Comparison
Hitched is one of the UK’s biggest wedding platforms and its website builder is free. Ode is a small independent alternative. They’re different kinds of product, and this page explains how.
Comparison accurate as of June 2026. Hitched’s features are theirs to change; check hitched.co.uk for current details.
| Ode | Hitched | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan for small weddings; one-off paid plans from £15 to £65. No subscription. | The wedding website builder is free. |
| What it's part of | A standalone product. The website is the whole product, with no directory or marketplace attached. | Part of the Hitched planning platform (owned by The Knot Worldwide), built alongside its UK supplier directory and planning tools. |
| Planning tools | Focused on the page and the day: RSVPs, seating, catering totals, photos, guestbook, music requests. No budget tracker or supplier search. | Broad planning suite: guest list, checklists and a large UK supplier directory for finding venues, photographers and more. |
| Guest experience | One web page, opened in the browser. No accounts and no app for guests. | Guests use the website in the browser. RSVP tracking is built into the planning dashboard. |
| Seating plan | Drag-and-drop builder fed by your RSVPs. Guests search their name on the page on the day, and there's a print-ready view for the venue. | Hitched provides planning tools alongside its website; check hitched.co.uk for its current seating features. |
| Catering workflow | Meal choices collected with each RSVP, per-course totals, a CSV export, and a flag for guests with dietary needs to discuss. | RSVP and dietary tracking are handled within the Hitched planning dashboard. |
| Photo sharing | A shared album guests upload to from their camera roll, with optional moderation and a QR code for table cards. Photos are deleted when your album window closes. | The website focuses on information and RSVP; check hitched.co.uk for current photo features. |
| Data afterwards | Photos and guest data are permanently deleted when your album window closes, on every plan. | Covered by the Hitched and The Knot Worldwide privacy policy. |
Hitched is a planning platform with a website attached. If you want to find suppliers, track a budget and tick off checklists in the same place as your wedding website, it does all of it for nothing.
Ode is a wedding page with the day’s logistics attached. The seating plan, catering export, photo moderation and guest seat-search exist because we wanted them for our own wedding, and the page never advertises anything to your guests.
The quickest way to judge is the live example: the Sophie & James demo is open without a sign-up.