Prismm alternative for event seating and floor plans

If you use Prismm for floor plans, guest seating, or event collaboration and are considering what to use next, PlanSeats may be a fit for your workflow.

PlanSeats brings floor plans, tables, guest lists, seating charts, and collaboration together in one place.

With PlanSeats Pro, professional planners can manage unlimited events, reuse venue templates, collaborate with clients, work with their team, and carry the plan through event day.

PlanSeats Pro starts at $39.99/month.

Prismm is transitioning to Cvent Event Diagramming

Prismm, formerly known as Allseated, is transitioning into Cvent Event Diagramming.

According to Cvent's current transition guidance, new events should be created in Cvent Event Diagramming. Existing Prismm events can continue to be edited through June 2027, when access to Prismm is scheduled to end.

If you're deciding what to use next, this is a good time to think about what you actually need from your event planning software.

Do you need detailed 3D event visualization?

Or is most of your workflow about floor plans, tables, guests, seating, and client collaboration?

If seating is at the center of your process, PlanSeats is worth comparing.

PlanSeats vs. Prismm

PlanSeats and Prismm overlap in event floor planning, guest seating, and collaboration, but the products have different areas of focus.

Prismm has focused heavily on detailed spatial event design, including 2D and 3D event diagrams, venue visualization, tabletop design, and immersive event experiences.

PlanSeats focuses on connecting the floor plan to the people attending the event.

CapabilityPrismmPlanSeats Pro
Event floor plansYesYes
Table layoutsYesYes
Guest listsYesYes
Seating assignmentsYesYes
Event collaborationYesYes
Multiple eventsYesUnlimited events
Reusable layoutsYesReusable venue templates
3D event visualizationYesNo
Virtual venue experiencesYesNo
Controlled couple collaborationDifferent collaboration workflowYes
Team rolesDifferent team workflowYes
Day-of workflowDifferent workflowDay-Of Mode
Catering and dietary exportsDifferent reporting workflowYes
White-label experienceDifferent branding workflowYes

Choose the workflow that fits the way you plan

The biggest difference between Prismm and PlanSeats isn't whether you can put tables on a floor plan. It's what happens around that floor plan.

Prismm focuses on detailed event visualization

Prismm has been designed for detailed spatial event planning, including 2D and 3D diagrams, immersive visualization, tabletop design, venue layouts, and guest seating.

If creating detailed 3D representations of an event is central to your workflow, those capabilities matter.

PlanSeats focuses on seating and event collaboration

PlanSeats starts with the floor plan, then connects it to the people attending the event.

Add your tables.

Bring in your guest list.

Assign guests to tables and seats.

Collaborate with the client.

Make changes as the event evolves.

For professional planners, PlanSeats Pro turns that process into a repeatable workflow across every event you manage.

Consider PlanSeats if seating is the job you need to solve

You may not need every capability of a full event-design platform.

If your recurring questions are:

  • Where do the tables go?
  • Who sits where?
  • How do I work through the seating chart with my client?
  • How do I keep multiple events organized?
  • How do I reuse venues I've already planned?

PlanSeats Pro is designed around those jobs.

Bring the floor plan, tables, guest list, seating assignments, and client into one event.

Then use the same workflow for the next one.

And the one after that.

Build the floor plan and seating chart together

  • A floor plan tells you where the tables go.
  • A seating chart tells you who sits there.
  • PlanSeats connects both.
  • Start with the event space and arrange your tables within the room.
  • Then bring in the guest list and assign people to tables and seats.

When something changes, adjust the working plan without rebuilding a separate diagram and seating spreadsheet.

Manage multiple events from one workspace

Planning one seating chart is different from managing seating professionally.

With PlanSeats Pro, you can manage unlimited events from one workspace.

Use the Multi-event Command Center to keep upcoming events organized, then open each event to work on its floor plan, guest list, tables, seating chart, and client collaboration.

