Excel vs editor
seatingplan.studio vs Excel templates
An Excel template feels familiar because it looks like a list. But a seating chart is also a room: tables, chairs, flow, unseated guests, and exports.
Excel manages the list, not the room
A spreadsheet can hold names, meals, and groups, but it does not naturally show where tables are or how many seats remain.
Changes become expensive
When a guest cancels or a table changes size, you need to correct cells, check duplicates, and rebuild the export manually.
A visual editor keeps exports consistent
With seatingplan.studio, the chart, list, meals, and exports come from one source. Caterers and venues receive a coherent version.
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