Forever Farrah vs SeatPlan.io

SeatPlan.io is a free drag-and-drop seating chart maker for events of any kind. Forever Farrah is built for weddings specifically. Where each one is the better choice.

In short

SeatPlan.io makes a seating chart for any seated event and hands you a PDF at the end of it. Forever Farrah makes a wedding chart guests use: they scan one code and the floor plan opens with their table lit up. It is free for up to 50 seated guests, then a one-time $49, $99 or $199. One ends in a file; the other ends at the reception.

Choose Forever Farrah if

It is a wedding, and you want RSVPs, meals, plus-ones and a guest-facing QR code attached to the chart rather than a file at the end of it.

Choose SeatPlan.io if

The event is not a wedding, or what you need at the end is a spreadsheet and a PDF for a venue rather than anything your guests will open.

Forever Farrah and SeatPlan.io compared
	Forever Farrah	SeatPlan.io
Built for	Weddings only	Any seated event — weddings, classrooms, galas, conferences, restaurants
Signup to start	Email address, magic link	None — the designer opens straight away
Cost model	Free tier, then one time per wedding	Free tier, then a monthly subscription for event professionals
Export	Print pack — escort cards, table cards, chart	PDF and Excel export
RSVP collection	Included, scoped per event, with meals and plus-ones	Not offered
Guests find their seat	Scan, search their name, and see their table lit up on the room map — pan, zoom, or switch to 3D	A shared link and QR seating are offered
Reception features	Photos, playlist, trivia, well wishes, voice and video notes	None — the product ends at the layout
Collaboration	Co-planner invites on the wedding	Real-time collaboration on the chart

Prices checked on 15 September 2026.

Where SeatPlan.io is better

You can open their designer with no account at all. Ours asks for an email and sends a magic link, which is about thirty seconds — but it is thirty seconds more than nothing.
PDF and Excel export. If a venue or caterer wants a file, theirs hands you one; ours prints the escort cards, table cards and chart that go on the tables instead.
It covers events we do not touch — a classroom, a conference, a fundraiser, a restaurant floor. If your event is not a wedding, we are not the tool.
Real-time collaboration on the chart itself is more developed than our co-planner invites.

Where Forever Farrah is better

Everything a wedding needs around the chart: RSVPs scoped per event, meal choices, plus-ones as real guests, and a guest list the seating is built from.
You design the room and your guests walk into it. They get the floor plan you built, their table highlighted, zoomable and in 3D if they want it — and it still updates after the code is printed.
The reception itself: photos, song requests, trivia, well wishes, voice and video notes, all behind the same code.
One payment per wedding rather than a monthly subscription you have to remember to cancel after the day.
Wedding-specific seating problems are handled as such — the head table, the kids table, and guests who need keeping apart.

Frequently asked questions

Is SeatPlan.io really free?

It has a free tier you can use without signing up, and a paid monthly plan aimed at professional event planners. Forever Farrah is free to start too, with the seating chart, QR seat finder, wedding website and RSVPs included for up to 50 guests, then a one-time payment per wedding rather than a subscription.

Which is better for a wedding seating chart?

If you only want to arrange tables and export the result, SeatPlan.io is a faster start. If you want the chart connected to RSVPs and meal choices, and you want guests to look up their own table on the day, that is what Forever Farrah is built for.

Can I export my seating chart to PDF?

SeatPlan.io exports to PDF and Excel. Forever Farrah generates a printed pack instead — escort cards, table cards and a seating chart laid out from your floor plan — because that is what ends up on the table rather than in a folder.

Last reviewed 2026-09-15.