Grove vs Reunly
Two reunion planners, compared honestly.
Grove is one connected place to plan the reunion, organize the family, manage who is coming and paying, and keep what happens afterward. Reunly is a capable, low-cost reunion planner. Here is what each one does, what each costs and who each fits best, with every Reunly detail taken from Reunly's own pages.
About Reunly
Reunly is a reunion planner with two products: Family Reunly, built around households, guest fees and a family tree, and Class Reunly, built around a class roster, yearbook photos and ticket sales. Its AI assistant, Rosi, drafts a guest list, budget, timeline and schedule from a plain description. Guests use one link on their phone; only organizers sign in.
About Grove
Grove is one connected place for a reunion. Plan it (invite page, schedule, budget, tasks). Organize the family (households, branches and a family tree). Manage participation (RSVPs, card payments with Essentials, schedule, committees and group chat). Then keep what happens afterward: memories, recorded stories and a handoff to the next organizer.
| Feature | Reunly | Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion setup | Free to start; AI assistant drafts guest list, budget and scheduleVerified availableSource: reunly.io/pricing, /features | Free to start; can read an old flier to fill in the details |
| Family and class reunions | Separate Family and Class productsVerified availableSource: reunly.io | Family reunions, plus class, church and other group types |
| Invitations and RSVP | One RSVP link with adults and kids. Free: reunion-level RSVP; per-event RSVPs on the $49 planLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io, /pricing | Invite page, a personal link for each guest, household RSVPs |
| Households | Households, headcounts, guests grouped by family branchVerified availableSource: reunly.io, /features | Household RSVPs and headcounts, family branches |
| Payment tracking | Payment tracking and per-guest balances on FreeVerified availableSource: reunly.io/pricing | Payment tracking for cash, check and payment apps (Essentials and up) |
| Online payments and fees | Card, Apple Pay and PayPal on the RSVP page. Card service fee of 3% + $0.99 per ticket or payment, shown before guests pay; the organizer can cover it. No Reunly fee on cash, check or payment appsVerified availableSource: reunly.io/pricing, /features | Card checkout at RSVP on Essentials and up. Grove fee per card payment: 1.5% + $0.49 on Essentials, 0.75% + $0.29 on Pro, separate from standard card processing. No Grove fee on payments recorded by hand |
| Schedule, activities and polls | Multi-day schedule, meal planner, and a Destination Picker where the family votes on where to gather; Class Pro lists surveys. A general poll feature is not listedLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io/features, /pricing | Schedule, polls and a potluck board (Free) |
| Committees and volunteers | Co-planners with editor or viewer access, unlimited on the $49 plan; Class Pro has seats for 5+ committee co-organizers. Volunteer sign-ups: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io/pricing, /features | A treasurer and up to 3 co-organizers on Essentials; up to 10 co-organizers and 20 committees on Pro |
| Family communication | Class Pro: email your whole class. Family messaging: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io/pricing, /features | Family Feed, group chat and direct messages, email reminders |
| Video meetings | Not mentioned on the pricing or features pagesNot publicly verifiedSource: reunly.io/pricing, /features | No video on Free (new signups) or Essentials. Pro includes 2 video hours in total; Grove Live plans add more |
| Family tree and memories | Family tree and living roster (births, marriages, passings), shared photo gallery; Class: memorial wall, time capsuleVerified availableSource: reunly.io/features, /pricing | Family tree, Story Circle with voice answers, memories and a post-reunion capsule |
| AI planning help | Rosi drafts the plan (Free); AI Things-to-Do generator on the $49 plan; AI classmate finder on Class ProVerified availableSource: reunly.io/features, /pricing | Auntie, a premium AI helper, on a monthly plan ($12, $29, $49 a month) |
| Phone experience | Guests open one link on their phone, no account; organizers sign in. App-store app: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io | Works in the phone browser; guests RSVP from their link with no account |
| Privacy and data access | Does not sell personal information; no third-party advertising cookies. Data kept while the account is active; deletion by emailed requestVerified availableSource: reunly.io/legal/privacy | A private family space with no ads inside Grove |
| Pricing | Free; This Reunion $49 one time; Forever $79 a year; Class Pro $149 one timeVerified availableSource: reunly.io/pricing | Free; Essentials $79 or Pro $149, once per reunion; Annual $299 a year |
| After the reunion | Forever plan ($79 a year): "Multiple reunions per year", "One price however many reunions you run". How long a reunion hub stays up: not publicly verifiedLimited or plan-dependentSource: reunly.io/pricing | Essentials and Pro never expire; the Family Feed stays open after the reunion, with a handoff for the next organizer |
Reunly details verified on November 9, 2026 from Reunly's own public pages (see Sources below). "Not publicly verified" means we did not find it on those pages, not that Reunly lacks it.
