Wedding seating tools compared
Most wedding websites will let you drag names onto tables. That is a picture of a room, not a seating. We take the list — who must sit together, who must not — and return a finished chart. If the other tool is enough, the notes below say so.
When is a wedding website seating chart enough?
A drag chart is enough when the list already lives on that website and nobody must sit apart. Keep-aparts, plus-ones, and a list that still moves are when you want software that seats the room and reseats it.
The shelf at a glance
| Tool | Cost | Seats the room for you | Reseats around changes — no rework | Reach for it when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Everyone | $49 once per wedding · no subscription · 7-day refund | Yes — one click | Yes — no rework | When the list will still move |
| Excel | Free (sheets you already have) | No — a list, not a room | Manual | Simple list, no keep-aparts |
| Seatbee | Free to 100 guests; AI on paid Event Pass | Yes — rules + AI pass | Manual changes | A first pass you will still tweak |
| WedSeats | Free, no signup | Yes — groups and preferences | Manual changes | Trying a free first pass |
| Wedding Math | Free, no login | Household fill, then drag | Manual | A free chart you can print |
| Lovely Seating | Free to plan; paid print/export | Yes — Auto-Seat with keep-apart | Manual changes | A floor plan and a print pack |
| Tablout | Free, no account | By group tag, not keep-apart | Manual regrouping | College vs work, color-coded |
| PerfectTablePlan | Paid desktop | Optimizer: near / not near | Manual changes | Every chair scored by the optimizer |
| Prismm | Paid / venue | 3D/CAD, not a couple seating solver | Manual plus venue collab | The venue or planner already lives in it |
| WeddingWire | Free | No — drag only | Manual | The list already lives there |
| Zola | See current site pricing | No — drag only | Manual | The website already is Zola |
| The Knot | See current site pricing | No — drag only | Manual | The website already is The Knot |
| Joy | See current site pricing | No — drag only | Manual | The website already is Joy |
Every comparison
- Seat Everyone vs Excel
- Seat Everyone vs Seatbee
- Seat Everyone vs WedSeats
- Seat Everyone vs Wedding Math
- Seat Everyone vs Lovely Seating
- Seat Everyone vs Tablout
- Seat Everyone vs PerfectTablePlan
- Seat Everyone vs Prismm
- Seat Everyone vs WeddingWire
- Seat Everyone vs Zola
- Seat Everyone vs The Knot
- Seat Everyone vs Joy
Decided?
Hand over the list — who must sit together, who must not — and get the finished chart back.
Start with my guest list — free
About 10 minutes. Software, not a waitlist — your chart tonight.