Tableplan.io Alternative at $14 per Wedding
Tableplan.io is a thorough seating planner at $49 per event. Seat the Day is $14 per wedding and keeps your guest list in your own Google Sheet.
Quick Verdict
Tableplan.io does a lot well: import from a spreadsheet, sit-with and keep-apart rules, an auto-seat for a first draft, a live share link for guests and suppliers, and a kitchen sheet with every dietary need by table. Its demo is the full planner, free with no account, and paid plans come with a five-day money-back guarantee.
It costs $49 once per event, or $99 a month for planners. We’re free up to 5 tables and $14 once per wedding to unlock.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Tableplan.io | Seat the Day |
|---|---|---|
| Try before paying | Full demo, no account, saved in your browser | Free up to 5 tables, saved to your account |
| Price | $49 once per event, or $99/month for planners | $14 once per wedding |
| Guest list source | Paste, or import CSV or Excel | Live two-way sync with your Google Sheet |
| Seating rules | Sit-with and keep-apart rules, auto-seat | Seating notes, checked by a validator |
| Kitchen / catering | Kitchen sheet with dietary needs by table | Catering counts for the whole guest list, including vendor meals |
| Live share link | Yes, with find-my-seat | Yes, a QR seat finder |
| Photographer handoff | Not listed on their site | Shot list and Who’s Who face sheet |
Why Couples Choose Us
1. $14 instead of $49
For one wedding, Tableplan.io’s event plan is $49. Unlocking a wedding with us is $14, and you can build the whole chart free up to 5 tables first.
2. Your Sheet stays the source of truth
Tableplan.io imports your spreadsheet once. We sync live, both ways, with the Google Sheet you already keep, so a late RSVP edited there shows up on the chart.
3. More than seating from the same list
Catering counts, a photography shot list and a Who’s Who sheet come from the same guest list.
Where Tableplan.io Wins
Rules and auto-seat
Sit-with and keep-apart rules with an auto-seat that respects them is a strong way to get a first draft.
Planners running many events
At $99 a month for unlimited events, a planner with many events a month may come out ahead.
A no-account demo
You can try the full planner without signing up for anything.
Pricing Comparison
| Scenario | Tableplan.io | Seat the Day |
|---|---|---|
| One wedding | $49 once | Free to 5 tables · $14 once |
| Planner, 5 weddings | $245 as event plans, or $99/month | $70 ($14 per wedding) |
The Bottom Line
Use Tableplan.io if:- You want keep-apart rules and an auto-seat to draft the chart for you
- You’re a planner running enough events that $99 a month works out
- You want to pay $14 rather than $49 for your wedding
- You want your guest list to stay live in your own Google Sheet
Start designing free
Start freeWhere the comparison stops
Everything above compares seating charts, because that is what these tools do. Seat the Day treats your guest list as the thing you keep, and seating as one of the things it builds.
The same list also builds a photography shot list covering the whole celebration, from the rehearsal dinner to the after party — with live guest groups and the table numbers your photographer needs during the reception. And Who’s Who, a printed face-reference sheet so a photographer who has never met your family can find your 93-year-old grandmother, and tell the mother of the bride from her sister.
Neither has an equivalent in the tools on this page.
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