Occavia for the invitation.
This comparison is based on publicly available information as of 2026; please check each provider for current details.