Seat Everyone vs Canva
Canva is a design tool. You pick a seating chart template, then place every name yourself — and do it again the next time the list changes. It is the right tool for the sign by the door, the escort cards and the table numbers. It is not software that seats a room, because nothing in it knows who cannot sit next to whom. We take the list and the rules, return the seated room, and reseat it when the replies move. $49 once per wedding · no subscription · 7-day refund.
The 2am problem
You have the guest list. What you do not have is the chart. Who has to sit together, who cannot be near whom, which plus-one just said yes, which table is now over — and why the version you have already redone is wrong again.
Most tools give you a blank floor plan, a guest list, or an AI first draft. You still have to make it right. We do not. You hand over the list and the rules; the finished chart comes back. When a reply changes, the chart changes with it, and you do not start over.
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 — the whole room from your rules | Yes — one click, not a redraw | The list will still move |
| Canva | Free tier; Pro is a paid subscription | No — you place every name on a template | Manual: the sign is redone | The sign, place cards, and table numbers |
Public features and prices can change. Confirm current terms with Canva before you decide.
What that means for your week
A first draft is easy. The fifth chart is the job.
- You stop moving names by hand. The chart starts from your whole list, not from a blank canvas you have to fill yourself.
- You do not start over when one person says yes. A new plus-one or a new “these two cannot sit together” changes the chart. The rest stays put.
- The rules you actually have are not suggestions. Who has to sit together, who cannot be near whom, couples and families staying whole, tables that do not overflow. Those are checked before the chart is finished. It has also been tested on the ugly version: split families, keep-aparts, plus-ones, giant family blocks, rooms with no spare seats, and changes the week of.
- You pay once, not monthly. $49 for this wedding, every name on the paid chart, a printable floorplan, and as many reseats as the list needs.
The decision
Seat Everyone is for
the list will change, or someone cannot sit at the same table as someone else.
About 10 minutes. Software, not a waitlist — your chart tonight.
Canva is for
you want a printable sign, place cards, or table numbers designed well.
Can you make a seating chart in Canva?
Yes. Canva has seating chart templates and you can place each name by hand. What it does not do is seat the room for you or protect keep-aparts when a reply changes, so every edit is manual.
What breaks first in a Canva seating chart?
The list. A template holds the names you typed into it. When a plus-one arrives or a party grows past a table, you edit the design — and the version by the door has to be redone with it.
Should I use both?
Often, yes. Seat the room here, then take the finished table assignments into Canva for the sign and the place cards. The seating is the part Canva cannot do for you.