Tool comparison
Seatwise vs Zola's seating chart
Zola's seating chart lives in the Zola iOS app and pulls in confirmed guests from your Zola guest list. Seatwise is a standalone browser tool with no account. If you already run your wedding on Zola, that link is worth a lot.
What Zola costs and does
- Only in the Zola iOS app. As of September 29, 2026, per their help article on the seating chart.
- Free to try for up to 15 guests; a Premium upgrade adds more guests. We found no published price for Premium. As of September 29, 2026, per their help article on the seating chart.
- Confirmed guests are pulled in from your Zola guest list, grouped as they are there. As of September 29, 2026, per their seating chart page.
- Downloads the chart as a PDF or an Excel sheet. As of September 29, 2026, per their help article on the seating chart.
- Zola says the print-ready PDF can be used to make a seating sign or poster. 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 | Zola | Seatwise |
|---|---|---|
| What is free | Up to 15 guests | Building, importing, rules, Auto-seat, and every export previewed full size on screen |
| Paid price | Premium upgrade (price not published) | $12 once for one event (Pro key) |
| Pricing model | Free tier, then Premium | One-time per event, or a yearly Planner licence |
| Print-ready export | Print-ready PDF and Excel | Floor plan, per-table lists, find-your-seat board (18x24 in, 24x36 in, A1); print or save as PDF |
| Account needed | Yes, a Zola account | No; nothing uploaded, the plan stays in your browser |
| Where it runs | Zola iOS app | Browser, nothing to install |
Rows we have no dated note on for Zola are left out rather than guessed.
Who should pick which
Pick Zola if
- Your wedding website and RSVPs are already on Zola. Its seating chart pulls in your confirmed guests.
- You have 15 guests or fewer and plan on an iPhone.
Pick Seatwise if
- You want to plan in a browser, on any computer, with no app.
- You want Auto-seat with keep-apart rules it treats as a hard limit.
- You want per-table lists and an escort-card CSV as well as the board.
- You would rather not keep the guest list in an account.
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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