Tool comparison
Seatwise vs Planning.Wedding
Planning.Wedding offers a free seating chart as part of its free wedding-planning site, which also builds wedding websites. Seatwise is a standalone seating tool that is free to build and $12 to print.
What Planning.Wedding costs and does
- Free, with no sign-up needed. As of September 29, 2026, per their seating chart page.
- Part of a free planning site that also makes wedding websites, checklists and place cards. As of September 29, 2026, per their seating chart page.
- You place guests by picking a seat and choosing a name. The floor plan downloads as a PDF scaled to an A1 page, and table numbers and name cards are generated from the layout. As of September 29, 2026, per their seating chart page.
Prices and features change. Check their page before you buy.
What Seatwise costs and does
- Free to build: paste or import a guest list, add tables, set keep-together and keep-apart rules, press Auto-seat, and preview every export full size on screen.
- $12 once for one event turns on printing and Copy as text for the floor plan, per-table lists, the find-your-seat board and the escort-card CSV. No subscription.
- The Planner licence is $49 a year for unlimited events, with your name and logo on each export.
- No account. The plan is saved in your browser and never uploaded.
- No 3D rendering, room measurement, live co-editing or QR seat finder.
Side by side
| Feature | Planning.Wedding | Seatwise |
|---|---|---|
| What is free | Everything | Building, importing, rules, Auto-seat, and every export previewed full size on screen |
| Paid price | None | $12 once for one event (Pro key) |
| Pricing model | Free, part of a wedding-planning site | One-time per event, or a yearly Planner licence |
| Print-ready export | Floor plan PDF (A1), table numbers, name cards | Floor plan, per-table lists, find-your-seat board (18x24 in, 24x36 in, A1); print or save as PDF |
| Account needed | No | No; nothing uploaded, the plan stays in your browser |
Rows we have no dated note on for Planning.Wedding are left out rather than guessed.
Who should pick which
Pick Planning.Wedding if
- You want a free wedding website and a seating chart in the same place.
- You want a free A1 floor plan PDF, table numbers and name cards.
Pick Seatwise if
- You want Auto-seat to place everyone in one press, with keep-together and keep-apart rules and households kept whole.
- You want a find-your-seat board at 18x24 in, 24x36 in or A1, per-table lists and an escort-card CSV.
Leaving Prismm as well? Read Prismm/AllSeated Is Shutting Down: What to Do Now. Running many events a year? See the Planner licence.
Paste your list and press Auto-seat. Building is free, no account.
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