Social Tables, now Cvent Event Diagramming, helps planners draw rooms and seat guests they already know. SeatLayer sells seats: buyers pick their own seat on a live map, pay you, and get a ticket. Many teams use both.
Social Tables facts come from its public product, pricing and help pages.
| Feature | SeatLayer | Social Tables |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | ||
| Main job | Sell seats to buyers | Plan events for known guests |
| Who picks the seat | The buyer, while booking | The planner |
| Build the venue | ||
| Free chart maker | Yesstart without signing up | Free plan |
| Venue templates | 58 free templatestheatres, arenas, stadiums, clubs | Not stated |
| AI builds the chart | From a description or a floor planCopilot, ChatGPT or Claude; you review before publishing | Not stated |
| Rows, sections, tables, booths, GA | Yesplus several floors in one chart | To-scale diagrams700+ objects |
| Selling seats | ||
| Buyer seat picker SDK | Web, mobile and server | Not offered |
| Live held and sold seats | Yes | Not offered |
| Checkout on your website | Yespaid into your own gateway | Via Cvent Registration |
| Box office counter | Yessame live map, 80 mm or A4 | Not stated |
| Door check-in | Yesfrom any phone browser | Via Cvent OnArrival |
| 3D | For buyerspick seats in 3D | For plannersphotorealistic walkthroughs |
| Sales channels | Yespartners get their own login and reports | Not stated |
| Season tickets | Yes2 to 20 events, same seat, renewals | Not stated |
| Event planning | ||
| Guest list to tables, meals | Not offered | Yes |
| Price | ||
| Price | $0.10 → $0.05per sold seat, 100 free a month | Free to $320a month |
| Contract | None | 12 monthson paid plans |
IncludedNot includedNot stated by Social TablesSocial Tables facts from its public pages, checked September 2026
Open a real layout with tables and chairs, then sell seats at every table from your own website.
The two can run side by side: planners keep their layouts and guest lists, and buyers get a live seat map to book from.
Start from a template, trace your floor plan, or let AI draft it from a plan or photo.
Sell each table whole or seat by seat, with prices by area and seats held back for guests.
Use hosted checkout on your own website, or embed the seat map with the SDK.
No import: SeatLayer does not claim an automatic Social Tables importer or guest-list synchronization.
Both use the same venue chart and live seats.
Stable JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Vue, and Angular SDKs, plus iOS, Android, Flutter and React Native. The map holds the seats; your server takes payment and confirms the booking.
SeatLayer for ticketing platforms →Connect the organizer's payment gateway keys so payment goes to its account. You get checkout on your page, QR and PDF tickets, refunds, a box office counter and door check-in. $0.50 per confirmed ticket.
Start with one way and add more later. It is the same venue chart and the same live seats every time, so nothing has to be rebuilt.
Checkout on your page, paid into your own gateway. $0.50 a ticket.
Sell on your website →Free plugin. Pick the event from a list and the seat map appears on the page.
Get the plugin →Add the seat map to your platform with the SDK. Your server keeps checkout and orders.
See the SDK →Native SDKs put the same seat map inside your iPhone and Android apps.
Mobile SDK guide ↗Embed the Designer and the live control panel so your organizers never leave your product.
For ticketing platforms →Give sponsors and agencies their own seats and login, and track each channel.
See sales channels →Staff sell from the same live map and print tickets on 80 mm or A4.
See the box office →Describe the venue to Copilot, ChatGPT or Claude, or upload a floor plan. No chart tool to learn, and you review before anything is published.
See AI chart building →Still have a question? or email hello@seatlayer.io.
Start from a template, set your tables and prices, and run a test sale. The chart maker is free.