Pricing
Reunly
- Family Reunly Free: $0. Unlimited guests, budget tracker, checklist and timeline, multi-day schedule with reunion-level RSVP, payment tracking, AI guest and budget import.
- This Reunion: $49 one time, per reunion. Public reunion hub, per-event RSVPs, printables and name tags, vendor directory, AI Things-to-Do generator, unlimited co-planners.
- Forever: $79 a year, cancel any time. Everything in This Reunion; its plan card says "Multiple reunions per year" and "One price however many reunions you run". Future features and priority email support.
- Class Reunly: free to set up; Pro is $149 one time, no subscription.
- Card payments: guests pay a 3% + $0.99 service fee per ticket or payment unless the organizer covers it.
- Full refund if you are not satisfied within 30 days of purchase.
Grove
- Free: $0. Planning, invite page, roster and household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- Essentials: $79 once per reunion. Card checkout at RSVP, payment tracking, a treasurer and co-organizers. Grove fee of 1.5% + $0.49 per card payment, separate from standard card processing.
- Pro: $149 once per reunion. Everything in Essentials, a lower Grove card fee (0.75% + $0.29) and 2 video hours of video meetings in total.
- Grove Annual: $299 a year, Pro for up to 3 reunions each paid year.
- Grove Live video plans: $39 or $79 a month for one reunion.
- Auntie (premium AI helper): $12, $29, $49 a month per family.
- No Grove fee on payments you record by hand. No video on Free (new signups) or Essentials.
Pricing verified 2026-11-09. Reunly prices are from reunly.io/pricing on that date; Reunly's page words the Forever allowance in more than one way, so we quote its plan card. Grove prices are Grove's current published prices. Prices change, so check each product's pricing page before you buy.
Strengths
Reunly
- -A real free plan with unlimited guests, a budget tracker, payment tracking and a family tree.
- -A low one-time price ($49 per reunion) with a 30-day refund.
- -Household RSVPs with adults and kids, a meal planner with per-meal headcounts, and a family vote on the destination.
- -An AI assistant that drafts the guest list, budget, timeline and schedule.
- -A separate class reunion product with an AI classmate finder, memorial wall, ticket sales and check-in at the door.
- -A published card fee, shown to guests before they pay, that the organizer can choose to cover.
Grove
- -Group chat, direct messages and a Family Feed that stays open after the reunion, so the family talks where the plan lives.
- -Polls, a potluck board and committees with their own spaces, alongside the schedule.
- -One connected place: planning, the family roster, RSVPs, payments, chat and memories share the same records, so nothing is copied between tools.
- -Keeps what happens afterward: memories, Story Circle with voice answers, a post-reunion capsule and a handoff brief for the next organizer.
- -A generous Free plan: planning, invite page, household RSVPs, schedule, polls, potluck, family tree, stories and memories.
- -Essentials and Pro never expire once bought for a reunion.
Limits to know about
Reunly
- -Per-event RSVPs, the public reunion hub and unlimited co-planners need the $49 plan.
- -Guests pay a 3% + $0.99 card service fee per payment unless the organizer covers it.
- -Family messaging, a general poll feature, volunteer sign-ups and video meetings were not found on the pages we read.
Grove
- -Card checkout needs Essentials ($79) or Pro ($149), and each card payment carries a Grove fee on top of standard card processing.
- -Video meetings are not on Free (new signups) or Essentials; Pro includes 2 video hours in total, and more needs a monthly Grove Live plan.
- -Auntie, the AI helper, is a premium monthly plan, not part of Free, Essentials or Pro.
- -Grove does a lot, so there is more to learn than a single event page.
Who each one fits best
Reunly fits best if
- -You want a low one-time price and a free plan with a family tree
- -You like an AI assistant drafting the plan from a short description
- -You are planning a class reunion and want a classmate finder and door check-in
- -Your family already talks somewhere else and you mainly need the event planned
Grove fits best if
- ✓You want the plan, the family and its history in one place instead of four apps
- ✓Households RSVP together and you want headcounts by branch
- ✓You collect reunion fees and want to see who has paid, in cash, check, payment apps or card
- ✓Your family gathers again and again and you want each reunion to start where the last one ended
- ✓You want group chat, polls and stories alongside RSVPs and payments
Pick the one that fits how your family gathers.
If you want a focused, low-cost planner for one reunion, Reunly is a strong choice, and its free plan is generous.
If you want one place to plan the reunion, organize the family, manage who is coming and paying, and keep what happens afterward, start a Grove reunion free and see how it fits.
Start your reunion freeSources
Every Reunly detail on this page comes from these public pages, read on the dates shown. Grove details come from Grove's own pricing and feature records.
- reunly.io (home page) (checked November 9, 2026)
- reunly.io/pricing (checked November 9, 2026)
- reunly.io/features (checked November 9, 2026)
- reunly.io/legal/privacy (checked November 9, 2026)