Honest math · no email required
What a printed seating chart really costs.
The sign itself is only the first invoice. Every cancelled guest, added plus-one and moved table sends part of it back to the printer. Set three sliders and see both routes side by side.
Your event
Assumes each reprint run costs about $45, a realistic average when a board, escort cards or place cards have to be redone. Change one guest and usually something paper has to change with it.
The cheaper answer on this page is not a cheaper sign, it is not printing one. You can build the seating chart itself free and without an account, and the QR code is what takes the board’s place.
The two routes
You keep
$430
And every future edit is included, forever.
First event free through 250 guests · no card · refundable paid upgrades
And the big platforms?
RH Seating next to Joy & Zola.
Joy and Zola are wonderful ecosystems: website, registry and RSVP in one place. Their seat finder is a bonus inside that bundle. If the arrival itself is the job, a dedicated tool goes deeper.
| What matters on the day | Ecosystem seat finder | RH Seating |
|---|---|---|
| Works in any mobile browser, no app, no login | App-first on some plans | Always |
| Exact chair plus who sits beside them | Table number only | Yes |
| Menu with allergy notes per dish | No | Yes |
| Escort, place cards & signs generated from the seating | No | Yes, automatic |
| Guest page language chosen per event | Rarely | EN · ES, more coming |
| Free tier ceiling on published guests | Varies by plan | First 250 guests, permanently |
| Full planning ecosystem: website, RSVP, registry | Their strength | Seating only, done deeply |
Plan details as published August 2026. Check the current pages before deciding.
Ready when your guest list is
Paper freezes. Your seating shouldn't.
Build everything first · pay only when you publish