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Diwali invitations: Snehpatrika vs Canva

Canva is a general design tool: pick it if you want to move and restyle every element, or you will also make posters and social posts. Snehpatrika does one job: a Diwali invitation in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati or English, filled in a few fields without an account, that comes with an RSVP page counting your guests.

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Snehpatrika and Canva side by side

Canva is an online design tool with templates for almost anything, including a Diwali invitation card maker, with a Hindi version of the page.

Snehpatrika and Canva, checked on Friday, 23 October 2026
SnehpatrikaCanva
Diwali designs40 for Diwali parties, Lakshmi Puja, faral, society events, greetings and business, plus 36 video invitesYes: a Diwali invitation card maker with many templates
Card in Hindi, Marathi, GujaratiYes: the card, the event page and the RSVP form, in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati or EnglishDevanagari fonts and a Hindi page; its Translate feature (Pro) covers Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati
Ready messages in those languages54 per language, written for each occasion, or your own wordsNone found on its Diwali page; you write or translate the wording
RSVP and guest countYes, free: guests tap Yes, Maybe or No and you see the totals; the full guest list with Invite PlusNo RSVP tracking found; its Diwali page suggests putting RSVP instructions on the card
What guests needNothing: they open the WhatsApp link, no app, no loginNothing: they get the image you send
Account for the hostNone: a private edit link instead of a loginYes: you design in your Canva account
Free planEvery design and language, one image size with a small snehpatrika.in footerYes; premium elements carry a watermark for Canva Free users
Paid planInvite Plus ₹49 per event (HD, no footer, full guest list); no subscriptionCanva Pro and team plans; see canva.com for the price in India
Video invitations2 free video invites per WhatsApp number (with a Snehpatrika ending), ₹99 withoutA video editor and animation
Cards with each customer's nameBusiness packs: 100 for ₹499, 500 for ₹999, 1,000 for ₹1,999Bulk Create fills in names from a spreadsheet, on paid plans

When to pick Canva

  • You can move, resize and restyle every element; Snehpatrika's designs are set layouts with a choice of colours and fonts.
  • One Canva account covers posters, social posts, print and slides all year, not just Diwali.
  • If you already pay for Canva, Bulk Create can make one card per name from your own spreadsheet.

When to pick Snehpatrika

  • Guests reply on an event page and you see how many are coming; Canva gives you a picture to send.
  • Ready messages for each Diwali occasion in Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati, and dates written the way cards in that language print them.
  • No account and no app: a private edit link is all you keep.
  • Change the time or venue after sharing, and guests see it on the same link.

Questions

Can I make a Marathi Diwali invitation in Canva?

Canva has Devanagari fonts, so you can type Marathi on a card yourself, and its Translate feature, which its Diwali page marks as Pro, covers Marathi. On Snehpatrika you pick one of the ready Marathi messages for your occasion, and the RSVP page your guests see is in Marathi too.

Does Canva have RSVP for invitations?

We found no RSVP tracking on Canva's Diwali invitation page, which suggests writing RSVP instructions on the card. On Snehpatrika the free event page lets guests tap Yes, Maybe or No, and you see the totals.

How we checked

We make Snehpatrika, so read this as our comparison. Every fact about another tool comes from its own public pages, read on Friday, 23 October 2026; where a page didn't say, we write "not stated" rather than guess. Features and prices change, so check their site before you decide. If something here is wrong or out of date, write to [email protected] and we will correct it within 7 days.

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