GoodEvent Layout vs SeatPlan.io

GoodEvent Layout is web software for building visual floor plans for weddings, conferences, festivals, and other events. Drag-and-drop tools work with pre-made layouts for weddings, expos, and festivals, plus hundreds of icons for bars, chairs, marquees, trees, and other items. Users can create custom add-ons for their equipment and add ceremony seating or seated table plans. Listed structures include frame tents, Clearspan marquees, stretch tents, tipis, yurts, sail tents, pole tents, and pagodas. Teams can collaborate in real time, give staff editing access, and share view-only interactive links with clients or vendors. Links support comments and access from any device, including phones used by on-site crews. The free plan allows three projects and 50 objects per plan, with a GoodEvent watermark on PNG exports. Starter is $32 a month, billed annually at $25/mo, with unlimited projects and unwatermarked PDF/SVG export.

SeatPlan.io is a web-based seating chart maker for weddings, classrooms, events, and other gatherings. Its designer supports drag-and-drop layouts with round or rectangular tables, and users can import guest lists from CSV. Event Manager expands the workflow with floor-plan imports from photos, screenshots, PDFs, and CAD DXF files; DXF blueprints are brought in at exact scale. It also provides client links with view-only, editing, or check-in permissions and real-time updates. Door staff can check guests in from a phone link without an account. QR seat finding and Apple and Google Wallet passes are available on eligible plans. Event Temple integration imports booking guests and refreshes the roster when an event is reopened, but seating assignments do not sync back. Free costs nothing, Pro costs £8 one-time, Collaborate £14 one-time, Classroom £29 per school year when billed annually, and Event Manager £35 per month when billed annually. Event Manager has no stated guest or table limit, but imported guest-list files are capped at 5MB.