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Seat Maker vs Aisle Planner for Layouts and Seating
Use Seat Maker for hands-on guest seating and offline native edits when you need a focused workspace for one room.
Free browser tools · no account needed. Full online access is paid.
Try a real seat change8 fictional guestsAlex is fixed in seat 1. Shuffle the other guests, or select two people to swap.
Why choose Seat Maker?
See what you can do.
Put every guest in a seat
Lock VIPs. Shuffle the others. Swap two guests. Undo a change.
Try the seat controls
Keep planning at the venue
Edit saved native seating plans offline on iPhone and iPad.
Explore offline planning
Start with your guest names
Import a list, review the fields, then place your people.
Try guest-list importReal Seat Maker views with fictional names. Native offline edits work in saved iPhone/iPad plans; online sync and RSVPs need internet.
The key differences.
Full feature breakdown ↓| Your decision | Seat Maker | Aisle Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Guest seats & room changes | Professional planning, clients & project tools |
| Tools | VIP locks, shuffle & undo | Layouts and seating plus guest management/messaging |
| Offline edits | Saved native plans on iPhone & iPad | Not verified in reviewed sources |
| Price | Free browser tools; paid online access & native upgrades | US$69.99/month displayed; up to 15 projects |
Vendor-described capabilities. Unknown features are not scored as missing. Full terms & sources below.
The details, when you need them.
Pricing, transfers & official sourcesFull feature comparison8 topics, including devices and offline access
Aisle Planner combines layouts and seating with professional client and project work. Seat Maker is a candidate for the focused seating portion of a planner's job. If contracts, payments, client portals and project management drive your purchase, evaluate those business functions separately before changing tools.
| What matters | Seat Maker | Aisle Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Planning focus | Named guests, individual seats and a practical room plan. | Run client projects, sales, business administration and event planning from a unified professional system. Source ↗ |
| Guest and planning tools | Import names, arrange individual seats, lock VIP seats and shuffle other guests. | Layouts and seating plus guest management/messaging. Timelines, budgets, checklists and client portals Source ↗ |
| Layouts and handoff | Room layout tools and native image/PDF exports. Browser tools include drafts, signs and place cards. | Sales/lead tools, proposals, e-signatures and invoicing. Collaboration settings and unlimited users listed across plans Source ↗ |
| Access and devices | iPhone/iPad app, free browser tools and a paid online planner. Features vary by surface. | Online professional planning platform; verify current device requirements. Source ↗ |
| Offline work | Saved native seating plans can be edited offline. Online RSVPs, sync and published websites require internet. | Offline seating access was not established in the reviewed sources. Source ↗ |
| Price and access terms | Free browser tools. Paid online access and separate native upgrades. Review the complete offer before purchase. | Displayed $69.99/month for up to 15 projects with layouts/seating. Source ↗ |
| Moving your data | Review a guest-list import. Rebuild room geometry and rules separately. Later updates need reconciliation. | Retain the client project in Aisle Planner. Source ↗ |
| A reason to choose it | You want to work directly on guests and seats, and keep a local native plan for offline venue edits. | You run client projects and need planning, sales and business operations in one system. Source ↗ |
Plans & pricingWhat is free, what is paid and what expires
Seat Maker
Start with account-free browser planning tools and an editable local draft. The full online planner requires paid access. Native upgrades have separate in-app offers.
Checkout shows the current currency, renewal period and total before purchase.
View online access options →Aisle Planner
Displayed $69.99/month for up to 15 projects with layouts/seating. Sales Essentials is $49.99/month but does not include project-management tools. All plans list a 30-day trial requiring a credit card; applicable sales tax may apply.
Official plan terms ↗Reviewed October 21, 2026. Confirm editors, exports, tax, renewal and access expiry for your region. A suite’s fee covers more than seating.
Bring your guest listImport, rebuild and review
Retain the client project in Aisle Planner. Export only the guest data needed for seating, keep the project identifier, and return an approved plan to the client record.
- 1Keep an originalSave the source list and a dated visual plan.
- 2Test a small importReview names, duplicates, groups and accepted fields.
- 3Rebuild & reconcileCheck capacities, fixed seats and unassigned people.
A PDF is a visual reference, not an editable room transfer. A CSV snapshot does not create live sync; choose where future changes will be maintained.
Try Seat Maker’s guest-list import →When Aisle Planner makes senseIts strengths and documented workflow
You run client projects and need planning, sales and business operations in one system.
- Layouts and seating plus guest management/messaging
- Timelines, budgets, checklists and client portals
- Sales/lead tools, proposals, e-signatures and invoicing
- Collaboration settings and unlimited users listed across plans
Run client projects, sales, business administration and event planning from a unified professional system.
Editorial workflow illustration from Aisle Planner’s official documentation. Official positioning: “Software for Event Pros”.
Try a realistic sample120 fictional guests · downloadable CSV
Start with 120 fictional guests, 12 four-person families and four fixed VIPs in 16 eight-seat tables. Cancel Guests 105–108, add Guests 121–124, move Guests 117–120 into the four vacated seats and remove Table 16. The final plan has 120 guests and 120 seats. Keep families together, Guests 053 and 061 apart, and Guests 049–052 in their fixed seats.
Review imported names before setting groups and locks. Extra CSV fields may need manual mapping. This is a reproducible exercise, not a completed competitor benchmark.
Sources & comparison methodOfficial references · reviewed October 21, 2026
Seat Maker publishes this comparison. Recommendations are editorial judgments. Competitor features and prices come from official product, help and pricing materials reviewed October 21, 2026; no paid-account or timed head-to-head benchmark was performed.
- Aisle Planner: product & workflow ↗aisleplanner.com
- Aisle Planner: official reference 2 ↗aisleplanner.com
- Aisle Planner: official reference 3 ↗aisleplanner.com
Native images are Seat Maker v3.2.2 on iPhone 17 Pro; browser images are actual tool captures. Names are fictional. No competitor interface has been recreated.
Suggest a correction →Quick answers.
When should I keep Aisle Planner?
You run client projects and need planning, sales and business operations in one system.
Can I move my Aisle Planner plan into Seat Maker?
Retain the client project in Aisle Planner. Export only the guest data needed for seating, keep the project identifier, and return an approved plan to the client record.
Can I try Seat Maker before buying?
Yes. The public browser planning tools accept your own names and save a local draft without an account. The full online planner and native app upgrades have separate purchase terms.
What should I check about Aisle Planner’s price?
Displayed $69.99/month for up to 15 projects with layouts/seating. Sales Essentials is $49.99/month but does not include project-management tools. All plans list a 30-day trial requiring a credit card; applicable sales tax may apply.
Can I edit my plan without Wi-Fi?
Seat Maker’s saved native seating plans support local offline edits. Account sync, online RSVPs and published websites require internet. For Aisle Planner: Offline seating access was not established in the reviewed sources.
Make your seating plan.
Free browser tools · no account needed. Full online access is paid.