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SeatPlan.io vs Please Find Your Seat

QR code digital seating charts for weddings— here's why SeatPlan.io is the smarter choice for your seating plans.

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The Problem

Why people leave Please Find Your Seat

Here’s what users often struggle with before they make the switch from Please Find Your Seat.

Display-only - no floor plan design, no guest management, no exports

Wedding-specific positioning limits corporate and professional use cases

Free tier caps at 50 guests - most weddings exceed this

Guests see table assignments as a list, not a visual floor layout

Per-event pricing model with time-limited access windows

Requires a separate planning tool upstream to assign seats in the first place

Why SeatPlan.io Wins

The SeatPlan.io advantage

Purpose-built features that make seating planning actually enjoyable.

Features where SeatPlan.io stands out, with the reason each one matters.
FeatureWhy SeatPlan.io does it better
AI Floor-Plan Import
Upload a venue photo or PDF and AI builds an editable, to-scale layout in seconds — Please Find Your Seat has no AI floor-plan import, so every table is placed by hand. Available on every SeatPlan.io plan, with one free import to try; Event Manager adds free CAD/DXF imports at exact scale.
Built-in Guest QR Display
Generate a QR sign and a public lookup page for guests, included with Collaborate and Event Manager. Same please-find-your-seat experience, no second tool, no per-event fees. See our /qr-code-seating-chart feature page.
Apple & Google Wallet Seat Passes
Don't just show a list at the door — email every guest their seat as a wallet pass that updates itself when you reseat someone. Please Find Your Seat has no guest emails and no wallet passes. See our /guest-seat-notifications feature page.
Full Planning Suite
Design floor plans, drag guests to seats, and visualize complete layouts - then ship the QR sign from the same tool
Professional Versatility
Corporate events, galas, and conferences - not wedding-specific
Reusable Templates
Save venue layouts for repeat clients and recurring events
Scaled Layouts
Set exact room dimensions for accurate, to-scale floor plans
Unlimited Events
One subscription covers all events - no per-event fees
Pricing

Better value, no contest

Get more features for less money. It's that simple.

Pricing comparison between Please Find Your Seat and SeatPlan.io.
ProviderPriceNotes
Please Find Your Seat
Free up to 50 guests, per-event pricing aboveLimited features, uncertain value
SeatPlan.io
Free to design, £8 one-time to save or £25/mo for professionalsNo guest limits, no per-event fees - one subscription covers planning AND the guest QR
Proof in numbers

What real planners report

Concrete, customer-reported outcomes — not marketing claims.

11 minutes

to seat 80 people

Took me 6 hours to seat 80 people on paper. Took me 11 minutes on SeatPlan.io.
Sarah, SeatPlan.io customer
<30 minutes

for a 120-person wedding

I had my entire 120-person wedding seated in under 30 minutes.
Jennifer, SeatPlan.io customer
200 guests

with 8 dietary needs and 4 wheelchair users

200 guests. 8 dietary requirements. 4 wheelchair users. 1 complicated family tree. SeatPlan.io handled all of it.
Rebecca, SeatPlan.io customer
Frequently asked

SeatPlan.io vs Please Find Your Seat: common questions

Is SeatPlan.io a planning tool or a guest-facing display tool?
Both. SeatPlan.io now includes a built-in guest QR seat finder: design your floor plan, assign guests, then generate a QR sign so guests scan and find their own table. Please Find Your Seat does only the QR display side - you still need a separate tool to make the assignments.
Are there guest count limits like Please Find Your Seat's free tier?
No guest cap on any paid SeatPlan.io tier. The free tier lets you design without saving; £8/$8/€8 one-time unlocks unlimited guests with save and export for 90 days. The guest QR seat finder is included on Collaborate and Event Manager plans with no per-event fees.
Can I use SeatPlan.io for non-wedding events?
Yes. SeatPlan.io works for corporate dinners, galas, conferences, and family celebrations as well as weddings — neutral, professional UI without wedding-only branding.
Does SeatPlan.io export PDFs my venue can actually use?
Yes. Exports include A3 PDFs of the floor plan, an Excel seat list for caterers, printable place cards, and a printable QR sign for the guest seat finder.
Can guests get their seat before the event, not just at the door?
Yes. On Collaborate and Event Manager plans, SeatPlan.io emails every guest a private link to their table plus an Apple Wallet or Google Wallet pass — and the pass updates itself on the guest's phone if you reseat anyone. Please Find Your Seat only shows assignments when guests scan the QR at the venue.
Does SeatPlan.io have AI floor-plan import that Please Find Your Seat doesn't?
Yes — on every plan. SeatPlan.io turns a photo or PDF of your venue into an editable, to-scale seating template automatically — tables, seat counts, and areas detected for you, then refined in the designer. Please Find Your Seat has no AI import. The free designer includes one AI import to try; paid plans include 3 a month with cheap top-ups, and Event Manager adds free exact-scale CAD/DXF imports.

The verdict: SeatPlan.io vs Please Find Your Seat

Please Find Your Seat used to fill a gap SeatPlan.io didn't cover: guest-facing QR lookup. We've closed that gap - the same please-find-your-seat experience is now built in, with no 50-guest cap and no per-event fees. And SeatPlan.io goes further: email every guest their seat as an Apple or Google Wallet pass that updates itself when plans change. One tool covers both jobs: design the plan AND get every guest to the right seat. One subscription, one workflow, one source of truth.

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