Instead of organizing your business around separate files and seating-chart versions, organize the work around the events themselves.

Reuse venues you've already planned

If you regularly work at the same venues, you shouldn't have to rebuild the space every time.

  • PlanSeats Pro includes reusable venue templates.
  • Set up the venue once.
  • Use it as the starting point for another event.
  • Adjust the tables.
  • Add the new guest list.
  • Build the new seating chart.
  • The venue stays familiar while the event changes.

Collaborate with clients without losing control of the plan

Your clients know their guests.

You know how to plan the event.

PlanSeats Pro gives you a way to bring those two things together.

Controlled client permissions let you invite clients into the seating process while keeping the professional event workflow organized.

Instead of passing spreadsheets, screenshots, and revised seating charts back and forth, work from the same event.

Make seating changes without rebuilding the plan

  • Seating charts change.
  • A guest cancels.
  • A plus-one gets added.
  • A family request comes in.
  • Two people need to move.
  • A table needs to change.

PlanSeats lets you adjust guests and seating assignments visually while keeping the floor plan and guest list connected.

Because the first seating chart is rarely the final seating chart.

Use the plan on event day

The event plan still matters when planning ends.

PlanSeats Pro includes Day-Of Mode so the information you've been working with can remain useful when the event moves into execution.

Keep the current plan close instead of searching for the latest spreadsheet, screenshot, or seating-chart version.

Keep guest information useful beyond the seating chart

Guest information can affect more than where someone sits.

PlanSeats Pro includes catering and dietary exports so information collected during guest and seating planning can support the people executing the event.

The guest list doesn't have to become disconnected from the rest of the event once the seating chart is finished.

Need immersive 3D event design?

PlanSeats is not a like-for-like replacement for every Prismm capability.

Prismm has offered detailed 3D event visualization, virtual venue experiences, tabletop design, and other spatial-design tools.

PlanSeats does not offer an equivalent immersive 3D event-design workflow.

If detailed 3D visualization is central to the way you design or sell events, make that a key requirement when comparing your options.

If your priority is:

  • Floor plans
  • Tables
  • Guest lists
  • Seating assignments
  • Client collaboration
  • Recurring events

then PlanSeats is a more relevant comparison.

A Prismm alternative for wedding planners

Your couples plan one wedding.

You plan them all year.

PlanSeats Pro gives wedding planners a repeatable way to manage the seating workflow across every couple.

  • Manage multiple weddings.
  • Reuse familiar venues.
  • Build reception floor plans.
  • Add guest lists.
  • Create seating charts.
  • Invite couples to collaborate.
  • Work with your team.
  • Use the plan on wedding day.

Instead of rebuilding the process for every couple, create a system you can use again.

A Prismm alternative for event planners

Professional event planners need more than a single seating chart.

PlanSeats Pro gives you one place to manage the seating workflow across your event calendar.

  • Create the event.
  • Add the floor plan.
  • Arrange the tables.
  • Bring in the guests.
  • Build the seating chart.
  • Invite the client.
  • Then move on to the next event.

Prismm pricing vs. PlanSeats pricing

Pricing is only useful when you're comparing the capabilities you actually need.

Cvent currently offers multiple Event Diagramming plans with different features and limits. Existing Prismm customers may also have different pricing during the transition.

PlanSeats Pro keeps its professional pricing straightforward.

PlanSeats Pro Monthly

$39.99/month

Includes one seat and unlimited events.

Additional team seats

$14.99/month per seat

or $130/year per seat

Choose the workflow that fits your business, not simply the software with the longest feature list.

Try PlanSeats with a real event

The easiest way to decide whether PlanSeats fits your workflow is to use it.

Start with an actual upcoming event.

Add the floor plan.

Arrange the tables.

Bring in the guests.

Build the seating chart.

Invite the client.

See how it fits the way you already plan.

PlanSeats Pro starts at $39.99/month or $290/year.

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