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Setting the table…
Setting the table…
The understudy — tableplanner vs Wedding.studio
Wedding.studio's seating chart tool is completely free, no account required — venue templates, drag-and-drop guest assignment, Excel import, table versioning, and even a mobile day-of "find my seat" search mode.
It's a genuinely capable free tool, closer to us than most on the seat-finder front — its own mobile search mode does a similar job to our QR code, just via typing a name instead of scanning. Where it's thinner is upstream: basic keep-apart rules and simple rebalancing, but no personality-based balancing, and no live shared editing yet (Wedding.studio says it's coming soon).
Where we're different
The stuff a bundled seating add-on never bothers with — starting with keeping the peace.
Personality-aware auto-seating
Wedding.studio's auto-seat rebalances table fill and respects basic keep-apart rules. tableplanner also balances by guest personality and "seat with" wishes — not just headcount.
Scan-and-go vs. search-and-find
Wedding.studio's day-of mode has guests search for their name on a phone. tableplanner's QR code gets them there in one scan, no typing — useful when a line is forming at the door.
Live collaboration, available today
tableplanner's real-time co-editing is live now. Wedding.studio lists shared live editing as a planned, not-yet-shipped feature.
Side by side
| Feature | tableplanner | Wedding.studio |
|---|---|---|
| Conflict / "keep apart" detection | Built in — automatic warnings + personality-aware | Yes — basic rules |
| Seating preferences & personality balance | Yes — "seat with" wishes + likes-based balancing | Not offered |
| One-click auto-seating | Yes — honours conflicts, wishes & personalities | Yes — basic rebalance by table fill |
| Day-of guest seat lookup | QR code — guests scan and see their seat instantly | Mobile search-by-name mode |
| Real-time collaboration | Yes — edit together live, available now | Not yet — listed as "coming soon" |
| Save & compare plan versions | Not a dedicated feature | Yes — Plan A/B side-by-side |
| Account required | Free to build, no card required | Only to save across devices or export |
| Pricing | One-time €49 — free up to 30 guests | Free |
Being fair
Credit where it's due: Wedding.studio is 100% free forever, no signup needed to start, with 7 venue templates, every table shape, Excel/CSV import with auto column-mapping, basic seat-together/keep-apart rules with one-click rebalancing, Plan A/B versioning with side-by-side comparison, table notes, and a mobile day-of seat-search mode. For a simple wedding on a budget, it's genuinely hard to beat.
The price
Wedding.studio is free. tableplanner is a one-time €49 — free to build up to 30 guests before paying — buying deeper seating intelligence and live collaboration that's shipped today, not planned.
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No credit card — pay only when you export.
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The verdict
Pick Wedding.studio if budget is the top priority — it's genuinely free and already covers a lot of ground, including day-of seat lookup. Pick tableplanner if you want personality-aware auto-seating and real-time collaboration available today, plus a one-scan QR seat finder — for a one-time €49, free to build up to 30 guests.
— signed, two people with a horse in this race.
Build your entire chart for free. Pay the one-time €49 only when you're ready to export, print, or share.
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